The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23

is surrounded by an outer shell. The space
between the outer shell and the exterior
of the well itself is filed with "Pictet
liquid. combination of sulphuroUs and car
bonic acids, which is continuously forced in
by specially constructed pumps. and whose
special mission is to keep the interior Of
the well at a temperature Of from los to
ITO degrees below zero.
The patient is lowered into the well up
to his armpits, is kept there for from ten to
fifteen minutes, and emerges refreshed and
improved. few more dimensions at reg
ular intervals covering a month or so effect
q radical cure.
TRIED IT ON HIMSELF
For six years DR.. Pictet had been an
acute sufferer from stomach troubles and it
was in the effort to relieve his own suffer-
ings that he turned to frigopathy. His d.
gestive powers had been So weak that he
had found it impossible to eat the food which
he had formerly been accustomed to; aches
and pains had followed the attempt to di-
gest even the simple dishes TO which he
had restricted himself. So the dinner ia
bic had brought him only sorrow and travail
in lieu of the old-time enjoyment and re-
Consequently it was with some natural
apprehensions that he risked his person IN
the well in order personally TO experience
the effects of radiation at low tempera-
ture-
He left his head and shoulders outside
Of the freezing well. bre3thing the air of
the laboratory at an ordinary temperature.
The air in the well itself was maintained
al the temperature Of about les degrees be
low zero He lowered himself within and
took careful note of his respiration ard his
pulse. He noted fifteen and one-hilf resplra-
tons to the minute, and sixty-three pulsa-
tons He felt no appetite for food when
ne retired. That sensation was one Wnlch
he had not experienced for long time
He quietly lifted up one leg after the oth-
er and brought il down again, simply 20 be
able to say that he had not rested notion
less. His record was only ebout forty-two
footballs a minute. The frs four minutes
ever was manifested. AS he reached the
fifth minute he felt a general tickling in
his legs. and even in the interior OF his rs
body This impression, he says, cannot be
defined and eludes description
BRINGS BACK HIS APPETITE.
AT the same moment he felt a marked de-
sire for feed. His pulse mounted to sixty
seven pulsations a minute, his respiration to
nineteen deeper ard fuller than ordinary
respiratons. At the end of eight and half
minutes he emerged from the pit. He felt
hardly any impression of cold in his skin,
but had a sort of prickling sensation through
his body. What was at first mere appetite
had increased TO a ferocious hunger. He at
once turned his steps homeward. He had not
walked more than TWO or three minutes when
he experienced a reaction such as he had
never known after cold bath. His whole
body seemed 10 be pierced through and
through with myriads Of sharp needles He
claims that this phrase gives but a feeble idea
OF the physiological result OF this return to
normal circulation. lie T66cICn ldSl6Q LOT
at least a quarter of an hour before it ceased.
He joyously records that on this day, Feb.
2S 1894 for The first time in six years he sat
down TO dinner with keen relish and ac-
complished mighty trencher feats.
In the afternoon he was astonfshed and
delighted 10 find that he was almost entirely
relieved OF the pains which had never left
him for SO long a time. He made eight more
experiments of the same sort within the
month exposing himself TO the cold for from
eight to eleven minutes. Each time he ex-
perienced the same sensation and the same
physiological effects. To-day" he adds, Il
have completely forgotten my six years OF
gastric suferings. 7 eat with normal ap-
petite and have had not single relapse dur
ing all that time" More than that he fully
regained his normal weight.
Hence he concludes that ''frigopathy''
provokes a colossal excitation for all the
functions of nutrition. The physiological self
that resides. within US. taken unawares by
the complete absence OF tactile indications,
and feeling the sudden loss of heat, gives vio-
lent orders to the digestion. Stomach, pam
creas. liver. the fatty and connecting It's
ues all setto work and combine to replace
by more active digestion and combustion the
losses experienced.
SYSTEM SUCCEEDS IN EUROPE.
Having thus cured himself, the doctor felt
a natural and kindly desire 10 cure his neigh
bors difficulty confronted him. He was a
graduate of medicine, indeed but not an
active practitioner. He might, therefore
compromise his system if he undertook n