New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-23
LEVY WON'T BELIEVE
HE'S GOING TO DIE.
Man Who Took BiChIorlde of
Mercury Says He Is Feel
ing Much Better.
SENDS HIS WIFE HOME
Tells Her to Go Do Her House
work, as He's Going to His
Office Soon, but Physi-
clans Have No Hope.

With absolute disgust Isaac Levy told
his physicians yesterday not to annoy him
with their statements that ne had only
few days 10 live because he took BIZ
chloride OF mercury by mistake on Sun
day night.
81 feel good" he said as he lay on his
bed in the Sunshine santarium. Cropsey
avenue and Bay Thirty-second street
Brooklyn. 81 feel better than ever did
but you shouldn't try to kid me-"
Ordinarily physicians have difficulty in
keeping up the spirits of man whose
optimism can sometimes swing the battle
Of health in his favor. Mr.. Levy declines
to believe that his mistake will result
precisely as other mistakes OF the same
kind have resulted.
The only time that fear really entered
the heart of the clothing merchant was
on Sunday night, when in his home, No
SS35 Twenty-second street, he reached for
bottle Of asperin tablets and took four
tablets of mercury. The taste convinced
him of his error. but after Or. Jacob Sar-
noff had given him an antidote for poison
but an antidote that can't fight mer-
cury-Levy experienced great mental re-
lief. And when he made his will Monday
he said 1t was just to please his family.
Members Of his family-his wife and
twelve chidren-know what is to hap
pen, for DR.. Sarnoff and other specialists
have told them. They accept 1t. They
have told Levy. but he won't accept 1t.
and when he arose at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning and found one OF his sons sit
ting by his bed. he frowned.
You don't have to stay around here
with me-" he said. I'm not only com
ing around all right, I'm all right now"
When his wife appeared at the hospital
he said:
Now you go right home. You've got
homework to do. These doctors are say
ing I'm going to live just so long. but
they don't know how / feel. Why, I'm
going over to Manhattan in a couple Of
days &c see how business is coming along
Now please go home"
Mrs. Levy sighed. for she realized the
situation. on her way out she met DR..
Sarnoff and consulting specialist.
Doctor" she said, my husband says
he Is going TO live. Isn't there anything
you can do to save him."
DIR. Sarnoff put his hand on her shout
der. Mrs. Levy" he replied, IF there
had been any way we'd have found It
before this. l can't tell you how long
this will last it may be one day or ten.
You see there is no pain and that's what
deceives him.
The physician was greeted with a laugh
by his patient 1T may please you to
know I'm better than ever this morning, -
said Levy DR.. Sarnoff said nothing, but
| made ready to give him one of the two
treatments that are being used The first
is a sweating process. Hot packs are
| placed around MIN to induce perspiration
and force out some Of the poison through
his pores. The second is for his kidneys.
Levy was wakeful-almost merry-all
the morning and until late in the after
| noon, when he became drowsy. That
state was brought on by the penetration
of some Of the poison to his kidneys. and
when sufficient OF the mercury reaches
! there the end will come.