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which he asserts he has cured several cases OF
consumption.
For the credit Of my profession and in the in
terests of humanity | feel constrained TO take up
the cudgcls and dcnounce such a statement. An
infant in chemistry can have nothing hut scorn
for any man calling himself n physician who
tries to foist such a formula on the profession
and ask ii to believe he is earnest in his asscr-
lions.
The formula,a as printed, is as follows:
Veal Ia soaked in water and the resultant liquid Is
boiled and Uttered. Glycerine. peptone. and salt are
put In II aud II ia made slightly alkaline With car.
donate Of soda. The germs OF tuberculosis are grown
In this liquid. When they are fully developed the
liquid is boiled and filtered.
The resultant Is tuberculln. Peroxide Of hydrogen
Is added aud the mixture IA heated for 1870 hours,
when 1t becomes oxytubercuiin. This Is clarified by
caustic soda. auI Uoraoic acid Is added to keep It from
decomposng,
What All absurd and unscicntihc statement!
The very principles upon which he bases his dis
covcry. and its chemistry arc against al fun
daincntal laws, from beginning to end.
When peroxide Of hydrogen comes IN contact
with any albuminous matter it undcrgocs nm
instantaneous change, and so does the material.
The oxygen does its work Mt once and cvapor.
ates. its usefulness being ended.
1t Is necessary TO keep peroxide OF hydrogen
In q cool place, preferably on Ice, 10 maintain its
uniform Integrity. Therefore, any novice ran
understand that the instant il is heated the
oxygen evaporates. and nothing is left but wa
ter.
Butt return TO the formula: Ask any chemist
OF standing what Dr. HiTschfeidGr really obtains
re VIII tel you, after making the test, that
the result Is whati
Filth! Without II single medicinal property,
Filth, which is n poison in itself, and to put Il
into the human system is n crime. II /, on "A
par with q number OF nnuseating and disgusting
compounds and antitoXins which are being
administered to and injected daily into sufferers
from pulmonary troubles by doctors who follow
the compounders without having the ability to
test for themselves or 10 know the danger OF
the poisons they are using.
DR.; Hirschfeidcr may have convinced tho
faculty OF Cooper College, but 1t is 5 fer TO say
that, II the faculty has given the formula as
hI sIG + w ,.s dHh5 dr Syarv i has vi thk SonI hT; ii,.Tcl.
ton.
Charles Marchand. one of the leading chemists
in this city, and the pioneer In the manufacture
of peroxide OF hydrogen. on which DIR. Hirsch-
fielder chiefly depends, fully agrees with mt in
uses peroxide of hydrogen in such Il compound
and ~ such n manner Is novice in the art of
SO many nostrums, alleged antitoxins and
poisons are now being used ms cures for con-
sumption that ! hope you VIII forgive my tres.
passing so much on your space in the exposure
j. MouST BrEyrn, NJ. d..
AGO Lexington avenue. New York city,
Mr.. Marchnnd wrote this letter 20 DIR. Bloyer:
DEAR Docron: Tho formula which you sent
me Is simply absurd.
AS soon as the peroxide OF hydrogen is added
TO the filtered liquid, which has been made
slightly alkaline with carbonate of soda, the de,
composition Of he peroxide takes place. even in
case the liquid should not he heated at All.
The mere fact that the carbonate Of soda il
added makes the p%croNiAc OF hydrogen alkaline,
and accommodation takcs place right on, without
taking into consideration that the organic mat
ter which is prtsuTr trfps the dee composition.
Therefore, whcl this liquid Is heated for 1870
hours, very likely At tbs boiling point, IL sin
helps 10 the dccOmposit!o ion Of the pcruNi G.
Qualification Ot the IiQuid by means of ruustic
30 Ia Is 50 strange 10 me that | believe the re-
tlit of tho action is simply IL soap.
l,cfcrrinE TO hOrhciC acid. which is added IN
keep from ~decompOsing The said mysterious
compound, allow me to say that We all know
LOrncic ncid has no such property.
II such a compound cures tuberculosis. W.
may expG-t that some day or another The sun
VIII become the moon.
Don't be afraid to contradict tho statements
which you have seen published, because on are
on The right track. Yours truly, Z. M~ARCHAND.