Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-18

operation is succeeded by a sensation
of great relief, perhaps for the hrst
time in years.
An absence Of a tickling sensation is
most noticeable and the cough imme-
diately disappears. The patient can
continue his business without incon-
yenience. After few weeks the nitro
gen is withdrawn and the lung expands.
IL the cough returns, more nitrogen is
pumped in and the lung given another
rest which, DR.. Murphy asserts with
some degree of positiyeness, will surely
cure it. lie further states that there are
now 23O patients in the Cook County
hospital at Chicago wildly anxious for
his treatment, which will be given
them very Eoon,
Physicians all over the world will
anxiously await results.
Cavities are located and the size and
the extent 10 which the disease has ad-
yanced are determined by means Of y
rays. In his paper Dr.. Murphy said that
tuberculosis Of the lungs is cured by de-
posit OF connective tissue around the
focus Of infection. "From the study Of
the dead it is known that more cases
of pulmonary tuberculosis recover, re-
main we'll, and the patient dies from
some other disease than the number
who die of tuberculosis. If any organ
or tissue Of the body be put ut rest 1t
becomes a connective tissue mass.
Material supplied is not used in action.
1t is therefore utilized in repair. 1t Is
admitted that pleurisy Gnilammation
of the membrane inclosing the lungs)
in SO per cent. Of all cases is tubercular'
One surgical record shows that of 164
cases of empyema (fuid in the pleural
cavity operated upon four died, seven
had fistula and l5J recovered, Plastic
pleurisy is reparatiye and curative to
tuberculosis of the lungs. The repara-
+ tive power Of the lung against tubercu-
losis is greater than that of any tissue
of the body. In case of chronic tuber-
culoss of the lung great mass Of It's
sue is thrown out to dam up and pre-
vent the spread of the bacillus into the
= neighboring parts. 1t is finally covered
. in, incapacitated and disappears"
: In the new treatment the action Of
|, the nitrogen congresses the lung and
gives it entire rest. The nodule OF
tuberculosis becomes cicatrized and
- scarified into solid substance and new
tissue builds up around it. Dr. Murphy
further says that in one case which he
commenced TO work on in December OF
last year the patient, who had not slept
for months on account of continual
coughing, slept that night for the first
time The cough disappeared entirely
the night sweats vanished and the tenn
perature was reduced to normal, thus
leaving no symptoms of the disease. II
April a skiagraph was taken of the cast
and tuberculosis was found to have en-
tirsly disappeared,
Until few years ago comparativel,
little work had been accomplished b,
American surgeons upon lung surgery
About that time DR.. Murphy turned hi
experiments in this direction. He frs
removed sections of the lung Of dog
and ligated the portions left. Animal
SO treated recovered. More and more 0
la the lung was removed in succeeding eS
IA periments. Finally dog became we
ne and lived seven months after the los
" of an entire lung. 1t was then kille
'al 10 allow examination. The remainin
lu lung was found TO have increased
re, size until it nearly filled the cavity TO
u merly occupied by both lungs. The dc
IS might have lived indefinitely, The do
yn' tor then turned his attention to huma
~ subjects, but has not removed an
nee lungs. He has taken out sections
" ribs to displace cavities, but his be
ey success has been attained by extern
.y pressure with gas.
u DR.. Murphy is well known as the /
'"s yentor of the famous Murphy ana
,. tomosis button" by means Of which
ordinary physician may safely perfor
'ou resection Of the intestine, an operate
u'e which before was very unsatisfaeto
'os and possible only to experts. DR.. Nh
ecu phy is said to be the first surgeon TO pr
ooi form the operation for appendicitis
', 'ie' also devised unique system for spl
'niS ing arteries, and his original work
'u' 1 pathology renders his name famil
use TO all scientists. at home and abro
- who are interested in meteorological
onl search. The doctor was born in APP
''ul ton, Wis, 40 years ago. After study
; eh at Rush Medical college, Chicago, he
.s = - ceived postgraduate training at Vi
@'"us AUS ma, Munich, Berlin and Heidelberg.
leeu , is member Of the surgical societies
ioi Berlin and of Paris II his consur
,,eH ,,. ton cure fulflls its brilliant prom
min MN IL will be accounted as one Of the gre
WIN est discoveries Of the age. The prom
ness with which he has, without re-
: - - walton, given the discovery to the We
sn,9 proves bis loyalty to the interests OF
pc medical profession and of mankind
one WILLIAM WALTER WELL
cubic Cause for Suspicion.
cxer- 81 am surprised, Mr.. Flinirock,