Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-20
SaW Treatment in a Dream

silversmith, and asked the latter II h
could draw silver dollar into VIII
much finer than the hairpin. Whe
Informed that this could be dons
Sims gave instructions for q dolla
to be drawn into a wire that had tn
thinness of coarse thread; and wit
this thread of silver he was able I
complete successfully his difficult OF
Grafton. thereby banishing a hilbert
incurable disease, and establishing
NEW era In American surgery.
In an equally extraordinary mamie
came the first hint TO its originator d
what has come to be known In tn
medical world as the oil treatment d
enteric cases. which include append
citis and typhoid. BY originating thi
treatment DR. NJ o. Terry gaine
worldwide notoriety. Yet until not
1t has never been published how h
got the germ OF the idea that cause
him to promulgate his famous treai
ment.
1T was a curious experience. vert
Ing on the weird, almost. that first lei
me 10 the study of medicaf suficienc
of oil in the treatment of many kind
OF enteric diseases. especially al
pendicitis." said DR.. Terry.
Il was very fond Of olives-and an !
yet-and It was my custom after
day spent In the hospitals and In fol-
lowing my private practise, to eat a
handful OF olives, with a few crack
ers on the side, before going to bed
Frequently, was careless and left
the bottle of olives uncorked, so that
when | went again to 1t usually
found the contents incrusted with a
sort of scum. and the olives them
selves turned sour.
We'll. one night, after hard days
work, including two very difficult OPP
erations. fell into sound sleep.
And a dream came to me. It was as
vivid as though were awake. And
In It was told that IT, after opening
a bottle of olives. | would pour upon
the water in which the olives were
packed in the bottle enough oil COM
pletely to cover the water, ! would
have no further difficulty about my
olives souring
Furthermore, was told the philS
sophy of this. II you pour oil into
the bottle It was said to me in the
dream. 1t will float upon the top of
the water, it witl make an absolutely
impervious. coating. No germs from
the air can penetrate it. It will
smother all germs, for that is the
quality of oil. Therefore. your olives
will be protected.
Il awoke, and reached out to my
night table, which always stood by
my bed, and made brief note in my
note book. Then ! went to sleep again.
I'm the morning | discovered the
note upon my table, and said: To
night | will make the experiment. 1
did so, and found that what had been
said to me in the dream was true.
The olives were perfectly protected
from all germs.
NON, lhdl SCI me lUlUhlHS. | Tea-
soned that if oil were taken into d.
gestive organs. It would thoroughly
insulate them-prevent attacks upon
them by bacteria; or. If attack had
been made, it would smother the
forces of illness. | soon had an CD.
portunity to make a test of my newly
formed theory, In the case of child
who was dangerously i'll, and. to my
| found it worked per.
fectly. Then developed the theory
TO extend it to typhoid fever. and es,
pecially to appendicitis; and 1t ia
my advocacy of the oil treat.
ment in the cases of appendicitis that
have not yet reached the acute stage.
with pus formed-when the knife ia
the only remedy-that have gained
professional advocates and opponents
pretty much over the civilized world"
Copyright. 1910 by e. J. Edwa,ds An
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