The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-13


tions - How Organic Trouble q,
Treated.
Common salt as a cure for typhoid
Fever and other acute organic diseases
was discussed by DIR. w. Byron Coax
ley Of Chicago in paper that aroused
much interest at recent session In ST.
Paul of the materia mediCa section Of
the American Medical association.
DIR. Coakley has evolved new theo-
ry as the result Of series Of expert
mcnts on dogs followed with practical
applications on human patients SAYS
the Chicago Record-Herald lie de-
clares that in acute organic diseases
the saline injection can be administer
ed locally to the diseased organ with
marked success. lie has prepared an
extensive paper on the subject. which
he viii read before the international
medical congress at Paris.
In the short time allowed him the
other day Dr. Coakley gave brief ac-
count of some Of his experiments and
the conclusions at which he had arriy-
ed. In large number of cases he re.
vived dogs when life was just futtcr-
Ing away, injecting saline solution di-
rectly into the blood.
In one case he bled the animal until
heart action had almost ceased. then
Injected hot saline solution. No inn
mediate effect was observed. but at the
end of five minutes the heart began to
beat stronger, and i'm 30 minutes the
pulse was 10 and respiration 40. The
dog was entirely recovered in few
days. In another case, after bleeding
the animal till life was almost extinct,
the saline solution was injected in
three places, II ounces being turned on
the brain. 30 In the left jugular and an
other injection in the body. The dog
was then put In an ice bath for three
minutes. followed 10y n hot salt bath.
Its pulse speedily ran up TO 40 under
the stimulation, then down again 10
10. but the animal recovered.
Further, DIR. Coakley recounted ex-
periments on separate organs. Using
a fine needle. the injection can be made
without permanent injury except In the
case Of the heart. He declared that he
had made the injection into over 100
lungs without injury. He found by ac-
tual experiments on living animals that
a saline injection in the liver rapidly
increases the secretion OF bile and that
n marked effect on the kidneys is pro-
duced by similar treatment.
In treating organic trouble, he said.
the greatest possible local action il first
necessary. followed by the injection in
10 the general circulation. There are
various reasons advanced why the tine
tion should Increase metabolic activity.
II is either by virtue OF saline solution
itself. of the heated liquid application
or the effort of the organ TO throw OF
the foreign matter.
DIR. Coakley did not describe his ap-
pllcation OF the saline solution to htlz
man patients. but declared that he has
had uniform success with IL and does
not hesitate to use II. He described one
experiment. BY repeated
trials he determined that the saline So
luton will absorb carbonic acid gas.s
poison. He bled a dog one-third, then
Injected carbonic acid gas until the an
lmal was in a comatose condition, then
revived II with the salt injection.
Having satisfied himself, he decided
to kill the dog and forced the gas into
It's jugular with a 80 pound pressure
until the animal was stiff and showed
no signs OF life. He then threw IL aside, |
but few minutes later observed mo-
ton. lie picked 1t up and found the |
respiration normal. the pulse so. He |
sewed the animal up. and in an hour II |
was walking about. 1t died some days |
afterward.
DR.. Coakley Is adverse TO discussing |
the subject nj this time, preferring not |
TO present the full case until he reads |
The entire paper before the information
Al congress. Friends Of DR.. Coallley at |
The Virginia, where he lives. and mem |
5ers of the medical profession who |
have come In contact with him, speak |
n him in the highest terms. DR.. Coax
ey studied at the Milwaukee Medical |
'ollege, where he was graduated only
Few years ago. He Is a bachelor and |
stlll under 80 years of age