The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
-. ,,vcIISHMAN'S CONSUMPTION
DISCOVERY TOLD OF By
W. T. STEAD.

what promises to be one of the
oct valuable discoveries in medical
.tonca amounts to nothing less than
81 .noodv and cheap cure for tubercu-
osis.
The fortunate discoverer is Will
;on, Doig, head of a noted publish
30 company in London. Mr.. Doig
tired from business several years
100 devoting himself entirely to his
sobbv-medical study.
He first discovered he could cure
tuberculosis of the bone, and only
- recent years he has found a meth
ID of applying his discovery to the
ourn of consumption. The treatment
Il extremely simple. A poultice con-
+9infng acite and chloride (the exact
Prescription has not yet been an
#pounced, but there is no intention
B on the part of Mr.. Doig to keep it
secret is placed on the body of the
Nnatient as near as possible to the
6rgaD or membrane that has become
3 nrpv to the tuberculosis bacilli. In
about a week an ulcer is formed, con-
Hnpcted by what is called a ray of in
aammation with the diseased organ.
I This forms a kind of duct, through
which the muco-pus is drawn out Of
1.-The system.
The ulcer needs to be carefully
dressed twice a day with a salve,
(which is also the discovery of Doig.
\ If this is neglected the ulcer spreads,
becomes black, and the patient dies
But if properly attended to the ulcer
steadily works off all diseased mat
ter from the lung until in from four
to six weeks a complete cure is eff
fected.
William Doig has brought his dis
covery before the American ambas-
sadDT who was much interested. 1t
was determined, however, to post
Done reporting on the subject until
the final series of tests has placed
the efficacy of the remedy beyond all
dispute. Doig declared that in his
practice he has never had a single
failure.
AS a test case Doig was chal-
lenged to undertake the cure of a
youth seventeen years old, who was
certified to be suffering from advanc-
ed tuberculosis Of the glands of the
throat, which rendered it impossible
for him to speak except in hOarse
whispers. The youth weighed about
lH0 pounds, and in the opinion of
the physicians his death within two
years was a foregOne conclusion
Nothing daunted, Doig undertook
to cure this unprOmising case. To
the amaZement of everyone the lad
is now quite cured. He has put on
flesh, he sings merrily at his work,
and all trace of tuberculosis has dis
appeared.
Before the discovery is officially
recognized a final test on a larger
scale is to be made, Six patients,
certified by physicians to be suffer-
ing from unmistakable tuberculosis,
are to be placed in private hospital
and subjected to the DOig treatment,
under close supervision by scientific
experts, who will carefully watch
each case from first to last. Doig is
confident that within six months,
barring accidents, he will have cured
all six sufferers. The cost of the
experiment is estimated to be S10,-
O00
The treatment is not painful, al
though somewhat trublesOme. When
the ulcer is started a dressing twice
a day is all that is required. No
internal medicine is administered,
nor do patients need to lie abed dur
ing the treatment. In the case of
the youth whose cure has been de-
scribed he remained at work all the
time.-William T. Stead, London
correspondent New York American