The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-01

ton institution in Germany The Prince
said.
Il was told that in the village OF
Faikeustein there was no ease known
OF consumption. the arrangements were
50 good. and there was no means OF
the villagers becoming contaminated
While dealing with the subject OF
consumption u may be- interesting 70
notice an account OF a new cure which
has come from :. Petersburg. DR..
LOvSky has been making experiments
with natrum ciunamylicum. for which
he announces wonderful results. At a
meeting OF the Russian Society OF
Medicine DIR. Loysky recently gave par
ticulars OF FIVE cases upon which he
had produced visible effects by injeC-
lions OF natrum cinnamylicum.
At the outset the doctor said that a.
the beginning OF the treatment all the
patients We're suffering from what the
faculty regarded as the most painful
form OF tuberculosis, but that in the
course of a short period their health
was Teestabhshed sufficiently 10 enable
them 20 return TO work. He said that
treatment by natrum Cinnamylicum in
the form OF balSam OF Peru had been
tried by I.anderer in 1855 in cases OF
surgical tuberculosis. He used the
balsam as an emulsion with gum arabic
and tried il with success in 10 cases.
Following Landerer 4 whole series OF
medical men carried on experiments,
trying also other preparations of the
balSam. and in 1897 works were pub
lished on the subject by DIR. Goutchar-
enko and other doctors. In all cases
the results We're favorable, and this
circumstance induced DIR. Lovsky TO
undertake his essays, using injections
under the shoulder-blade. The inva-
lids were divided into three categories.
First, those with changes in the tops
Of the lungs, both with and without
holiows. Secondly. those with changes.
not only in the tops. but in other parts
OF the lungs. Thirdly, those with the
dangerous form of gallOping cOnsump-
ton.
The results obtained We're as fol
lows: One patient was in a desperate
condition and died in a few days. An
other. having felt relief. came no more
for treatment. The rest were present
ut the meeting Of the society. OF these
patients No. l, a poor man, who often
had no regular nOuriShment, came 90
DR.. LOvsky in March OF the present
year. He had a strong cough, severe
perspiration and feverishness, diminu-
from following his business, and the
diagnosis clearly showed that he was
suffering from tuberculosis. The in
jections of natrum cinnamylicum were
begun March 10, and were repeated
every three or four days. For the frs
two months there was no sign OF amel-
ioration in his condition. but afterwarC
il soon appeared and the symptom:
subsidized. He gained eight pounds il
weight, despite his insufficient food
and he is now in good health and abb,
to follow his occupation. From Marcel
u to the present time he has received
fifty-three injections in the region o
the shoulder blade.
Patient No. was in n very bad way
and galloping consumption was ever
feared. In April last he had four in
jectiOns. and was ordered to drink kou
miss. His condition soon improved
and although bacciH are still to be de
tected. they are far less numerous, ant
ne seems to- be getting on we'll
Patient No. 8 was a young man p
years of age. His treatment began OF
September 10. and by November % hi:
weight had increased, and although
his state had been very grave, the ba
cilH had disappeared at the end o
eighty days, ne felt well, and was able
to work.
The other cases were OF a simila
character.