The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-14
THE WARFARE ON DISEASE.


THE WARFARE ON DISEASE.
Among the great achievements OF
this age. none promise more brilliant
results than the scientific treatment of
disease. For a year OF two past prog
ress has been made along many lines.
notably those leading to the cure or
prevention of cancer consumption and
yellow fever Lately, as we learn from
the Ann Arbor correspondent of the
New York Tribune. a laboratory dis
covery called "Benzozone" has been
made which Is to do away with intes-
final disorders This "BenZoZone"-the
finder of which. DR.. Novy. is one OF the
great bacterioIoglsts of the country, a
man who was sent by the government
to San Francisco last year TO study the
plague-is believed to be an absolute
intestinal antiseptic which will not only
cure such diseases as cholera, typhoid
fever, dysentery and the like, but will
also rid the system of the germs and
prevent diseases entirely. The value of
the treatment has been shown in ex-
perfments upon five students at the
University OF Michigan. The Tribune
says:
If this discovery proves as success
full in actual practice as in the chem
icaI laboratory. no longer viii dysen-
terry be the most deadly enemy of mil
itary camps. Now more soldiers die
from dysentery in a prolonged cam
paign than from bullets. Asiatic chol-
era and typhoid fever are a terror to
all countries, and in large cities the
latter has been especially prevalent
this last year. These three diseases are
produced by filth in the first place. and
they have been practically impossible
TO combat. The patient has died or re-
covered. depending on his strength to
resist the attack. Professor Novy's
discovery reaches what the medical
profession has believed to be unattain-
able.
An absolute intestinal antiseptic that
would destroy the animal organisms in
the intestines producing the disease
has long been hoped for. yet generally
considered impossible to secure. Such
a preparation would purge the body Of
the source OF such diseases as have
been named, and so render the person
free from the cause as well as from the
disease itself. AS stated in a thesis on
this subject of absolute antiseptic, DR..
Dujardin Beametz said:
Man IN the physiological state nee
produces poisons more or less
and the condition of health for
him consists in the regular and rapid
of these same poisons by
the action OF the body organs, kidneys.
liver and intestines. Let something in
terrupt this regular action, let these
organs cease or become impaired In
their functions, and disease may re-
suit"
Dr. Novy's "benzozone," 1t Is assert
ed does what the healthy system does.
It prevents these bodily poisons from
disease In time of suscep-
tibility to these diseases il Is a sub
stitute for the bodily action and re-
moves the cause of disease. When seen
and asked for a statement as to what
he hoped to accomplish by his discov-
cry, Professor Novy declined to COM
nit himself. He said: $50 far 1 have
been experimenting. Experimental re- /
suits are not to be spoken of by exper-
imenters outside OF scientific periodi
Gals. 1 have concluded my laboratory
tests. but do not wish to say what I
hope their results will be-"
Although professional ethics keep
PROFESSOR Novy from celebrating on
his discovery, nevertheless the enthu-
Siasm among his students shows bet
ter than words that the great discovery
Is even more than had been hoped for
The five students looked worn and
Jagged after their week of steriiized
milk, but they stuck to 1t faithfully
None OF them are really the worse for
the trials. and, So far as being liable TO
disease is concerned, they are practi-
cally immune. being completely free
from the pOisons that usually are 10
De found in the body
The methods pursued by Professor
Novy In his work of experimentation ,
we're simple. To the five students was
led nothing save the ste-iIized milk
Its contents OF animal organisms were
ieterminable. The micro-organis1ns
produced by the body were also deter .
ninable by analysis But b. means OF
The "benzozone' there was brought {
about total destruction of these poi
sons. At each meal time the five stu
tents went to the laboratory and had ,
lose or "benzozone." Then they took
their portions OF stsriiized milk. Re ,
'eated chemical analysis were made OF I
he bodily refuse of these students. and
ne results were very fatterins. If
oenzozone" IS so efficient in Kidding I
ne healthy body. OF the poisons with 9
which it is filed. it is the belief that : :
III also serve IN case of bodily break
ioWn TO carry off the organisms which.
ieI1 IN the body. would produce As ,
auc Cholera. .yphoij fever, dysentery +
" other equally terrible diseases.