The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-23
SUFFERING HUMANITY WILL
BE ENCOURAGED.

than tuberculosis, Wnlcn mas Decoihe
known as the white plague. The germs.
which, when they afflict the lungs.
cause a lingering illness and finally
bring death, have resisted the treat
ment OF the highest medical minds,
and have gone on spreading the dis
ease and claiming more victims until
at last great armies are organizing to
battle against the destroyers. Sun
shine, fresh air and bodily nourish-
ment have been known to drive the
germs from the lungs and re-establi5h
health, but Notwithstanding that out
door life does cure in many cases. the
death rate has gone on increasing and
mounting to alarming totals
But at last there has come triumph
over the disease, so we are told. which
will bring renewed hope to countless
thousands of sufferers and, perhaps.
eradicate the scourge. Regularly,
every few months. there are announce
mentS of consumption cures, but, In
this instance, there Is reinsurance in
the form of a public statement made
by William T. Stead, formerly of the
Pail Mall Gazette. the man whose cru
oles of London's social life, was In.
strumental in sending Oscar Wilde to
nrSon Mr. Stpad SAWS
81 am in n position to give the
American public the first information
OF what promises to be one Of the most
valuable discoveries in medical sci
cnce, amounting 10 nothing less than
cheap and speedy cure for tubercu-
losis.
"The fortunate jiscoverer is VIII
liam Doig. head of the firm of William
Doig and company, the noted Bond
street publishers. He retired from
business several years ago, devoting
himself entirely to medical study He
has natural genius for such research.
| He first discovered he could cure tu-
| berculosis Of the bone and only In re-
| cent years he found method of ap-
plying his discovery TO the cure of
consumption. His results have been
so astonishing that they have been
| brought before the highest authorities
and have been subjected to tests so
| crucial as to leave little doubt that
the name of William Doig will go
down to posterity as that OF the man
who rid civilization of the great white
plague.
The treatment is simple. A poul
tice containing acite and chloride
(the exact proportion has not yet been
published, but there is no intention of
keeping 1t secreD is placed on the
body of the patient as near as possible
to the organ or membrane that has
become prey to the tuberculosis
bacilli
In about week an ulcer is formed
connected by what Is called ray Of
Inflammation with the diseased organ
! This forms a kind of duct through
which the pus is drawn out of the sys-
tenn The ulcer needs to be carefully
dressed twice a dav with salve which
is also the discovery Of Doig. If this
Is neglected the ulcer. spreads, be-
comes black and the patient dies. But
If it is properly cared for the ulcer
steadily works off all diseased matter
from the lung until four to six months
when a complete cure Is affected.
William Doig has brought his dis
covery before the American ambas-
sador, who is much interested 1t was
determined however. TO postpone re-
porting on the subject until the final
series OF tests has placed the efficiency
of the remedy beyond all dispute. Doig
declared that in his practice, he has
never had a single failure Thanks to
his connection with the court as an
art publisher he has been able TO bring
his discovery before the attention of
the highest authorities
LAS a test case Doig was challenged
to undertake the cure OF a youth II
years old, who was certified to be suf-
fering from advanced tuberculosis In
both lungs, and also from tuberculosis
in the glands of the throat. which
rendered il Impossible for him to speak
except in hoarse whispers The youth
weighed about 100 pounds and in the
opinion Of the physicians his death
within two years was a foregone con-
clusion- Nothing daunted, Doig un-
dertook to cure this unpromising case.
Amazement of everyone came when
the lad was quite cured. He has put
on flesh, he sings merrily at his work
and all trace OF tuberculosis has dis.
appeared
THE sensation occasioned by such q
triumph may be imagined. The con
sumption hospital authorities arc
gravely considering whether to sub
, NIT one Of their patients to the new
treatment, but before the discovery is
officially recognized a final test on q
larger scale is to be made. Six pa
tients. certified by physicians TO be
suffering from unmistakable tubercu
losis are to be placed in private hos
pitals and subjected TO the Doig treat