Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
CURES GONSDMPI|O
Hyer- Baldwin Treatment DEM
onstrated at Mercy Hospital,
Bay City.
B. c. MEDICAL SOCIETY EVENT
About To Score Physicians Witnessed
Work Of DR.. Baldwin Is Chemi-
cal Proposition.

The Bay City Tribune of October
3ist had the following interesting item
relative to the new consumptive cure;
The Tribune said .-' Before the Bay
County Medical society and a number
of visiting physicians. Or Z l.. Bald
win. Of Niles. Michigan one of the
originators OF the Hyer Baldwin treat
ment for pulmonary tuberculosis, -or
consumption, gave a demonstration IL
Mercy hospital upon TWO patients. The
Hyer- Baldwin treatment j. OF recent
exploitation and il has thus far proved
a success 10 the extent that medical
authorities all over the country are
beginning TO study the results OF the
treatment Dr. Baldwin came here ST
the invitation Of Dr. Morton Gsllsg
her, who went to Niles with DR..
Felcb, Of the Alma Sanitarium, 20 in
vestigste Dr. Baldwin's work The re-
cords proved Of such interest that Dr.
Baldwin was asked 10 address the local
society
Drs Brown and Baird OF this city,
each furnished a consumpTive patient.
both cases being typical and well sd-
vanced The treatment is simplicity
itself except for one thing the secret
of securing combination OF three
common drugs that mas not before
been made and which local druggists
declare cannot be made as far as they
know.
Three or four treatments are de-
clared 10 be sll that is necessary. They
are given three weeks apart. But the
patien. must during the treatment and
for several months afterwards. live
to strict regimen and for that reason
treatment at a hospital or sanitarium
is preferred as patients can there be
trained 70 care for their future health
They are also required 70 drink large
quantities OF water which assists ia
oxygenating and corn meal is au
important factor in the diet owing 70
its fat. carbohydrate and glucose con
tent DR. Baldwin claims it 20 be an
ideal food for consumptive patients
liz wo or three weeks it is claimed
there Is a marSad increase in th6 red
blood coipuscles in the blood
Consumption. everyone knows is
ore OF the greatest disease scourges wc
have All treatments combined. eN-
elusive OF this one we demonstrated to-
day show a mortality Of s. per cent
From the records of 100 cases under
the Hyer- Baldwin treatment. NOR
tality of i3 per cent is shown demon
strating its efficacy. There are now,
it is estimated about 500 GOO consump-
tives in this country. The value of
difference between a mortality of -
per cent and one OF l8 per cent can
easily be recognized. We have found.
however that many patients under
tins treatment gain so fast that they be-
come careless. it is hard to keep them
wishiu necessary bounds About one
halt of the 100 recorded cases are now
engaged IN manual labor
The operation OF the drugs is very
simple They are taken through the
vein through the left heart and direct
ly into the lungs where the guiacol
carbonate under goes the usual trans
formation, oxidizing the tissues. The
properties derived from the salycilic
acid act exactly as they do when you
add sslycilic acid to cider to keep 1t
from fermenting and growing hard.
The glycerine is largely vehicle for
the two other agents
Among the physicians from outside
the city were Or. Felch, OF Alma; DR..
Rowe and Dickinson, of Saginaw; DR.. |
Puliem Of Mt Pleasant; Drs. Stock
well and Dnket. of Toledo, o.. and
DR.. McLscblan, of Elwell, Mich.