The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02


tiealy . New Lease Of E.ife-As
heel Mentally as He Ever Was.
NEW YORK. jan 2-Abram :. Hewitt.
who begins The presen. century in good
health, although in his seventy ninth
year, owes much of his bodily vigor 10 an
elixir CT life which a French physician
found for him in 4 salt of sodium. Re
searches made by Profs. Loeb and LingIe,
of the University of Chicago. which indi-
cate that salt. or chloride of sodium,
stimulates the heart. if, indeed, it does
not produce cardiac action. have attracted
much attention abroad The Paris news
papers have discussed the matter at
length and interviews with eminent ply
sicians have been printed
French physicians have for several
years been using phosphate of sodium. and
especially the glycero phosphate OF So
dunn. TO awaken the slumbering VitaliJies.
They contend that in rare cases the gIy-
eero phosphate does more than stimulate.
1t even creates strength. An irvestiga-
ton shows that one Of the most eminent
citizens CT New York. Abram ). Hewitt.
has been 50 greatly benefited by the use
of the giyeero phosphate of sodium That
his physician declares he has practically
obtained a new hold on life.
Mr. Hewitt. when seen yesterday al
ternoon at his home, said that he did not
care to discuss the matter. He admitted,
however. that he had taken the salt OF
sodium under the advice Of physicians
although he declined to say whether or
not the remedy had been Of any bens1t
to him He thought the matter was Of
too personal nature To discuss. and did
not believe that anything re might say
would be Of any scientific value.
Suppose" he continued, that the
remedy had been Ct any use in my case,
might II not be found that in the case of
The next man IL would be absolutely use
less7 l. IS not proper for me 10 recon-
mend any remedy No patient should DO
that. If I should ezPTeSS my opinion
upon this subject l would be delaged
with letters
There is no such thing as 'cure-al.'
All that can be said Is that / took the
remedy under the advice Of physicians
The recommending Of any remedy as a
peIacea begets qUackery ard Gcstruns-
II anyone wishes 10 learn OF the value
Of the salt as a remedy my physician
could give information OF scientific val
ue."
Mr.. Hewitt's New York physician, who
would net permit the use of his name
said yesterday hat Mr. Hewitt had prac-
ticaIly gained new hold on life by the
use Of glycero phosphate OF sodium He
said that It was. however. q rare case
rs in MANY instances the salt mad proved
to be Of no value whatever.
Mr.. Hewitt" he continued. was SUI
Il
had no organic trouble. He md teen an
exceedingly active man. and he felt that
he ought TO be able to walk better. for he
could At that time get about only with
great difficulty. He did not have as good
an appetite as he thought ne should have.
He went 70 Paris, and there met Dr.
Rebart. 4 French physician, who became
much interested IL hin The French
physician prescribed the simultaneous in
jeetions OF the glycero phosphate OF 50
diunI- The treatment was continued
while Mr.. Hewitt wa, in Paris, and he
was surprisingly benefited
He gained in strength and appetite
He now experiences no difficulty in walk
ing, and has a gocc appetite. He is able
tc accomplish much mental work l think
that Mr.. Hewitt is now much stronger
than he ever would have been had he not
taken the treatment
phosphate CT sodium is a paracea Far
from il It is like any other stimulant or
tonic In some cases it may prove of
great benefit; N others be absolutely use
less. iir- Hewitt experienced more benc-
fit IN Paris than ne has since.
4 used the same Treatment here twice,
but il did not prove as beneficial as IN
Paris, although I did exactly as the
French physician had done Many a ply
stefan here. I doubt not makes use Of
the gyceTo phosphate OF sodium in his
practice The salt IS useful, I think. on
account Of the amount Of phosphorus It
contains.
1t is one Of the ingredients Of Brown
Sequard's elixir OF life. and in fact, The
only ore which is eficaciOus- When the
French physician introduced mis- animal
extracts, which were supposed 10 have
marvellous effects. II was found by aBaIy-
sis that they contained large quantity
of phosphorus combined in a salt of so
dunn The physicians decided that the
phosphate Of sodium was the active agent.
and they have been using il and the
glyccro phosphate with varying success
The treatment is q survival Of The animal
extract craze.
'Brown-Sequard gave his remedies the
names Of the PARTS Of the bodies Of ami
mails from which ne said they had been
extracted Some of the results which he
attained seemed indeed marvellous ar the
time Whether this was due 10 the gIyc-
gro phosphate OF sodium which The ex-
tracts contained or tc a species Of hypno-
tism I DO rot know Probably both were
concerned IN it"
Although Mr.. Hewitt has passed the age
Of three score and ten. he has OF recent
years been able TO give more time than
ever 10 the projects in which he Is inter
esteG- Those who know Inn have noticed
that for a man OF his years he shows
many signs Of reserve strength.
lie has been attending various meetings
IN the last two or three years. while be
fore his trip to Paris he seldom went out
in the evening He attends to the de-
tails Of his business and Of the various
philanrbroric institutions in which he is
interested He is in touch with all that
is new in the world, and all his plans
show that ne IS as keen and as vigorous
mentally as he ever was. HIS friends
think that many years Of varied usefG-
ness yet remain foE him.
Mr. Hewitt was born ia July 1922 He
has always lived a life Of hard work and
his tastes and manner CT living have been
simple.
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