The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-22
LIQUID AIR.
''' peeted to Solve Many Problems In
Surgery.

Sh&Srys
Liquid AR. although still POSSESSING
many mysterious properties. is becom.
Ius so well understood as an agent in
Tue medical and surgical science that il
- now being used with successful re.
SUITS says the New York Tribune. DR.
a. campbell White shows that liouid
ar possesses remarkable anaesthetir
auu Speclhc powers. and by a series of
experiments he proves that its advent
III medicine and surgery will solve
many problems of long standing
speaking OF the subject he said:
=, ! am confirmed in my belief that
lquid air IS a specific for neuralgia
sclatica and such neurotic LESSONS nv
experiments in which have used the
Hula ana tested It's results. In one
use OF Sclatica the patient was suffer-
,h9 intense pain the whole length of the
!eS. me physician, who had been US
ing the ordinary cduterizing treatment
10 no erect, permitted the application
oI llquld air. This was done by dippipg
sWab in the fluid and touching the
nerve at It's spinal extremity. Instantly
the pain left the leg. Other applica-
tionS were made along the nerve to
insure relief, and although a month has
elapsed since the operation there has
oeen no recurrence of any trouble"
DR.. White showed culture tube in
when colony OF the bacteria, of diph-
therla had been planted in blood Sc
rum. He then told of an experiment
IN which these baciH had been nut in
capoillafy tubes with sealed ends and
subjected to liquid air for an hour. At
the end of the time the germs appeared
lifeless, but on being placed in an in
cuDator and brought back to a normal
temperature they were as lively as
ever
1T is impossible to kill germs by
freezing" he Went on to say. but this
experiment reveals use of liquid air
which | believe will prove eGectual in
many cases OF bacterial Diseases
The doctor then showed a photograph
taken OF child upon whose neck a
large blood tunot had attained tae Size
OF dollar. Lower on the body vas
ano,her tumOr even more ugly in its
appearance. In telling of the case the
doctor said:
LIQUID air was tppliCd to the tumor
on the child's back and the flesh healed
rapidly. The other eXclesteuce was
treated by ordinary methods and has
even grown larger. In consequence Of
these results | nave great hopes for
liquid air III the treatment of LESSONS
nd such inliammations Of the skin"
When ASKED in regard to the use OF
liquid air as an an aesthetic, DR.. White
told of an experiment in which it was
employed
"A boy had received blank cartridge
wound in the hand and in order to per-
form the operation the part was frozen
by spray of liquid air. Too much was
applied, and at first the surgeon was no
more able to cut The flesh than if it
had been so much stone. After a mo-
ment's waiting the knife cut in easily,
intlicting no pain, The foreign particles
were removed, and the wound carefully
dressed. A few days later the boy re-
turned. The hand had healed nicely
and was soon entirely we'll.
There is no pain in the application"
he continued, except a slight tinglng
at the very beginning. If the part frozen
is surrounded by healthy tissue it re-
turns to its normal condition as soon
as the cold is moved"
workman Meets His Ideal.
The Honorable William WORKMAN is
now about as well known in certain
jewelry store in New York as he is in
Texas. where he has long served as
state treasurer. 1t came about in this
way: MIR. Workman was in this store
one day, buying present for a member
of his family, when he noticed a show
case filled with splendid jeweled revol-
vers with silver and gold grips and
chased barrels, having precious stones
set into the butts.
"Lemme see one of those guns" lie
said to the clerk.
(which one, sir"
"The gold one with the big ruby
in the handle"
The clerk took it from the case. It
was a beautiful piece of workman ship.
1t was marked $500, and 1t looked TO bo
worth even more. The Texan cook 1t
tenderly in both hands and held it ad-
miringly up to the light. Then draw
ing himself up to his full height, which
was six feet and half. he rested the
revolver barrel upon his left elbow,
crooked for the purpose, and looked
over the sights down the long store.
Those persons who saw him involunta-
rily dodged, and one woman screamed.
Say" said Mr.. Workman, with quiet
but intense enthusiasm as he returned
the weapon. IF | was to wear that gun
down in my state the people would be
falling down on their knees begging to
be killed with it."-Phil Post.