The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-09-28

reply was we have freed HIM from
, his suffering And do you know, vii
, sou believe, that very man, that ap
, parent wreck, every feature Of whose
face was then indistinguishabe, eyes
closed, lips and parts Of his face burn,
cd to the bone, teeth all exposed like
a grinning mask, whose hands were
too dreadful for me to describe
talked with Mrs. T. the other day, only
ten days after? That the features OF
his face are not only plainly distin-
guishable, but that the deep wounds
are filled up, the flesh fast healing
over with new white skin, that there
remains on his forehead but one place
not yet fully recovered, and that there
will not be, within another week, even
a scar? have had all his photos in
my hands (taken by colored photogra-
phy), a succession of photos from the
time he entered until the day of which
speak--in all, barely a month. 1t is
nothing short of miracle. Moreover,
he told me with his own lips that he
had not suffered at all after they be-
gan TO treat him by this new method.
You will have been asking all along,
What is this wonderful thing? Why
isn't the name Of such a benefactor
known throughout the world? But
isn't it the history of all great inven-
tions and discoveries? suppose it is
because the cure is so very simple, and
because, too, the man has neither
wealth nor influence behind him. The
simplicity of it is such that even |
could grasp the thing after brief
explanation The mixture is wax, par
aflin and resin. 1t is heated to 120 de-
grees c., when it becomes like water
and Of the color of honey. Drawn off
from the reservoir in which it is heat
ed, it is ready for use. If you dip
your fingers into it at almost 120 de-
grees, as | did, it has only comfort
able warmth, and dries at once about
your hand when you withdraw it, in
casing every little fold or crease with
an elastic covering through which you
can see. All air is kept out and there
is no moisture; and, you know, air
and moisture are the greatest causes
of suffering to burned people. If the
flesh is not too frightfully sensitive,
the wax Tor ambrine, as the surgeon
has named it, can be painted on with
a brush. If it is, the liquid is sprayed
on with small pump. The member
is then wrapped in cotton and gauze to
keep the waxy covering from break
ing, or, as in the case of faces, with
a mask of gauze only. In the begin
ming the wax covering is removed
every twelve hours and new one is
painted on. The removing of the wax
causes no pain. AS the days go on the
wax is removed only once in twenty
four hours.
To my surprised inquiry if that
were really all that produced such
such miraculous results,
the surgeon replied "Mademoiselle,
we do nothing. Nature, left alone
loes it all. 1t is as if we covered the
nan as one covers a plant in a con-
servatory, away from all harmful in
luences, and there the skin grows
again untouched, as plant grows un-
Ter the influence of the sun. That is
ILL.," But it has been the work of a
ifetime; research which has taken AL
his private income, and which has
luite evidently left its mark on a
leeply scanned and prematurely old !,
ace. 1t seems so tragic that one who !
las found out how to ease two of the !,
most terrible tortures-frozen limos '
md burns-should have received so :,
title recognition, so little help. One :,
ught to cry aloud his name from the .
He deserves the recogni-
ion and the thanks due a great bene-
actor of the human race. But he !
oesn't ask it. He is the most modest !
f men. All he asks is to be allowed .
o receive as many poor, suffering .
reatures as possible. But he is very =.
oor, and so is his little annex And +
hat is why !, among others who have I
cen the results Of his work, am 60
~ to try to spread about the knowl-
ige of his work, hoping that he may =,
ome day reap the benefit. Please +
elp me do this. II ever anyone de- ..
,rves all one can do for him, he does. L
he sights that remain in my men, o.
nv, inefFaceable, cry out for publica- y
on! But because | don't want 1t L
lought that am writing in order to
ivertise any remedy or scheme or
an / will give you the surgeons
lme and address in postscript. ~
hen anyone who really wishes to help =
in get il from you and write him =
rect. If one can do nothing else,
,e can send crude paraffin, which -.
-er here is very expensive, but at
,r,e so cheap.-Boston Transcript.