The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
GAME OE FREEIE-OUI
Swiss Savant Plays It With
tuberculosis.
BEATING 1T EVERY TIME
Necessary Plant Costs a Mat
ter of $4,000.

New York. Dec eo.-The Herald says:
Raoul Pictet. the famous Swiss savant,
Chevaner of the Legion OF Honor. discov-
erer OF the liquefsction OF oxygen. and
member OF more than forty scientific SO
eieues in France and Germany. has come
and scientists here what he is convinced
is a cure for diseases of the lungs. s,om-
ach. the circulation and the kidneys.
La Frigetherapie." the name OF his new
discovery. may perhaps be roughly trans
lated in English as tho freezing cure.
The necessary machinery consists OF a
well OF metal lined with thick flrs. IN
which the patient descends. the depth be-
ing about five feet. This well is sur
rounded by an outer shell. while the cav
ity between the outer and inner walls Is
filed with a combination OF sulphurous
and carbonic acids known 20 the scientific
word as 'liquide pletet." after its dis
coverer. This gas is kept in a liquid state
at 10 degrees below zero and is contin-
ually forced into the cavity by pumps.
NJ. Pictet says the patient surrounded ny
the furs and the icy liquid has no impress
sion OF cold whatever and in fact his tenn
psrsture rises after three seconds treat
nent, increasing from one-half 20 one de-
giee in five minutes. A period OF treat
mtpt ranging from i've 10 fifteen minutes
is always sufficient for the time being. the
number OF needful repetitions varying IN
each individual case.
NJ Pictet says he himself. after fifteen
yrsrs OF illness. as cured after eight de-
scents into 1.-THE Well" The Prince OF Ser
VIA. he says. was absolutely cured ny SIX
doscents after twenty years OF continuous
i'll health.
VI Pictet said that he made his DIS
covery Of the beneficial effects or the
';Iu6e pictet'' some six years aso. end
had waited for years In order 70 secure a
thorough and scientific test OF the new
method by recognized physicians. In 1856.
Cordes and Chessst. two scientific medical
men Of Geneva, took up the investigation
OF VI. Pictet's well and for the last two
years have devoted their entire slime 20
this study Their report was published
Two mo-ths ago and IS remarkable docu-
.aea;.
According 20 this report. 90 persons who
had been cured Of various Affections OF
lungs. stomach and kidneys were subjected
&c every possible physiological test in con-
nection with the results OF descents into
the well" while many Others were ex
amined less vigorously and the sstound-
Ing statement IS made that in every sing.e
case the treatment was absolutely success
ful end the particular disease cured. a
quarter OF an hour after the descent one
a a
ing albumen sugar OF phosphates in tho
body have entirely disappeared and the
appetite of the patient has been materially
increased.
VI. Pictet said be had not made known
his discovery 10 the world before becsuse
he wished scientific and exhaustive re-
search 70 prove the vaiBe OF his discovery.
He believes that in Eve or six years svery
town OF 10000 inhabitants will have one cf
these wells and estimates that q will take
100000 90 70 install them throughout the
United States. complete apparatus. with
the compressor and all necessary mschin- !
cry. costing 5000.
While the cost OF treatment was decided /
by the two doctors. who conducted the I
test in Geneva. one OF whom had cured 4
himself OF chronic bronchitis by the "freez- /
ing cure" the poor Of Geneva are recelv- !
ing gratuitOus treatment At this time
NJ. Pictet is sanEuine as 70 the accent 4
ance OF his treatment by medical author /
tiles Of this country and believes thar the .
freezing cure" VIII De in general use iu ,
America IN two or three years The &C. 1
ton Of the well. he saws. f. extremely
rapid in all cases. and has been a success
In consumption az n other disease the
effect being similar 10 the action OF high
air on dlseased lunrs.