Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-05
HondsJd Accidental Discovery by a West
Vb9inia Physician,


VIRGINIA Physician.
Morgantown. w. Va, November ~
A Morgantown physician. DR.. Page A.
Gibbons is the accidental discoverer of a
cure for consumption even in its last
stages. He has demonstrated its entire
success in one case that has fallen under
his observation, and further tests on ami
mails have shown that it will cure the dis
ease even when it has advanced far to-
ward death.
The case in which this discovery was
made was that of Mrs. Johnson. VINO lives
several miles from Morgantown. A year
and half ago she was in the last stages
of consumption and had all of the syinp-
toms. She had wasted away until she
weighed only 9a pounds. Today she tips
the scales at I35, and has regained all OF
her old time vigor. There are absolutely
no traces of the disease present
When Mrs. Johnson was nearly dead
and only few months separated her
from the silent majority. she was on the
porch at home in an invalid's chair. She
was left alone for few moments. and
getting thirsty slipped ont of her chair
and started 10 crawl into the spring house.
which was down fight of stairs.
In going over the door sill, her face
close to the sill, she was struck full in
the face by copperhead which, with its
mate, was summing itself ON the doorstep.
1t was full grown reptile and was full
of the ugly viciousness which has made
the tribe so greatly feared.
DIR. Gibbons was summoned, but little
hope was entertained Of the recovery of
the victim. who was so nearly dead from
the ravages of the tuberculosis even be-
fore threatened by the dread reptile. He
came about four hours after the accident
occurred. Mrs, johnson was terribly
swollen ard she was not expected to live
more than au hour or two. He gave her
two injections of permanganate of potash.
which Is the sovereign remedy III India in
cases OF bites from the cobra Other
doses of the medicine were administered
internally. Strange to say the woman
recovered from the bites and later began
to show signs of improvement from the
consumption from which she had been
suffering.
Recently she had become so strong that
the woman who formerly could scarcely
stand, was able to walk into town. and
she now weighs rss pounds, whilst the
last trace of the ravages Of the disease
have disappeared. What makes the re-
covery 50 much more remarkable is the
fact that several members of the family
have already died with the same disease.
The discovery has aroused very great
interest among the medical fraternity,
and hundreds Of letters have reached
here inquiring about the matter and ex-
periments have been set on foot to ascer-
tain what virtue. if any, lies in the injec-
ton of the permanganate Of potash 1t
has been found that guinea pigs and 9TH
er small animals. even when greatly in
fected from the introduction Of the tuber-
Gle bacilI. recover on the administration
of the same remedy that was used so sue
cessfully in the case of Mrs. johnson.
With the results being 50 certain
in the cases of advanced stages Of
the disease. it cannot help but be an in
fa1lible remedy when used in the primary
stages Of the attacks, and it viii be recog-
nized eventually as the greatest discovery
of the age.