Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

WeQlCdl Faculty iHltItStEu Ill
New Discovery.
REMEDY FOR BLOOD POISON
From the Baltimore American, Oct.2o.
In the course of a few weeks. DR.. Z.
S. Hendry, of the Union PROTESTANT
Infirmary, will lay before the mem
bers of ahe Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of Maryland a digest OF a
recent discovery made by him for the
cure of septicemia, otherwise known
as blood-poisoning of the entire hu-
man system. AS yet the cure is IN Its
infancy. although it has succeeded
twice, having been tried only that
number of times.
Other than the fact that the cure cam
Or ises solution of silver 10 be in
iected into the veios OF the patient,
the physician will not discuss the
discovery, saying that it will be ex-
planned in detail in the medical jour
nails as soon as series OF expert
ments has been completed.
AS a result of treatment with the
solution two patients whose cases
were given up by specialists and later
taken in hand by DR., Hendry and his
assistant, are rapidly recovering.
One is Earl Mitchell, 1872 Barcley
street, who is confined to tho Church
Hs@e and Iniirmary, and the other is
) Uiin t6uurerfe, fireman, who IS al
the Union Protestant Infrmary.
Both patients cases were similar
They had received injuries to theit
feet and blood-poisoning resulted.
The infection was not checked and
was eventually taken up in the meas
veins and carried through the heart
and lungs. having the effect of chang
ing the color of the skin to deep
plue purple. In this condition, it has
been proved, the patients could not
have lived more than IA houre, for
the heart would drink in the poison
and eventually cease beating.
The administration OF the new treat
ment necessitates the opening OF an
artery in the left arm of the subject,
while the blood is stanched by heavy
wrapping of bandage. a vial con-
tanning a pint Of the silver solution,
in appearance similar to the mercury
in ordinary thermometers. is deposited
on an extension three or four feet
higher than the plane on which the
subjects arm is rested. One end of a
rubber tube is attached to the mouth
of the inverted vial. while the other
is Joined to a section of glass tubing
which, in turn, is inserted into the
severed artery.
DANGERS OF THE TREATMENT.
The solution having been heated
until il is exactly of the same temper
ATTIRE as that of the blood of the sub
ject, is then allowed to flow into the
veins. The height .of vial creates a
slight pressure and after half an hour
the entire pint of the liquid is being
rsed through the system. mingling
with the blood and eradicating its
antagonist, the other poison. When
the silver solution meets the infection
both are reduced in quantity and after
several treatments the silver predomi-
mates. The effect OF the solution OF
the heart, if any, has rot as yet been
noticed by physicians who have wit
messed the treatment, although 1t has
been noticed that it has had ten
dency to induce sleep. However, the
pulsations have remained the same
during the treatment.
1t is admitted that grave dangers ac-
company the administration of the
treatment. If by any mlstaks tle
silver should be administered at d
higher temperature than that of the
patients blood, instant death would
probably result from shock. Again,
if the silver should be cooler than the
blood it would cause the heart to con-
tract abnormally and eventually, il
not Immediately, cause,death. Another
danger TO be guarded against is the
possib ility of allowing air to find its
way into the tubing. Should the sou-
ton be injected through the hose ac-
companied by single bubble it would
like overheated silver cause shock and
immediate death All these pos sibil-
tiles Rave been studied deeply by DR..
HendrY and he will not allow any OF
| his assistants to administer the injec-
ton unless he is supervising.
Siace the discovery of the tende ncy
of tie solution to eradicate injection
DR. Hendry has made number of ex-
periments on rabbits and guinea pigs.
He has inoculated the small animals
with the septicemia germ and has
afterwaId administered the solution
with good results. Several cultures
have been taken from the blood of the
fremen In the infrmery, the germs
with which the animals were inoculat-
ed coming from these cultures.
TEIED 1T ON HIMSELF.
DR.. Hendry will not make kn own
The Ingredients used in his solution
until he has discussed it with the
Medical Faculty, after which dis
cussion it will be printed in the medi-
cal magazines and journals. Before
submitting his discovery to the fac
uity he hopes to effect number of
cures in order to confirm his theories
Medical men all over the country
particularly in New York, have be.
come interested over the discovery
and DR.. Hendry has received more