The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-08
CONDITION
is IMPROVED.
Men Taking Tho Sodium Treat
ment Are Making Gains.
ONE SAYS he FEELS BETTER.
BY Saturday Next II Is Believed the Success
or Failure Of the Treatment VIII
&c Definitely Shswn.

New York. Jan. s.-steady Improvement
Henry w. Beerman and John Raney. the
aged men seeking strength In the glycero
phosphate of sodium treatment.
Their third injection was given yoster-
day morning. IL Is thought that 1t will
be definitely known by next Saturday
whether the remedy will have any bene-
ncial effect
DIR. Robin who administered the salt
to Abram S. Hewitt with much success.
informed the medical fraternity that a
week would tell whether or not the rem
edy would have any effect upon the pa
tient. In many cases the use Of the solu-
tion has no apparent result.
Beerman. who was s3 years old yester-
day, has symptoms which Indicated that
the solution was beginning to make its
presence felt I'm his system. lie said that
he had slight pains In his bones"
REGARDED AS FAVORABLE.
This was regarded as favorable sign
by the physician I'm charge of the men
at the private institution where they are
now treated. lie said that when the
remedy began to exercise it's influence
upon the system the patient complained
of the pains of which Beerman spoke.
This condition. he said. had been noted
by DIR. Robin and by other we'll known
physicians who had made a study of the
treatment.
Beerman said later In the afternoon
that the pain had disappeared and that he
never felt better I'm his life. He was
resting well last night During the day
he had been In good spirits and had
eaten three good meals The physician
who had charge of Beerman for three
months before the present treatment was
begun said that the mans appetite was
very poor.
The aged patient was going about the
room yesterday jauntily swinging his
cane. II was noted that his stoop, which
had been apparently the result of weak
Fmess. was not nearly so marked His
color was better, and there was a e>r-
eral air about him which indicated that
his condition was being toned up.
He was despondent before the treat
ment was begun last Friday evening He
Is now cheerful and contented. His con-
ldence I'm the treatment is unbounded
The physician in charge is carrying out
the Robin treatment in the smallest de-
tails. The French physician calls at
tention To the fact that IL Is necessary
TO get the patient into a cheerful and
hopeful state OF mind and 10 divert his
attention from himself as much as pos
sible. Beerman has been provided with
books and papers and he occupies several
hours a day In reading.
OUTDOOR EXERCISE.
Raney, who Is So years old. showed signs
yesterday of Improvement. He did not
have the bone ache which was mentioned
by Beerman. His color was much better
than IL had been.
The physician sent him out for n walk
yesterday morning. This is the first time
that Raney has been outdoors since the
treatment was begun. lie returned from
his exercise with good appetite.
His step was not weak and shambling,
as it had been. and he showed more In
terest In life. He was restless the early
part of last night owing TO a slight all
ment 10 which he Is subject. A simple
remedy was administered and he was
soon asleep.
The physician in charge OF the men
said last night that their condition was
better than &c was when they first re-
ceived the treatment. but that IL would
be useless to attempt TO give any definite
report on the effect of the salt until the
latter part of the week.