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h m e
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.
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re n c e o f a c a rc n o i m a to u s t u m o u r, lik e ra ys fro m
a li ttl e i nte rv e n i n g m a tte r . S o me
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t he se w h i te ban ds m i g h t be a t h i c k e n i n g o f t h e c e l

l ul a r subs ta n c e w h i c h e n su e d a s a c o ns e que n c e
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i n a di se a se d s ta te in t h e first i n sta n c e Ho w .

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d e n ts w h i c h se e m t o be o f li ttl e c o n se qu e n c e a s ,

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the fo ll ow i n g i n fe re n c e s
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,

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t h e se substa n c e s, w h e th e r th e y are v a sc u a r, a n d l
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t h e y a re c o m po sed o f li n k s lik e th e t ap e w o rm o r ,

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, ,

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,

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,
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, e e n th e

cause or e ff e c t s o f Syph ilis or L up us an d sc ro

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p
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suc h . It is to t h e an a t o m i st s we s h a ll be o bli e d
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f o r a n acc u rat e a c c o un t o f th e c h a n ge s o f st ruc tu re

in diff e re n t di se a se s
t h e se .

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w e a re v e ry m u c h g u id e d by t h e si tua ti on o f t h e
a rt a ff e c t ed a s w e ll a s b t h e s ta te o f t h e a rt
p ,
y p .

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, ,

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g ‘
p ,

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p y g ,

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lu mps h ave a ppe ared in fe m al e s in e a rly li fe y e t ,

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p p ro e r i n sc ro ph ul o us di sord e rs an d s o meti me s i l ,

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‘ ‘

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“
ro re ss
p g , y
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.
,

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, ,

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re ssi o n of f it by t h e o rd in ary t re at me n t suc h as

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pp .

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‘

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.

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the

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p , ,

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,

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n ut firs t de rhcrurs t h e
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g
c o n fin e ment , an d p ro c e e d s t o o th e r p t
a r s, w h e re

it z ag ain p ro d u c e s e qu al
'

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h a s e xla in t h e o bse rv a ti on d f Mr: H ome in
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p e r p p
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t he c ase o f th e di se ase i t h at t h e
’

c an c e ro u s p en s,

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”
di stan t p a rts .

i n «
c a se s o f C a n cer,
'

t h e re s e e m t h e n to be t w o
di sease s e x st n i i g at th e sa me t i me : "

on e
p ro c e e di n g
f rd m ‘
th e Sp e c i fi c c a u se ; t h e o th e r, be i n g no m ore
t ha n c o m mo n e ff e c t s, t h ou g h a r i si n g fro m th a t p ar
i
t ic ul a r c a us e ; bu t t h e e fi e c t s a re n o t t h e p ri n c i p a l
'

di se ase T h e first see m s to p ro c e e d fro m t h e spre a d?

.

i n g o f th e di se a se by t h e i n t e rve n ti on o f t h e w h il e
fila men ts o r ba n ds but l ate ly di sc ov e re d a n d d e sc ri be d ;
,

t h e o t he r from i n fl a m m a t i o n o r su p pura t i o n ra i s e d ,
i

by t h e p osi ti v e i nj u ry d o n e by a bso rp t i o n or h y t h e
" ,

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rd f ie t f re m o v i n a c a n c e ro u s bre a st s r ot h e r
p p y c g p
r

a rt t h e f i rst t h i n s d o n e w o u ld be t
p , g o exa ,

m1 n e ,
th e d at e o f th e n e ig h bo u ri n g g l a n ds . Wh en

bre ast be c om e s w ri n kl ed , or d ra w n
 o n T H E c e n s o r c a n t a ta
gs
a

w h ol e di se a se . Th is re a so n i ng is foun d e d on t he

“
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e p i
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p art of th e se he
a c ci d e n ta lly l e ft be h in d , th e di sea se w ill ret urn
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p e rso n in L a n c a sh it e of "th e name o f
Tay lor , w h o h as an i
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ra t i o n

t um o uw be co me s o p e n ; w i t h t h e in ten tion mf
’ ‘

th e sto pp n g t h e
i s
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re v e n t i n ret urn ,
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m y s uc c e e d in h is d e avou rs I h ave be c n
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a en , n ot ~
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informe d but his i n tenti on is ri g h t : Tay lor is a

“

v ery pla i n h o me ly man , w i th m uc h re sol ut ion a n d ,

a g ood n atural un d e rsta n di n g He re ads more th an

“

is susp ec t e d , or s o me pe rson rea ds fo r h im, so that

if i ll ite ra te , h e is ig n oran t
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kn i fe th e i t he ,

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a l l th e se re c au t i on s t he o e rat i on is o f te n u nsu c
p p ,

c e ss ful T h is m ust h appe n be c au se th e w ly ztefila

'

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men ts w h i c h c o n sti tute a n e sse nt i a l part of th e d is

,

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, ,

w h i c h appe ar to be di se ase d In som e c a se s a l so .

t h e o p e ra tio n h as suc c e e d ed w h e n o n e o r m ore o f

g h e ax il l ary g l a n d s h av e a
pp e a re d t o b e di s ea se d ;

a n d t h i s i t m ay be p re su m e d h appe n s w h e n a n a h
, ,

s or t i o n £ e t h e bre a st h as p re c e d e d t h e a d v an c e
p
o f t h e fila men ts ; an d t h e sw e lli n g o r in d ura t ioi n f

h as di sappe a re d a fte r t h e o p e ra ti o n Wh en on .

the re m o v a l o f t he e v id e n tly di se a se d g l a n ds th e ,

de e pe r se ate d o n e s are fo un d aff e c te d w h a t e v e r c are ,

t h e Ope rato r t o o k t h e o pe ra t i o n a s far a s I k n o w

, , ,

w a s n e ve r su c c e s sful I t is p ro ba bl e t h a t if Ca n cer
.

in t he bre ast be a c re a tu re o f t h e c on s t i tut i o n ,

the

i
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c ee d , t h a n if it w e re t h e c o n se que n c e o f an inj u ry
v

i nfl ic te d o n t h e p a rt S uc h h as be e n th e u n ce r
.

ta in ty of t h ese op e ra ti o n s i n c ase s sup po sed to be ,

D 2
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r
c a n c e o us, th at su r
g e on s a re be c om e fa r l e ss dei -e

Si re n s f p e rfo rm i n g t h e m , th an se e m s to h a v e
‘

bee n t h e p ra c t i c e fo rme rly ; w h e n w i th ou t m uc h

’

h e si t at i on t h e y m ov e d th e w h o l e bre as t, tu
“

re or

m ou rs o fy an ki n d , be c au se ,
th e y h ad th e
p ower o f
re m o v i n t h em In th e m e m an n e r absc e sse s
g sa

m
.

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en e w h e n e v e r t h e fl u c tu a t i o n o f at te r
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w a s pe rc e pt i bl e w i t ho u t j u d g i n g o f t h e re l a ti v e o r
,

c o n se c u t i ve c i rc u m st a n c e s T o t h e c re di t o f d is
,

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C o v e ri n
g t h e ro e r m e th o d o f t re at i n
p p g g
l
s c e sse s M r A ber n ei by is e n t i tl e d
. .

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t h e r p a rt o f t h i s subj e c t T h e e x t i rp a t i o n o f a
.

c an c e ro u s p a rt is u s u a lly s p ok e n o f by e m p i ri c s a s ,

i f t h e y h a d c u re d Ca n cer ; bu t t hi s c a n n o t be a l
l o w e d to be a p ro p e r o r j ust m o d e o f e x pre ssmn ,

t h o ug h it m ay a n s w e r t h e p u rp ose o f en h a n cm g
the ir m e ri t T h e a m p u ta ti o n of
. a le
g is n ot

c u ri n a c o m ou n d f ra c tu re o r a di se a se d fo o t
g p , .

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bre a sts by t h e k n i fe a n d by c au t i c s
, I n re s .

ul a r ra c t i c e t h e f o rm e r m e t h o d h a s e n e ra l ly
g
,

p g
be e n p re fe rre d ; by e m p i ri c s t h e l a t te r VVh a t is
'

t h e di ff ere n c e ? T h e re m o v a l o f t h e p a rt by th e
k n i fe is a t te n d e d w i t h p a i n c o m p a ra ti v e l yo f s h o rt
d ura t i o n a n d no t m o re v i ol e n t p ro ba bly t h a n t h a t
,

o c c a si o n e d b t h e c a usti c S o fa r t h e c o m a ri so n
y .
p
is g re a tly in fa vo u r o f t h e k n i fe T h e q uest i on
"

.
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37
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th e n to be d ec id e d is , w h eth e r a ft er th e e x t
i rpat i o n
6 5a
“

c a n c ero u s t u m o ur '
W i t h th e k n i fe, th e di se a se
”

be l mo l e ss li abl e to re turn t h an a fte r t h e

re
'

or ,

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.

t o t h e k ni fe fo r a re a son assi g n e d by M r fi b
i

e m e tb ;
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g
,

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‘

i f i th e c austic w e re u se d t h en al l t h e a dj o m i n g
l ‘

z , .

fa tty subst an ce fo r a c o n si d e rabl e g d istan c e i s l e ft

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di sc o l ou re d a n d so m e w h at alt ered i n i t s t ex t ure

,
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fro m th e l i nfl u e n c e
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'

o f t h e c a ust i c ; an d t h ere is
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i n fl ue n c e e x t e n d s
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re ,
"

t h e w h ite fila men ts w i ll be d e stroy e d , w h i c h m a

y
be ;c alle d th e i n str u m e n ts o f t h e di se a se T h e t rial s .
”

m e dia at th e E d in burg h H o sp i ta l to p ro ve t h e c o m
'

p a rat i s e s q ur
’

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o

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o f t h e ski n , c e ll ul a r m e m bra n e , a n d f att y su bs ta n c e ,

ld be f ly d o n e ; th o u g h it h a d no t th e n
’

a s c ou sa e

be e n
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’

d th a t th e w bii e ba n d s or fila men ts

w e re o f te n tim be d d e d i n th e fa t ty '

substa n c e .

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sc ri be d f re m F zc Jsizzs I t h i n k w a s by co v e ri n g t h e , ,

w h ol e o f t h e di s e a se d p a rt i n t e n d e d t o be re m o v e d

w i t h t h e pre p a ra t i o n w h i c h w a s u su a lly a rse ni c a l , ,

d u ly m i x e d a n d r e n e w m g t h e a pp li,c a t i o n a f t e r

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th e h e al th y p arts L a tterly it h as be en th e prac tic e;
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. . ,

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a tin h li c a t i on at ro e ri n te rv l s t il l th e
p e g t e a
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r

w h ole s ubs t a n ce W i th iri t h e c i rc l e Wa s d ii g out;

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t h e d ec ay ed su bstan c e o n t h e surface bf Wh ic h was
de sc ri be d a s c l aw s or sm al l e x tre mi t ies o f t h e d is “
"
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l

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t h a n th i s ope ra tio n ; but suc h is t h e d re a d o f th i s .

di se ase an d of c utti n g th at h e re a re a t al l timfe s pe e

' ’

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,

p l e fo u n d , w ho su b m i t to i t I t is n e c essary to g ire
.

l arge d oses o f o p i u m w h é ri th e c a ust ie is app l ied ,

'

a n d t o suppl y th e pa t i e n t s fre q u e n tly w ith mord ia l s

' ’
‘
-

t o e n ab l e t h e m t o s u
pp o rt t h e t o rt iir e it b ec a silon s «

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. ts d o

no t o utst ri p t h e a hso rption o f th e in a tten fro m t he

axill ary o r oth e r n e i g h bo uri n g g l an d s bu t re m a i n ,

c o n fin ed to t h e bre a st w h e n th i s is re m o v e d th e
, ,

Wh ol e di se ase m ay possi bly be ta k en a w ay a n d t h e '

a bs o r ti o n t o t h e g l an d be i n g co n sid e re d a s a n a c
p .

c id e n ta l c i rc u m stan c e a n d no c on st i t u e n t a rt o f
“

, p
t h e d ise a se , t he bpe ra tio w w ill su c c e e d a n d th e ,

ax ill a ry g lan d w ill be resto re d to h e al t h so o fi af te r

r -
s

w a rd s . I t m ay be p os si bl e by c are fu , l o bserv ation ,

to d i st i n g u i sh be t w e e n t h e se c ase s B u t ev e ry .

l a n d be c o m in d i s e a se d b be i n a n e w n e st as it
’

g g y g ,

w ere , of the di se ase forms a ls o a n e w c e n tre fro m

,
 on m cu m: on C A NQ E B . 39

w hi c h l it p s re a ds ‘

to noth er
-
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p astsy p mbah ly in th e

m ar be fore d e sc ri be d . In e xa m in in g t h e st rue -
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mite o f '
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‘

, ear ly in th e dise a se Mr;

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fl am e observ an th e re is but o n e e e n t re, bu t i n t h e i

d
a v an c e d s ta t e , th e re are m an y c entre s, an d , t at h
M ee ts or ba n d s run in c o nc e n tr e c rc es . i i l He n ce
it may be su
pp o sed , ; t h a t if on e of .t h es e c e n tres

W ere s ea sh ely re mo ve d ,li ttl e p ro gre ss wou l d; be

m ade : t ow ar d s a c u re , as e v e ry c i rc l e m ay be a ( lif e

"If Ca nnes he allo w e d t o be a d ise ase mi g enera,

it m ea ns t o be so o n by . t h e
ly w h it e [sa n d s or fi la ;

mea ts , wh ic h h av e n ot
ye t bee n di sc ov ere d in y an

ot h e r, di se ase . If t he y w e re , th a t di se a se wou ld

p o
rba blyt be as d iffi e ul t of c ure a s Ca n cer , by wh a t
eae r it m ig h t be c al le d
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t o be e xpe ct e d th e re sh ou ld be a n e x a c t re se m bla nc e
h e tW C een : d a n y o th e r d iseaSe to w h ic h the
a n cer a n r s

ba tma n bod y is subj e c t S h o ul d it be f urt h e r i n .

u i re d Wh e th e r th e re be m u c h res e m bl a n c e or a rm
q »
.

l ogy be t w ee n Ca n cer a n d a n y di se ase to w h i c h

.

a n im a l s a re sub j ec t th e a n s w e r w o u ld be d oubtf ul ;
,

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’

z
,

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’

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liquors ? We m ay t h e n in
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o f mank in d w h i c h l iv es in .t h ezf ree

.
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a n d u n re st ra in ed

use o f al l ki n d s o f fe rme t e dl iq uors a n d c e rta n i kin ds

n
of di e t ,
a re m or e l iabl e to C a n cer th an th o se l lO

a bst a n i f ro m th em , th e m m o re spari n g ly :
”

o r u se

I t Wi ll th e n in l p ro babil ity h e
al

h W h li i nd ul g e n tly , ke e pi n g t h e iri h ord ie s

'

t os e o ve

in a sta t e c on st a n t
;
ly bo rd erin g on fe ye r, a re rn o re
'

lia bl e to th i s di seas e t h an t h o se w h o liv e t e rn

- ,
A
,

p e ra te l
y . I t is a l so t h oug h t if n o t prov e3d ,a t h at ,
'

t h ose w h o be c o m e c e r ule n t o r T
p a t, t h ro ugh inne r

l anc e an i n d ulg e n c e are m ore li abl e t o Ca n cer a n d

d ,

m an y :o th e r di se a se s t h an su c h a s ane o f a thin
, n

h a bit from sc a n ty li v i n g a n d re g ul ar ex e rc i se It .

i s a l so a sc e rta i n e d t h a t C a nc er is a more rap id a n d

Es t ra c tabl e di se ase in t h e c o rpu l e n t a n d fa t t h an in
'

e rs o n s o f a sp a re h a bi t P a t in e v e ry a n i ma l b dy
p .
o , ,

see ms i n d e e d t o be a substa n c e p e rfe c tly use l e ss t o

"

t h e i r p re s e n t w e ll be i n g ; it m ay be c o n sid e re d a s

a sto re l a id u p fo r t h e s ust e n an c e o f th e bo dy w h e n
“

d e p ri v e d o f e x te rn a l m e a n s o f n ou ri sh m e n t a n d , ,

l ik e o th e r sto re s i s m ore li ke ly t o be sup erfl uous

,

t h a n d e fi c i e n t .

It is a d m i tt e d t h a t C a n er m o re fre q u e n tly a t; c
”
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fe ets »
pa rts c o n ce rn e d w th t h e
i v e n e re a
pp l a et i te
t ha n o th e rs
.

bu t it h a s e a re d 1 h o w f a r th e
“

n ot a
pp
‘

u n re a so n abl e i n d ul gen c e o f th a t a
pp et i te m ay d is

p e t o t h is
os d i se ase , t h o ug h It m ay to m an y h er
ot

p u n sh m e n t s .
i T h e pro o fs o f t h i s m i g h t be ta k e n
f roin th os e w h o l e a d a li fe o f c o m m on pro stit ut ibn i

but t h e se y bein s
m o st bec o me un h a
i
pp g s a c r

fi c e s a t sb e arl y a p e rio d o f t h ei r li v e s fe w o f th e m
‘
‘ ’

res el l i n c
'

t h e t hi rti et h y e a r o f th e i r a e t h at th e
g g ,

o
pp ort un i t i e s o f m aki n g c o rre c t o bse rv a t i on s a re
'

llylo st
'

e n e ra
g .

Wit h
i

d th e f o llo w i ng i n form at i o n I h a v e be e n
favoured b m f ri e n d s to w h en) l appl ie d for t h e i r
’

y y
re am
rk s on t h i s su b j ec t .

Dr P ell mm . Wr a ren o bse rv e d th a t in the m ost

i l en t pai n atte n d i n g d an c e ro u s d ise a sesfi th e v a s
v o
'
’

c ul a r sy s te mw a s l it tl e di s t u rbe d th e u l se o f t e n
p
e
,

re m a i n i n g q u i e t an d r e ul ar I d o n o t ree o l l e c t
" '

g :

t h a t t h i s C i rc u m s ta n c e o c c urs in an y o t h e r di se ase ;
Dr R abertson w h o h a s be e n fo r m a n y yéhrs
.
,

si c i a n t o t h e oy a l H o s i t a l a t G re e n v
p y
h R p v ic h ,

t e l l s m e t h a t h e c o u ld o n ly re c o l l e c t se v e n c a se s
,

o f Ca n c er an d t h e n it h a e n e d t o o l d m e n : We
pp
:

m a y h e n c e c o n c l ud e t h a t t h e re is n o t h i n g in t h e
di e t o r c i rc um stan c e s o f a se a fari n g li fe w h ic h d is
‘

o se s to t h i s di se a se
p .

Dr R udd z ma n w h o re sid e d m a n y ye a rs o n th e
'

. ,

c oa st o f C or omd n a el th e n a t i v e s o f w h i c h a re v e ry
‘
’
,
4a ON T E E C UR E e s Ga m ma .
e

c l ea n in th e i r p e rso n s, a nd a remarka bly te mples

ly w

ra te rac e o f pe 0p1e , in forms me t h at t he y are lit tl e

‘

t h a t u n c e an l li n e ss ac tua f
lly c ause s t h is d iae ase fi bm;

i ly c l e an li n ess in our h abit ation s preven ts

c e rta n , .
.

many d isea s e s an d i n o ur p ersons ren ders s e ie ss

“

, r

su

ia man ufac to ries o f an y k in d are p ec u l iarly li abl e to

'

p i t s; n or l n a n
y e t h e r o c c up at o n o r em p lo y i ment ,

e ase , t h oug h l le d
ca L am not ca pa ble , g f

u dg in g w h e th e r t h e re be an
y t h ing s p ec ificgal l
y
J ,

d iffe ren t if rp m co mmon Ga m er.

Jt ean h ardly be doubt ed but that w omen are

be e n prov e d th at u n ma rri e d w omen a se more sabs

j c e t t o C rmeer t h an t h o se w ho are married . ,

rare in t he n u n n e ri e s or mo n asteries in the is l an d

c o nstan t con trou l ov e r a oth er t urbi d e nt p assion s

ll l
.

I th i n k it re m a n s a i d oubt Wh eth e r t h o se mar

"

, .
z

r e i d p e rso ns w h o do, or do n o t sue kle th eir i n fa n ts,

a re m o re li a bl e to , Ca izcer
I t h a s be e n l d e d th at stc ril w o me n w h en
c on c u w ,

m arri e d , a re more subj e c t to Ca n ter th an th ose

 O N THE C U R E O F C A NC E R . 43

w ho h
“
e
il d ren ; B u t
av ch th e re a re so m an y ditfi
fe rten t c auses of sterili ty it , is t o be pre sumed th at
th e d ec i sio n appli es o n ly to
"
o n e c a u se . i

w ho m e n struat e i rre gul arly o re w th i

p i
a n , or wh o h a v e p ro fuse di sc h a rge s a t ea efh P fi ,

r io d , are su s e c t e d t o be more li abl e to Ca fz c er th a n

p
those who a re re
g l
u a r, o r w h o do n ot suff e r a t t h o se

h a ve be e n e n t e rt a i n e d by v
so rn e , th at

S am ar i a an h e re dita ry di se ase . B ut t h i s ca n o nl y
be al lo w e d so fa r a s re a t e s t o so m e
l p l
e c u i a ri t y of
strue t ure ; or So m e d is po si t i on , ra t h e r t h an a s a n ee

c e sea r y c onse q ue n c e ,
a s in g ou t a n d se v e ra l o th e rs.

B ut i n a d dit ion to an y p e c ulia ri ty o f stru c ture o r

'

d isp o si t i o n it is th be s up po sed t h at c h ild re n li ve

,

in so m e measure a c c o rdi n g t o th e m an n e r o f th e i r
p a re n t s an a m o re
, po we rf u l i n fl ue n c e m a
y be d e .

I dHVéd frémj t his th an from an

y “
ot h er c a us e .

d iffic ul ty in d e te r
i

S T h ere t as
'
be e n no li ttl e - e

min in g w hiat is li f t h e e a rl ie s t
e at w h i c h i d f
'

er o o
p
‘

Ca n cer has a pp eare d a n d a t w h a t p e ri o d w e a re ,

.

most li ableto it T o th e l atte r I be li e ve may be . , ,

an sw e re d w i thout mu c h h e si ta t i o n i n a d v a n c e d
, , ,

li fe an d to w o m e n a bou t th e t i m e of th e c essati o n
,

ef f tlh e m h
e se s n ot be c a u se o f a n
y m
, a li g y
n i t f ro m
th e re te nt o n o f i t h e se, a s so m e h a v e fi l p pose d but ,

be cau se a p ar t d i sp osed t o di se ase was d e pri ve d o f

l o c al di sc h arge w h ic h i t h ad be e n li e v e d
i

by
’ ’

a -
re .

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r
he e a rli e s t c a se I e ve r sa w w as C a n cer of t he
44 ON TH E C UR E or CA N C ER .
‘

in youn g w o m an abou t even te e n y e ars

”

t on g ue a s

f age S h e h ad m e n strua t e d d uw h e n it
‘

o " . n e v er an
,

be fo re th e t i m e of ub i h be e n
'

e rt t n ot
a
pp e a rs p y as , ,

o bse rve d toi a ff e c t '

p a rts c o n c e rn e d w th th e i v e ne

re a l appe tite . i

W i
ith rn t h e se few
'
'

y e a rs m uc h at te n t o n i has

be e n p a id to th e dis e a se s o f t h e v e g e t abl e tri be ,

a n d th ese h av e be e n i n se v e ral i n stan c e s in t el l i )

g en tly c o m pa re d t o t h o se
'

o f an i m al s : i
In th osc dc l
’
a

c o un ts th e term C a n cér i v en to e rta n i

IS
g on e a
pp
1n
g to t re e s, bu t t h i s se e ms to re se m bl e more t h e
h p ’
er es exea efl s , or
g an
g rene, th an C d zrcer m t h e h u
m an p s e c 1e s . Th i s i s sa id to be c ure d
by c u t tin g
‘

aw ay a l l di sea sed p art a n d th e n

th e ,
fav o uri n g t he
h ea li n g of t h e w oun d by su i tabl e a ppl i c ati ons a n d ,

su c h me a n s a s ro m o t e th e a c t i v i ty bfit h e o wers i
p p
i n h e re n t fi n th e t re e : w oun d s a nti i nj uri e s of
‘

- 7 if f
“ ‘

e v e ry k in d a re said t i) e re aire d b
yp o c e sses
3 b
p
'
‘

r f

si mil a r to th o s e w hi c h? ta li e ac e in a n ima l s a
‘

l nd
“
"

p ,

bse rv a ti o n , i
w t h o ut udyi n g th e u b ec t , j is j h s t :
st
s
‘

The a n a st o mo sm g o f bra n c h e s 18 too corn m o n a

C i rc u m sta n c e to d e s e rv e n o t1 c e .

lh ever y l
c a ss of
d be i n gs a n i m a l o r an i mt a e ,
”

i
v e e t a bl e
g t li e re e x 1 s ts a
,
p e c u li a r ki n d o f li fe or ,

d i ff e re n t g ra d a ti o n s o f t h e li v i ng pri n c ipl e No t .

th e l e a st c u ri o us o r w o n de rfu l o f w h i c h is i n t h e
 O N T HE C U RE or CA N C ER .
“
43

t r be of
i m u sh f o o m s , an d o f t h e se ith a s bee n d o ubte d ,

w h e t h er t h e y im l
a re t o be c asse o

g e l d as an a s -o r v e

tabl e s o r w h et h e r t h e y be n o t a n i m a l su bst a n c e s
, ,
l

v e e ta ti n lik l a n ts E a c h i n di v id ua l o f t h i s
g g e
p
a
.

t ri be h a s it s p e c uli a ri ty o f st ruc tu re o ri g i n p ro , ,

re ss d u ra t i o n a n d q u ali t i e s so m e o f t h e m be i n
g , ,
g ,

w h o l e so m e fo o d a n d o t h e rs t h e m o st a c t i v e p o i
,

so n s Th e B olet m L a ck ry ma fi i o r a s it is q u a i n t ly
. , ,

c a ll e d t h e Dry R o t
, fro m 1 12 5 e ff e c t s o n t i m be r , ,

t h o u gh it c ann o t e x i st w i th o ut m o i stu re h a s be e n
‘

Wh e n t re e s h a v e be e n c u t d o w n
‘

o ft e n d e sc ri be d .

a n d re du c e d in fo t h e fo rm s o f be a m s l an ks
p or
;

, ,

bo ard s t h e y w ill c o n t i n ue p e rfe c tly so un d fo r a n

,

i n de fin i te n u m be r o f ye a rs a c c o rd i n g t o t h e i r o u ,

in a l t e x t u re t h o u g h li a bl e t o p re m a t ure d e c a y
'

g ,

f ro m v ario u s a d ve n titio h s c a u se s
‘
O f t h i s p re m a .

t u re d e c ay t h e f un g u s c a ll e d t h e Dry R o t is t h e
“

m ost fre q u e n t c a u se in c e rta i n S i tu a t i o n s a n d in ,

e v e ry ki n d o f t i m be r T h e g ro w t h o f t h i s f un g u s.
,

I S ex tre m e ly c u ri o u s o ri i n a t i n in w h a t is c a ll e d
g g ,

d ise a sed o r a l t e re d g ro un d bu t w h e t h e r 1 t be p ro
d uc e d fro m se e d o r th e f e r m e n t a t i o n o f d ifi e re n t
,
[

s ubsta n c e s is n o t n o w m a t e ri a l
, i t l a u n c h e s fo rt h .

a n i n fin i te n u m be r o f fin e w hil e s il b i
ty fi r es w h c h /
, ,

if c o v e re d w i th sto n e ru n for a g re a t l e n g t h e ven , ,

u n d e r t h e Wh o l e fl o o r o f a ro o m s o m e t i m e s fo rm ,

i n g i l a rg e fl ak e s, m e mbra n e s , or s h e e ts o f the sa m e

t e xtu re . If th e s t o n e s a re l aid so c o se l l y , t h at th e
46 on T H E C H R E o r cs n e n n .
-

li n es c an n o t e s c a
p e t h rou h t h e sea
g m s it , creeps

on s ti ll f urt h er t ill it fin d s ian o ex osure

en n
p g or p
to th e air, an d t h e n a f un g us o f a Large w e and ,

of a be auti ful o ra n
g e c o o u r, s rou ts
p l fo rth . Wh en

th is is c o m e to a s ta te of
p e rfe c t o ni it t h ro w s of f
o r sc a t t rs aro u n de
'

i mme n se n umbe r of se e ds
it an

o f a bric k c o l o u r a n d a l m o st a s sm a ll a s du s t
, ;

The s ilky fil a m e n t s d o n o t a l w a y s run in a stra i g ht

‘

d i re c tio n bu t di v e rg in g n o t lik e t he bran c h e s o f a

, ,

t re e but lik e a v i n e n a le d t o t h e w all or a s t he

,
i ,

iv y ru n n i n g up a t ree t o w h i c h it c l i n gs ; by fix in g ,

at ce rt a i n di st a n c e s
,
a ki n d o f t a ilon o r n a il i n t o
,

t h e ba rk o f t h e t re e e v e r w a n ti n g so m e supp o rt ,

i n rt s
p g
ro re ss I m i g h t h e re obse rve t h at th e se ,

t a l o n s o f t h e i v y bea r in t h e i r f o rm a nd a rran e
”

g ,

m e n t a n e xa c t re se m bl a n c e t o th e fin es d e sc ri be d
,

in o n e o f Dr B a illz e s pl at e s In th e ” eag e a s it
’
‘ ’
. . r
,

is v u l g a rly c all e d th e t a l o ns o r h o lde rs sp ri n g f rom

/

t h e t re e si n g ly a n d t h en t h ro w o f bran c h es o r
,

fe e t by w h i c h it fix e s u po n t h e w all w h i c h su p
,

o rts it T h e y are o f a w iry t e x tu re a n d re se nt

p .
,
,

bl e t h e fo o t o f a fo w l .

I f a n y t i m be r li e s l n t h e w ay a n d t h e s ilky hl a ,

m e n ts o f th e B e lg i an L a c kry ma m c o m e i nto c o n
t a c t w i th it t h e y p e n e t ra te i n t o i ts v e ry subst an c e
, ,

c o m l e t e ly d e stroyi n i n d t i mb
p ts t exture r

g a e r

w h i c h h as be e n p e rv a d e d th y th e fil a m e nt s, if o f

fi r h as n o t a pa rti c l e o f te re bi n thi n ate matte r 11 9 ?

,
3
 on aura C U R E or C A N C ER .
47

mash in g i n 1t ; or of w h a te ve r k i n d it ma y be it ,

hm t h e appe a ran c e a s if it h ad be e n u n d er th e in
fl uc h e e of fir e , beih g w arp e d , an d in m a n y pa rt s
e d e re d
r n as d ry an d l i gh t as
p ow d er , n ot un lik e
th e t
subs a n c e c a ll e d touc h -w oo d .

Man y rem e di e s h av e bee n re c om me n d e d for th e

de struc t io n o f th is f un g us s om e t o al te r t h e qu a
fi

l ity of t h e groun d m w h i ch i t e x i st s by m ea n s o f ‘

so me me tal li c s ubst an c e w h i c h d e stroy s a l l v e e ~

g
ta t iv e po w e r in th e s o il ; a n d t h a t m o st c o m m o n l y

u se d a n d t h ou h t m o st e ffi c ac i o u s i s so m e fe rru
, g a
,

in o us m a t te r as t h e sc o ri a o f m a n u fa c to ri e s in
g ,

i ron or th e r e fu se o f v i t ri o l w o rks O th e r re m e
,
. s

die s are t ake n f ro m c on tri va n c es t o ha v e a c on

stan t su c c ess i o n of d ry a ir . t h us pre v e nt i n g an y
,

y o f m o i st ur e h 1 t i n e v i ta bly d e c ay s e n
su
p pl w ~
e
n,

tirely g B u t if an y o f t h e s ilky fil a me n t s e sc ap e to

a rt wh e re t he y c a n e t m o i st ure or a re ou t o f
“

a
p g ,

t h e r e a c h o f th e m e ta l li c s ubs t a n c e t h e y w i ll li v e ,

an d ro d u c e t h e e ff e c t s be fcx re m e n t i on e d T h e se
p .

s ilky fi l am e n ts I h a ve p ersua d e d m y se l f be ar a n
, ,

a n al o y to t h e w h i t e ban d s l in e s o ri i l a m e n t s
‘

g ,
p e , ,

c ul ia r t o c an c e ro u s di so rd e rs, l n t h e i r a e a ra n c e
pp ,

m an n e r a n d o ffic e I f th i s c o nj e c t u re be un
. (

f ou n d e d I t rus t t h e re a d e r w ill e x c use m y o h

,

t rud in it u o n h is n o ti c e
g
'

p
“

r .

Th e an c i en ts se e m al w ay s “

t o S pe a
=
k o f Ca n cer
as if it w e re a c rea t u re
° '

os se ss in
p g ll ife , di sti n c t fro m
 48 on T H E C fi R E D J? C A nc E n ,

th a t of th e g e n e ra l fra m e
'

, g rv mg 1t an l
e e c t ng i
a so o nl w ha t su bs t a n c e s it sh ou ld a tt a c h . P e rh aps
it m ay be a s di ffic ul t to e x pla i n o r c o m preh e n d
t h e ma n n e r i n w h ic h a n e mbry o be c o m e s a li v i n g .

c re a tu re , as it w o uld be to mg n as a s a t s a c tor i f y
reaso n Wh y C a n cer s h ou ld n ot be a l g
1v 1n . c rea

t u re , o s se ss n i m e c uli a r s e c i e s o f li fe , lik e
p g so e
p p
t h at o f a a a s i ti c a l
p r p l an t A l l t h e w o rks o f
. ,
na

t ure a re m y ste ri e s , an d e a c h
p art , w h en w e c om e

to in
q u re i m i n u te ly i n to first c a u se s , is e qu ally
m y steri o u s , exc e
p t as fa r as th e g ,
rea t C re a tor o f
al l t h i n g s h a s be e n pl e ase d to us t o e xp l a i n e n a bl e

h is w ork s ; w h i c h po w e r o f e x p l a n a ti o n m ay, in
fa c t , be co n s id e re d as a re v e a t o n l i . I t m ay be
d o u bte d ‘

w h e th e r an
y m an w h o
. e ver m a d e a di s e

f h in g u nkn own f th e h i g h e st i m
‘

c ov e r
y o an
y t , o

p o r ta n c e to h u m a n be m g s, c ou l d h i m sel f c on c e i ve ,

m uc h l e ss i m p a rt to o th e rs th e m a n n e r h o w th e ,

fi rst t h o ug h t s w h i c h l e d t o t h e d i s c o v e ry c a m e
i n to ln s m i n d O f li fe w e kn o w n o th i n g but fro m
.

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h a d be e n re mo v e d a bo u t t h re e y e a rs be fo re by
Mr Gay s me t h o d T h a t g e n tl e m an w a s n e v e r
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. .

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t i o n o f Mr Guy s c au st i c
’

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,

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g g
t h a t s id e a n d re n d e re d t h e O e ra t i o n i m ra c t i c abl e
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did u se it t w o o r th re e t i m e s c ou ld n o t be p re
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t h o d t oo t roubl e so m e fo r t h e m an d t h e i r f a m ilie s .

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,

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a n y t h i n g w h i c h h a d t h e n a m e o f c o m i n g fro m

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,

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to g ive a fa i r t ri a l t o th e i n t e rn al use o f t h e e xt rac t

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o ,

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t ri fl i n g al te rat i o n fort h e be tte r u po n t h e first t ri al ,

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. , ,

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p g w ,

sh e t ri e d t h e e xt ra c t o f h e m l o c k t h e subli m a te , ,

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o ut o b t a i n i n
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re w v i si b ly w o r se L o n
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pp e a ra n c e s, an d fin di n g t h at

il l? me di c i n e did n ot di sagre e ,
t he d ose of th ej oz
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es
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ma rtia ler w a s i nc re a se d to t e n g ra i n s in e a c h p ill o f ,

w h i c h p ill s f ro m t e l v e t o t w e ty w e
n re t a k n m
e 1

th e d ay Th e ly i i sh e e v er e x
. on n c o n v e n en c e
p
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fi
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of t h e fi ores ma rtia ler e v e ry d a 3

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w it h o ut i n c o n v e n i e n c e A fe w o f my
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ni i a n c e i .
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at i e n ts h a v e si n c e t ak e n fro m th re e
'

c a n c e ro us
p
d rac h m s to h a l f an o u n c e of t h e sa m e m e di c i n e s

in th e sa me spac e o f t i me a n d lik e w i se wi t h o u t
‘

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t

l ed ge d th at th i s m e di c i n e a s w e ll as o th ersic a n
, ,
‘ ‘

be bo rn e by so m e in m u c h l a rge r q u a n t i ti e s h a n 1
t
by o t h erh s o t h a t u po n t h e w h o l e w h e th e r t h e ,

ill s a re m a d e w i th fiv e o r t e n ra i n s o f th e m edi
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t i me it m a b e a s w e ll t o re st ra i n t h e do se t o a bo ut
, y
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p at i ent A n d e v e n t h i s is a n a l m o s t i n c redi bl e
,
“

dose w h e n w e c o n sid e r h o w se ld o m t h i s m e di
‘
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me d ic i n e , th a t is abo u t afte r
th e first pp lai c a tion of th e liqu id m y pati en t w a s
,

so muc h m e n d e d in y re sp e c t th at I began t o
e ver ,

e n te rta i n h o pes of e ff e c t i n g a c u re T he i n tern al .

a,

u se of t h i s m v rg o ra t in g m e di c i n e h a d so f a n re stored ’

h e r h ea l thé
t h a t s h e
, a
pp e a r e d lik e a n e w c re ature s:

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d ue d t h e i n d u ra t i o n s w e r e a l l o f th e m c on sid e rabl
2
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y
softe n e d a n d i n so m e l a c e s t o ta lly re
, p
c o rd u n d er th e a rmp i t w as m uc h 1 5

l arge w o un d w a s c o n trac t e d a nd so m e o f th e s pi an
“

o n es c l ose d : t h e di sc h arg e f ro m t h e m w as g ene

‘

rall y g oo d .

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pp e a ra n c es o f th e sore s: w e re not so

s at i s ac to r
f y to me , as t h e c h an g e s
p d uc e d in o th er
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c rc u m sta n c e s
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so o n
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w a nt e gh
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pp o u .

s o m e o f t h e s mal l w oun d s w e re h e a l e d y e t the y ,

brok e o u t a ga i n a n d th is f re sh ul c e rati o n w as al w ay s
,

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g
d d i i d b h fi i h
’

a t t e n e w t p a n a n r o u
g , t o n a t rs t a
i rt g t)

t on s a n d ac ri m on i o us di sc h a rg e T he so re s in g s . .

n e ral w e re t o l e ra bly c l e a r an d f re e fro m fl o u h s bu t

“

g ,

h f f t h m w a t h e r re t i c u l at e d t ha nj
t e s u r a c e o e a s r
g ra

n u l t i n d w h e n t o uc h e d e v e r so sli h tly t h e i r
a n
g a g ,

s e n si b il i ty w a s s o e x q u i si t e t h a t i t w a s e v i de n t
,

th e y w e re st i ll in a fun g o us o r c a n c e ro u s s ta t e a nd
’

n o t ye t di s p ose d t o h e a l ro e rl
p p y T h e C o mmon ,
 on THE cus s OF CA NCER ,
59

eaust ics ha d sc a rc e a n
y eff e c t u po n t h e m " n e i th e r
did t h e re fip pe ar an
y p e rm an e n t d
a v a n t a ge fro m
to u c h i n g th e m o c c asmn al ly w i th t h e liqu id n u
mi xe d w i t h w ate r En c oura ge d h o w e v er by t h e
.

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r o re s s a l re a dy m a de a n d u n willi n
g t o h a v e su c h
,

i g

f a ir pro spe c ts bl aste d d re so l ve d to t ry t h e e ff e c t o f

,

a rs en ic a
pp li e d to th e so re s I w a s a w a re t h a t t h
e .

fa tal sym pt o m s bro ug h t o n by a n in d isc re e t u se o f

i

th i s me fiic in e, h a d i n duc e d man y e m in e n t an d

l e arn e d m e n t o re proba te it e n t ire ly ; w h il e ot h e rs,

it m ust k
be n o w l
ac e d g e d o f 1e
q ua l re
p u t e a ffi r m e d , ,

tha t it w as o f i n fin i te se rv i c e in c an c e ro us a fi e c
r c

t ron s S e n si bl e a t t h e sa m e t i me t h at t h i s a ppl i
.

c a tio n w ou ld n e e e ssaril o c c asi on ai n it w as m

y p ‘ y ,

desire to fin d out the l e a st pain ful m e t h o d o f u si n g n

i t. . In t h is
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Vi e w , it oc cu rre d to me , t h at if it w e re

p ossible i to m a ke a
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p a ra t i o n of it '

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sh o ul d

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p on t o uc h in g th e s ore , a s, th e

l un ar c austi c d o e s t h a t th e h o w e v er sh arp at
,
p ai n ,

fi rst , w o ul d r l o n g d ura t ion Th i s ad e a

n ot be of

w as c omm un i c ate d to Dr Marn i vs h o w a s d e si re d .

,
,
if p o ssi b l e t o ma k e suc h a p re parati on
, T he . i
-

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l

h e e ff e ct o f w h i c h h e cou ld n o t t ak e u p on
a sc e rta i n bu t be li e v e d it w o u l d be m
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t h an h e p rud m i n era l I o nsi st e d o f e q ua l
t e t c .
p a rts

of a rsen ic c o ppe r
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, ,

sp i ri t s a fl w in e a n d a f t e rw ard s in o il o f v i tri ol as i
,
-

t ,
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c h a r; o r c a n o ns
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on T H E .

was agre e d upon be twe en us , t h at t h e ac t ci mof thg

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l t w ould ra th e rbe l ow ere d tlfi ne i al te d

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“

by th i s c o m binat i o n a n d p ro c e ss I d e t ei m ine d to
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‘

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re a di n g a s We ll as ge n e ra l ge po rt t h a t t h e a rse n i c
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de rahio q u a n ti t ie s fo r th e c ure o f c a n c e ro u s c o m
l ai n t s a n d t h a t w i t h s uc c e ss ye t I (was re so lv e d
p , ,

to p ro c e e d w i th a l l po ssi bl e c a ut i on i n m y t ri a l o f

a me d ic m e o f t h e e ff e c t s o f w h i c h I h a d n o t e
y t
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be e n a n e ye Wi t n e ss I th e re fo re re d u c e d t h e mass
-
.

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f

a s s m all a a rt i c l e o f i t a s I c o u l d o ssibl se a ra te
p p y p ;

an d l a i d it o ri t h e m i d dl e o f o n e o f t h e s m a ll so re s
’

—
,

th e S I Z C O f w h i c h di d n o t e x c e ed t h a t o f a S ixp encei
’

I st a id w i t h m y pat i e n t a c o n s rd éra ble t i me to

wa t c h t h e efi e c t o f t h i s fi rst t ri a
’
l a n d re turned ,

in th e e v e n i n g to i n qu i re w h a t d e g re e o f pa i n sh e
h ad fe l t i n te n di n g h a d it be e n v i o l e n t t o p re
, , ,
ss

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p pp .

o f th e n e d i c m e
sh e h a d fe l t th e a c t i o
n fi , y
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p ,
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t o l e ra bl e Wh e n th e part w as d res se d ne x t d ay
. ,

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‘

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p
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pp , ,

h a d e x t e n de d i t se lf be y o n d t h e p o i n t w h e re t h e
“

o w d e r h a d be e n a li ed I n o rd e r t o a sc e rta i n
p pp .

t h e e ff e c t o f t h i s t o i c it w as n e c es sa ry t h a t t he
p ,

e sc h a r sh o uld b e m a d e to s rea d ui t e o ve r th e sur

p q
fs
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. § r
f th e d t h e re fo re I i d t o bri n g
fac e o sore , an c on t r v e

t h i b u t d lly b t e d li c a t i on o f
s a o
g ra u a
y a re
p e a a
pp
t h e p o w d e r in s m a ll q ua n t i t i e s so m e t i m e s w i th
,

m o re so m e t i me s W i t h l e ss pa i n
,
It w a s m y w i sh
.

t o o bse rv e W h a t a l t e ra t i o n w o uld be m a d e u pon

t h i s li t tl e so re a fte r t h e se p a rat i o n o f t h e e sc h ar
, ,

be fo re t h e o w d e r w a s a pp li e d to t h e ot h e r ul c e rs
p ,

t h a t my pa t i e n t m i g h t be p re se rv e d fro m a n y f ur

t h e r u n n e c e ssary p a i n if i t sh o u ld be fo u n d n o t to
.
,

su c c ee d in t h i s first t ri a l T h e e xp e ri m e n t w as
.

c a rri e d o n so sl o w ly a n d w i t h so m uc h c au t i o n
,

t h at a fe w d ay s e l a p se d be fore t h e e sc h a r h a d per
,

v a d e d t h e w h o l e s u rfa c e o f t h e sore I t w a s so on ‘

t h ro w n off n o t be i n g d e e p a n d i n a fe w da y s a fte r
, ,

th i s, I h ad t h e sat i sfa c t i o n t o fi n d t h e li ttl e u l c e r

”

e rfe c tly c i c at ri z e d In th e m e a n w h il e it w a s
p .

o bse rv e d w i t h l e a su re th a t t h e c ase c o n t i n ue d
p
'
m e n d i n g i n e very o th e r p a rt i c ul ar T h i s c o u rse
.

w as t h ere fo re ste d fa st ly p e rs e v e re d in ; th e liq u id

“ “

w a s u se d o u t w a rdly to al l t h e i n d ura t e d arts th e

p ,

m a rt i a l fl o w e rs w e re ta k e n i n t e rn ally in a s l a rge
a d o se a s th e y c o uld be bo rn e a n d t h e a rse n i c a l
,

o w d e r w as a p li e d a t di ff ere n t in orva l s t o a l l t h e
p p
so re s , in g re a t e r o r l e ss qu a n t i ty a s it w a s j u d e d
,
g
t o m a k e t h e e sc h a r m o re o r le ss d e e
n e c e ssa r
y ,
p .

S o me o f th e u l c e rs w e re v e ry obst i n a t e a n d it h e ,

c a m e n e c e ss a ry t o re n e w t h e a li c a ti o n o f t h e
‘
pp
o w d e r t o th em a f te r t h e se a ra ti o n o f t h e fir t
p ,
p s ,
 on THE o v e r p r e s s ur e

a rea t f pai n in th e c o u rse of t h i s tre a t ment :

deal
g o

m
f t us t be o w n e d sh e d id ; an d my a tte nt i o n w as
‘
’

c h iefl y en
g g
a e d in ( l e n si n
g me t h od s to g i ve t he

l e ast p a i n i t w as po ssi bl e to g i v e , a n d t o all e v iat e

'
“

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'

it h e n it ro se to a n y d e g re e o f v i o l en c e
‘

T h i s d id .

no t h a pp e n o f te n , an d w hen it d id , it w as fo u n d ,
th a t t h e e x t e rn a l ap pli c ati o n
dy n e f e me n of an a n o

t a t ion c o mp ose d o f t w e l ve po p py h e a d s bru i se d a n d

, ,

bo il e d i n li t tl e mo re t ha n a quart o f w a t e r t ill re
‘

d uc e d to a q u a rt w a s m uc h m o re e ff e c tu a l t h a n
,

t h e i n t e rn al use o f o p i u m w h i c h a t t h e sa me t i m e
,

w as n o t h o w e v e r ne g l e c te d . T h e w a rm bat h
ro v e d a l so o f g re a t s e rVi c e i n th i s a rti cul a r B
p p y .

t h u s ste d fa stly p e rse v e ri n g s uc c e ss w a s a t l e n t h

,
g ,

o bt a i n e d a n d in t h e m on th o f Ma rc h 1 b t
, 77 3 a o u ,

fi fte e n m o n th s a fter th e first a p pli c at i on o f t h e

liqu id t h e w ou n d w a s c o m pl e tel y ci c at ri z e d
, .

A bo u t 5 11: m o n th s a fte r t h e h e ali n g o f th e

(
,

w o u n d t h e c i c a tri x w a s sc ra tc h e d bu t I t w a s h e al e d
, ,
’

by usm g S i m p l e d re ss i n g s In th e y e a r . n ear

f o ur y e a rs an d a h a l f t h a t th e p at i e n t h a d c o n t i
n ue d fre e fro m a n c o m l a i n t sh e re c e i v e d an oth e r
y p ,

i n u ry o n h e r bre a st w h i c h o c e a s mn e d t h e C i c a t ri it
’

j
t o bre a k o ut a g a i n : sh o w a s n o l o n g e r un d e r h i s

c a re , bu t w e a re l e d to be l i e v e t h a t t h e c ase th en

t e rm i n at e d fa tal lyi
 o n TH E e v e r
: or CA N C ER . 6§

T h i s c ase i s t ra n scri be d
'

n e arl y in th e Wo rd s o f th e
aut h or, t h a t th e re a de r may fo rm h iso w n Jug d m e n t
o f it . It: is a ted i ou s a n d ill t ol d h i sto ry but l
-
,

h ave n o t k n o w n th e v e ra c i ty o f t h e a uth o r t h oug h

“

h e w a s a v a i n gl ori ous m a n di sp ute d

-
, H is mi n d
.

w a s u n re fl e ét in g an d h is c o n du c t f u i ti v e fo r a fte r
g ,

de scri bi n g th e p re c edi n g c a se wh i c h te rm i n ate d

,

s uc c e ssf ully be y o n d h is e x p e c t a ti o n s h e l os t si g h t
,

o f th e a d v an t a
g e s h e h a d g a i n e d a n,d a
pp li e d hi m ~

sel f t o th e di sc ov e ry o f a n ot h e r m e th o d o f c u ri n g

Ca n cer . B ut if su c h di sc o v e ry be e v e r m a d e i t is ,

n o t m a t e ri a l w h e th e r or n o it be d on e by a e
p rso n

o f w hp se abili t i e s o r i n te l l e c t u a l e n d o w m e n ts w e

e n te rta i n a v e ry h i g h o pin i o n ; o r e v en o f a e rso n

p
w ho w a s n o t e d u c a te d t o t h e p ro fe ssmn It i s .

ho w ev e r t h e duty o f profe ssion a l m e n t o g uard th e

ubl ic a g a i n st t h e fra u d ul e n t a n d a u d a c i o us c on
p
-s

d uc t o f e m p i ri c s as far a s t h e i r p o w e r e xte n ds ;
,

but t h e a ppl ic at i o n fo r re li e f to t h a t c l a ss o f p e op l e ,

se e m s to be a n i n h e re n t p ri n c i p l e in h u m a n be i n s
g ,

w h e n di st re sse d b di se a se a n d u r e d b t l
y g y n a u ra
«

i mpat i e n c e .

I h a v e fu rth e r t o obse rv e t h a t t h i s a u th o r spe ak s

,

o f Dr Morr is a s m e re ly su bse rv ie n t t o h i s V i e w s ;
i

but h e w a s o n e o f t h e ph y si c ia n s o f t h e sa m e h o s
i t al w el l i n fo rm e d o f a re s e c t abl e c h a ra c te r a n d
p , , p ,

art ic ul a rly u n a ssu m i n w h l e c t u re s fo r

p g ; o
g a ve
 on T H E c o n e o r e s rt c s a r »

m any y ea rs on c he mi stry , w h e n th a t s c i e n c e was

li ttl e l ti v a te d in th i s c ountry It m ust h ow e v e r
cu .

be a c k n o w l e dg e d th at M r Justa morzd h as g i ve n a
, .

c a se o f u n d o ubte d C a n cer i n th e f a c e o f th e w orld , ,

i

w h e n t h e p a rti e s c on e e rn e d w e re l iv in w h i c hs
g ’
,

w a s c u re d pe rfe c tly a n d re m ai n e d w e ll for se v e ra l

, , : :

y e a rs T h is c oul d h ardly h av e bee n d o n e h ad it

. , ;

n o t be e n t ru ly st a te d be c a use i t w a s e v e ry d ay ,

pp e di t i T h t di y i m
‘

n t o c o n t ra c o n e e x ra or n a
. r c rc u -r
,

th a t n o o n e p e rso n w h a te v er opi n i o n
~

st a n e i s
c , , ;

m i g h t h a v e be e n e n te rta i n e d o f h im sh ould h a v e , ,

u rsue d a n i n q u i ry i n to t h e m e ri t o f t h e m e a n s
p
a n d m e th o d s h e h a d u se d S i n ce t h a t t i nge pre .

a ra t i o n s o f i ro n h a v e be e n g i v e n o ft e n w i th so m e
p ,

s u c c e ss i,
n
‘
d a n
g e ro u s d i se as e s t h o u
gh n i a l e ss ,
s

c ffic a c ro u s m an n e r tha n Justa mon d u sed t h e m .

B ut no o n e t o m y ap pre h e n s i o n is e n ti tl e d to so
‘

, ,

m u c h c re di t o n t h i s o c casi o n a s Mr Ca rmicha el a .
,

S u rge o n a t Du bli n w h o p ubli sh e d in t h e y e ar

, A

t h e se c o n d e di ti o n o f A n E ssay o n t h e
‘

1 80 9 ,

Eff e c ts o f C a rbon at e an d o th e r P re p a rat i on s of

i ron, on Ca n c er & c , .

T h i s w ork is d iv id e d i n to th re e l
c a sse s

C ase s of C a n cer c ure d by P re para t i on s f

‘

1 . o

l ro n .

. C a se s o f C a n cer a ll e
v i a te d by P re p a ra t io n s

o f Iro n .
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fi ases of Ca s ter nn al le wated b preparat ions y

’ “
' ‘

Tne t h e first c l ass o f th e se c ase s, t h e re a re o bsti

o usl
y m y Wh i han
'

c c ert a i nly we re no t c an c erop s .

A f e w of t he m I sh a ll ho w e ve r transc ri be, be c au se
if it ben o t a d mi tte d t h at t he y we re o
f th a t d esc rip
t ion ; th e m ethod of is wi th o ut its l ue
t
c u re n ot va .

ase 3 d
(E A smal l p impl e fi rst a pp eare d at t h e
. ,

si d e of t h e n os e of a y oun g la d y w h ic h by fre qu ent ,

muta t i on de ge ne rat e d in to th at spe c ie s o f u lc e r

t erm ed , Man y e xpe ri e n c e d prac
N05 me ta nge re .

t itio ners w e re c on sul te d w ho i n fo rm e d he r f ri e n d s ,

.

of th e na tu re o f h e r i n v ete rat e c o m p lai n t ; a n d at

t h e sa m e t i e p re sc ri be d Cz c uta Ca lamel Arse n i c3a]

fi
-
,

L oti ons a nd t h e o t h e r rem e di es e mpl oy e d 111 Crim e;

,

but w i t ho ut a n y be ne fic ial e € e c t _
.

On th e 1 9 th o f Oe tober; 1 8 05 in t h e si xth y e ar ,

o f t h e p rog res s of t h e d ise ase c arbon ate o f Iro n ,

w as fi rst appli e d at w h i c h p e ri o d th e u l c e r w a s
-
,

o h ar ge d a t h n
‘

i ic h o r Wh il e , re d n e ss a n d 1 n d urat io ri
e x te n d e d ov er th e g rfe ate r
p a rt o f he r n ose , so tha t

th ere w e re i
s e r ous a
p pre h e n s o n s i th a t t h e c art il age
a nd
“

bones w ere e nga g ed in th e d i sease .

But
r en t h e use of Iron , t h e pai n in a fe w ho urs
c e a se d , an d s he a
ppl ic a t i on n ot h a v i n
g be e n d is

t urbe d f o r two da ys, a sc ab fo rme d , w h ic h fe ll; o ff

‘

a t it he e nd e f t hat time, l eav m t he so re e v id e n tl

g g y
F
 66 o n T H E C UR E o a m n c aa .

am e n e d, an d
d d isc h arg mg h e al th y l ooki n g matte r .

T h e r u s t w a s a
pp li e d d a ily t ill th e S i x te e n th w h e n ,

a dr c rust form e d w h i c h d ro i ff i f w
y pp g n o n a e
.
,

daysf le ft t h e part c om pl e te ly h e a l e d
"
.

He re 1 t m ay be su rm i se d th at t h e spe ed y re li e f
Wa s to be a ttribute d to th e c h an g e of t re at men t
“
,

and th e di suse o f i m ro pe r a l i c ati o n s a s m uc h

p pp ,

e rh a s a s to th e re ara t i o n o f Iron B t t h
p p p p u .e

ro v e s Mr C s su e n or
’

e v en t ud m e n t an d t h a t
p .
p J g ,

t h e pr e arat io n o f I ro n w as at l east as ro e r a n
p p p
a li c a t i o n as a n w h i c h c oul d ha v e be e n use d
pp y .

T h e t e rm pi mple c an n o t be w e ll un d e rstoo d T h e re .

a re so me t i m e s suc h a e a ran c e s u on t h e n ose a s

pp p
t h re at e n m i s c h i e f .

C a se 9 t h . O n t h e 7 th o f May I w as c all e d ,

t o se e Mrs R . a ed
g 59 w h o t h
, o u
g h o f a d e l i
c at e c onstit ut mn h a d a h e a l t h y c o m pl e x i o n a n d
,

a e ara n c e fo r a w o m an at h e r t i m e o f li fe T h e re
pp .

w as a h a rd in se n s1 bl e t umour o f a d a rk li v e r C O O

’
l o ur about t h e siz e of a t urk ey s egg proj e c t i n g
,
~
»

,
.

f ro m t h e c e n tre o f th e ri gh t bre ast; t h e in teg u

m e n ts h a d w i th d ra w n th e m se l v e s f ro m th i s tu m our
by a n i n fl a m m a tory l in e o f se p a ra t io n s i mil ar t o ,

t h ab w e observ e to tak e p l a c e in p arts w h i c h a re

"

m o rti fie d bu t t h i s did n ot g o d e e p e r t h an a q ua rte r

,

of am i n ch
~
. T h e t u m ou r t h oug h it e n ga g e d th e
,

re a te r a rt o f th e brea st w as n o t a t tac h e d be l o w
g p , ,

n o r w e re t h e a x ill ary g l a n d s a ff e c t e d I sh all g i ve

.
 C UR E NC E R 67
“

o u tru n or C A .

Dr Ba rlow w or
’

t he hi st ory of h e rf c a se in . s ds,
un e r w h ose c a re sh e w a s
d be fo re h e r a ppl ic ationt o
me , a n d t h o ug h its fa vo urabl e
i i o n is a n t i t e rm n a t

c ipa te d in h is l e t t e r ye t I sha ll d e ta il fro m my

, ,

n o te s t h e ro re ss o f h e r a m e n d m e n t a s I m ak e
p g ,

n o do u bt so re m a rk a bl e a c ase m ust e xc ite t h e

"
a tten ti o n o f e v e ry ra c t i t i on e r
p .

A s you d e sire d , I i n qui re d o f Mrs R

'

. .

ho w l on g sh e h a d h a d t h e h a rd n e ss m h e r bre ast
bef o re sh e appli e d to m e S h e to ld m e sh e p e r
‘ ’

i
i
c e ved the h ard lu mp in h e r bre a still i n c reasi n g st

in siz e fo r se v e ra l m o n th s ; it t h e n bec a m e pa i n ful ,

w i th fre q u e n t d art i n g p a i n s w h i c h g re w m ore

"

t ro ubl e so m e e v e ry d ay fo rso me m on th s
‘ ”
.

Wh e n I first sa w it t h e re w a s a h ard i rreg ul ar ’

tu mo u r a v e ry s m all u l c e r j u st a t t h e n i ppl e an d
. ,

a d ark n e ss o f t h e ski n a l m o st t h e Wh o l e e x te n t o f
,

t h e t u mo ur w h i c h l e ft m e in li tt l e d ou bt o f all
,

th a t pa rt be c omi n u l c e rate d in a v ery sh o rt t i m e ;

g
a n d fro m e ve y a e a ran c e Wi th t h e sh oo t i n a ins
”

r pp gp
,

a n d bu rn i n
g h e a t s he c o m l ai n e d of
p I h ad n o ,

d oubt in my m i n d of its be i n g a c on firme d C an cer

S h e be g an to t ak e th e Carbon ate o f Iro n as you ,

d ire c te d in yo ur lEssay five g rai n s ev e ry fo urth o r

fl
'

,
’

fi fth h our an d t h e ul c e r w as n o t o n ly sp ri n kl ed
,

wi th it but al l the di sc o l o ure d p arts w ere c ov ere d

, “
 O N T H E C UR E é ? C h fi é Ef t ;
” ’

t he d wh i c h separat i on st i l? co nt in ue d rog er
soun
l
“
,

f ro m th e g o o d m a tte r pro d uc e d a n d th e h e a lt h y ,

e ara n c e o f t h e su rroun di n e d e s, I h ad every

a
pp g g
€X 6 6
p ta t1 0 n t hat t he tumour woul d in t i me , by
t h e applic at i o n of th e c arbon ate , be en ti re
l y ch i awn -

o ff by the so un d
p arts s h e "
wmt t h e n und e r
-

t inn edin g oo d h e al th , w i th h e r Breast ( w h i ch sh e

“
”

sh e w e d m e erfe c tly h e al e d y a n d f ree from e i th er

)p
’

p ai n o r h ardn e ss.
J B a n s h ee
”
. .

ore d
'

th e pati e n t w as re s t ta p e rfc c t he al th , th at fi e s

medi c i ne s Of app
'

li c at ion s
’ “

W e used
er , but sa me o f

G re at all o w an c e is to be mad e for th e p i

art al it
y
r

w h ic h a ll th e n en t ertai n fd r the i r o wn e
s nt i men ts ;
 o n th a n C UR E o r fi a n c e e . 69 ”
i.

h ad na d crubt of its be i n g a c ase o f c o n firm e d Gan ”

cage
, o f its be i n g (2 q by t h e pre parat i o n s of I ro n,

es f t h e c on fir mati o n o f t h e C ure for t w o y ear s

fl e et: l e th. In July 1 80 6 I w as re q ue sted to

see , Dr Torrie a youn g lady abo ut t w e nty

w i th . , .

fnur y e ars o f ag e w h o w as a ffl i c te d w i t h c an c er
,
, ,

in her righ t bre a st . On e xa m i n ation both th e

breasts w e re fo un d t o be gre atly e n l arge d but ,

bede w t h e righ t n ipp l e sh e po in te d ou t a h ard

l ump , si tuate d in th e m i d st o f t h e g l an d ul a r st rue w
tu rn of t h e bre as t , a nd men ti on e d t h a t Sh e had
f re que n t sev e re sh oo t n g i p ai n s i n th e p art . He r
m ind w as so di stre sse d on th e i
oc c as o n t h at sh e

ea rn e st ly req ue sted bre ast m i g h t be t ak e n off ;

the

rec o mme n d e d to tr
‘

but sh e w a s t h e e ffe c t o f
y
med i ci n e befo re , re c ou rse w a s h ad to an o
p e rat ion
f
o so m uc h mo m e n t . Ten g ra i n s of the p rec i pi
tate d ca rbo n ate o f Iro n w e re a c c ordi n l
gy o rdere d

m he taken t h re e t i me s d ay ; an d a w ea k
'

dea d the su l p h a te of Iron to be c e n stantl

y
app l ie d by me an s o f lin en mom pre sse s to t he

bre as t S h e pe rse v e re d fo r th re e m on th s in th is
’

c o urse , d uri n g w h ic h t i m e he r g e n e ra l h e al th
ly im pro ve d t h e l an c rn at mg p ain s al mest e n
'

reat
g , i i s

t ire l y c ea sed a n d sh e c o n c e i v e d t h e t umour W

, as

m h l e ss e n e d A t th i s e ri od she w as o bli g e d
'

u c
p
.
g
 O N T H E GUR E O P C A N C ER .

be e n l on g su bj e c t . S h e w as
g ly re d uc e d b
re a t
y
th is co m pl ai n t a n d d u ri n g 1 t s c o n t i n ua nc e t h e
,

sh oo tm a m s return e d w h i ch t h re w h e r m to
g p ,

su c h d e s o n d e n c e sh e a a m i n si ste d u o n h a v i n
p , g p g
th e bre a st e x tl rpa te d T h i s I told h e r I d id f n ot
‘ '

c o n c e w e to be e t abso l u te ly n e c e ssa ry a n d a dd e d
y , ,

in o rd e r to sa ti sfy h e r m i n d th a t it w o uld be ,

ri h t t o h av e fu rth e r a d v i c e o n t h e su b
g j ec t I n .

c o n se q u e n c e Mr . R icha rds a n d Mr P iele w ere . .

c all e d in ,
w h o w e re o f o p i n i on t h at t h e o pe ra n o n

w ou ld be i m pro pe r as th ey w e re n o t c o n v i n c e d
‘

t h a t t h e di se a se w a s c a n c e rou s a n d t h a t a n o p e
'

r a t i o n o f so
g r e a t i m p o rt a n c e s h o u ld n o t be u n d e r

t a k e n u n l e ss its n e c e ssi ty w as v e ry e v id e n t
,
S he .
s

a ft e rw a rd s re su me d t h e fe rrug i n o u s pre parat i o ns ,

bu t t ook in p l a c e o f t h e c arbo n a te t e n g ra m s o f
‘

,
.

t h e Oxy ph osph ate of Iron th ree t i m es a d ay a n d , ,

li e d t o h e r bre ast a l o t 1o n c o m os e d of o n e
p
a
pp
ar t o f A c e t a t e o f I ro n t o t h r e e o f w a t e r Un d e r
p
.

t h i s t r e a t m e n t t h e l a n c m a t in
gp a i n s b e
g a n t o di m i é

n i s h in f re
q u e n c y a ,n d s o o n e n t i re ly c e a s e d ; t h e

ha r d n e ss
g r a d u a lly b e c a m e l e s s e v id en t
2
an d a fte r

511 m o n t h s ,
d u r i n
g w h i c h t i m e s h e
p e r s e v e re d i n

t he u se o f t h e m e di c i n e w as n ot p e rc e p ti bl e Sh e
‘

.
,

ha r s s n c e b e e n m a r r i e d a n d ?, h as i s su e
-

an d a t p re
,

se n t e n j o y s t h e m o s t p e r f e c t h e a l t h .
 ON T H E C UR E o r c s n oa a . 7 1
‘

h e ar
ing te sti mo n y in th e first i n stan c e ; an d th ough
t h e g e n tl e m e n w h o w e re a ft e rw a rd s c a ll e d i n to
'

con sul ta t i o n w e re d o ubtful w h e th e r th e di se ase

,

w as re ally c a n c e ro us it is n o t sa id t h a t t h e c ase
,

did n ot re se mbl e C a ncer but w as n ot asc e rtai n e d,

to be su ch ; w h i c h it m ay be pre su m e d c oul d
, ,

f
h a f d ly h a v e be e n prov e d e xc e p t by th e e x ti rpa t i o n
of t h e
p art o r b
y t
, h e d e ath o f t h e
p at i en t M r C .
‘

. .

w as of op1 n 1on t h a t it w as C a n cer, a n d an

‘

y p e rso n
‘

ac qu a i n te d w i th suc h c o m pl a i n ts ,
m us t h ave be e n
v e ry a
pp re h e n s i ve fo r t h e c o n se ue n c e
q N o o th e r .

m e di c i n e s w e re p ropo se d but t h o se re c o mm e n d e d
’

by Mr C . a n d th e
pa ti en t b
y six m o n t h s
p e rse
,

v e ran c e i n th e u se o f th e m , w as re st orc d to p e rfe c t

h eal t h .

C ase l 6 th . Dia n a B /a ckba rn e

g d 5 8 a
pp li e d , a e ,

to m e o n th e 6 t h of J uly 1 80 7 w i th a n o p e n
“

Ca n cer o f th e bre ast t h e u l c e r d e ep a n d i rre g ul ar,

,

wi th e l e v ate d e d g e s ; w as a bo ut t h e si z e of a h alf r

c ro w n a n d si tu at ed in a sc h irrh o
, u s m a ss w h ic h f

e n a e d a t l e a st a t h i rd o f t h e bre a st : a rt of th e
g g p
r
t

ni l e h a d be e n d e s t roy e d b t h e di se a se a n d t h e
pp y ,

re ma i n d e r w h i c h wa s u n d e rm m e d b t h e u lc e ra
,
y
t io n a e a re d a s if re a dy t o d ro o ff T h l d
pp, p e a n .

Ti nti n a i n s w e re fre ue n t but n o t v ery s e v e re ;

g p q ,

sh e w a s o f a h e a lt h y c o m l ex i o n a n d a
p pp e a ra n c e ,

an d h a d n o t in a n y d e re e t h e sa ll o w n e ss w h i c h
g
;

in gen era l a c c o m pa n i es Ca n cer S h e a ttri bute d .

‘
7: on ma s: c e ns o r; C a nt e e n s ,

th e di seas e to a seve re c o ntusi on w h i c h sh e re c e i v ed ,

o n h e i bre a st abo ut e i h te en m on th s b e fo re a s sh e
g ,

obs e rvc d abon t t h ree mo n th s aft e rw ard s on t h e

n

s o t w h e re sh e w a s 1n ure d
p 3 a s m a ll l u m
, p l ike n ,

" er n e l w h i c h g rad ual ly i n c rease d to th e si z e o

, f the
fi t; a nd it be c am e ul c e rat ed el ev e n m o n th s a fter
its first a t ta c k S h e a p pe are d o f s o stron g a Chin
.

s t it ut ion t h at I ord e re d h er t h i rty g ra i n s p f the

C arbo na te o f Iron t h ree t i me s a d ay w h i c h sh e ,

to ok w i t h o u t a n y in éo n v c n ie n c e an d l d ressed th e ,

u l c e r wi th t h e O x y h o sp h ate of Iron
p .

“
On t h e l a t h o f Ju ly sh e w as en ti rel y free
f ro m sh o o t in g pain s but n o o the r al tera ti on w a s
,

obse rv a bl e zt ill t h e 1 8 th th e e fore in p l a c e o f

r ,

C a rbo n a te sh e w as o rd e re d t o ta k e t w e n ty grai ns
, ,

of th e O x y r ,
ih o sp h ate th ree t i me s a d ay -
.

O n th e a 6 t h t h e re w a s a m n srd e rabl e d eg ree

o f so re n es s a n d i n fl a m ma ti o n o f th e Wh o l e bre ast ,
,

t he i n te g um e n ts of w h i c h surroun di n g th e ul c er
"

h a d be c om e o f a brig h t i n fl a mm a to ry j e d c o l ogn ;
,
e

bu t n ot w rth stan d in g th e i n c re ased sen si bili ty o f

, _
.

th e p a rt th e re w e re n ot an y sh o oti n g p a i n s
,
.

2 oth S h e i n fo rm e d use th a t seve ra l l arge l u m p s

‘

o r su b st a n c e s lik e c ore s
, w e r e di s c h,a rg e d f ro m t h e

u l c e r o n
,
e o f w h i c h s h e s ai d w a s h a n
g m
fro m t h e so re I fou n d I t t o be p rec i se ly
. .

s a m e a p e aran c e as t h a t disc h arg e d fro m M rs B s

’

p
.

brea st a l re a d y d e sc ribe d
,
T h e ul c e r h a d be c o m e
.
 an u ra C U R E
a o r C h ine s e .

more ex te n si v e d w as c ove re d w i th a wh ite

”

, an

wn i m t t w h ieh co u ld bB fWa sh ed aw a y
’

n ot
‘

a e s ve a er '

A n g ust 5t h . The l
u cer had a m o re h e a l thy
app earan c e, an d its id e s
l i g toward s w e re
“

s c os n

e a c h é the r I Wi sh e d to re move th e n i p pl e w h ic h
'

.
,

h ung o v e r t h e e x c av at i on o f t h e u l c e r c o n n e c te d
“

t o the brea st o n l y by a small sli p of i n t eg ume n t

'

and p ro du c rn g m uc h irr1 ta t1o n but sh e w ou ld n o t

‘

ll w m S h i f m d m h t m y y ’

a o e . e n o r e e t a a n ro
p
su b st an c e s s o m e
, a b o v e th r e e i n c h e s in l e n
g t h h a d ,

com e a w ay w i t h t h e di sc h a rg e .

Se p te mber 2 0 t h T h e ul ce r w as di mi n i sh e d
.

s o r n u c h t h at it m i g h t b e c o ve r e d b y th e
p o i n
’
t o f
t h e fin g e r y its re d uc t i on se e me d n ot so mu c h to
“

be ow in g tn t h e fo rm a t i o n of g ran ul a ti on s as t o
, ,

t he c l o sing o f its s ide s to w a rd s ea c h oth e r w h i c h ,

t h e su rro u n d in g i n te g um e n t s a rse d a
'

g ave s
p u p
p e a ra n c e : T h e i n d u ra t i o n w as m u c h l ess
p e r

c e tibl e o n t h e su e ri o r pa rt o f t h e u l c e r a n d t h
p p , _

a i n s h a d al t o e t he r c e ase d T h O y h h a te
p g e x
p o s
.
p
o f Iro n h ad be e n in p e rpe tual c o nt ac t w i t h th e
‘

ul c e r si n ce sh e c a me u n d e r my c are e xc
p t on th e , e

s eco n d o f S e te m be r w h e n t h e Arse n i a t e o f I ro n
p ,

w a s a ppli e d a n d sh e w a s n ow di re c t e d to pe rse
,

ve re w i th the fo rm e r of th e se re a ra t io ns
‘ ‘

p p .

T h e u lc e r c o n t i n ue d static ma ry u n t i l t h e m id
‘
?

d le o f Oc to be r abo ut w h i c h t i me it be c a m e e x
,
a

t re m e ly so re a n d i rri table , Wi th a n i n c re as e o f
'

i
74: on fi n e n e s s o r C A N CE R “

di sch arge a n d a n i n fl a m matory re dn e ss of th e?

,
"

surroun di n i n t e um e n ts C n c e ivin t h t t h i s
g g o .
g a

in fl a m m at w n w a s o w rn g to t h e st i m ul us of t h e
d e ad c a rc i n o matous substa n c e o n t h e soun d pa rts,
I di rec te d th e appl ica t i on o f e m o lli e n t po ul t i c es ,

w i th th e v ie w o f a ssi sti n g t h e se para t i o n o f t he

‘

sl o u h
g . W i th t h e se sh e
p erse v e re d ti ll t h e e n d

o f th e m o n t h d uri n g w h i c h t i m e l arge w h i te
,

sl o u h s si m il a r to th ose a l re a dy m e n ti o n e d w ere
g , ,

d is c h arge d T h e u l c e r in c on se que n c e be came

.

m o re op e n a n d exten si v e but its e d ge s w e re so ft ;

,

a n d t h e re w a s n o t th e l e a s t in d ura t ihn di sc o v e rabl e

in a n y pa rt o f t h e bre a st A bo ut t h i s p e rio d I
‘

se n t h e r t o Mr R ic h a rds a n d Mr P ick w ith la

. . ,

re q u e s t t h a t t h e y w o uld e x a mm e h e r bre a st as ,

th i s c a se I th o ugh t a s stro n g ly e v i n c ed t h e e fi
, , f
c ac o f th e re a rat i o n s o f Iro n a s an w h ic h h ad
y p p ,y
e t o c c u rre d to m e A fte r t h e se a ra ti o n o f t h e
y .
p
sl o u h s t h e di sc h arg e be c a m e t h i c k a n d urul e n t ;
g , p
t h e so re fill e d w i th g ran u l a t i o n s a n d w a s c o m ,

l e tel h ea l e d w i th i n a fo rt n i h t I sa w h e r t h re e
p y g . ,

m on th s af te rw a rds w h e n sh e t old m e sh e h a d n o t
,

fe l t th e sli g h tes t p a i n n o r i n d ura ti on but c o n ti ,

"
n ue d erfe c tly w e ll
p .

I n th i s c a se Mr R icha rd : an d Mr P ie/e a re to
, . .

be c o n sid e re d as g i v i n g t h e i r t e st i m o n y p re sum
’

in g t h a t t h ey h a d se e n t h e c a se a t t h e c o m m en c e
m e n t, an d w e re abl e to form a c o mparative j u d g -
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me a t of th e p ro g re ss m ad e t o w a rd s a c ure , wh il e
the p at i e n t w a s u n d e r Mr C a rmic h a el r
l

. c a re
.

oth e rw i nu H S lt t o th e m wo u ld h av e been

p e rfe c t ly nu
g a to r
y an d u se e ss l Mr . C . t h ou
g h t

th e c a se w as c a n c e ro us . Wh at w as th e
p o i n 1o u

of th e o t h e r t em e n
l d o e s n o t a p pe a r It m i gh t
g en .

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,
p p e

o f suc h a c a se fro m th e st a e t me n t of it , m u st
ll o w it a v e ry susp i c i o us
“

to h a v e be e n of n at ure ;
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if the fac fi w ith ou t

“

n et a c t ua lly c an c e rous ; T ak e
an
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’

re a so nin g, an d l it th e n pp a e ars th a t th 1s p a~
t e n t , w th out
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‘

p re

p a rat io n s of Iron ,
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I
. It se e ms c f
l es s c on se qu e nc e to d e c id e W h eth er t h i s di sea se
w e re a c t ually c an c e rous o r o n e o f th o se w h ic h
"

h ave go n e u n d e r t h e g e n e ral a ppe ll at i on prov m g ,

i n t h e e v e n t e q ua ll
y f at a l t h oug h s tri c tly s e a k
p , ?

in g t h e y w e re n o t a ll o w e d to be Ca n cer
, .

, Mr B rodie i n fo rm s m e th at in Ca n cer o f th e
. .

l ip an d o f th e to n g ue h e h a s l at e ly h ad o p po rtu ,

n i ti e s o f fi n di n t h e sa m e stru c ture a s h a d be en
g
d e s c ri be d by Mr A bern athy an d Mr H ome in c a n
. .

:c ero u s l a n d s ; a n d t h at stru c t ure i i

”

g t s a
pp re ,

h e n d e d is to be c on si de re d as th e o n ly te s t o f t h e
,

n a ture o f t h e di se a se I m i g h t a l so h av e m e n
.
-f

ri c h e d th a t in t h e li fe t i m e
, of th e pa n e n t m ,

se ve ra l c ase s o f d ark c o l ou re d an d di se ase d momma ,

 on w e w as o r C A N Q EB .

I h av e cle arly d
’

i stin g ui shed , th rough th e th in skimp '

m v a ri ous di rec tio n s .

P e rha ps i t m ay be ul ti m ate ly to th e ad v antag e .

me
e f so c i e ty t h at p rof es sw n al m e n sh o ul d c o n ti x .

oubt t he
to d su
pe r or i p ow e rs, or th e p
s ec ifie
qual i ti e s , f p repara ti o n s o f I rOn
o m c an c e ro us

c a ses. B ut w i th t he a c e on
an d a mul ti tud e o f
h ers w h i c h th e p rac ti c e 9 5
ot

m an y i n di v i d ua l s co uld su ly
pp , i n ste a d o f d i s c ard -
e

in g t h e se m ed i c in e s , or s
p ea ki n g of th e m c ea

te rbp tn ousl y , as if th e y w e re in e ffi c i en t , o r a c t ua

a lly inj urio us , c h e c k in g n ot on ly le g a l but l an de

bl e a tt e m pts , i t s ure ly woul d be t i gh t to e n eo urage
f urt h e r tr ial s w i th t h em , wi t h a l l ath e j udg ment ,

C i rc u m sp e c ti on , and a tte n t oni w h ich me dic al ,

c a pe rimen t s re qu i re . It w o ul d a sol be w e ll to
id e r w h et h er t h e f ai lure s to effe ct a c ure o f
c ons ,

w h i c h I t Fn u st be all o w e d th e re are ma ny e x am
‘

, ,

l e s a re n o t ra h e r t o be att ri bu t e d to o ur u n ac
t
‘

p
v
,

u a m t an c e w i t h t h e m ost e ff e c t ua l m e th o d s o f
q
a dm i ni st e ri n l i t h r e ara t i on s o fiI ron
g or a
pp y g n e
p p
-

o r th e a c c o m m o d at i on o f t h em t o arti c u la r c o n
p
su m mo ns t h an t o an y de fe c t in t h e po w e rs o f the
,

me d ic i n e O f t h e s a fe ty of t h ose p re paratio ns
.
,

a n d o f th e e n e ra l h i h e sti mat i on i n w h i c h fi l e
g g y
h a ve be e n l o n g h e l d in v a ri o us di se a se s e spec ia lly ,

in s c ro
ph u l ou s c ase s, we oa n h av e no be t ter er
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77
were m isfaete ry p ? in th e rfi eque n ey w i th
rime t h an
'

we r
e : the y are p re se ribe d by t h e most e min e n t
‘

a nd eXpe tietre ed h si c i an s S Q that w e ma m ak e

p y y .

our t iials ee a n y ( m eri t , wi t h ou t t h e ri sk of d o i ng

m ec hi et, w h ieh has net be en t he a m w it h ma ny i

e th e r m ed ie in eS f th s i is a n ot h er co n sid e rable

me ie ia g
’

be prov ed , w h e th e r in c ase s t h ough t

to .

ts be c ance ro us,
»
t he d mg r a n t eff t h ose pre pa
i e m ei

e d g es w it h t h e c on st tut i io n of
p i
a t e n ts, is n ot to

Eases a re ac tu a lly n o t c an c erous.

Th e re is sca rc e ly a c l as s o f m e di c i n e s in th e
Muf fl rs? med ias w i t h som e o f w h i c h I h a t e n o t
e
,
s

made re peate d tri al s i ts all t h e diff e re n t st age s o f

,

Camber ; but t h e be n e fits d e riv e d fro m t h e us e o f

"

any of t h e re , h ave be e n v er y li ttl e i n d e e d , if co m~

sie n s o f i ron , a nd
g e n e ra lly all ot h e r m ed i c i n e s
he m: be en "

ait e ge th e r un a vail in f
g P e rsuade d t h a t
t h e ffermgi s o a s pri n c i pl e in e ve ry form posses se s
at o we rs, s triiarl d e d t o t h e c ure o f
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- '

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a i spec ific for th em , a s c e rta i n ly as q u i c ks il ve r is

(

f ax sh e t
-
l d ise ase : O f t h e di ffic ul t ie s w i th
ee n s-re a .

W e b t h e s pec ific pa w e rs d f m e di cin e s are d e te c t

:
 O N TH E C U R E 0 ? C A NC E R "
‘

v e n ere a l di se a se ; for t h ough q u i c ksil ve r was an

5
t h e i r h a n d s a n d d a ily use d a n d fo r th at v e r
,
y ,

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,
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be fo re a c o m pe t en t k n ow l e dge o f th e di se ase w a s
/
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,
a

t ua l mod e o f usm g t h e re me dy w a s It :

c an n ot n o w i n d ee d be c o n sid e re d as a s e c i fic if
p , ,

u n skil fully use d an d h ad it n o t bee n for t h e Sa a

’

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c i ty a n d e rse v e ran c e o f a fe w me n o f m o re t h an
’

lp
c o m mon abili t i e s t h e di sc o v e ry m i h t n e v e r h av e
, g
be e n m a d e I c an n ot t h e re fore h e l p e x h o rti n g
“

t h o se w h o h av e O ortun i t ie s o f se e i n
g c a se s o f
, pp a

s Ca n cer t o c on ti n ue t h e i r e xp e ri m e n t s w i th th e
,

re arat i o n s o f I ra n a s i n te rn al m e di c i n es nd
p p , a ,

lic a t i on s n t il it be f ully an d sa ti sfa c toril

as a
pp u , y
d e c ide d th at th e i r go o d o pi n i on o f th os e m e di c i n e s
c a n be n o l on g er m ai n ta i n e d Ta ki n g it for .

ran te d a s a n i n di s utabl e t rut h tha t n o th i n g w a s

g p ,

c o rre c tly k n o w n o f t h e struc ture o f a c a n c e rous

”

art b e fore th e di sc ov e ry o f th a t stru c tu re by

p ,

Dr B aillie an d th e k n ow l e d ge o f its pro g re ss c ar—

. , 1

t ie d t o a sta te o f rea t if n o t abso l ute e rfe c t i o n

‘

g ,p ,

by M r A bern athy an d Mr Home th e k n o w l e dge

.
-
.
,

o f t h e c ure m u st be v e ry m uc h f a c il it at e d f It is
n o w asc e rtai n ed t h a t a t o n e p e ri o d C a n cer i s
,

l oc al ; th e c o n sti tu e n t parts of C a n cer are un de r .

s to o d a s is a l so th e m a n n e r I n w h i c h it c e ase s to
’

'

be l o c al o r in w h i c h it sp re ads from o n e part to

,
 on a m: C UR E o r C A NC E R . 79
llo w e d to h ave a di sti n ct
it be a

a n i ma l o r v e g e tabl e p ri n c i p l e o f li fe or n o t If
‘

, .

t h i s be n o t a d m i t te d it is o f n o c on se q uen c e n o r
, ,

is it m ate ri al to en te r u po n a n abstrac t c on sid e ra

t i o n o f li fe or th e e c u li a r ki n d o f li fe o r w h e
'

,
p ,

t h e r p ro pe rly spea ki n g it c an be sa id to h a v e a n y
, ,

di st i n c t ki n d o r d egre e of li fe w h e th er it re se m
,
h

ble s th e h y d at id or boletus Ia ch y ma m, a s it 1 s a s~ 7

c e rta m e d t h at t h e di se a se h a s t h e o w e r o f e x te n d
p
in g i tse l f to parts di stan t fro m t h at in w h i c h it
o ri i n a te d o r first a
g pp ea re d b y m e an s a n d i n a
,

ma n n e r h e re to fo re no t k n o w n n o r suspe c te d ,
.

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e i th e r d e st royi n h e li v i n ri n c i l e o f t h e sub
’

g t gp p
s tan c e , n ucleus , if it e x i st , or g e rm o f C a n cer , so

t h at it s h a ll be d e pri ve d of its e xi ste n c e a n d

o w e r ; o r b re n d e ri n h art aff e c t e d o r a n
p y g t e
p y ,

oth e r pa rt to w h i c h it m ay a c c e d e u n su sc e pt i bl e ,

of an e ff e c ts it c o u ld ro d uc e o r a n u n fit m e
y p ,

d ium fo r se rv i n g t h e p u rpose o f c on v e y i n g i t .

Th e first mig h t be d o n e by c austi c or fe rrug mo us

li c a t i o n s d i re c tly to t h e rt o r b e x c i si on ;
a
pp p a y ,

t h e o t h er by filli n g o r l o a di n g a l l th e c on st i t uti on
“

w i th t h e re a ra t i o n s of I ro n t o suc h a d e re e
p p g
t h a t t h e w h ol e f ra m e s h all be c o m e as it w e re

a n ti c a n c e ro us .

Ve ry l a tely on e of m y partic ul ar fri e n d s h a d a n

’

ng ry d isc ol oure d p i mp l e on h l S n o se w h iCh g

’
'

,
are li ttle so li citu de to h i ms e l f a nd h is frie nds . He
n on sul te d Mr C iifl h o t o uc h e d i t s m a rt ly With
'

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”

t h e l u n ar c a ust c . i T h e first h c a t to n did

“

.
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[ p u r os e .
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i n te rva l s a g ai n g i ill t h e an d a a n, t w h o l e li tt le m i:
m aur , an d al l 1t s a
pp en d a e s or
g pa rts c o n n e c te d ,

w i th i t w e re d e stroy e d T h e s ore a fte rw and

’
“

, .

h ea le d e a sily a n d h as re m ai n e d perf ec tly w e ll for

,

m a n y m o n ths My m uc h e ste e med f ri e n d Dr

.
, .

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f
.
o ften c on v e rse d o n t h e

s ub e ct
j of Ca nc er, a ssure d me tha t . m som e in a
i

s tan c e s h e h ad d e stroy e d t u rn ou rs w h i c h t h re a te n e d
to be c an c er o us, by firm , c on t n ue i d pre ssur e , w h en

the y w e re l ac e d to a dm it of it B ut w th i
so
p as .

re
g ar d to p ut t in
g t he c o n st i tuti on
-
mto w h at is
c on ce v e i d to be a n an ti - c an c e rous stat e , th a t c a n

on ly be e ff e c t e d by, l be l ie v e , g i v i n g a n d c o n ti i f

tn u in
g t h e us e of t h e m os t sui t a bl e
p pre a rat i o n s
:
m
I ron . It is p e rh aps n o t u n w o rth y o f o bs e rv a t i on ,
t h at j udg i n g by th e c om pl e xi on al on e , t h a t of p eia
s on s affl c te d w i th o r di spose d to Ca nc er is i n g e
i , ,

n e ra l re c ise l h n der an o th e r c i rc um
p y s uc a s; u
y
st a nc es w o uld be j ud g ed a s p ec uli a rly re q u l n n g
,

t h e use o f re a ra ti on s o f Iron S h oul d t h is m a tte r

p p
l
.

be re g a rde d a n d p ursued w i t h th e v i g o ur so im
a

o rt a n t a s ub j t d e se rv e s it m a b e e x e c t e d t h at
p e c y p
-
-

, ,

l ong v a ri ous ci rc ums t an c es bo th w i th r e spe c t to

, ,

t h e di se ase an d t h e r eme d d vill be d isc ov ere d, But

y
 o n THE c unn o r Ga ng l i a . 81
‘

ran c h a t e n t on a n d c are
t i w ill h o we ve r be n e c e ssar
y
w hen th e pre pa ra tio n s o f Iro n i bi te d ée spe c i ally
a re e x h

if t he y di s turb t h e sto m a c h a n d bo w e l s a n d ot h e r :

m e di c i n e s m ay be so m e t i m e s a d van ta g e o u sly j di n ed ,

w i t h t h e m t o pre v e n t t h e i n c o n v e n i e n c i e s
,

m ay oc c as i o n t o i n c re ase t h e i r p o w e rs an d im prov e
’

, ;
,

th e i r efie c t s
,
‘

Wh e t h e r a fte r t h e e x ti rpa t io n o f
. «

loead C a naan it m ay n o t be be n e fic i a l t o g i v e so me
’

of the re a ra t i o n s o f I ro n t o se c u re th e at i e n t
p p p , ,

fr o m a re t ur n o f t h e di se ase d e s e rv e s c o n sid e ra t i on ;
, ,

a n d wfi he th er ba th s n at urally c o n ta i n i n g l ro n or , ,

v it rio l ie fsuh st a n c e s di s so l v e d in w a t e r m a
y n o t b e , ,

h ig h ly pro per a n d be n e fic i a l in m an y c a se s a s ,

rec o m m e nd e d b L o rd B a c on vim 5
°
9
“

y .

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i d ve rt i se d for
”
a
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th e; cure of C a n cer, by a p e rs o n o f t h e n a me o f
»

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nn r a a a r
e s s
. c
p o r a a
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t erwn rd s kn o wn to be t h e i ron
ru st o '
f , p ro d uc ed
un der w ate r S o m e o o d w a s e ff e c t ed but j t soon
.
g ,

fe lq i n to disc re di t th oug h ,
for w h at re a son 1 8 n o t
;
rec a le a ted y
l e rh a be c au se it o ft e n fa il ed fro m
p p s

it s be i ng impe rfe c l y a d m i n i ste re d .

fi r tw n an d fi s e ak s o f th e v i rtu e s o f S al t A m m o ,
p
i in d issol vin g i n d ura te d tu m ou rs m y g
h i h
’

n ac ver

t e rms, t h n ugh o f s uc h t um o u rs h e h a d no di sti n c t .

i
n o t on . T h e re is no d o ubt o f its be i n g
p a ow er u f l
me di c i n e , but w h e th e r it h as a n y spe c i fic qual i ty
'

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in e a n é ero us c o mp lai nt m h c h t o be sd spe cte d ii

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“

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j
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"

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th e vol ati le a n d sa i n e e x h a i l at i o n s co n stantlyarrsi rvg?

‘
‘

in su c h bu ildi n g s, w h i c h m ay no t be u n lik e S al t;
’
"

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‘ ’

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‘ "

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“

as so o t
’

p ain .

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I a m no w c o nv i n c e d t h a t my o pi n i o n w as e rro n

n éo u s i n so me c ase s on e pre pa ra t iori O n a rc o ti c

.
f a

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th s i a m o re ea s y pre y t o '
-
th e di se a se but of t h i s "
h ave no o
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‘
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A s ea rly as th e ti m e o f , it sai d
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rna C UR E or CA NC ER . 83

th a t al l a ra t o n s oi f q u i c k sil v e r an d o f arse n c i
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m ore d e e ply , bu t t h e re is n o re a so n f o r t h i nk i n g
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w as m i xed W i t h o th e r i n g re die n ts t o l e sse n o r qu a
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zlt se e ms e x t ra o r di n a ry t h at in t h e v ar o u s i me
die ni d i sp utes w h ic h h av e be e n h e ld re sp e c t m g t h e
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to u ri n g di se a se s it sh o u ld h a v e re m a in e d u n d e c id e d
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us e d by t h e a n c i e n t s F ro m a l on g li st o f p opul ar
.

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p . .

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a sh e s t o t h e Can cer w h e n u l c e ra te d
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a re c e n t Ca n c er w h i c h h a s pro v e d su c c e ssful in
‘

ev e y e x e ri m e n t I t i s t ak e n f ro m a n A m e ri c an
r p .

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, ,

by M fE r l i
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r w gn t
. h e C o ns u n 1 80 3 .

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re d o a k ba rk to a sh e s B oi l t h e a sh e s in th re e g al ;
.

l on s 0 5 w a te r t ill it is re d u c e d to o n e : S train t h at
o f? a n d bo il it t o a t h i rd w h i c h w ill be o f t h e fsub
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s ta n c e o r c o n s i st e n c e o f c re a m o r but t e r m ilk .

S pre a d a s m a ll q uan t i ty o f t h i s on a pi e c e o f l i n t
o r s ilk n ot bi e r th an the l art aff e c te d
gg , p ac e o r
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e fi bc t a c ure w h e re t h e Ca n cer li e s i n a p rop e r

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p osrt ron for t h e m e di c i n e i m m e di ate ly to p e n e tra te

t o th e ro o t s o f it ; o t h e rw i se it m a req u i re sev e ra l
y
p l a i ste rs . T h e pl a i st e r m u st be a ppli e d e v e ry t w o
h o urs, u n til t h e ro o t s o f t h e C a n cer are s u ffic i e n tly

kill e d . T h e n a pply h e ali n g sal v e w i th a li ttl e ,

m e rc uri al o i n t m e n t t h e re i n a n d d re ss it t w i c e a ,

d ay t ill c u re d w h i c h it w ill c e rta i n ly be in t w e n ty

,

or t h i rty d ay s a t f a rt h e st .

T h e se t w o m e d i c m e s se e m to be a u k w a rd m e
t h od s o f a pplyi n g c a us t i c s t o C a n c er w h il e it w a s

l o c a l a n d t h e re is n o d o ubt but th e y w o ld e e c
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Mr A bern el by a n d Mr H ome o f t h e l o c ali ty o f

. .

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if t h e y p ro d u c e e q ua l e ti e c t s
'

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.
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t h e re is m e n t i o n e d a c ase o f Ca n c er in t h e l i
p ,

w h i c h w a s c ure d b o il re are d in t h e foll o w i n

y p p g
m an n er by a n A rm e n i a n m e rc h a n t .

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t h e i n sid e a n d h avi n
, g p o u red i n t o it a c e rt a i n

q u an ti ty o f o il w h i c h wa s bo il e d o v e r a sl o w fire ,

s u ffi c i e n t t o k e e it n tly si m m e ri n fo r th e s a c e
p g e g p
o f t h re e ti m e s t w e n ty fo u r h o u rs w h e n I t a c q u i re d
-
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a C fi RE or c i n c s a fi

rubbi n g o r a n o i n ti n
g th e p a rt a ff e c ted wi th th i s

Oi n t m en t, th e a t i en t w as c u re d in fo u rtee n d ay s
p .

A n o th e r c a se o f th e sa me k in d is m e n t i on e d .

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“

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w ill me l t o r di sso l ve bu t w h e n t h e oil i s c o ld it

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is aga i n d e po sit ed l o si n g n o t h i n g i n i ts w e i g h t It
, .

can sc a rc e ly be p re su m e d t h a t t h i s m e di ci n e c éul d
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v s of ai n
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,

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mo v e d p a i n be y o n d my e x p e c t a t i o n s .

It i s m u c h to h e w i s h e d t h a t pe rso n s re gul a rl y
e d u c a t e d to th e ro fe ssi o n s h o u ld n o t be s o d e c id e d
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p i m p o ss i bili ty o f c u ri n

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.

d i sd ai n t h e a c c id e n t al e x p e ri m e n ts w h i c h m ay be
,

m ad e by illi t e ra te m e n w h i c h m a y be d o n e W i th
,

o u t e x o si n o u rs e l v e s t o t h e fra u d s o f e m iric s
'

p g p .

A l l w h o a re se ri ou sly e n g a g e d i n t h e pu rsui t o f a
re m e dy for t h i s d e l o ra bl e di se a se I a a i n m os t
p g ,

e a rn e s t ly e x h o rt to e rse v e re i n t h e i r a tte m t s
p p ,

be i n g c on v i n c e d t h a t a s w e h a v e n o w g o t p ri n
,

c i le s o n w h i c h to a c t t h re a t e st a rt o f t h e
p e
g ,
p
di ffic ul ti e s w e h a d t o e n c o un te r a re al re a dy o v e r ,

co me e v e n su o si n t h re a ra ti o n s o f I ro n
, pp g e
p p '
'

sh o uld fa il to a n s w e r o u r e x pe c ta t i o n s .
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c ua n o r C AN C ER . 87

mai n s be isid th
‘

I sh a ll
.
c o n c l ud e y h a t
v
re to sa on

j
su b e c t, i
w th a sh o rt a c c o u n t o fa c h a ri ty i n st i tut e d

in iL on a on ’
, in th e ye ar 1 80 ,
f
1o r t h e u
p pr o s e
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o f in
v e st i a t in t h e n a t u re a n d c u re o f C a n c er
g g .

S e v e ra l c o n v e rsa t o n s i h a d pa sse d be t w e e n d if
fe re n t p ro fe ssi o n al g e n t l e m e n on t h e c a u se , n a t u re ,

a n d c ure o f Ca n c er . A s t ri a l s o f m e di c m e s c an n ot

obably
r be d u c te d w it h si1 c h a c c u ra c i
~

p c on
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v a te
p ra c t c ei as in p ubli c i n st i tu ti o n s , it w a s at
l e n g th p p
/
ro
d o se t h a t m e a su re s sh o ul d be tak e n fo r
the e st a bli sh m e n t of a C h a ri ty , or I n st i t u t i o n , fo r
the e x
p p p re ss i n v e sti a t i n
ur o se of
g g t h e n a t u re o f

C a n cer a i i d o f m aki n g e xp e ri m e n t s fo r t h e d is
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o f a m e t h o d o f c u ri n t h a t di se a se A ~
c ov e r
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c ati on s w e re i m m
p li e di a t e ly m a d e t o m a n
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y g en

t l e m e n t o su o rt su c h a n I n s t i tu t i o n a n d the
pp ,

p y
s u bs c ri t i o n s w e re be o n d a l l e x e c t a t i o n li be ra l
p .

i n a s hort t i m e i t w a s t h o u g h t j u st i fia bl e a n d pro

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e r to f o rm t h e e sta bli s h m e n t w h i c h w a s a c c ord

p , ,

in g ly d o n e w i th o u t d e l ay .

A t a v e ry re spe c ta bl e m e e t i n g o f t h e S ubsc ri bers ,

Mr John P ea rson o f G o ld e n S qu a re w as n o m i n a te d
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, ,

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, ,

t h at it sh o uld be c h i e fly u n d e r h is c a re a n d di rc e

t ion .S u c h w as t h e g e n e ra l o pi n i o n o f h is a bil it i e s
a n d i n t e ri ty f ro m h is w ri t i n s a n d c h ar act e r
g
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t h a t t h e re w a s n o t n o r c o u ld be t h e l e asl t ob e c
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t io n m a d e t o h is be i n
g ppa o i n te d .
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To Mr . P ea rson I a m li ge d fo r se ve ral
ob
,
of th e

p e
r ce di n
g re m a rk s .

Tre asu re rs a n d o th e r o ffi c e rs w e re C h o se n an d ,

a h o u se w as t a k e n f o r t h e u r ose i n He n ry S t re et
.
p p , ,

T o tte n h a m C o u rt R o ad ; t h e si t uat i on be i ng
h e al th y a n d n o t t o o fa r di sta n t it w as t h oug h t
, , ,

f or m e di c al a tt e n d a n c e ;
A fte r so m e t i m e Dr F elbe rn Wa rren Dr Jobn .
,
.

Mila n an d Dr Th oma s Young w e re el e c te d P h y

, . ,

S l C l an s ; a n d t h e ri n c i a l P h s i c i a n s a n d S ur e o n s
p p y g
i n t h i s c i ty w e re i n v i te d t o i v e t h e i r a ssi st a n c e
g
“

,
—

a n d t o su e st a n m e an s b w h i c h th e e n d s o f
gg y y
t h e I n st i t ut i on w e re lik e ly to be a n sw e re d m o st

e ff e c tua lly .

In c on fo rm i ty t o th e g e n e ra l d e si g n o f t h e I n sti
t ut io n , t h e re w e re k e p t re g u l a r h i s to ri e s o f t h e

c a se s , o f th e m e di c i n e s a d m i n i s te re d a n d of th e ,

f i n al i ssu e o f th e c a se s Wh e re fav o urabl e o ppor

.

t a n i t i c s off e re d c a n c e ro u s p a rts w e re c a re f ully d is

,

se c t e d so m e re a ra t i o n s m a d e a n d a fe w d ra w
, p p ,

i n g s of e x tra ordi n a ry appe ara n c e s tak e n .

No tw i th stan di n g th e se e x e rt i o n s it ap pe are d ,

t h a t t h e g re a t p ri m ary obj e c ts o f t h e I n sti tut i o n

w e re i m p e rfe c tly a n sw e re d ow in
g t ,o v a ri o us

c ause s w h i c h it is n o t n e c e ssary t o re e a t
p , .

Fo r th e pu rpo se o f re n d e ri n g th e I n sti tut i on

m ore a d e quate to th e o ri g i n al i n te n t i o n a t a m ee t ,

in g of th e S ubsc ri be rs it w as d e term i n e d ,
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a 31 . Th a t th e c o n st tu t o n o f th e
i i p re sen t C h ari ty
sh a ll be di ssol v e d .

r 2 . T h at the h ou se i n te n d e d fo r t h e re c e
p t ion
f p a t i e n ts o ug h t t o be in m o re p o p ulo us d
‘

o ,
a an

c o nv en i e n t pa rt o f th e to w n .

T h at a d m i t ti n
m e a r s fo r re a t n u mbe r
3 g a
g
s
.

of a t i e n t s i n to th e h o use s h o uld be ta ke n i n to
p
c o n sid e ra ti o n .

T h e i n st i t uti on w a s a c c o rdi n g ly susp e n d e d fo r

t h e
p re s e n t a n d w
, h e n t h e a c c o u n t s w e re se t t l e d ’

t h e re w a s l e f t a c o n sid e rabl e su m o f m o n e y w h i c h ,

n o w a m o u n t s to n e a r o n e t h o u sa n d p o u n d s t h ree ,

e r c en t C o n s o l s i n t h e h a n d s o f t h e Drummon d s
’

p . .
,

n d st a n di n i n t h e n a m e o f fi v e t ruste e s I t i s to
a g .

be h o pe d t h a t a t so m e n o t v e ry di sta n t ti m e t h e , , ,

su m so re ma i n i n m b t h e a ddi t i o n a l su b
‘

g a
y y ,

sc ri p t i o n s o f th e fo rm e r G ov ern o rs, or by t h e

g e n e ra l be n e fic e n c e o f '

th e
p be a
pp lili
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su
pp o rt o f a new Est a bli sh m e n t fo r th e s a me
l aud abl e pu rp ose , an d fre e fro m t h e in c o n v e n i e n C i es
of t h e fo rm e r I n sti tuti o n .

T h e C a n c e r In st i t ut i on i w as i d
c arr e on w th

m u h i it f o r abou t
t w o y e a rs d u ri n w h i h
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y p pp
w e re a d m i t t e d i n to t h e h o use an d t h i rty h a v e ,

be e n re li ev e d a s o u t p a t i e n ts : a l l t h e ii i p a ti e n t s
,
- -
,

w h i c h w e re re u l a rly a t t e n d e d c i v e d as m uc h
‘

g re e ,

be n e fit a s th e n a t u re o f th e i r c a se s a ll o w e d T wo .

w e re re li e v e d b t h e e x tir a tio n o f t h e di sca

‘

y p
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‘

or CA N C ER .

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o u t- ati e n ts. t w e n t - e i h t
p y g
”
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an d m e d ic in e s . In a dd i ti o n t o t h e c a se s fo r w h i c h
t h e i n st i t u t i o n w as o rig in al ly l
es tabl ish ed ,
i rte e n
th

p i
a t e n ts ;
a ffl i c te d w th i “

ot h er di se a se s re s e m bli n
g
C a n c er , an d w hich a re o ft e n m ista k e n fo r it h a v e ,

be en c u re d O n e in pa ti e n t an d fo ur o u t at ient s
p
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.

h a ve died .

Sin c e th e first e d i ti o n o f th is p ma
p h l e t w as

w ri t t e n , t h e re h a s be e n p ri n te d ac c oun t ot a
‘

an

new m e th o d o f t re a ti n g C a n c e rs of th e bre ast in ,

part i c ul ar , by Mr . Y o un g . O f t h i s m e t h o d h a v mg
h ad l o ppo rtu ni ti es o f se e l n g t h e g o o d e ff e c ts;
se v e ra

I g a v e t h e fo l lo vvin g a ddi t i o n a l a cco u n t l n t h e

”
‘

Ivl e d ic a l J o u rn a l w h i c h it se e m s ex pe di e n t to
,
i

r p
e u b li s h in t h i s
p l a c e .

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R maerks on Ca n cer , an d f
o r . Young s n ew
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p ,
a 1d
g re a t atte n w .

t io n t o t he s ub e c t o f and o se d c a n
j C a n cer , pp su

c e ro u s d i se a ses
it g a v e m e , to m u c h sat i sfac t i o n
re a d Mr Young s bo ok , in w h i c h h e h a s pro pose d
’
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a n ew m e t h o d o f t re a t m e n t su p o rte d by t h e
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h is t o ry f m an y h ic h it h a d be e n p ra e
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i se v e ra l u n d e r h is own i l
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se e n
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h ave be en i n fo rm e d o f o th e rs o n w h i c h h i s m e t h o d
,

w a s t ri e d u n d e r t h e c a re a n d di re c t i o n o f di ff e re n t
,
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g
i n vari a bly fo ll o w h is m o d e o f t rea t m e n t I also .

be g l e av e t o pre m ise a fe w g e n e ra l obse rva t i o n s o n

a

t h e su bj e c t .

T h e d ise a se c a ll e d C a n cer h a s be e n f o r t i m e s
,

i m m e m o ri a l d i sti n g u i sh e d by t h a t a p p e ll ati o n a n d ,

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s u c c e e d e d by a m os t e x a c t d e sc ri p ti o n T h e y .

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, ,

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,

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p
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.

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t h e o p i n i o n s o f t h e g e n t l e m e n w h o atte n d e d h e r .

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g ust by M r Youn ; a nd
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h e r u l ti m at e y ; but w h e n ev er sh e may d ie ;
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c on stl tut l o n .

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TH E E ND.

T. B e n sl e y , I rmtc r ,
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Fl t S t e e t, Lon d o n .
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