The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-24
Prof. H. C. Carel of St. Paul
Worked for Five Years
to Find.

one OF the great impelllng forces
driving Professor Hubert C. carel to
make the exhaustive aud extended
investigation which recently resulted
in the discovery OF a solution taat
will destroy the germs, not only OF
cancer, but of tuberculosis, typhoid
and pneumonia as well,
For six years Professor carel tolled
night and day in the laboratories of
the University OF Minnesota near st.
Paul, where he was professor Of
chemistry More than once he was
on the verge of giving up the strug-
gle against the battling germs, mil
Hons of which he used in his tests.
Then, when he was tired and weary
and almost discouraged there would
come to his mind Thoughts OF the suf-
fering and misery to which cancer
had subjected his mother and he
would return to his retorts and cul-
lures, more determined than ever to
conquer in the desperate battle.
Seeking as ne did, chemical to
combat the germs Of. cancer alone,
Professor carel was Amazed, when
at last success crowned his efforts,
to find that he had discovered a prod
net four times as strong us carbolic
acid, and still not poison, that
meant death to the germs of tubercu-
losis, typhoid fever and pneumonia,
diseases that cause far more deaths
than cancer.
Wishing to make sure that there
was no mistake. Professor carei,
having satisfied himself after hun
dreds of tests of the correctness of his
analysis, called into consultation sew
eral eminent bacterlolosists who YER
lied his claims and elaborated with
him in the production of the chemical
which has been named Benetol and
which promises to revolutionlze the
treatment OF germ diseases.
Should the claims made for bene-
tol stand the tests to which chemists
and physicians of the civilized world
are now putting them at the request
OF Professor Careh the name carel
will be known around the earth. st.
Paul has unusual pride in the matter
as 1t was in the schools OF this city
that carel received his early training
and 1t was in the st. Paul high school
that he first took up the study Of
chemistry. The little city Of olney.
ILL.,. the birthplace OF carel, likewise
will have reason to be proud of his
achievements.
Professor carel lives in a modes,
home near the University of MINES
ota. Since a telegraph operator in
st. Paul flashed to the world the first
report of Carols discovery, he has
been besleged by all sorts Of offers
and Inquiries. This will make you
rich as well as famous" exclaimed
one of his friends when ne learned
OF the perfection Of the discovery.
II do not care for wealth nor fame
II can benefit mankind and relieve
those who suffer as my mother did,"
replied the professor. Urged to tell
OF his discovery, Professor carel, at
first did not take kindly to the idea
Of publicity but finally agreed to
write what follows:
(By Prof. Hubert c. CurcI).
Many of the most important dis
coveries of mechanics and sciences
have come about through accident.
Sometime by a mistake in the con-
struction, providence has given great
benefits TO mankind. sometimes
through accidental breakings. chance
has slipped in and made known the
secrets of greatest value. But more
often 1t is because of the close appli-
cation. the years of study of the
worker through which the world at
large has been given Its greatest ben
Gifts.
Few men among the laity are
without the knowledge OF the fact
that up to the present time. with all
the strides have been taken by Sci
cnce in the evolving Of the germ the
ory. with all the materials that have
been brought together for combat
ting these curses 10 mankind, all the
safeguards have been but in their
embryonic stage. Until benetol was
discovered there was no way IN when
to kill on bacteria except by mas
ceration, !. e, the scientist made use
Of powerful corrosive with which TO
crush the germ. At the same time,
because OF the tenaeity of life OF germ
organisms, while the germ was
mashed flesh had to suffer in the same
manner. So harsh were ali the chem
icals used that even surgical instru-
ments suffered their destructive
power
AS an example of the way In which
physicians destroyed bacteria. corro-
sive sublimate will suffice. So terri
BILE is this deadly corrosive that it
cannot be used on human tissue ex-
cept in a dIlution OF one two-thous-
andths of It's strength. Carbollc acid,
II used full strength and bound on a
wound. would stun away great areas
o. nesh cresyllic acid is hut very
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