The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
ANOTHER NEW CURE'
FOR CONSUMPTION
Experiments With "SanOsin" in
Berlin AstOund German Med
zeal Scientists.
FIFTY PER CENT OF CURES.
New Treatment Is the OutgrOwth
of Accidental Discovery of
Chemist While Travelling
Through Australia.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


|
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington July 4.-1n a report TO the
| State Department Consul General Frank H.
Mason, at Berlin. saws that at the latest
| oo., - a., ,,,,, -. ~
| Li'''hs VI ''!e heuicai society at Berlin
| Doctor Danelius and Professor Theodor
| sommerfieId presented an elaborate ,hesis
| doeo,ihina ,hair axnar,.,,,, -,
| 'ese' '''"s 'h'ii experiments WIN new
| system OF treatment for tubercular disease
| by inhalation. or rather fumigation. with
'ne combined i"iies oi eucalyptus sulphur
| anu charcoai.
These experiments have been a subject
| IF keen and Sustained ,r+erest ,,,r,, ,ta
| sa.a.,a.. IT., - "s .,e
| foremost meuical men Oh Berlin curing the
| past SIX months.
| The high authority If tho .es,S which
'e' au'''o''' Vi vi. '.S'S "''c,
J nave peei' '''aoe 'he encourasihs nature oi
+, the results reported and the fact that these
| results NAV constitute an important step
.on.,,s .ha .o;o,,teo x,a.,or,. 20 :, d,so.s.
| 'o"aiu ''ie seieii'iiic ihasteis Vi H'"''
| which mas become one of the most Wlde-
| spread and fatal scourges of the human
race. give to the proceedings popular in
| terest which transcends all the ordinary
| limits of pathological discussion. Briehy
| stated. the history and nature OF the ne"
| methods are as follows
| DISCOVERY OF "SANOSIN"
wbuo travelling tbroupb Australia Mr..
Robert Schneider. German merchant with
| practical knowledge of chemistry. noticed
that the natives in the northwestern part
| l., ut,
OF AustTalla useo uecoctioIi mae u. x oU
| ing tne leaHes anu ROOFS ol the euea y ppih
tree as remedy ior i GoHnap' seni,ons 81
Is prevalent disease IN many sec'iohs Oh
| that country; /. ..,,,, .,,.o.,,o ,,d ,..rn
an 'has r ne c6nd conclded that
ny inIuliy. nh 2Inheiusi , III. ~ o,ca
|
lyptus which Is known IN mat t d meu,sd
as germlcioe anu aii''sep'ic u 'e'os"'Ne'
with the AID OF pnysioiogicaai cnen'i ~
ne prepared c9fhpLna.ion i oi ho W. u.
rilna ,earas irnnrepnated with
verized eucalyptus leaves st,,r T w.
essential OIL OF eucaiyp!us. me I'M si
peen hamed sahosih ana Is .iie a.ea RI
when mas peeh useu III 're reeeh' eApe'
me e r,,,. ,ho .,,,,es op
suInbur have been known TO exert a cura-
tive effect upon sufferers from phthis!s and
1t appears mat the communion OF sui PM
na effactive natencv in attacking the
bacillus OF tuberculosis.
| NOVEL METHOD OF TREATMENT.
| On account of its extreme volatility sano-
! oit '|'o'''' VI ''S nv
containing dose of about two grams.
When used the tnbe ,s broken and its con-
tents nonrad On an e.rtbanware n,.te heat.
ed by spirit lamp: the volatile eucalyptus
quickly evaporates, ana IN compination win
the small quantity OF sulphurous acid
fumes generated. medicates with an aro-
matis penetrating odor the air Of closed
| room. in which the tuberculosis patient
| lives and inhaleS the curative influence in
an easy natural way.
! The new remedy was brought to Berlin
in September last: where. after due consid-
Grafton; it was taken In hand for elaborate
| scientific and practical experiments Pro-
fessor Theodor Sommerfeld and Doctor
Danelius. experts in pulmonary diseases,
| pital ward was opened for that purpose.
The patients were taken from the poorest
class of sufferers many OF whom live at
Berlin in damp. unsanitary dwellings, and
| throng the public hospitals at all seasons
6 OF the year ear, So prevalent and fatal is tu-
| withstandine oil that science hoe bitharto
| done to restrain Its rayages. the death rate
In Berlin alone from that disease averages
Ten per DAY.
! FIFTY PER CENT CURED.
| of whor, moro tr,n "a nor cant boye hoo,
| d;,oh.ras pc. - ~.
| ab,od r.h,,o ,,,d.- t-...v,o,. o,d .,..,,,r
IN tho Lnsn;tai nt nieht t a,,i neripinss
Of the dav enaased a. their S Usual occ,inas
| ,ions ~ ~ ~
| az is mt ,,;th;, ~. ,r,,,;,o. nv n,rn,.e
of his renort s,v vne psri nerni s
son. TO venture any opinion as to the 81.
new renodr ,,ans snsatiero pi on nss
have been annourced /, ransrt urssrs for
| Dhfhisis capcar opd ,tbor u,iSeSprood
hmman d;seases .hat anu o'nea
~; ''i. "n,. a;5 Una. tlie a.siase icy man
,ent ~ tirt 10 reeve the am
fnih ~ LUZ .ns. uisSoveres III 'he saiie
ne!H WI" III d Yer 'ai III, Ihfreuui!,s. ,a
| Al 'ns same tin1s II mus o. conceusa
may IN Il IN we" OF tne dominaung in;portanSe
bo '' .hs fs eir 9. wn tt,sa
, 'n us ,ar auco.npnsnea If en.itieo 70
more IMAM mere passing recognition. me
peIled OF eAperlment ls oil course 100
pIiei ~ 10TH the OASIS OF any dehnlte con-
ci !arhar, & .,, ,.,.,,,,,., .r,oro
mere IS general unwiilineness among
physicians TO accept the arrest of tubercular
aJ PROC! o, per,nanent cure; Dthers aoum