New-York tribune., 1902-01-20
MIXED FATS CURE.
DR., RusSELES EXPERIMENTS RESULT
IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT.

Experiments with mixed fats in the treat
ment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. the most
common type of consumption, are being made
by DR.. John F. Russell at the New-York Post
Graduate Medical School and Hospital. The
fats are reduced to a liquid according to
formula Of DR.. Russell, and this liquid is taken
by the patients in the same way most house
hold remedies for internal disorders. These
experiments We're begun several years ago, and
have been closely watched by many physicians
of this and other cities. and by q committee of
two physicians who asked by the hospital
officials to report the success or failure of
the test, as the might be. The physicians
on the committee are not in any way connected
with the hospital, and this is one of the reasons
that they chosen to in their present
capacity Another reason is that they are men
of wide experience in me cal subjects.
They have just submitted to the executive
committee of the Post Graduate Medical School
and Hospital their fourth report regarding the
experiments. and this report is in part a resume
OF all the results obtained. Not one failure is
announced by the committee. though 1t says
that in certain complicated cases treatment by
Dr. Russelrs plan would not be feasible. DR.. Rus
sell is not sanguine of affording much benefit to
persons IN advanced stages of consumption. The
report of the committee speaks volumes for the
worth of the discovery. For years scores and
scores of medical practitioners have sought TO
find a method for successfully treating con-
sumption. and as a result of these nvestiga
uons much progress in the treatment Of the
disease has been made. SO far known few
committees have been appointed in recent years,
however. 10 decide the value Of any treatment
for consumption from a purely medical point of
view. as in the present experiment. The report
of this committee plainly shows that they have
taken great care TO leave no doubt in the minds
of medical practitioners as to the efficacy OF the
treatment.
A nicroscopical examination of the sputum Of
each patient made by Professor H. T.
Brooks. who in every case found tubercle bacilli.
BY comparing reports OF the microscopical
aminations and the first reports OF the medical
examination of each patient with the last an
nouncements regarding the cases which have
been under treatulent. 1t is seen that the pa
tients who obeyed the rules and who
longer under the care of DR.. Russell free
from all signs Of the disease. In other words,
no tubercle bacilli can be found in their sputum.
From all the reports and data at hand
garding the experiments DR.. Russell has
doubtedly succeeded in discovering method Of
treating successfully many cases Of ,consump
tion and the indications that he and his
judges have tried to avoid doing saying any
thing that would give false hope TO any sufferer
from the disease. II appears TO have been their
highest aim to let the results of the experiments
and the reports on the same be alone the means
Of making known the value of the treatment.
Up TO the present time DR.. Russell has not given
TO the public the formula Of his preparation.
Much is known, however, as to its composition.
The ingredients used beef fat, peanut oil. oil
of cloves and cocoanut oil. He began a series
of experiments about three four years ago TO
determine what fats best assimilated by
animals suffering with tuberculosis. His re-
searches in this field attracted considerable at
tention. While engaged on them he discovered
the preparation Of mixed fats which he is now
using. Soon after making the discovery he made
it known that he would like to help II possible,
consumptives who were poor. The use of a room
in the basement of the Post Graduate Medical
School and Hospital. together with the neces-
sary apparatus for the experiments were offered
to him and accepted The treatment is abso-
iutely free. In way is the hospital interested
connected with the tests, except In a phian-
thropic sense. DR.. Russell is also actuated by
the same spirit. He would have made public
months ago his formula for the mixed fats If
he could have been assured that spurious sub
stances alleged to be his preparation would not
be sold TO the public.
When asked by a Tribune reporter yesterday
afternoon for the results OF his work In the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis Dr. Rus
sell declined to be interviewed and referred the
reporter to officials of the hospital for any in
formation he might desire on the subject
Il have nothing to say for publication" he
added about my work
The members of the committee appointed IN
report on the experiments are Drs Thomas w
Bickerton and Donald NJ. Barstow DR.. Bicker-
ton was graduated from the College Of Physi-
clans and Surgeons of this city in 1881 He Is
a member of many medical associations and
consulting physician to the Colored Home and
Hospital in East One Hundred-and- forty first
ST. DIR. Barstow was graduated from the Col
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons in 1892. He IS
a member Of the American Medical Association
and many other medical societies.
The report in part is as follows
OF the hfteen patients heretofore reported as ap-
parentiy cured. all have been heard from within
two months, excepting two, whose addresses are
unknown; The remainder have either been seen or
ana pave gained or remained stationary in weight.
will accept for treatment any patient with uncon-
pncated pulmonary tuberculosis in any stage Of the
each day and TO obtain suitable food About ali
ne patients have more or less hemorrhages before
are not severe enough send them to bed for any
with the rou shc The onrs e not a e seTSus
arranged especially for the convenience working
great sacrifice, the ordinary dispensary the
dooTs or which are closed before and after working
o f nor can they go TO sanatoria stop their
IRIS psn nshfs amy reason lest their families suffer
70 support their families and to Obtain e suitable
food while under treatment
important feature of DR.. RusselTs plan and worthy
your committee his conviction that physiciens and nd
dlspeensarles would obtain much more favorable
f they could be induced to institute simsr meh
Committee s5 o state sna he m has m specay
are are earnesty IA nest invited to send suitable cases and