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CLAIMS CERTAIN
CURE OF DISEASE
Cases of tuberculosis Are Bene-
fitted by New Treatment,
According to Report.

Sew York, oct 2T-In the New York
Medical journal of October p Dr. Ed
ward T.. Myers of No. AIS Central Park
West publishes a Joint report with the
late Dr. William j. Beattie concerning
the value of turtle tubcrCulin. Four cases
are cited. one of pulmonary tuberculosis,
one OF tuberculous knee-jo Joint, one of
tubcrculous glands In the neck and ono
of tuberculosis of the throat.
The lung case is regarded as an abso-
lutte cure, the others as greatly improved,
ami wcl on toward complete healing.
The report rccites that, early in 1902,
government emplove began to complain
Of dry, hacking cough, loss OF APP
petite, rcstlessness and loss OF sleep and
weight. The rputGn vas reported by
the New York board of health as show
ing the presence ~ tuperCle hacill and
a. physician had already located definite
signs Of tuberculosis IN the chest
The cough and eNpnctoratton increased,
and the patient became 50 weak that
he was unable to hold Il knife and fork
He was then sent to sanatorium IN the
Adirondacks, where h remained more
than two year,. ut the end of which time
examination stiI showed signs of tuber-
culoss of the lungs u the secondary
stage.
ON Nay ~ 1913. ne received h.s first
Injection of IiorkoWsk's tuOcrculin, and
later seven other injections at various
intervals. Examinations September
failed to show any Of the known signs
which previously had been found. There
vas no cough. cxpcctoraton or pains in
the slest, and weight had increased
from % pounds to 1872 pounds. He felt
strong and his appetite was good.
Here" says the report. was a case
which had been DEMONSTRATED by sew
eral competent, well known physicians
some of whom are specialists
in physical diagnosis In less
than four months after having re.
ceived Piorkowski, turtle tuberculin
treatment we presented a patient who
was undoubtedly pronounced cure
Reports from the health department
September rs. and again October !.
showed complete absence Of tubercle
nactlli.
The second case, that of girl seven
wears old. hal bad family history.
Her father, two sisters aud one broth
~. all died Of pulmonary tuberculosis
Tvo years ago she had pain. swelling
and restricted motion i'm the right
1,nec Joint. Tho child limprd notice
ably and all home efforts. such as mas
sage and ointmcuts. failed to afford
relief. The child was then taken t.
"A hospital ami tuberculosis of the knee
was diagnosticated. Plaster casts and
q steel brace had effected little chang"
and when the child was examined by
Drs. Beatte and Myers the right knee
presented the well-knoWu signs of ac-
tive tuberculosis
ON May 2G. 1918, one drop of tho
turtle tubcrculin was injected into Tho
muscles, and later on six other inlec
tons were given at intervals of frOu
seven to ten days About four months
later the chili had gained SIX pounds
her appetite was good, and the knee
could be bent at Will
y third case was that Of girl ste
nographcr of 10 years. For nearl'
four years she mad ~ lump i'm tn" lief
side of tn" neck part of which wa
removed but the wound never entirely
healed by TINS tim" there were srV
eral h"duirS IN IN" region ranging u
SIZE from hNe-ceht piece 10 SllNo
dollar. Inc diagnosis was, "Tuborru
loSls adenltis, involving the glands .
the leit SHE OF the neck
May 70 'I3' wv" drops o' J1o ''r'.
treatment were injected ana inns wa
continued al intervals Tor ioNr months
me EliI weight increased from 1t
pounds I" HIS POUNDS IN Septemne
1here was II" dlScharEr ana only a ley
small hoduleS could De Ielt TO a
outward appearances the neck was prat