The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-12

} obstacles AZ the very start. but mucl
hope for the future
nr, White, who is known as the first
New York physician TO Ise anti-toxln
became Interested, Mr., TIipler gay,
him the use Of his laboratory ant
Health Commissioner Jenkins gave hin
the privileges of the Department.
hospital laboratory TO test the effects
OF LIQUID air %, germ life,
When the tubes were removed. after
intervals ot thirty. torty-fve. sixty
and ninety minutes. the sealed ends
were broken and they were dropped in.
10 culture tubes The extreme cold had
had no effect on them.
After these experiments culture
medium containing colonies Of anthrax
beeilli was dropped into a glass OF
liquid air and left there for an hour,
The result was the same as before.
Dr. White tried the liquid on rabbits,
Dipped in liquid air for some minutes,
about three-Quarters of the ear OF a
rabbit was completely frozen-so stlfr
that piece Of the tip was broken on
without pain or hemorrhage. After 10
minutes circulation was re-establishei
with hemorrhage at the point where
the piece was broken on. Five days
later the ear began to SWELL and at the
end Of two weeks half the frozen part
had shriveled and dropped on The
rest OF the ear became normal
DR.. White began Treatment Of the
human skin by curing ulcers OF the
leg. The doctor put himself on record
as saying: go many OF these cases
have been successfully treated with
liquid air that Il can be positively said
that We have nothing at our disposal
today which win cure ulcers 50 quick
ly thoroughly, and with as little pain
Liquid air used as a specific has been
etticacious in number Of cases OF
sciatlca and OF herpes Eoster, one case
of intercostal neuralgia and one OF
facial neuralgia. In every one OF these
cases instant and permanent relief has
been obtained by applying the liquid
to the spinal end OF the affected nerve.
In one case Of sciatica the air was APP
piled TO several points in the nerve.
Two cases Of facial erysipelas were
treated by rolling a glass bulb filed
with liquid air over the tissues In
The surface temperature. the
and pain subsidized at once.
and the patients have entirely recov-
cred.
DR.. White accounts for the phenome-
nal quality OF liquid air In this way:
He says in liquid air we have pure cold
without moisture. The danger In get
ing ones feet frozen is not long expos
Ire TO cold, but to cold and moisture
combined; moisture preventing evap-
'ratlon.
In a Turkish bath one can stand 40
legrees in the dry room. but far less
n the steam room. because the body
annot radiate moisture 80 well In a
vet as in a dry atmosphere.
So when subjected to this pure cold. ,
which has naver before been available
o the profession. the body returns
uickly to the normal state because OF :
he rapid radiation OF cold leaving ,
ather an exhilaration than a detri- ,
1ental effect, stimulating to the
ealthy TISSUES. :
For remembering that there Is a DIFF n
ereuce in temperature between the IL :
uid air at 3l2 degrees F below zero r
nd the human body at sS.6 F above ,
ero Of over 400 degrees OF temperature
can be seen that from no other r
leans that We have to employ could q
e produce such shock 10 a part OF +,
he body without effect on the sys-
I'm. ,
1t takes only second or two to pro-
uce locally the mort extreme cold.
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