The Marshall republican., 1910-11-11
New Germ Killer D Discovered

, honor OF giving to the world the
most wonderful discovery for the
physical benefit Of mankind that
has been known since medical
scierce discovered the germ theory
Prof. II. c. Carel OF the Universe
ty OF Minnesota, for many years
head of the department of medical
chemistry and ~toxicology and
chemist to the Minnesota State
Board of Health, has discovered "a
chemical which will revolutionize
the warefare upon germ life that
has been the enemy of the human
system, and bring success in cases
where the physician and surgeon
have been heretofore baffled, be-
cause OF the lack of a proper
agent with which to wage the wcr-
fare.
Before giving out the result of
his research, Prof, Carel has had
exhaustive tests made by several
OF the leading state and university
bacteriologists, and their reports
having more than borne out his
own, he comes before the world
OF medical science with his dis
'covery, which he has fancifully
STYLED benetol CBenetum Naptho-
lum), in spite OF the desire of many
of his friends that he give thc
chemical his own name.
To the public mind, it is enough
to know that the new chemical is
eight times as strong as carbolic
acid, and yet is not a poison, That
is to say, that by his discovery.
physicians will be enabled to at
tack the deadly germs where they
are lodged and living, within hui
mar beings, exactly as they have
been attacking hem externally.
Never before have the guardians
of the public health been able TO
give doses of any of the disinfec-
tants in sufficient strength to kill
germs. 1t is now claimed, :or the
first time, science has a we'poH
with which to attack the germs
that have hitherto been intrenched
within the human frame.
1t is claimed by some of the en-
thusiastic scientists, who have
tested benetol that it will mean
the ending OF the terror which has
attended typhus, cholera and all
germ diseases. How FAR it may
/. prove successful it is admitted will
depend upon careful tests, but so
far actual tests upon people in
hospitals in various states have
brought reports OF even greater
success than had been expected by
Prof. Carel and his co-workers.
~ dislike discussing the success
of my work until it has been PROV
ed beyond adoubt by medical
science" said Prof. Carel, speaking
OF the new chemical. GAS for my
my own faith in it, / can only say
that | am so confident that / am
infection TO prove that it can BE-
successfully treated with my dis
coNery. ! firmly believe that il
bcGCtOi had been known and IN
use in Russia during this last Ter
rible epidemic it would have been
arrested.
'It may be difficult for he lay
mind to realize the great benefits
Of a powerful germicide, which car
be taken internally. In plair
language, it means that interna
Infection can be arrested just az
effectually by its use as externa.
infection has been in the past BY
the old agents. AS a further il.
lustration in another way, suppose
a soldier, parched with thirst af.
ter a battle, came upon a pool o.
stagnant water, in which the deaC
ly typhus germ was present by
millions, He might dip his cuI
full of that germ poison, and by
adding one drop OF this new chem.
zeal, that water would become harm
less and would instantly change
from a germ poison to a beneficial
medicated drink"
1t is probable that the mttica'
journals will very shortly be fuI'
OF discussions regarding the prac,
ticability of the use of the new
chemical in thousands of different
ways. First tests it is claimed, will
probably be made upon animals fol
new uses. The first result of the
discovery, however, will be TIC
displace in time, the use of carboli,
acid, which is SO generally used rol
self obstruction. It is even possibl,
that now more powerful sub
s~titute, that is harmless, has beer
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