A New or Improved Mode of Using Medicated Preparations for the Benefit of Patients.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Mode of Using Medicated Preparations for the
Benefit of Patients.
We,
WILLIAM HEATH, of Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, in the County of
Worcester, Inventor, and FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HILL, of Northfield, near
Birmingham, also in the County of Worcester, Brick Maker do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Our invention has for its object a new or improved mode of using medicated
preparations for the benefit of patients and for the purpose of assisting them to
conveniently inhale the results of the combustion of such preparations, & which
though exceedingly simple we prefer to explain by means of the sheet of drawings
annexed hereto.
In carrying our invention into effect we take any quantity of paper made from
pure straw or any equivalent substance and thoroughly saturate the same with the
essence of various herbs or other medicinal compounds so that the paper or other
substance is thoroughly impregnated therewith.
We then allow these sheets of
We then cover
paper or other substance to dry in a very slow and natural manner.
both surfaces of the sheets with various herbal or other medicinal compounds in a
powdered state and which is made to adhere to the surface of the paper by any
suitable means such as paste or any other suitable adhesive matter which is also
allowed to dry on the surface. We then cut the sheets into strips of any convenient
size to pack into suitable boxes or parcels.
Figure 1., of the annexed drawings illustrates a convenient sized strip A, which
size would enable a dozen such strips to be packed in a flat box.
Figure 2., shows the strip A bent into one of the most convenient forms for
lighting both edges a' and a² at once.
Figure 3., shows the bent strip A placed upon a plate or other suitable uninflamable
article B, and with the edges a' and a smouldering away.
In using these strips, one is taken and bent double as seen at Figure 2 so that
both ends come together. When both the ends are ignited. The strip A is then
bent in preferably an angular form aud placed upon a plate or other suitable
uninflamable article B as seen at Figure 3 and the strip smoulders away (it will not
blaze) thus fumigating any room in which it may be placed where the patient or
patients may be; or the patient may inhale the products of combustion while the
strip is smouldering by simply holding his or her mouth over the strip.
By this means the products and medicinal properties of herbs or other substances.
may be transmitted to patients by inhalation in this very simple manner and
according to the herbs used the remely is beneficial to various lung diseases such
for instance as asthma, brouchitis, influenza, whooping cough and all kinds of
afflictions of the breath and lungs.
It will be evident that the strips may be bent otherwise than the V-shape as
shown by Figures 2 and 3; for instance, if bent to a curve it answers the same
purpose, but it is advisable to ignite both ends at the same time so that they may
continue to burn until they meet and the whole strip is consumed.
It will also be evident that instead of the V-shaped piece it may be made into a
coil and one end only ignited. In this case the combustion would be slower but

page_text: otherwise either this or other such like means may be adopted for burning the
strips A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The new or improved mode of using medicated, preparations for the benefit of
patients or invalids consisting of the pure straw paper or its equivalent saturated in
sheets and afterwards powdered on its surface with the preparation and then cut
into strips such as A for the purpose of fumigating rooms etc., and for inhaling,
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 7th day of November 1895.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.