Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-20
SEA WATER IS sALUBRIoUs.
French Investigators Say It Cures
Consumption in the Early Stages.

From the Paris Herald.
A broad, philosophical conception. cor
federated, moreover by physiological re-
search. has enabled NJ Quinton of Paris to
regard sea water as a veritable normal CEN
ter for living beings. So that according to
the most recent analysis our organism re-
sen1bles simple salt water aquarium,
wherein the cells of which it is composed
continue to live under conditions of aquatic
origin. The idea is all the more interest
Ing from the fact that It is based on minute
analysis and close chemical studies, whence
it appears that all the elements of the hui
man body, even those of which only traces
exist are to be found in their integrity in
sea water.
These views, which were developed by NJ.
Quinton last year in a bulky volume, were
the prelude to their application to thera-
peutics. which, assisted by Robert Simon.
he has just commenced. These two savants.
passing from theory to practice have at
tempted to use sea water in the treatment
of certain conditions. characterized by
the decay of the system, beginning with the
cure of tuberculosis. the healing of which
Is all the more urgent, alike from Its wide
spread extension and the powerleSSneSS OF
science to combat it.
After reducing sea water to isotony, that
Is to say. reducing its free saline by con-
tact with pure water to per 1.0O0-the only
can bear contact with it. without deteriora-
tion-they sterilized it "a froid" and in
jected it beneath the skin once every four
days. in doses Of 90 to 300 cubic centim-
eters.
This treatment applied to eighteen tuber-
culosis subjects within the last few months
gave three failures and fifteen cases of
Improvement
The rapid improvement that resulted be-
gan with the general condition. The in
jectionS of isotonic sea water revived the
appetite restored sleep as well the vital
force and diminished the coughing. splitting
and nightsweating. At the same time the
LESSONS were improved to such an extent
as to be discernble Ivy ausculation and per-
cEssion Another proof of restoration was
the diminution of bacili in the saliva.
Finally the weight Of the patient in
creased from day to day with regularity-on
an average Of twenty-seven grams per day.
In some cases the gain was considerably
more. averaging thirty-eight and forty
three grams. and even as much as fifty
three grams.
The beneficial results obtained by the sea
water cure even in the middle Of the win
ter. in patients free in their movements,
several of whom went to work. compare
favorably with the fine results Of the sea
water cure at Arachon. for example.
where out Of twenty-nine cases selected
from 1S2 in which improvement was record
ed. B. Lalesque certified that the average
gain in weight was 32.61 grams per day.
Such really encouraging statistics. which
were communicated to the Academy. Of
Medicine at one of its recent meetings, give
81 ound for hoping that the treatment may
become more general and that We may soon
know whether water in the hands of
other practitioners will give results to be
compared with those already attained by
Rene QuintOn and Robert Sfmons> In the
meantime 1t will be prudent to reserve judg-
ment, for so many treatments have from
time to time appeared on the medical stage.
giving rise to the greatest hope, but I'M
fortunately have met with only ephem-
eral success.