Evening star., 1900-01-03

II l. q 1lNtt anu lillIHON dDit ldNt
that Phthi>i, Pulmonalis is the
plague nf the race, sweeping into the
grave not only people in the most
favored conditions OF lie, but those
"f all classes, The study OF the
psychologists and therapeutist OF the
day l. how to curtail its ravagcs. BY
prevention in the event OF its attempt
cd entertainment. or BY cure If al
read, established.
System after system of treatment
la> been tried ard surrendered and
remedies innumcrablc have beef ex-
plotted cmpireicallv and given fair
trial professionally. only to bear the
fruit oi disappointment and dissatis
faction 80 ii was not without a de
gree oi questioning that the subject
of a new remedy" hereinafter re-
ferrcd To- was considered and. after
weighing the facts i'll its favor and its
record as presented. trial of it de-
trrminrl upon,
1t Is not deemed essential to pre-
sent in this connection any references
L. Tuberculosis. The literature OF
The time abounds i'll it and the CON
slant presentation OF it keeps the
practitioner So thoroughly posted
that 4 description OF the work OF the
rcparativc and curative agent be
comes matter OF larger interest than
any description OF the disease could
possibly prove however interesting
that description itself might be- Ac-
curlingly con1nc myself to Con-
drnScd statement OF facts in a few
typical cases;
/ On November 10, 1903, Mr.. d.
II. T.. 10 wears OF age. resident OF
this city, called at my office and TIP
on diagnosing his case | found it to
he acute tuberculosis in an advanced
stage Microscopic examination OF
the Sputa showed tubercle bacilli in
great abundance He had fever, suf-
flrcd from night sWcats and was
much cmaciated
| prescribed the usual remedy OF
Crcosotc and cod liver oil without
beneficial effect OF relieving any OF
the symptoms. The cod liver oil and
Crco~oJc soon proved to disagrces
with hi> stomach. so that he could
not take ii. and after about three
weeks OF thi, treatment | prescribed
tradiuc Cordial. which he took for
about four weeks without showing
t1t slightest abatement OF the dis
ease
about thi> time had my attention
drawn To new remedy called
"IiNCTURE ANAL" and, in view
ui the conditions as above stated. |
prescribed il. He retained it: his ap-
petite became somewhat better; night
swcat> relieved. fever became less
and all the symptoms seemed to be
better. but the disease had developed
80 lar and 50 rapidly that after the
Use oi few bottles he succumbcd.
, ON January 2S. 1899, Mr.. !. !.
T.. ii Pleasant Unity, Pa. previously
unknown 70 me. was brought to me
by his uncle suffering from acute
tuberculosis. An analysis OF the
sputa, made at Pittsburg, was sub
13iticl tu mc and showed tubercle
hacilli present On physical cxami-
nation | found his temperature 1o2,
pulse II5. raieS all over the chest. He
had night >WeatS. an almost constant
cough and no appetite, and had lost
81 pounds in the preceding SIX
weeks His normal weight was I8o
pounds | had the sputa examined
by an expert and it showed tubercle
larilli present in great numbers.
HE Improvement | had noticed in
MIR. H. II, B.'s case. above referred
L.. induced NE 10 Immediately pre-
scribc ~TINCTURE ANAL" for
this patient. with the following re-
suits His stomach being weak pre-
scr.brd ono tablespoonful every four
hours: hi stomach retaining the
medicine. | increased the dose after
tpur days to two tablespooniuls five
times 4 day. This dose | continued
1pr two weeks. at which time his ap-
Tctte was better and he showed i'm
rrovcmcnt IN other respects. then
prescribed four tablcspoonfuls three
times day Immediately after meals,
and continued this dose regularly
during the balance OF his STAY here.
After taking the full dose some two
weeks. the cough was very much bet
ter: night swcats much improved; but
llttlc lcEer; his appetite good.
On March y the sputa was again
examined. and only small number of
the t,lberclc bacilli found.
April ; the >puta again examined.
No tubcrclc bacilli found; improve
mcnt IN all the symptoms continued,
and he had gained IS pounds.
On June I all the symptoms had
disappeared, he had regaincd his nor
NAL weight and discharged him as
cured