The record-union., 1898-04-20

ing 10 individual idi0SyncraSies, diet
previously had been limited to bread
and milk and little of well-cooked po-
tato. Digestion always weak. ard
power OF assimilation correspondingly
poor. In addition to usual treatment,
gave olive oil internally no bread and
well salted, and externally to body and
limbs by hand rubbing, afterward fol-
lowed by wrapping in oiled cloths. He
recovered from the pneumonia, but
soon broke down with consumption,
which last steadily progressed to fatal
termination. All other forms failing,
he was sustained for over seven months
on olive oil alone, excepting, If you
please, few tableSpoonfuls now and
then of milk and of broths. The last
few months the oil alone kept him alive,
and that was applied externally. Little
or no nutrient matter could be retained
in the stomach, but the application OF
the oil always revived, allayed the sense
of hunger, and restored vitality TO the
tissues not already infested with tuber-
cles. So marked were the features of
this case, that those who were not
aware of the destructive process his
lungs were undergoing easily imagined
he would recover. Other tests have
demonstrated the superiority of olive
oil over cOd-liver oil in consumption,
which, again, I am aware is saying
great deal with a few strokes of the
pen. But cod-liver oil must not be
mistaken for a medicine. Whenever or
wherever it is of value, is is so as
! fOOd-as q nutrient to wasted or vast
ing tissues. Tt disgusts the palate,
clogs the stomach, overtaxeS the diges-
tive juices to emulsify it, and lastly, is
again an animal product, generally of
filthy manufacture, and so adulteratcd
with chemical what nots," under va
rious sophistries, that we say with
meaning: God help the wretch who
takes the ordinary article as it is found
in the market"
No. 3. High-grade imbecile youth of
! Is years of age. He has malarious his
tory, and for some years has shown
signs Of passive hyperaemia of the liv-
er. Appetite very capricious, and diet
correspondingly self-limited. Under no
circumstances whatever can he be pre-
vailed upon to take fruit in any form
! Two months ago he began to walk
stiff1y; complexion rapidly assumed a
dirty coffee-ground color, particularly
in patches Complained of pains in the
limbs, particularly the knee joints. On
examination, hard nodulous sWellings
were discovered on knees and on shin
bones afterward appearing erratically
on back, arms and ankles In short
time almost any movement caused him
distress. and I detected hallucinations
Of sight and hearing. Altogether, it
made a remarkably interesting case,
with recovery doubtful. Emaciat1on
was rapid and pronounced. Medica~
ton with medicines proper was of lit
tie avail, so 7 fell back upon the use OF
olive oil, hoping that if only as a
nutrient it would afford some relief
did not expect cure. / had the fellow
oil-massaged from head to foot twice
or more a day and then rolled in blan-
kets literally reeking in oil, and kept
warm. Long and refreshing sleeps fol-
lowed: then came increased move
ments of the limbs. All medicines were
finally withheld and the oil alone per
severed in. The nodules slowly disap-
peared; the skin began to clear; in a
week or so he could wriggle out of bed,
became gradually more and more
cheerful in mind, and at the expiration
of a week he could stand on his feet
sufficiently long for the attendant to
rub him down; then his appetite i'm
proved. and considerable nourishment
was taken with apparent relish. All
pain left him; he began to take on
flesh, steadily improved and is now
preparing to take a trip home to the
southern part of the State. Although
practically fully recovered, he has a
slight oil massage every night on re-
tiring. The most significant fact about
the case is that the hillary secretions
seemed to be Immediately Influenced
by the oil, and that the urine, which
in the beginning indicated kidney COM
plication, cleared up at once.
No. 4. A poor little, misshapen and
horribly neglected idio-imbecile boy of
probably Z years of age, found exist
ing Gt could hardly be termed living)
in the Mojave Desert, with partially
demented father alone. Charitable peo-
pie took him, clothed him and sent him
up to the institution, and placed the
! father, an ex-soldier, in the home at
Santa Monica, where he recently died
of brain trouble. The boy, in the two
! years that he has been with US, has
/ progressed remarkably well, but is very
delicate His is a failure to assimilate
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make good. rich, red blood corpuscles.
Like so many of our patients he, too
possesses a capricious appetite; only a
certain few articles of light diet can be
retained, and lately these have failed
to give him strength or check the pro-
gress of the general atrophy that
threatens him A short time ago he
began to sing rapidly, and recourse was
! L %c 11.x oi1 g
applied and continued much as in the
preceding case. The results have been
most favorable so that now l conf
IDENTIFY expect him to again get about,
at least for awhile I do not look for
a permanent cure as the nature of his
affliction precIudes the possibility of
that. 1 wish I could portray to you the
absolute relief and comfort that oil has
given by absorption to this poor little
sufferer.
| might go on with the consideration
of other cases, all to the same purpose,
! but these will suffice. During the past
| four years we have used gallons of olive
oil for bathing, inunctions and massage,
on the widest range of cases and with
the happiest results invariably. 1t is
kept handy for daily use for all sorts
VI DRESSINGS, dilu 1S III NGiy u 0lil q
/ household remedy. Leaving out of con-
sideration it's emollient, demulcent and
laxative properties as before enumer-
ated, our experience warrants us in CIV
ing it precedence as a reconstructive
and to assume the following conclu-
sions:
First-It stands unrivaled as an ele-
ment of natural food.