The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-30
A MERCURY !. !.
. . !. POISON CURE?

Chicago, Jan. 30.-Scrawled IN IT.
| tie book owned by Dr.. Thomas A.
Carter are few apparently indeciph-
erable and unintelligible chemical
formulas that to an untutored mind
are vaguely reminiscent Of a last
weeks Chinese laundry ticket, but
which, in truth, represent nothing less
than another boon to mankind, anoth-
er stride for science.
The figures were written by DR..
Carter, who. after rehearsing various
compounds on mercury poisoned
guinea pigs and rabbits. stumbled-he
uses the word himself-stumbled on
one that appears to be the long sought
antidote for bichloride of mercury
poisoning. a - ...t
At the time of their inscription--11
o'clock, Jan. ia, young man was ly-
! ing at the point of death in the Ger
man American hospital. He had. un-
Intentionally consumed thirty five
grains of mercury tablets. Five grains
of the poison have been regarded as
| fatal. -r 49,
Patient Given Cure.
The mans name is Theodore w. Ev-
ans, an employe Of Moody Bible insti-
tute. A nurse was the only other per-
son in his room. For twenty-four
hours she had been feeding him milk
and eggs. 10 medicine had been given
him. She showed DR.. Carter the pa
TENTS condition as chronicled on the
chart. 1t was apparent that he had
been sinking rapidly from the moment
he was brought to the hospitals
3 GOT
something that may help him. 1t cur
ed a number of guinea pigs"
| He administered the compound.
R"Give 1t to him every hour or two"
| he said to the, nurse. "and keep care
| full watch Of his symptoms" .
T9lU physician returned to the hospi-
|, early the next day. He seized the
chart that hung at the head OF the
bed and scanned it eagerly.
| The patient had improved over night.
The nu1ce testified she had adminisl !
tered Jr. Carter's medicine every hour.
Physicians Interested.
Keep It up" said the physician.
I1-here started then a fight for the
mans life that has attracted the at
tention of the medical profession In
Chicago Doubling physicians have as
serted that there must have been
some mistake about the quantity of
mercury Evans originally swallowed.
Evans, sitting in a chair in his room
yesterday, weak, but apparently en-
tirely recovered, said:
"Dr. Carter saved my life. He did
| Il with the medicine he gave me. If
any one doesn't believe it I'll take
some more mercury and have him
cure me again. thought 1 was going
to die when they brought me here. SO
did every one else. I am SO grateful
to the doctor that will do anything
to- prove he has made wonderful
jdiscovery-even risk my life
What DR.. Carter said:
Carter in Doubt.
Il don't know exactly what to make
Of 1t. Have actually stumbled on an
antidote for mercury poisoning, or did
/ just catch the patient at the psycho-
logical moment? i've got to wait, try
the medicine on another patient and
see IL it actually cures. # u
n TIL i.ot give it out yet. 1T might
prove to be an accident. There rnayl
be something peculiar in the case. i
will W~it until I effect another cure
with it before announcing the discov-
cry"
| DR.. Carter is a graduate Of Iloyola
university. He has been practicing
for several years.
It Is now ten days since Evans took
the overdose OF poison. Heretofore
science has believed that such a heavy
dose alWay 8 would prove fatal on the
third or fourth day.