The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-24
TELLS OF HIS DISCOVERY
OF CHEMICAL THAT KILLS
Many DEADLY DISEASES.

human life. while IT was death to.
the bacteria from which humanity
suffers. In addition to the loss Of my
mother from cancer, 1 was urged on
to make an attempt at solving the
stubborn secret OF chemical activity.
by several accidents in my own fam
ily. A servant burned her hand ladly
By splitting upon 1t some carbolle ag.d.
Some valuable clothing was des. .cy-
! ed by the tipping over OF quantity
of another corrosive liquid. one
menper cane very near taking a
quantity Of a well known cresyllic
acid preparation, and then l set TO
work. 1t was no easy task. Science
had mapped out very little for a start
and the task was a difficult one. Had
i known in the beginning the extern
slve nature of the work involved, It
is doubtful IL would have taken over
the attempt For three years work
ed. during which no less than &c at
tempts were carried through bae-
Psychological tests, and each time.
,lwhile something was gained, failure
was the main result. Working by
myself. nearly the whole time had
elapsed before / had made progress
enough to be sure of the right road.
Then went to work with renewed
energy in the laboratory of the Uni
versity OF Minnesota, where had the
chair of medical chemistry and tox-
theology. assisted by Prof Frost, Of
1.-THE University of Wisconsin, DR.. w. L.
Beebe, State, Basterlolog!st to the
minnesota State Sanitary Board, and
IDrs. corbett and Woodwork OF the
minneapolis archaeological labora-
tory, who tested out my. latest att
tempt finally received reports
which satisfied me that l had solved
the problem.
\ Benetol which named the new
chemical was found by the most care
full tests. TO kill the germs of typhoid
fever In 100000 solution. More
stubborn germs yielded good reports,
and the summary of the tests was,
that no germ could Withstand the ac-
ton of the chemical but were van
quished in manner which showed
benetol to be four times as strong as
carbolic acid. think was made the
most happy, after test against the
deadly bi-chloride of mercury. for /
had chemical fifty times as strong
in disable strength, that is to say, ben
etol full strength, could be used. and
benetol full strength is fifty times as
strong as the solution that can be
safely handled OF the mercuric chic
ride.
But this was only fraction of the
success achieved. had secured a
chemical working in new way
against bacteria. i waited with anx-
iety, for the reports of others, re-
garding its toxIcity, or poisonous eff
feet upon vertebrates. When that re-
port came know my labors were al
an end on the chemical itself, be-
cause, as one examiner put It, your
benetol has about the same degree
lof poisonous effect upon the human
system as common table salt" That
meant. not only that the world no
longer need be burdened with ger
miridcs and disinfectants that were
deadly poison. but a far greater
Truth, that germs could be followed in
the human system, ana fought there
where they had been safely hidden
since the world began.
1t may be difficult for the ordinary
person to know what that means.
America is typhoid-cursed country.
Used diligently, there need be but very
little typhoid where benetol is known.
Ten drops OF 1t allowed to remain a
short time in, gallon of infected
water. Will make the water not only
safe to drink, but will make II bene-
fetal as medicated water. one drop
in glass will quickly kill all typhoid
life therein. True. the one drop can
be tasted slightly in the water but It
is still as good for quenching thirst
as the most sparkling spring water.
Families using water so treated will
not only not take typhoid from the
water, but the water itself win prove
Ia preventative by antagonizing such
germs as have lodged in the mouth
or any part of the throat, stomach or
intestines.
Cholera and all germ diseases, can
be combated with benetol, by large
internal doses. For some time, there
have been extensive tests made by
physicians. and benetol has been Civ
en- to drink, in doses as large as tea
spoonful in half glass of water three
times a dIy. Against such solution
there is no known germ that would
not instantly be vanquished upon con-
tact 1t has been discovered also that
the penetrating power of benetol is