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5. Consumption, a New Discovery and Cure, by Crude 

 Petroleum.— Dr. M. M. Griffith, of Bradford, Pa., claims that out of 25 

 cases of well-marked consumption, treated by small doses of the crude petro- 

 leum, 20 are, to all means of diagnosis, cured; the rest have been materially 

 benefited, and none have been under treatment more than 4 months. The 

 nausea attending the use of ordinary crude petroleum led him to adopt the 

 semi-solid oil that forms on the tubing of wells. Method of Using — This 

 made into from 3 to 5 gr. pills by incorporating an inert vegetable powder, was 

 administered from 3 to 5 times a day in 1 pill doses. The first effect, he says, 

 is the disappearance of the cough ; night sweats are relieved, appetite improves, 

 and weight is rapidly gained. These favorable symptoms continue until thtf 

 patient is entirely recovered. 



Remarks. — If half of what Dr. Griffith claims shall prove true, generally, 

 he has indeed made a valuable discovery. I hope, as the Scientific American 

 remarks, that Dr. Griffith has not mistaken some self-limiting phase of throat 

 or bronchial disease for true consumption of the lungs; also, that continued 

 trial of the alleged remedy will justify the high opinion he has formed in regard 

 to its efficacy 



e. Consumption, a Substitute for Cod Liver Oil.— Accord- 

 ing to the New York Medical Journal Dr. Thomas A. Emmet, in his recent 

 work on the "Principles and Practice of Gynecology," (of the nature and dis- 

 eases of women) recommends the fat of pork, properly prepared, as a srbsti- 

 tute for cod liver oil, in consumption. To prepare it, he says: A portion from 

 the rib, free of lean, is to be boiled slowly (the water being often changed) until 

 the meat is thoroughly cooked. To be eaten cold, in the form of sandwiches. 



Remarks. — He does not inform us whether mustard may be used to give 

 them a relish or not, but certainly a very small amount can do no harm; and 

 for my life, I cannot see why fat pork, so cooked, and thinly sliced, may not 

 be as good, I really believe better, than the nasty, disagreeable, sickening cod 

 liver oil. My substitute is % pt. of fresh cream, with 1 table-spoonful of 

 brandy, or good whiskey in it, in place of cod liver oil. I direct this amount 

 just before each meal. Make a part of the meal of the fat pork sandwiches 

 too, if you like, or take the following, as you judge best; as some would not, 

 and others could not eat fat pork. 



7. Consumption, a More Recent Substitute for Cod Liver 

 Oil. — It has been long known that whiskey has not only appeared, at least, to 

 have lengthened the life of many consumptive patients, but also to have cured 

 many. Then why is not the following combination an excellent substitute 

 for codliver oil? I think it is a hundred per cent, better. Pure olive oil, 6 

 ozs. ; strained honey, 4 ozs. ; good (that is, not poor rot-gut) whiskey, 1 pt. ; 

 Shake when taken. Dose — Take 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls just as you sit down to 

 each meal. 



Remarks. — I have used this personally in a continuous cough arising from 

 having taken a very bad cold, and have also given it to others, consumptives, 

 with very satisfactory results. It may not be an absolute cure, but with other 



