The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-02
DEMONSTRATE sos
At LOCAL clinic
Wayne County Physicians
Witness Two Very Amaz-
ing SpectacleS.

In demonstration of the new method
of injection of the famous blood
purifier known as $685." which is
used in the treatment of terrible
blood disease, members of Wayne
County Medical society on Wednes-
day afternoon witnessed at clinic a
remarkable spectacle. Two middle
aged men, who have been ill with
the disease for several months, were
each given six gains of arsenic, fol-
lowed by a half pint of the "606" cure
without any injurious effects from the
poison. The patients. despite the
deadly arsenic poison injections. half
hour after the treatment, walked to
their homes and DR.. Heidingsfeld of
Cincinnati. who demonstrated the
cure. declared they would. within a
short time, be cured of their disease.
The meeting was largely attended,
every physician in the county, and a
number of visiting doctors from out
OF the county attending. After the
clinic there was lecture at the high
school auditorium, where DIR. Held
ingsfeld illustrated with stereopticon
views showing a number OF cases
which have been treated.
How Treatment Is Given.
At the clinic in the Commercial
club rooms there was an operating Ia
bic on which the patients lay while the
injections were administered. Includ-
Oh In tho anparatua uero a toll ola G c
cylinder, holding a pint of the SOC
fluid. and wash bottle, similar to
those used in drug stores. From the
glass mouth of the bottle ran rub
Der tube leading to the needle which
carried the medicine directly into
veins of the patients.
BY pumping on the rubber bulb
connected with the tube. air forced
the medicine into the needle and
thence into the veins. The solution
containing six grains of arsenic pre-,
coded the injection of the famous
blood specific.
One of the men operated on has
had a syphilitic lesion for months, in
dictated by the severe inflammation OF
the iris of the eye technically called
iritis). The other man had an infla
nation of the shin bone.
In the treatment of the former the
Indictment was made at the affected
part, or as close proximity to it as
possible. In the other case the in
jectment was made in the arm and
the medicine allowed to flow through
the system and to the affecter part.
In treating the man who had the di
sease in the shin. a rubber band was
thrown about an arm, causing the
vein to stand out so it could be readily
seen. One of the veins just below
the elbow was then exposed by inject
ing little cocaine. The needle ther
was plunged directly into the vein anG
about a half pint of the yellow fluid
injected in less than two minutes.
Allowed Brief Rest.
Each patient was allowed a few
minutes to rest and then permitted tC
walk about the room. They were
| carefully questioned as to whether
they had felt any pain. Both declared
they had not and that they felt very
well. They were then allowed to re
turn to their homes.
Two years ago six grains of arsenic
would have been regarded as fatal t.
any man.
| ''6O6" is now also being used in the
treatment of smallpox and malaria ant
has been found in the experiments t.
be equally satisfactory with the re
suits obtained in treatments for syphi
little disorders. The remedy has beer
used in over $4,000 cases and thus fal
it is known to be much safer thar
anti-toNin in diphtheria.
| 900" has been on the market in the
United States since January 1. The
treatment is yet in its infancy, as il
has only been tested in hospitals dur
ing the past six months. However, il
the experiments so far the treatments
have been successful. The specific i:
regarded as the most important medi
| cal discovery of the century