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CANCER
ITS CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND
TREATMENT
Giving the Results of over Forty Years' Experi-
ence in the Medical Treatment of this Disease
By ELI G. J[pNES, M. D.
Member, New Jersey State Eclectic Medicel Society, Natioiud
Eclectic Medical Asiociation ; Aotlior of "Definite Medica-
tion, * * '' Rational Treatment of Cancer, * * " Manual of Health, * * etc.
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What man has done^ man may do.*^
Published by
Therapeutic Publishing Company, Inc.
Boston, Mass.
1911
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Dedication
To my many students and medical friends in all
the different Schools of Medicine in the United
States, I dedicate this book. I have shared in
your trials and triumphs with this disease. I have re-
joiced with you when success crowned your efforts, and
now feel that the time has come when I must record my
own experience in the Medical Treatment of Cancer,
so that those who come after me may be benefited
thereby.
It is the earnest wish of my heart that better and
abler men may take up this work and carry it on after I
shall have passed to my reward.
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Table of Contents
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Preface 7
Introductory 9
I. The Cause of Cancer 15
II. Surgery not a Cure for Cancer 23
III. The X-Ray Treatment. 29
IV. The Medical Treatment 33
V. The Diagnosis of Cancer 39
VI. Taking A Case 47
VII. Diet of Cancer Patients 55
VIII. A Medicated Bath 61
IX. Have Patients under Your Personal Care 65
X. Remedies that do have a Curative Effect upon Can-
cer 73
XI. Local Treatment of Cancer 86
XII. Cancer of the Breast 93
XIII. Epithelioma 127
XIV. Cancer of the Head, Face, Nose and other forms of
External Cancer 137
XV. Sarcoma 159
XVI. Radium as a Cure for Cancer 167
XVII. Internal Cancer 171
XVIII. Remedies that are Useful in the Treatment of Can-
cer 233
XIX. Facts Worth Remembering in the Treatment of Can-
cer 257
XX. Bronchocele (Goitre) ; Exophthalmic Goitre 273
Preface
MANY of the remedies and formulas mentioned in
this book can be obtained of Lloyd Bros., Cin-
cinnatiy Ohio. They arc a firm which have an
established reputation throughout the world for pure,
reliable medicines.
The Homeopathic drugs referred to can be obtained
of Bocricke & Tafel, Philadelphia, Pa., who are the old-
est and most reliable firm of that School in this country,
and you can depend upon their remedies.
THE AUTHOR.
Burlington, New Jersey.
May first, 191 1.
Introductory
I HAVE been urged by my medical friends to write a
book on cancer. It seemed to them that a physi-
cian, who has had such a vast experience in the
medical treatment of this fearful malady, should leave
behind him a record of his work for the benefit of future
generations.
The medical treatment of cancer, in all its forms, is a
specialty as much as " surgery ", the " eye and ear ",
or " gynecology ", and a doctor must prepare himself
for such work in the same manner that he would for
any special line of work in his profession.
The treatment of cancer requires more skill than any
other disease with which we are acquainted. Cancer is
a "Foeman worthy of any man's steel". Any physician
who is afraid of it will never succeed in curing the dis-
ease. There are doctors who are called Specialists in
cancer, who are only able to diagnose a case of cancer
now and then, and suggest an operation or give a
gloomy prognosis. A true specialist of any disease, or
region, must be a man who cannot only diagnose the
difficulty when he sees it, but also be able to treat it
successfully by medicine.
In order to be able to treat both external and internal
cancer successfully a physician must first of all have a
taste for such work. He must be a good all round phy-
sician. He must be able to treat all forms of chronic
diseases successfully. He must know the materia med-
ica from A to Z. Not the materia medica of any one
school of medicine but have a working knowledge of the
10 INTRODUCTORY
materia medica of all Schools. He must have perfect
confidence in himself and be an absolute believer in the
curative power of his remedies.
From the above it will be noticed that all doctors are
not suitable for cancer specialists. It is another case
of " many are called but few are chosen '*. The success-
ful treatment of cancer is the study of a lifetime and
should not be attempted by a lazy man, for it means
constant study. Each year the physician should en-
deavor to do better work than during the previous one,
and try to keep ahead of the procession, and in every
sense of the word be a Specialist in Cancer. There is a
great demand for good men, men who will master this
special work, as cancer is increasing, cases are dying
every day, somewhere, for lack of proper treatment.
Thousands of cases are being sacrificed to the bloody
knife every year that could have been saved by proper
medical treatment.
It is high time that this horrible butchery, in the
name of science, should cease, and that we should at
least try to cure such cases. To prove that this disease
could be treated successfully, by medicine, I have at
different times reported cases of genuine cancer perma-
nently cured, to the medical journals.
In 1894 I offered to teach physicians my method of
treatment. Since that time I have given post graduate
instruction to physicians from all parts of the country.
I have always been ready to meet with my medical
brethren in consultation on cancer or any chronic dis-
ease. I do not ask what a physician's medical politics
are. I only ask that he will carry out the plan of treat-
ment, agreed upon, faithfully and conscientiously. I
have had at one time fifteen physicians under my treat-
ment for cancer. I have had from twenty-five to fifty
INTRODUCTORY 11
cases of cancer that physicians were treating with the
aid of my advice, scattered all the way from Maine to
California.
It has been said by some critics that cancer can never
be permanently cured ; that it always returns. In reply
to this statement, I wish to state that I have a record of
cases of genuine cancer that have been cured for fifteen
to twenty-five years and there has not been a single
symptom of the return of the disease.
It has also been said '' that cancer specialists call
everything cancer ". Allow me to say that the most of
my cases have been sent to me by physicians. I have
also had cases that were diagnosed as cancer, before
they came to me, by surgeons in New York City, Phila-
delphia, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D. C. I
am quite sure that these men knew the difference be-
tween a pimple and a cancer.
I have never claimed to have a " specific '^ for any-
thing from an ingrowing toenail to a cancer, but what
I do claim is this, that experience has taught me that
there are remedies which do have a curative effect upon
cancer, as we find it in different portions of the body,
when they are prescribed according to the indications.
No remedy, or combination of remedies has ever been
discovered, or ever will be discovered, that will cure all
forms of cancer. Such a thing is impossible for the
simple reason that the disease, as it appears in different
parts of the body, has a different anatomical structure.
It follows from this that in order to be able to treat
cancer successfully we must be able to adapt our reme-
dies to the disease as we find it existing in the different
parts of the body. A remedy that would affect cancer
of the liver would have no effect upon cancer of the
breast. A remedy that would have a curative effect
12 INTRODUCTORY
upon cancer of the tongue would not have any upon
cancer of the stomach.
I have had cases of cancer come to me for treatment
that had been operated on from one to eight times;
others had been treated by plasters, or some kind of
" injection fluid ". If I ever did have any faith at all
in the knife as a cure for cancer, it has been rudely shat-
tered, because four-fifths of the cases of cancer I have
seen in the past forty years had been operated on and
the cancer returned worse than before. Other cases
have tried the X-Ray, Radium, Escharotics, Hypoder-
mic treatment, etc., etc., before I saw them, with the
same result.
Of those cases which I have taken before any form of
treatment had been used I have cured 95%. It is quite
probable that during my lifetime I have seen more cases
of genuine cancer than any other physician and have
made more permanent cures. The record of this work
will be found in this book. I have visited patients in
twenty-five States of the Union and have seen all forms
of the disease. There are cases of cancer where com-
plication after complication will arise and a doctor must
be able to meet these complications and treat them suc-
cessfully. He must be a man of excellent judgment,
quick to act and with a fixed determination to "win
out" under all difficulties. I repeat it again, that he
must know how to treat all chronic diseases success-
fully for it is very seldom that we meet with an uncom-
plicated case of cancer, and sometimes the complication
is the contributing cause, of the disease. Then again
some diseases are a worriment to the patient, a drain
upon the system. It is all the time reducing the vitality
of your patient; this worriment, this drain must be
stopped or you cannot cure your patient. The com-
INTRODUCTORY 18
plication may be hemorrhoids, diabetes, Bright's dis-
ease, eczema, abscess, some form of heart trouble, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, ovarian and uterine trouble or it
may be the menopause with all its peculiar symptoms.
In some cases I have had complications of erysipelas,
congestion of the lungs, la grippe, etc., to treat with the
cancer. From this list it will readily be seen that the
most skillful treatment will often be demanded of you
to carry your patients through successfully.
The day is past when a physician with an aescharotic
paste or bottle of herb syrup or some kind of " injection
dope " can start out to cure all kinds of cancer. That is
the worst form of Quackery; such men will always find
their level. It has taken me many years to lift this
business of treating cancer, in all its forms, out of the
mire of quackery and raise it up to the dignity of a
specialty. To place it in the hands of educated men
whose heart and soul are in the work of saving these
poor victims of cancer from an untimely grave, I have
written this book. These men can and will do a grand
work for poor suffering humanity and may the blessing
of a kind Providence rest down upon their labors.
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In the battle of life,
When the wave and the gale
Are around and about ;
If the footing should fail
If thine eye should grow dim, and thy courage depart,
Look aloft and be firm and be fearless of heart."
SECTION ONE
THE CAUSE OF CANCER
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SECTION ONE
THE CAUSE OF CANCER
THE medical profession have been theorizing as to
the cause of cancer for many years. About once
in six months we read under startling head lines
in the public press, that the cause of cancer has been
discovered! Students in the laboratory and with the
microscope, now and then make this announcement to
the world, that a serum has been discovered that will
cure cancer ! Vast sums of money have been expended
in erecting cancer hospitals; institutes for "cancer
research ". Remedies have been lauded time and again
as a cure for this disease, yet the people keep on dying
in the same old fashioned way. We have tried to de-
ceive ourselves and the public with the comforting
thought that cancer was not on the increase, but the
fact is that the mortality from cancer in England is
4y2 times greater than fifty years ago. In the United
States, in 1890 there were 18,536 deaths from cancer;
in 1900 there were 29,222 deaths from this disease. At
the present time the mortality cannot be less than fifty
thousand annually. Dr. John A. McGlinn, in a paper
before the Philadelphia Medical Society says : " That
one man out of every thirty-two and one woman out of
every eleven die of cancer. After the age of thirty-five
one man out of every seventeen and one woman out of
every nine die of cancer; one-third of the deaths from
all surgical conditions were due to cancer."
It would appear from the above that cancer is not
being cured, that it is still numbered among the incur-
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able diseases. It has been the practice of many of the
profession to cut out everything that looked like a can-
cer, but statistics will abundantly prove that a surgical
operation not only does not cure cancer, but really has-
tens the death of the victim. A surgeon can only cut
out what is seen and felt under the knife, while millions
of cancer germs grow and multiply in the blood, the
nuclei of future cancer. Another fact, the surgeon
seems to forget that every operation is a shock to the
nervous system, it lowers the nerve power, weakens the
power of resistance to disease and thus encourages the
invasion of cancer.
It is often remarked that after an operation " the
wound healed up very quickly ", why ? Because nature
rebels against such mutilation and repairs the damage
as soon as possible. While sticking to the old theory
that cancer is a local disease and depending on surgical
operations to cure it, the regular profession have not
cured the malady. Is it not about time that we should
abandon the theory of the fathers and do some thinking
for ourselves? The men in this country who have
treated this disease successfully have treated it as a con-
stitutional or blood disease. From my own experience
of forty years in the study and medical treatment of
cancer in all its forms, I am convinced that it is the
local manifestation of a blood disease. To say that a
disease is incurable because some one else has said so,
to sit calmly down and repeat parrot-like " it cannot
be cured " is unmanly, is un-American, is cowardly.
What are we waiting for, some savant in Germany,
France or Italy to show us how to cure cancer?
The victims of cancer are dying all around us ; what
can we do for these poor unfortunates? The object of
this book is to get the profession interested in the ra-
THE CAUSE OF CANCER 19
tional treatment of the disease, that we may at least
try to cure them. To treat the subject intelligently we
must consider the causes why cancer is on the increase.
I honestly believe that if it were possible to keep the
vitality of a person at or near the normal healthy
standard there would be ho danger of cancer. We
find in cancer victims, weakened vitality and enfeebled
nerve power; this gives us the key to the situation and
tells us how to successfully combat the disease. Every
epidemic like typhoid fever, pneumonia, diphtheria, la
grippe, etc., weakens the vitality of the people and lets
down the bars for the invader — cancer. Every war
this country has ever had, every financial crisis, any-
thing that causes worriment of mind and severe strain
upon the nerves lowers the nerve power and weakens
the vitality of our people and makes them good sub-
jects for cancer, consumption, pneumonia, etc. Tea
and coffee drinking weaken the nervous system. In
all countries where they drink tea and coffee to excess,
there you will find cancer on the increase. Excessive
meat eating is another fruitful cause of cancer.
Insurance men tell us that if a man or woman at 40
lose 20% of their normal weight there is danger of can-
cer, consumption or Bright's disease. Following out
the idea of Dr. William Waugh of having adults ex-
amined physically once in six months we would be able
to detect the above disease in the early stages and so
by proper treatment be able to stave off future trouble.
The chemists and scientists for many years have tried
to discover some powerful drug, some deadly poison,
some deadly serum which taken by the mouth or in-
jected into the human body, would kill the germs of
cancer and knock out the disease. They have over-
looked one fact ; a drug which would do all that would
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weaken the vitality of the victim if it did not hasten his
death. Any remedy or treatment, whatever it may be,
that weakens the vitality of the patient lessens the
chance of recovery.
The rapid increase of cancer throughout the civilized
world may be explained by the following great causes
of cancer :
First. Worriment of Mind. Worrying weakens the
nervous system, lowers the '' nerve power '* and thus
opens the way for the invasion of cancer. In all coun-
tries where you find insanity on the increase you will
find cancer a close second. In Chicago where insanity
has increased the fastest in the world, cancer has in-
creased 812% from 1861 to the present time.
Second. Vaccination. In all states and countries
where there is enforced vaccination there you will find
cancer on the increase.
Third. Meat-eating. Meat-eating is a prolific cause
of cancer. In England the mortality from cancer has
increased ; it is 4J/2 times greater than it was fifty years
ago. The people consume 131 pounds of beef per head
every year. Is it any wonder that the ^' Beef Eaters '*
have cancer? In twenty-five countries using meat
largely, nineteen had a high death-rate from cancer,
five a moderate and one a low rate.
In countries where the diet is almost entirely vege-
table there you will find very few cases of cancer. In
Bombay, in 1875, the death-rate from cancer was only
one in 10,000; in England 5.5 per 100,000. In Egypt
cancer is never found among the black races who are
vegetarians, among Arabs and Copts, who eat as Euro-
peans. In the monastery of the Grand Trappe, where
the diet excludes tea, coffee and meat there has not been
a case of cancer for twenty-seven years.
THE CAUSE OF CANCER 21
Fourth. Tea and Coffee. Tea and coffee weaken
the coats of the stomach and the nervous system and
produce various disorders in the human system. In all
countries where the people drink tea and coffee freely
there you will find cancer on the increase. Our own
country — America — has become a nation of " tea
drinkers " ; as a result three out of five persons have
some form of dyspepsia or indigestion, and cancer has
increased from one in ninety-one in 1850 to one in
twelve in 1890. In thirty countries drinking very much
tea and coffee, twenty-five had a very high death-rate,
five a moderate, and none a low rate. In America
we are becoming a nation of nervous, hysterical people,
and insanity is on the increase. It must be ever borne
in mind that if the nerve power falls below the normal
standard there is danger of invasion of cancer.
Fifth. Alcoholic Stimiilants. The use of intoxicat-
ing liquors is a fruitful cause of cancer. In all countries
where they are used to excess there cancer is on the in-
crease. In England among the wine and spirit mer-
chants, the death-rate is five times gpreater than other
men. Beer-drinking towns such as Munich, Stuttgardt
and Copenhagen have a high mortality from cancer.
What our people need is to be taught how to live.
There must be temperance in all things. Good pure
water, good pure air helps to make good healthy red
blood. Unadulterated food, mostly vegetables, easily
digested, leaving out tea and coffee, keep the nervous
system strong and vigorous. Stop worrying. In this
way we can protect ourselves against the dreaded
monster — CANCER. A return to the " simple life "
of our forefathers is what we need. Modern civiliza-
tion, with all its luxury, high living and drinking, and
filling the stomach with all kinds of food and drink (the
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most of it never intended for the human stomach), is
only encouraging the inroads of cancen
In a case of cancer, no matter how far the disease has
advanced or how bad the case is, there are two things
that we have to depend upon for a cure :
First* We must raise the nerve power, the vitality
of the patient at or as near normal as possible.
Second. It depends upon whether the system of our
patient will respond to the action of remedies or not.
In other words we must begin at the very foundation
and build up our patient to strengthen his power of re-
sistance against the disease. Many times I have no-
ticed this fact that when the eye, the pulse, and the
tongue showed the organs of the body secreting prop-
erly, good digestion, a strong, full, regular pulse, the
disease itself would be at a standstill, but if the signs
showed a weakened vitality, the disease would take on
new life and activity.
SECTION TWO
SURGERY NOT A CURE FOR CANCER
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SECTION TWO
SURGERY NOT A CURE FOR CANCER
THERE are about 50,chdo people who die of cancer
in the United States annually. From my own
experience in the treatment of cancer in all its
forms, for forty years, I feel confident that ninety-five
per cent, of these cases could have been saved without
an operation. Over the tombstones of most of them
might be written, " BUTCHERED IN THE NAME
OF SCIENCE '\
For the past 200 years the great mass of the medical
profession have considered cancer as a local disease, and
they have made it their practice to cut out everything
that looks like a cancer.
Dr. Walsh, in his able work on cancers, says : " The
knife can neither be regarded as a means of curing can-
cer or of prolonging the existence of the person afflicted
with the disease."
Dr. Thomas W. Cooke, surgeon of the Cancer Hos-
pital, London, England, says: "From 1851 to 1863
there were 413 cases of cancer operated on at the Cancer
Hospital, London, England. The average time before
the cancer returned was only 6j^ months." Dr. Mon-
roe, of Scotland, operated on " sixty cases of cancer ; at
the end of two years only four out of the sixty opera-
tions were successful ". In 1896 I kept a record of fifty
cases of cancer of the tongue that had been operated
upon, and not a single cure was effected.
Dr. James Wood of the Royal College, London, said :
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" Gentlemen, I have operated on some thousand cases
of cancer and they all returned but six, and they were
not cancer." Sir Benjamin Brodie (one of the fathers
in surgery) said, after he had removed 500 cancers of
the breast, that " he would not remove another without
telling the patient that the operation would not prolong
her life ".
Sir James Paget, one of England's greatest physi-
cians, says in speaking of cancer, " the number of cases
in which cancer does not return is not more than one in
Five Hundred ". In my own practice about four out of
five cases of cancer that come to me have had a surgical
operation, and the cancer had returned worse than it
was before.
About one hundred years ago the early fathers of the
Botanic School of Medicine considered cancer as a blood
or constitutional disease and treated it as such and cured
it. No form of purely local treatment will ever cure this
malady, because it is in the blood and must be reached
through the blood.
In 1869 I treated my first case of cancer. I called it a
blood disease. I treated it with our simple botanic rem-
edies and cured it.
If I ever had any faith in a surgical operation as a
cure for cancer it has been rudely shaken by my daily
contact with victims of cancer that have been operated
upon with the result that the cancer has returned in a
worse state than at first. I have been forced to the
conclusion that an operation never cures the disease,
but actually hastens the death of the victim.
In this State, I saw a case of cancer of the breast that
had been operated on three times ; the last time the sur-
geon made a thorough examination with the micro-
scope, after the operation, and told the lady that he
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would ** guarantee that the cancer would never return ".
In six months the cancer was doing business at the old
stand.
I saw a case of cancer of the breast from New York
State that had been cut out eight times and the disease
had returned worse than ever. Another lady had a
cancer of the breast operated upon twelve times and the
cancer finally caused her death. In another case I saw
a young man, who had a swelling come in his groin.
The doctors cut it out; it returned and then another
operation, and so on until he had been operated upon
four times. At the time I saw the case the leg above
the knee was one mass of sarcoma. He was past cure.
I met with a lady in this State who had a cancer near
the eye. It had been cut out four times and given up as
past cure, but I cured it and that was seven years ago.
I met with a case of cancer where the breast had been
removed; it returned and another operation removed
the arm of the affected side. Then death closed the
scene.
Time and again I have seen cases where all the breast
had been removed and all the glands under the arm of
the affected side, and still the cancer returned. I recall
cases of cancer of the uterus that had been operated
on from one to three times and finally caused the death
of the patient. I have had to listen to many a tale of
woe from patients, who have told me with tears running
down their cheeks that their physicians had told them
if they " would have their cancer cut out that it would
never return '\ Any doctor who makes such a state-
ment as that must be either a knave or a fool ; let us be
charitable and think that it must be the latter. For no
doctor who has had any experience with cancer would
ever make a promise of that kind. It has been the hard-
28 CANCER
est work of my life to make some doctors realize that the
growth they see is only the effect, and that back of that
lies the cause ; and the cause must be removed before we
can cure the cancer.
May God hasten the day when it will be considered a
crime to cut out a cancer. After forty-three years' ex-
perience with cancer I can honestly say that I have
never seen a genuine case of cancer permanently cured
by a surgical operation. To cut out a cancer is the
worst form of malpractice, for it is only trying to re-
move the effect without touching the cause. From an
extensive correspondence with physicians from every
State in the Union I find that the rank and file of the
profession are tired and disgusted with operations for
cancer, for they have seen them return time and time
again. They are more than anxious to find a better and
saner method of treatment for cancer that offers at least
some hope of a cure.
SECTION THREE
THE X-RAY TREATMENT
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SECTION THREE
THE X-RAY TREATMENT
DURING the past six years over two hundred cases
of cancer have come under my notice where the
X-Ray has been tried and it has left the patient in
a worse condition than before treatment.
The X-Ray is concentrated lightning and when ap-
plied to a cancer leaves the nerves and blood vessels
supersensitive, so that the patient cannot bear the mild-
est dressing on the diseased growth.
I have seen the face and the whole side of the body
burnt as if by hot steam. It was cruel and inhuman to
experiment with patients in that way. Trypsin and
radium have been tried and failed just as any form of
purely local treatment will fail, for cancer is not a local
disease. I have seen several cases of cancer where the
hypodermatic treatment had been used. The whole
abdomen was covered with scars where the stuff had
been injected into the skin, but the cancer kept on
growing.
SECTION FOUR
THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CANCER
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SECTION FOUR
THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CANCER
THE Eclectic School of Medicine were the pioneers
in America in the successful treatment of cancer.
The early fathers of that school taught their
students that cancer was a blood or constitutional dis-
ease and how it could be cured by medicine. If any of
our modem Eclectics have any doubt on this subject I
can refer them to Newton on " Diseases of the Breast *\
Hill's " Eclectic Surgery ", Buchanan's " Surgery '\
Jones and Sherwood's " Practice ", also to Dr. Wm.
Paine's " Practice '*. The father of the Eclectic School
of Medicine, Dr. Wooster Beach, was a firm believer in
the curability of cancer ; see Beach's " Surgery ". Up
to the time of his death, Dr. Robert S. Newton of New
York City had probably treated more cases of cancer
of the breast than any man in this country. In New-
ton's work on " Diseases of the Female Breast " he says,
" In this way by the union of constitutional and local
treatment, if the constitutional stamina is good, we
shall often, nay if we proceed judiciously, nearly always
effect a cure. Nor is this cure temporary as can be dem-
onstrated by cases now in this city I discharged ten or
twelve years ago."
Dr. Benjamin L. Hill in his Surgery, says, " The prin-
ciple I shall present for your adoption has been already
fully demonstrated, in the practice of many of our num-
ber, and the agents I shall recommend for carrying out
that principle have been satisfactorily tried in hundreds
of cases. The subjects of many of them are living in
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our midst to speak for themselves." So much about
what the fathers of Eclectic medicine taught about the
cure of cancer by medicine. Yet some of our weak-
kneed Eclectics tell us " there is no cure for cancer ",
thus going back on the teaching of the founders of that
school and repeating parrot-like after the old school,
" It cannot be cured *'. Shame on them ! It was in an
Eclectic College where I was taught how to cure can-
cer. I believed then that this disease could be cured
and now after all these many years* experience with
thousands of cases of cancer my conviction has only
grown stronger. All honor to the fathers of Eclectic
Medication who taught us how to cure a disease that
carries off so many of our people every year. In 1865,
Dr. John Skelton, the father of the Eclectic School of
Medicine in England published his work on " Prac-
tice *\ He claimed that cancer was a constitutional dis-
ease and taught his students how to cure it by medicine.
The Homeopathic School of Medicine have furnished
some able men who won their laurels in the medical
treatment of cancer. Dr. Edwin M. Hale, one of the
deepest thinkers, one of the most conservative students
of materia medica and a man whom all men delight to
honor, has left on record many valuable remedies in the
cure of cancer. Dr. Richard Hughes, the intellectual
giant of the homeopathic school in England has also
contributed some useful remedies for cancer. In 1878
Dr. J. Compton Burnett, of London, England, gave to
the profession in his book " Tumors of the Breast " a
record of 132 cases permanently cured. What Dr. Bur-
nett was doing in England, I began to do in this coun-
try. In 1869 I commenced to treat cancer by internal
remedies.
These distinguished physicians that I have referred
THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CANCER 37
to on both sides of the Atlantic have done their work
and it has been well performed. It now remains for us
who follow them to take up the work they so nobly
started and finish the task, remembering that "what
man has done man may do "•
SECTION FIVE
THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER 41
SECTION FIVE
THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
FROM my experience and observation I am of the
opinion that the average physician cannot diag-
nose a case of cancer when it is brought to his
notice. In the majority of our medical schools they
teach the student that there is no cure for cancer, and
that a surgical operation is the only proper thing. It
is impressed on the student's mind that the right way to
diagnose cancer is by use of the microscope. Instead
of showing cases of cancer to the students and teaching
them how to differentiate between the different forms
of the disease, they have them spend their time examin-
ing pathological specimens under the microscope.
Professor Phelps of Dartmouth Medical College used
to tell the students that " Pathology was looking in the
ashes to find out how the building was burnt ". I have
learned to place very little dependence upon the micro-
scope, as a means of diagnosis, for I have known cases
of suspected cancer being examined microscopically and
no trace of cancer found and yet the patient died of
cancer. Elsewhere I have told the reader how to de-
tect cancer in the system by the " eye, the tongue and
the pulse ^\ A doctor who makes a business of treating
cancer is a specialist and an expert and much will be
expected of him by his brother physicians, and the pub-
lic at large. He must know his specialty from A to Z.
He cannot afford to make any foolish blunders. He
must educate his hands — have his eyes at his fingers'
ends. The delicate, sensitive touch of the fingers will
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soon teach him how to detect cancer in any form in a
woman's breast. By a digital examination he will learn
how to differentiate cancer of the os uteri from ulcera-
tion, induration or fibroid tumor. A good deal can be
learned from a study of the symptoms of cancer under
the different forms given in other parts of this book, but
very much more must be learned in the SCHOOL OF
EXPERIENCE. To impress upon the reader the im-
portance of the Diagnosis of cancer, I have appended to
this Section a few cases of mistaken diagnosis.
A woman was sent to me from New York City by a
medical friend to get my diagnosis of the case ; she had
tumors in both breasts and a bloody watery discharge
from the nipple of one breast* This case had been ex-
amined under the X-Ray and the microscope, yet they
could not give a positive diagnosis of the case. My
diagnosis was cancer. When you have a BLOODY,
WATERY discharge from the nipple of the affected
side you may rest assured that it is a case of cancer.
I saw a case of cancer of the uterus that three physi-
cians had seen and not one of them could diagnose the
case. Another case which was supposed to be a fibroid
tumor of the uterus. The examining physician said it
was a case of fibroid tumor of the uterus, but it had
cancer cells in it. How did he know that ? I have had
a great many cases of cancer of the stomach come under
my observation, but I rarely find a doctor who can give
a clear diagnosis of such cases. I often ask myself for
what do students spend four years in a medical college
if not to learn how to diagnose diseases when they
see them, and to be able to cure them when met. That
is what I went to a medical college for, and there I was
taught practical diagnosis, l)y actual clinical experience,
not by squinting through a microscope. I was taught
THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER 43
that nearly all diseases could be cured and how to cure
them by the use of remedies that have definite remedial
action upon certain abnormal conditions.
There is too much guess work and uncertainty about
this latter day teaching in some of our medical colleges.
The text-books, many of them say you may try this, you
might try that, Dr. So and So have used this or that
remedy. This is all uncertainty; there is nothing
DEFINITE about such instruction. Any physician
who blindly follows such text-books will sooner or later
lose all faith in medicine and drift out of the profession
or become, as many have, a DRUGLESS HEALER. .
Several years ago a man drove up to my office in a
great hurry. He seemed very much excited. I en-
quired the cause, and he said that his physician had told
him he had a cancer and of course he felt very much
worried over the knowledge. Upon examination I dis-
covered a bubo in the groin, but no cancer. A gentle-
man came to consult me about one of his ears, one-half
of which was eaten off by some disease. He had con-
sulted three different doctors and none of them could
give him a diagnosis ; yet it was a plain case of cancer.
In my younger days I saw the case of a young man who
had a swelling on the side of his neck. The doctor who
had attended him could not tell what it was, but to sat-
isfy his curiosity ran a probe down into the swelling.
This treatment caused it to break out in a few days into
an open cancer. This doctor should have learned a
lesson from this case never to fool with a thing that you
do not understand.
Several years ago an English doctor came over to
this country to show the Yankees how to " do things ".
He professed to cure cancer, A case of cancer of the
uterus came under his care. During the treatment the
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lady was confined, and the Englishman was the attend-
ing physician. When the child was born, and the after-
birth came away, he pointed to it and said : " There is
the cancer; didn't I tell you I could remove your can-
cer?"
I was called up in New York State tc^ see a lady who
had been treated by a doctor a year for prolapsus uteri.
I found her in the LAST STAGE OF CANCER OF
THE UTERUS. Many physicians think it necessary
to use a speculum in making a vaginal examination in
cancer of the uterus, but if they had their eyes at their
fingers' ends they would not need anything else to form
a correct diagnosis. In all these years of my practice
I have NEVER USED A SPECULUM in examining
cases of this kind. It causes the patient much pain and
unnecessary suffering. I was called to see an actress
in New York City who had been under the care of a
prominent physician in that city. He had diagnosed
her case as a fibroid tumor of the uterus. She was re-
moved to a hospital, and in the presence of several lead-
ing surgeons, he cut down upon the tumor and found it
to be cancer of the uterus. The patient was sent home
to die. When I saw the case it was beyond my power
to render any help.
I was called to Baltimore to see a minister who had a
swelling in the right side of his abdomen. The leading
doctors of that city pronounced it an abscess. They cut
him open and found, not an abscess, but a CANCER
ATTACHED TO THE STOMACH AND BOWELS.
A young man was brought to me with a growth on his
left hip. His physician had diagnosed it as a fibroid
tumor. In New York City they put him under the
X-Ray to find out what the growth was. In passing
my hand over the growth I said : " This is a case of
THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER 45
sarcoma '\ The brother with the patient said : " That
is what the doctors in New York said after they had
examined him with the X-Ray ".
Another case I remember was a lady in Pittsburg,
Pa. She had a small bunch come in her breast. A
doctor, after examining it said that he " could not tell
what it was until he cut it out and put it under the
microscope ! " This doctor should learn to have his
eyes at his fingers' ends, and then when he puts his
hand over a bunch on a woman's breast, he would know
by the FEELING of it just what it was. I have never
been obliged to resort to the microscope to diagnose a
case of cancer.
A prominent politician of Brooklyn, New York, had
a swelling come in one side of his abdomen. Three
physicians examined it, but said " they could not tell
what it was TILL THEY CUT HIM OPEN ". A day
was set for the operation in New York, and a prominent
surgeon of that city was to operate. I got a history of
the case from a certain party, and felt satisfied that it
was a case similar to the Baltimore case mentioned
above. I went to the telegraph office and sent a tele-
gram to the family that " it was a cancer, and not to
have it operated on; if an operation was performed it
would cause his death'\ The man WAS operated upon.
They found the CANCER all right — and he DIED
after the operation.
The object of introducing these cases at this place is
to impress upon the readers the importance of learning
how to make a practical diagnosis of cancer and that
much CARE must always be exercised in its attempt.
SECTION SIX
TAKING A CASE
TAKING A CASE 4$
SECTION SIX
TAKING A CASE
IN " taking a case " of cancer to treat we want to look
the patient over carefully; we want to know some-
thing of his habits of life. If he is an intemperate
man, uses intoxicating drinks, we cannot cure him, for
alcohol heats the blood and acts the same on cancer as
kerosene does on fire. It is best to let such cases se-
verely alone. The morphine or opium fiend cannot be
cured, for the drug is all the time working dead against
your remedies. We examine the pulse of our patient;
we find the pulse of cancer a weak pulse, often a dis-
couraged feeling to it, and quicker than normal. The
weight and feeling of the muscles show lack of nutri-
tion. The tongue under its yellowish, white color
shows, in advanced cancer a dark red color; in the last
stages we have the "beef steak'* tongue. The white
of the eye has a pearly tint with greenish yellow spots,
showing a drain upon the system, toxic matter in the
blood and decomposition of albumen. The eyes will
tell you if the glands are acting normally or not. The
tongue shows you whether the patient is digesting his
food or not ; if he cannot digest his food he cannot make
good blood. The pulse tells you whether the vital
forces are strong or weak. You must learn to study the
quality and character of the pulse ; until you can do that,
you cannot cure this disease or any other.
Thus it is, by a careful intelligent study of the eye,
tongue and pulse of our patient, we can get a good
idea of the advancement made by the disease and the
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vitality of the patient ; and this will be a guide to us in
making up our prognosis and also for the rational treat-
ment of the case. I must again impress this one thing
upon my readers, the first thing is to build up the vitality
of the patient at or near the normal healthy point ; if you
can do this, no matter how bad the case may seem to
you, your patient has at least a " fighting chance " for
his life. If you do nothing more for your patient, you
have at least got him started on the right road to health.
How do you know that the system is responding to your
remedies? Why, because the pulse feels stronger,
fuller and more regular; it has lost that discouraged
feeling. The tongue is cleaning off, and, underneath,
we see a lighter red color to the body of the tongue.
The digestion is improved, the tongue is moist, not
sticky. The eye has lost the yellowish greenish tint, it
does not look cloudy and the pearly tint is nearly gone
from the white of the eye. So you know your patient
is better and feeling the remedial action of your reme-
dies before you look at the cancer. The local conditions
must be met by the local remedies as they are indicated.
Each case must be studied by itself and the remedy
given which is best adapted to that particular case.
If your patient has any form of indigestion that must
be looked after, for you cannot cure your patient if he
does not digest his food properly, for he must do that
in order to make good blood. Any complication that
causes pain or worries the patient must be looked after
and cured. Any drains upon the system, like diabetes,
Bright's disease, chronic diarrhea, menorrhagia or hem-
orrhoids must be attended to for they will weaken the
vitality of your patient and lessen the chances of re-
covery. The patient's mind must be at rest, for worri-
ment of mind causes weakness of the " Nerve power "
TAKING A CASE 51
and will also lessen the chances of recovery. If the pa-
tient has been operated upon one or more times you will
know that the nerve power is weak, for every operation
is a shock to the system, and you must adapt your rem-
edies to this condition.
Never forget the fact that the general health of the
patient must be better before the cancer is any better.
Watch the eyes, the tongue and the pulse ; they will tell
you of your patient's condition. One of the first things
my students have to learn is how to read the pulse.
Not one doctor in a thousand can do it. Never, never,
count the pulse. You cannot tell anything about it by
counting. No man can do two things at once. You
cannot count it and read it at the same time. Grasp the
wrist of your patient ; banish every thought from your
mind ; think of what you are doing and what you want
to know. How does it feel? What is the impression
you get from the pulse ? Remember the pulse of cancer
has a weak discouraged feeling. It is a little faster
than normal. If there is pain the pulse will show it,
also if there is any heart difficulty. You can tell by the
pulse if your patient is responding to the action of your
remedies. The pulse will feel a little stronger, fuller
and more regular. Remember that the healthy, normal
pulse is full, strong and regular.
Never give an opinion upon a case of cancer until you
have seen it and examined it yourself. Do not be in-
fluenced at all by the diagnosis or prognosis of any doc-
tor, but form your own opinion. Be honest with your
patients, tell them what it is, and just what you can do
for them. If you think you cannot cure them, tell them
so. Do not deceive them. When once you have taken
a case to cure get after the disease and stick to it until
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you CURE it. The world, to-day, demands men who
can " do things ".
The doctors associated with me in the treatment of
cancer in the diflFerent States of the Union are doing
things, and as a result, many precious lives are being
saved every year from cancer. This book comes to you
with an earnest, heartfelt prayer that you will STUDY
it and MASTER its contents, and try and DO some-
thing with this treatment. No man can tell what he
can do until he tries. Take hold of this work with all
your heart and soul or else let it severely alone. It holds
out a chance to do good to a class of patients that de-
mand our sympathy and our most skillful treatment.
Two or three good cures will establish your reputation.
Never guarantee to cure anything or anybody. Never
send medicine to a case of cancer without first having
examined it yourself. There are some doctors who do
that kind of business, but it is the worst form of quack-
cry. I do not care to be associated with such men. Be
careful what statements you make to your patients.
Do not make the foolish blunder, as some doctors have,
and tell them that " a malignant tumor is not a cancer ",
or that " lupus is not a form of cancer.*' Such state-
ments show woful ignorance on the subject of cancer.
Some doctors have tried to frighten the public by claim-
ing that cancer is contagious, but there is not a spark of
evidence to prove such a foolish notion. Only about
fifteen cases in lOO are hereditary. Keep a complete
record of all your cases for future reference. Be careful
about having any physician examine your patients;
only one in about 500 knows how to examine a cancer
patient properly. I have known of cases of cancerous
tumor in the breast pinched and squeezed by a doc-
tor, just out of pure devilishness to irritate the cancer
TAKING A CASE 53
and interfere with the treatment; such men are brutes
and ought never to have been physicians. The moment
such men put their hand on a cancer in the breast they
show their ignorance of the very first principles of the
diagnosis of cancer. A doctor of all men should be a
gentle man, and have an easy, gentle touch. I have had
patients tell me how their physician pinched and
squeezed the tumor in their breast until they screamed
so that people could hear them out in the street. Such
men are ignorant jackasses. I told these patients that
they should have " slapped them in the face *\ Such
men need that kind of treatment. It is the only treat-
ment that they can understand.
In examining a case of cancer it is hardly ever neces-
sary to cause a patient a moment's pain where a doctor
understands his business. Treat your lady patients
just as you would like a brother physician to examine
you or examine your wife, sister or mother.
SECTION SEVEN
DIET OF CANCER PATIENTS
DIET OP CANCER PATIENTS 67
SECTION SEVEN
DIET OF CANCER PATIENTS
THE question is often asked by a cancer patient,
" Doctor, what shall I eat ? *' Some of our doctors,
who are never tired of theorizing about the cause
of cancer, have claimed that certain kinds of food caused
cancer. For many years pork was supposed to cause
this disease. Now it is a well known fact that the Jews
never eat pork; yet I have seen cases of cancer among
that class of people. In certain States of our Union, the
farmers live on pork the year round yet the disease is
no more prevalent there than elsewhere. It has been
claimed that tomatoes caused cancer. There is not a
particle of reason for this belief. In New Jersey to-
matoes are eaten in all ways the year round; yet there
are many States that have more cancer victims than
New Jersey. In England tomatoes are considered a
luxury and only raised in hot houses. In spite of
this cancer has been alarmingly on the increase in
that country in the past fifty years. In the days of
our grandfathers the Botanic physicians made a syrup
from the ripe tomatoes and gave it as a " blood med-
icine '* with good success for certain diseases of the
skin. I am inclined to believe that the tomato will
yet be found to have a curative effect upon cancer.
It is a point worth considering for some of our
students of materia medica. It has been claimed that
vegetables cause cancer. In India and those countries
where the diet is entirely vegetable there is less cancer
than anywhere else. Our vegetarian friends loudly
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proclaim to the world how healthy a purely vegetable
diet really is. In my own practice I have met with
many cases of genuine cancer where the victim of that
disease had lived on a strictly vegetable diet for from
fifteen to twenty years. In one case a lady had a cancer
of the breast ; she impressed it on my mind that she had
followed a certain strict diet, and as a result of this she
had the disease under control. When I saw the cancer
it was open and discharging and in the very last stage.
Another case I saw in consultation with a very fine phy-
sician in New York State. An old man who had lived
on a strictly vegetarian diet for twenty years and it was
about the worst case of cancer on the lip that I ever saw.
Now it is a well known fact that our American people
eat too much and too fast. They eat until their stom-
achs are full and they are in too much of a hurry to
chew their food. They bolt it down and depend upon
the stomach to get rid of it in some way. In addition
to that they drink strong tea that weakens the nerves
and muscles of the stomach. As a result of all this
abuse, the stomach " goes on a strike '' and refuses to
do duty. Then we have some form of indigestion,
dyspepsia, ulcer of the stomach or cancer. Now the
real fact of the case is this, in most cases, patients would
do well on one-half the food they eat and that food
should be chewed over and over again before it is swal-
lowed. When we eat our regular meals, only a certain
part of what we eat can be digested and assimilated.
The rest becomes refuse matter. It may produce auto-
intoxication and toxines in the blood. In these condi-
tions we find a fruitful cause of cancer. Now good red
blood depends upon pure air, pure food and pure drink,
but if the food is not properly assimilated it will create
toxines and not pure blood. To cure permanently any
DIET OP CANCER PATIENTS 69
case of cancer we must have good digestion to make
good blood, and when we can make good healthy blood
we can fortify the system against the inroads of cancer.
Watch the tongue and see if your patients are digest-
ing their food properly; this is just as important as any
part of the treatment. When the tongue is coated
either white or yellow on the base of the tongue your
patient is not properly digesting his food. A clean
moist tongue of a bright red color shows good digestion.
A broad flabby tongue and foul breath show a torpid
liver. A careful study of the eye and the tongue will
tell you if the organs of the body are secreting properly.
Remember the more advanced your case of cancer is the
more obstinate the constipation. It is one of the pe-
culiar symptoms of cancer and must be gradually over-
come by proper remedies. When your patient, in any
form of cancer, has a natural movement of the bowels
every day it is a favorable symptom. Find out what
agrees with your patients the best when they are well.
That will be your guide now when they are sick. Let
them have it in reasonable quantities, but eaten slowly
and well chewed. Cut out tea in any form for it will in
time create indigestion. If meat agrees with them they
may have lean meat but no fat of any kind. Fresh fish
is good as are most all kinds of sea food except lobsters,
as these are hard to digest. All kinds of fruits and
vegetables are good if they agree with the patients.
Study each case carefully and adapt your diet to each
individual case. If you make out a long list of things
which a patient must not eat it discourages them at the
start. It tends to make them afraid to eat things which
their system really demands. I have never had any
cast-iron rules about the diet of my patients and now,
after over forty years' practice, I do not propose to be a
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" diet crank '\ I always try to use a little common-
sense and do with my patients as I would be done by.
I had an old physician prescribe for me once. He
was a crank on the diet question. He gave me a list
of things about as long as my arm that I should not eat,
and what he thought I ought to eat I could have written
on a visiting card. I am afraid I was like the boy who
said " he always took his father's advice, and then did
as he was a mind to *\
SECTION EIGHT
A MEDICATED BATH
A MEDICATED BATH 63
SECTION EIGHT
A MEDICATED BATH
ONE of the most important things in the treatment
of cancer is to have a good medicated bath for
the patients. I have tested different kinds of
baths for my patients and my experience has confirmed
me in the belief that epsom salts bath is the best for
cancer. Dr. William H. Burgess of East Chattanooga,
Tenn., was the first physician in this country to call at-
tention of the medical profession to the epsom bath.
All honor to this distinguished gentleman. May his
life be a long and a useful one in this land of his fore-
fathers.
If the patient has a bath tub, put one pound of epsom
salts in the usual quantity of warm water in the bath
tub. The best time to take the bath is just before bed-
time and in the treatment of cancer it should be taken
as often as twice a week. The skin should be well
rubbed until all the greasy, gummy stuff is removed
from the skin and it becomes soft as velvet. The blood
needs the magnesium in the epsom salts. It neutralizes
the toxines, it soothes the tired nerves and makes the
patient rest like a tired child upon its mother's bosom.
Any treatment for cancer would be incomplete with-
out this medicated bath. Many a time I have had my
lady patients tell me " Doctor, I love the epsom bath ; it
just makes me feel splendid *'. It is useful in all chronic
diseases except skin diseases. Here I like sulphate of
soda used in the same way.
If a patient has no bath tub you may have them add
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one ounce of the epsom salts to a pint of warm water
(use it in that proportion) and bathe the body all over
with the mixture.
It will also be found to be a grand thing in many acute
diseases, especially fevers. Used once in twenty-four
hours or twice a day if there is a high fever. When the
patient feels rather languid after the bath it shows that
the epsom salts bath has done its work and it should be
used less often. In the treatment of any form of cancer
this medicated bath should never be omitted ; it is just
as important as any part of the treatment.
SECTION NINE
HAVE PATIENTS UNDER YOUR PERSONAL
CARE
HAVE PATIENTS UNDER PERSONAL CARE 67
SECTION NINE
HAVE PATIENTS UNDER YOUR PERSONAL
CARE
WHERE many doctors make a big mistake is in
trying to treat these cancer patients at a long
range. It is absolutely necessary that you
should have some place either in your own home or near
by where you can have these patients under your eye
every day, until such a time as you can feel sure they are
on the high road to health. If you prescribe for them
and send them home to follow up the treatment, they
may or they may not follow your instructions. Compli-
cations may arise from time to time and your patient is
left to the care of a doctor who does not know anything
about the treatment of cancer and often times cannot
treat successfully the most common ailments that may
arise. Should your patient while at home meet with
any accident requiring surgical treatment or have any
acute disease it will in either case weaken the vitality of
the patient and many times undo much of the good that
has been accomplished by your treatment.
Unfortunately in many cases your patients will meet
with no encouragement from their family doctor and
from their friends who come to tell them " Oh, you can't
be cured, it is sure to return. My doctor says there is
no cure for cancer ". All this kind of talk has a depress-
ing effect upon your patient, especially on those of a
nervous temperament and who are easily influenced by
those around them. Your patients need pleasant sur-
roundings, cheerful society, and all the encouragement
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they can get. It is all important that those who are
able should walk out every pleasant day. They need
the air and also the exercise. Sometimes they will make
excuses for not going out, but if they can come to their
meals they can walk out and exercise.
Above all do not starve your patients. See that they
get good nourishing food, for that, when properly di-
gested, helps to make good blood. You should impress
it upon your patients that they are coming under your
treatment to get well and not to grow worse. Many
patients have been tortured so by some form of local
treatment and they fully expect that they have got to
be very much worse before they get rid of their disease.
This is a mistake. Impress upon their minds the fact
that their GENERAL HEALTH MUST BE BETTER
before the CANCER will begin to improve. This is the
very foundation of a successful treatment of cancer.
Many a time I have seen cases of cancer where the
patient looked better and felt better in a week from the
time they began my treatment. The remedies had
already begun to raise the nerve power, to build up the
vitality of the patient. The eye, the pulse and the
tongue will tell you at once when the system of your
patient is responding to your treatment. If you allow
the vitality of your patient to GO DOWN you may rest
assured that the cancer will take on a new lease of life
and begin to GROW.
Many men who claim to treat cancer devote all their
time and attention to the local condition and find out
when it is too late what a big mistake they have made.
Do not be deceived. Cancer is a " SLEEPING LION '\
only waiting to spring up to life and action if you allow
it to do so. This is the reason why a surgical operation
will never cure cancer, because every time you put a
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knife into a cancer it only irritates it, arouses the sleep*
ing lion and makes it grow just so much faster and
hastens the day of the patient's death.
Never experiment on your patient. Your business is
to try to cure them. They have paid their good money
and they are entitled to the best service you can give
them. The nearer you can get the vitality of your
patient to the normal standard of health the more posi-
tive you can be of a cure in the case. Do not forget this
fact for it is the secret of a successful treatment of
cancer. Any physician who is steeped with the idea
that nothing but a SURGICAL OPERATION will do
any good in cancer will never succeed with this treat-
ment, or with any other. For "he that is convinced
against his will is of the same opinion still *\ He goes
about the treatment of a case in a half hearted way that
spells failure at the very start. On the other hand a
doctor who has become disgusted with surgery as offer-
ing any chance of a cure, one who is willing to learn and
wants to do something for the victims of cancer, will
make a better success with it because his heart is in the
work. Believe in yourself, have confidence in your
remedies, get after the disease with a determination to
conquer it. You will remember in the boat race in
Virgil " the crew won because they expected to win *'.
Many a time in my professional life when things looked
bad with some case I had and other doctors had given
up the fight I went after the disease with a fixed
determination that I would conquer it and I did. You
must think of what one prominent man said, " The Al-
mighty hates a Quitter **. In some of the greatest bat-
tles in the world's history victory has been snatched
from apparent defeat by the general who would not be
conquered. I shall watch with deep interest your bat-
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ties with this disease and I shall rejoice with you when
success crowns your efforts, just as much as if it was
my own case. We are enlisted in a good cause and the
" Father of us all " will bless our efforts when we do our
part. Now in the sere and yellow leaf of old age I look
back with intense satisfaction over many a hard fought
battle with cancer in some doctor's wife, some doctor's
mother, some good doctor himself, or some dear friend
that by the blessing of Divine Providence was restored
to health when death from cancer seemed staring them
in the face. It is a source of joy and gratitude to me
that I have been the humble instrument in the hands of
the GREAT PHYSICIAN to carry on the work of
saving these victims of cancer from an untimely grave.
When my life's work is done may some man be raised
up to take my place and carry on this great work for
poor suffering humanity. There are 50,000 victims of
cancer dying every year in America ; truly the " harvest
is great and the laborers are few ".
Good, earnest, conscientious men are needed to take
hold of this specialty and master it. It is a grand oppor-
tunity for a doctor to do an immense amount of good
and win fame and fortune in his profession. Physicians
are needed not only to try and cure such cases but also
as consulting physicians to help other doctors to cure
their cases.
I am always ready and willing to help a doctor who
is in earnest and wants help but I am too busy and life
is too short to waste my time on doctors who think
they know it all and no one can teach them anything.
Such men are to be pitied but I pity their patients a
great deal more. When a physician is willing to be
taught and is ambitious to do things in his profession,
I can help him as I have many others.
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Your profession, your alma mater, your family, your
country demands the best there is in you. Arc You
doing your best? Or, are you just contented to drift
along at the tail end of the profession when you might
be in the front ranks?
THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES
One reason why so many doctors have failed to make
a success of the treatment of cancer by medicine is their
ignorance of the successful treatment of Chronic Dis-
eases. As I have mentioned elsewhere, you seldom
meet with an uncomplicated case of cancer, and unless
a physician knows how to meet each complication as it
arises he will not make a success of the medical treat-
ment of cancer. An experience of several years in gen-
eral practice will give him self-reliance and much gen-
eral knowledge of his profession.
A working knowledge of the materia medica, not the
materia medica of Hare, EUingwood or Kent, but the
whole realm of drug action must be studied by the
doctor who wants to succeed and do something for
these victims of cancer.
To help our physicians to a better understanding of
the definite treatment of not only acute but also chronic
diseases, I have written a book under the title " DEFI-
NITE MEDICATION ". It gives clear cut indications
for each remedy. It tells the reader definitely what to
do for each diseased condition of our bodies. Many of
our text-books of to-day say you may use this remedy or
that remedy; that Dr. So and So has used this or that
drug. There is always an element of uncertainty about
all the treatment. Page after page is taken up with the
technical part of the disease but only a small paragraph
is given to the treatment. The regular school seems to
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have lost faith in their remedies and have resorted to
serums to heal the sick. If ever there was time that
such a book as " DEFINITE MEDICATION " was
necessary it is to-day to stem the tide of medical nihil-
ism and Drugless healing. A doctor must be taught to
believe in his remedies by showing him how and when
to use them and what he can do with them. When you
can prove to a physician that your remedies will actually
do more for the sick than his will you have secured his
confidence. Never argue with a brother physician or
abuse him or the school of medicine he represents.
Facts, results, are the strongest argument to batter
down the walls of his prejudice. The book on " DEFI-
NITE MEDICATION " is a companion volume to this
book on " CANCER " and the doctor who is preparing
himself for the treatment of cancer needs both of the
above books, and he needs to study them thoroughly.
Every chapter in these two books is a lesson and forms
a part of the course of instruction in the treatment of
cancer.
SECTION TEN
REMEDIES THAT DO HAVE A CURATIVE
EFFECT UPON CANCER
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SECTION TEN
REMEDIES THAT DO HAVE A CURATIVE
EFFECT UPON CANCER
BEFORE considering the different forms of cancer
and their treatment, I want the reader to study
very carefully the indications for each remedy
mentioned in this chapter, for they are the "working
tools " of the successful cancer specialist and the better
he understands their definite indications, the more suc-
cessful he will be in the treatment of cancer.
Phsrtolacca* In Phytolacca we have a remedy of un-
doubted remedial value in cancer of the breast. It is
indicated when the breast is hard and painful and of a
purple hue. The breast is " Hard as cheese ''. This
drug may be given in doses of five drops of the tincture
once in three hours. In 1869 I formulated a Compound
Syrup of Phytolacca that would fulfill many indications
and with it cured my first case of cancer of the breast.
It is especially indicated in cancer in old people or
patients past the middle age. It is different from most
alterative syrups for it does not take away the patient's
appetite (owing to the excess of sugar in the syrup).
It keeps the stomach and bowels in a healthy condition,
keeps up the appetite and strength. Many a time it has
seemed to me to prolong the life of these old patients
for the reasons given above. The formula is as follows :
9 Fl. Ext. Phytolacca (green root), 5".
Fl. Ext. Gentian,
Fl. Ext. Dandelion, a. a. Si-
Simple Syrup q. s. ad. Oi.
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Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful after each meal.
The fluid extract of Phytolacca must be made from
the green root. It is called COMP. SYRUP PHYTO-
LACCA and will be referred to in other parts of this
book.
Strychnine sulphate. In cancer, as I have said be-
fore, there is a weak discouraged feeling to the pulse;
this is especially well marked in advanced cancer and
where the patient has had X-Ray treatment, or one or
more surgical operations. These are all a shock to the
system and enfeeble the nerve power. This condition
of the pulse calls for sulphate strychnine and it should
be given in doses of one-thirtieth g^ain before meals and
at bedtime-
Double sulphide. It is one of the essential elements
of success in the treatment of cancer to have a good
germicide, a remedy that will destroy the germs of
cancer and at the same time act as an antiseptic to the
stomach and bowels. Dr. William H. Burgess, of East
Chattanooga, Tenn., has prepared a combination tablet
called " Double Sulphide " that meets all the above con-
ditions. I have used them in hundreds of cases of
cancer for six years and regard them as a valuable addi-
tion to our remedies for cancer. The formula is as fol-
lows : —
9 Dolomite Lime, 4 parts.
Magnesium Sulphate, 1 part.
Sugar, yi part.
Mix. The ii^dication for this tablet is a coated
tongue with red papillae prominent and symptoms of
indigestion. In advanced stages of this disease the
tablet is especially indicated. Dose, one tablet once an
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hour for eight hours, then one tablet once in three hours
or one after each meal and at bedtime.
Hydrastis canadensis. Hydrastis canadensis is indi-
cated in cancer of the breast when a lancinating pain in
the growth is the principal symptom, with a broad in-
dented tongue, flatulence, constipation, and distress in
the stomach after meals. The best results are obtained
with the 3 X dilution. Dose of this preparation five
drops once in three hours.
Kali Mur 3d X. When there is a white fur on the
tongue and bunches in the breast that feel quite soft
and are very tender so that the tenderness is the promi-
nent symptom, and more especially in recent cases of
cancer kali mur 3d X is the remedy needed given in
doses of three tablets once in three hours.
Calcarea Flouride 6th X. ^In cancer of the breast
when the tumor is of longer standing and has a hard,
knotty feeling to it Calcarea flouride 6th X is indicated.
Dose, three tablets once in three hours.
Cancer Drops. The cancer drops should be alter-
nated with the above in doses of ten drops once in three
hours. These drops are made by the following formula :
1^ Tr. Phytolacca,
Tr. Thuja,
Tr.. Baptisia, a. a. ^i.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours.
Baryta Iodide 3d X. In another form of cancer of
the breast of much longer growth, or with the adenoid
form of cancer, the iodide baryta 3d X should be given
in doses of three tablets once in three hours. In cases
calling for this remedy the cancer is not yet ulcerated,
the growth feels hard, of a stony hardness. In some
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cases it feels like a hard rubber ball loose in the gland.
It may or may not be painful or movable.
Condurango. This much vaunted " specific " for
cancer by the regular school in the seventies has been
long since laid upon the shelf by them because it would
not cure all forms of cancer. It has become obsolete
like one hundred other so-called " cures " for cancer
that the regular school has claimed as a cure for
cancer. Nevertheless condurango has its place among
our remedial agents for cancer. It is indicated in cancer
of the breast when there are ulcers in the corner of the
mouth; also in cancer of the breast when there are
cramping pains in the stomach. Use the following pre-
scription :
IJ Tr. Condurango, 3ii.
Aqua, 5vi.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful three times a day.
Bellis pcrennis (English daisy). In recent cases of
tumors in the breast (of course I refer to cancerous
tumors) when the growth is caused by some injury to
the breast as a blow, a bite or a fall, Tr. bellis perennis
is the remedy indicated. It should be prescribed in ten
drop doses three times a day.
Arsenic. I have never used arsenic locally in the
treatment of cancer, but in some cases I have used the
Iodide of arsenic, also Fowler's solution, for the burning
pain in cancer of the stomach, giving three drops once
in three hours.
Conium maculatum. This remedy has been tested
by me in several cases. It is indicated in cancer of the
breast with indurations of stony hardness and stabbing
pains, but I have never seen any reason for believing
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that it will check the growth of the cancer although it
does often ease the pain. It should be given in the 3d X
dilution. Dose, ten drops once in three hours.
Echinacea. This remedy has no effect upon the
growth of the cancer but it may be used in the last
stage of cancer to case the pain.
IJ Tr. Echinacea, ^ss.
Aqua, 5vss.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once an hour.
I used over 100 pint bottles of Tr. echinacea in several
cases of cancer to test it thoroughly so as to find out if
it did have any curative properties. The above state-
ment is the result of my experience.
Corydalis formosa. This agent is regarded by the
old writers on eclectic and homeopathic materia medica
as one of our best remedies for syphilis, and so I have
found it in my practice. I am of the opinion that a
remedy that really does have a curative effect upon old
syphilitic cases will also have a curative effect upon
cancer. This is certainly the case with Phytolacca and
so it is also with corydalis. The more pronounced the
cancer cachexia the stronger the indication for this
remedy. Dose, ten drops of the tincture three times a
day.
Thuja 30th X. The practice of vaccination by the
regular school, the poisoning of the blood of healthy
innocent children with their filthy serum is a great
cause of the rapid increase of cancer in every country
where there is enforced vaccination. It is a blot upon
our civilization, a disgrace to the medical profession,
using a virus that does not protect the victim from
smallpox but has crippled and killed many innocent
children.
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In some cases of cancer you will find now and th^n a
patient that does not respond to the action of your
remedies as fast as they ought. A careful investigation
of their previous history will develop the fact of one or
more vaccinations that caused an eruption to come out
on the body, and bunches in the neck and breast. This
tells the story of vaccinosis, the poisoning of the blood
by the filthy vaccine virus. Fortunately we have a
remedy indicated in such conditions. It is thuja 30th X.
Give it in doses of three grains once a day.
Asterias rubens. When the patient with cancer of
the breast is of the lymphatic temperament, flabby with
red face and the cancer has a lancinating pain we find
asterias rubens indicated. Dose, ten drops of the 3d X
dilution once in three hours.
Lachesis. In cancer of the breast when the growth
has a purplish appearance, is open and fungoid and
bleeds easily, dark decomposed blood, — the pain and
suffering in the breast are relieved by the bleeding, la-
chesis is the indicated remedy. Dose, ten drops of the
6th X dilution in half a glass of water and give a tea-
spoonful of this mixture every hour.
Kresotum 3d X. In cancer of the uterus when there
is awful burning in the pelvis like red hot coals, with a
discharge of foul smelling clots, kresotum 6th X is the
needed remedy. Dose, give three tablets after each
meal and at bedtime.
Acetic acid ist X. In cancer of the stomach the ist
X dilution of acetic acid is the only remedy we know
that will dissolve the cancer cells. It may be given in
doses of five drops once in four hours and should be
kept constantly applied by means of a compress to the
external surface of the stomach.
Galium aparine. In cancer of the tongue galium apa-
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rine is the remedy when it has the appearance of scir-
rhous formation with a nodulated feeling like a boy's
marble embedded in the tongue. There is more or less
induration of the tongue. Dose, twenty drops of the
tincture four times a day. Use a mouth wash of the
tincture, diluted one-half with water, once in two hours.
Hold it in the mouth against the tongue for several
minutes.
Sempervivum tectorum. When the tongue has
ulcers, bleeds easily, especially at night, patient com-
plains of much soreness of the tongue with stabbing
pains, this remedy should be given. Dose, five drops of
the 2d X dilution once in three hours. Apply locally the
tincture of sempervivum diluted with two parts of water
or as strong as the patient can bear it. This wash
should be applied several times a day to the diseased
surface.
Sanguinaria nitrate. In cancer of the tongue where
we find an ulceration on the side of the tongue we apply
nitrate of sanguinaria to the diseased part. Add one
grain nitrate sanguinaria to one drachm of glycerine.
Pour out two or three drops of this mixture on a glass
plate. Then take a glass rod and dip it in the drops on
the plate and apply it to the ulcer after having first
cleaned it with cotton. Do this three times a day.
Chimaphila umbellata. In women with quite large
breasts with considerable of the gland eflFected by the
cancer yet not ulcerated chimaphila is the needed
remedy. Dose, tincture chimaphila twenty drops three
times a day.
Lapis albus. In fibroid tumors with intense burning
pains through the part with profuse hemorrhages lapis
albus 6th X is the remedy. Dose, three tablets every
three hours.
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Cholesterinum 3d X. For cancer of the liver, en-
largement of the liver, patient complains of burning
pain in side, has sallow skin, when he walks, holds his
hand on his side, it hurts him so to walk, cholesterinum
3d X is the remedy. Dose, six grains once in four hours.
Iodine. In cancer with rapid emaciation^ canine
hunger, feels hungry all the time, feels relieved by eat-
ing, feels worse in a warm room, you should prescribe
tincture iodine 6th X dilution. Dose, ten drops in a
little water once in two hours. It is the remedy for
cancer of the pancreas.
Silicea 6th X. In superficial cancer or in cancer in
the glands where the discharge is thick, yellow, and
offensive silicea 6th X is the remedy. Give three tab-
lets three times a day.
Kali sulph. 3d X. In small epithelioma on the face
with scabs and a red angry appearance I have given
kali sulph. 3d X, three tablets once in three hours, and
applied a salve, of kali sulph. one drachm to the ounce
of vaseline, three times a day with good results.
Cerate Ph3rtolacca folium. When you get a case of
ulcerated cancer near the eye and there is considerable
discharge from the surface and it seems inclined to
spread you may apply cerate Phytolacca folium, a cerate
prepared by Boericke & Tafel, of Philadelphia. Spread
it on soft white cloth and apply three times a day. The
cerate contains about 20 per cent, of the juice of the
leaves mixed with vaseline. It causes no pain, only a
drawing sensation. It seems to dissolve off all the dis-
eased surface and heals it up at the same time. The
reader should remember that the whole plant (Phyto-
lacca) contains about forty per cent, of caustic potash.
That is the reason it acts so nicely in such cases. I have
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made some very fine cures with this remedy and I use
about twenty-five pounds of it a year.
Thuja. Thuja is indicated in cauliflower cancer of
the uterus, also in cancerous tumors of the rectum, and
fungous growths.
Apis mel. Apis is indicated in cancer when the pain
is of a burning, stingmg character, in cancer of the
breast with induration.
Belladonna. Belladonna is indicated in cancerous
tumors of the breast when the pain is worse from lying
down.
Arsenic iodide. Iodide of arsenic is indicated when
the glands in the axillae are swollen, hard, size of a
hen's tgg, exuding a fluid that forms a brown crust.
The tumor in the breast is indurated, painful and sensi-
tive, sore to the touch.
Nitric acid. Nitric acid is indicated in painful swell-
ings of the submaxillary glands of a scirrhous nature.
SECTION ELEVEN
LOCAL TREATMENT OP CANCER
LOCAL TREATMENT OF CANCER 87
SECTION ELEVEN
LOCAL TREATMENT OF CANCER
WE have given you the principal remedies for the
internal treatment of cancer which is the most
important of all, and now we will consider the
local remedies. Most of the physicians who claim to be
able to treat cancer in this country have a formula for
an " escharotic paste " and with that paste they claim
to be able to cure cancer in all its forms. This is the
worst form of Quackery. I have elsewhere told you
why it is impossible to permanently cure cancer by any
form of purely local treatment. Cancer is NOT A
LOCAL DISEASE. The growth is only the local
manifestation of a constitutional disease, therefore you
will see how silly it is to think that trying to remove the
local growth would ever cure the cancer.
Dr. Benjamin H. Broduax, of La., one of the most in-
telligent and deepest thinkers this country ever pro-
duced, wrote in a letter he sent to me just before his
death as follows : — "I wrote them that there was
always a cause behind an effect, and that the knife re-
moved practically the effect without touching the
cause."
In my early life I used to depend much more upon
local treatment, that is escharotic pastes, than in later
years. By constant study and the testing of all remedies
I could find for cancer I am learning to depend less and
less on the escharotics but more and more upon internal
remedies to cure cancer.
You can find formulas most anywhere for these es-
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charotic pastes ; their name is legion. My old formula
was as follows: —
Paste No. i.
9 Saturated solution Chloride Chromium,
Saturated solution Chloride Zinc, a. a. Jiiss.
Solid £xt. Sang^inaria,
Pulv. Sang^inaria, a. a. Jvi.
Glycerine, Si-
Mix. This should be prepared when you have to use
it, as it gets hard after a time. The saturated solution
of chloride chromium is prepared by Prof. John Uri
Lloyd, of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the least painful of
any caustic but does not go quite deep enough. It
should be kept on hand for it is the remedy to apply
when you have removed the growth and are healing up
the sore. It is the best thing to use to touch the un-
healthy granulations (proud flesh) when the sore
seems to be healing too fast or becomes indolent.
Touch the places with a camel's hair brush wet in the
above solution two or three times.
For small skin cancers upon the nose and forehead
use paste No. 2, made as follows : —
Paste No. 2.
9 Pulv. Galangal root,
Chloride Zinc, a. a. 5i.
Starch, 3ss.
Mix. Add water enough to make a thick paste.
Paste No. 3. This I use in most cases where I want
to go deeper in the flesh as in cancer of the breast, lip,
hand, foot, arm or back.
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9 Solid Ext. (alcoholic) Sanguinaria, Siv.
Chloride Zinc, Sxii.
Starch, 5i.
Red Saunders, 3ii.
Mix. The extract of sanguinaria should be the soft
mass, not the dry solid extract. Add a little water if
needed to soften the paste ; if too thin add a little pulver-
ized sanguinaria.
Paste No. 4. This is the same as No. 3 with this ad-
dition. I add to paste No. 3, when I am going to use it,
equal parts of saturated solution of chloride zinc and a
twenty-five per cent, solution of carbolic acid. When
I am ready to treat the patient I add enough of the
above mixture to Paste No. 3 to soften it and saturate
it with the liquid.
All these pastes should be thoroughly rubbed up with
your spatula until they are perfectly mixed and of the
proper consistency to spread well and not run over on
the healthy flesh. I use Paste No. 4 when I have a
large, ulcerated growth in the breast, where I have to
go down deep into the breast to get at the bottom of
the diseased mass.
Having outlined (by careful examination of the dis-
eased growth) the size of it, you spread adhesive strips
all around the growth a half an inch to an inch wide to
protect the healthy flesh. Spread your paste on soft
white cloth (an old sheet is good). Cut the cloth the
size of the diseased mass; when the paste is all spread
cut it in a little all around with your scissors, so it will
lay down smoothly over the growth. Now press it all
down with a wad of absorbent cotton to make it adapt
itself to every part of the diseased surface. Next place
adhesive strips, one or two, lengthwise and crosswise to
retain it in its place. Keep on the plaster twenty-four
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hours; then remove it and apply another. It is well
each time you change the plaster to bathe the growth
with warm water leaving a moist surface. The plasters
should be continued until the patient tells you that the
growth feels heavy, like a dead weight. When you
press your fingers down upon the growth it feels HARD
like the sole of your shoe. It has now been on long
enough and you begin to poultice with your POUL-
TICE POWDER made as follows: —
Poultice Powder.
9 Pulv. Slippery elm,
Pulv. Flaxseed,
Pulv. Lobelia seed,
Pulv. Bayberry bark, a. a.
Mix. Sig. Put one or two teaspoonfuls of the
powder into a cup, add boiling water enough to make a
poultice. Stir it up well until you get all the lumps out
of it. Then spread it on soft white cloth big enough to
cover the growth and the red inflamed skin around it.
Do this every two hours. Remember and have the
patient bathe the skin around the growth every time
they change the poultice with equal parts of Distilled
Extract Witch Hazel and warm water. When the
growth breaks loose and drops out on the poultice, if it
looks healthy as if the cancer was all out, you may apply
the " Yellow healing salve " made from the following
prescription :
Yellow Healing Salve.
IJ Burgundy Pitch,
White Pine Turpentine,
Beeswax,
Mutton Tallow,
Olive Oil, a. a., Ji-
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Melt, stir and when cool add Cosmoline, 5v.
Mix. Sig. Spread on soft white cloth and apply to
the sore three times a day. It will draw out all the un-
healthy pus (cancer juice) before it heals it up. If it
draws too hard, causes smarting or much pain, add one
part vaseline to three parts salve and apply as before.
The above " yellow healing salve " I have used in all the
years of my practice and I have never found anything
to equal it.
COMPOUND SYRUP SCROPHULARIA
(Cancer Ssrrup)
After many years of testing different remedies for
the internal treatment of cancer to form a combination
which could be dignified with the name " CANCER
SYRUP " — a remedy that could be depended upon in
the more advanced stages of cancer when the system
has become saturated with the germs of cancer — I
have devised the following formula. It has been the
earnest study of my life to find such a combination
which I could leave as a help to my brother physicians
in their efforts to cure the more desperate forms of this
disease. I have the utmost faith in the curative power
of this combination. I have never mentioned this
remedy to any one and would not until I had thoroughly
tested it in many difficult cases of genuine cancer so
that I could conscientiously recommend it in my book
on cancer. Great care should be taken to get fresh
herbs to make the syrup. It is prepared as follows :
^ Scrophularia (Figwort) leaves and roots, Jxxxii.
Phytolacca root, Jviii.
Rumex crispus root, Jviii.
Celastrus scandens bark and root, ^iv.
Corydalis formosa root, 5ii.
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Podophyllum root, 5*^.
Juniper berries, Jiii.
Prickly ash berries, 5i«
Guiacum wood, Jii.
Mix. Coarsely bruise the articles. Moisten with
dilute alcohol and let them stand for two or three days.
Then put in a steam displacement apparatus and pass
through the vapor of three pints of alcohol; continue
this displacement with the steam of water until the
strength is exhausted. Set aside the three pints of
tincture which passed first and evaporate the remainder
to two pints. Mix these together and add syrup Ovi.
Add oil sassafras q. s. to flavor it. Dose, one table-
spoonful three times a day, or sufficient to keep the
bowels regular every day.
SECTION TWELVE
CANCER OF THE BREAST
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SECTION TWELVE
CANCER OF THE BREAST
IN the mortality statistics of some states we find more
deaths from cancer of the stomach than from any
other form of cancer. In my own practice I have
seen more cases of cancer of the breast than any other
form of the disease, therefore I propose to commence
the treatment of the different forms of cancer with this
variety of the disease. In my professional life I have
had the privilege of examining 4,300 cases of cancer of
the breast in all its different forms.
We have the SCIRRHUS VARIETY which is the
most common form. It is of slow growth; it may be
several years coming and is mostly met with in elderly
people of spare habit and rigid constitution. There
may be pain in the growth but not always. The axillary
glands may be affected through sympathy. There is a
contraction and shrivelling of the integument. It has
a corrugated feeling.
In the ENCEPHALOID form of cancer the growth
is not so hard as in the scirrhus; the superficial veins
are much enlarged as the tumor grows. It presents on
the surface purplish and fluctuating spots which, as the
tissue degenerates, give way and hemorrhage is the
result. This form of cancer sometimes opens out like a
rose, hence it is called " Rose Cancer ".
1 treated a case of this kind in Monmouth County, in
this state, which Dr. Agnew, of Philadelphia, had de-
clared was "beyond human skill to cure". It meas-
ured twenty-two inches in circumference and weighed
four and one-half pounds. It was the largest cancer
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ever removed without the knife. This form of cancer
may run its course in six months or a year, while the
scirrhus variety may exist several years before death
ensues.
We have another form of cancer in the breast called
the ADENOID. In this variety you will find a small
hard bunch in the breast. It may be movable and often
feels hard like a rubber ball imbedded in the breast.
There is still another form with which we meet and
it is called SARCOMA. In my experience I have found
that sarcoma, wherever it may appear in the body is
generally rooted in the bone. In the history of the case
you will find some injury to the part that affected the
bone. This variety grows quite rapidly and does not
spread out into the surrounding parts; but seems to
confine itself to one spot. It is the one form of cancer
that is the most apt to return after a surgical operation.
Every operation irritates them and makes them grow
just so much faster. I saw one case of this variety of
cancer of the breast which was the largest I ever saw.
The patient sat in a chair with a pillow on her lap and
the immense great tumor resting on the pillow. It was
soft and spongy like, full of broken down cancer cells —
a jelly-like mass. The case was past cure. The family
asked me what would be the result if the tumor was
tapped? I replied, "if it is tapped it will either cause
her death or it will fill up again in three weeks and
require another tapping '\ They had two physicians
tap her and she died as a result of the operation.
I saw another case of sarcoma which began in the
groin that was cut out; it returned and was cut out
again until it had been operated on four times. When
I saw the case the whole leg above the knee was one
mass of cancer and it was past cure.
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I have a case of sarcoma of the female breast now
under my care. It measures twenty-one inches in cir-
cumference, seven inches across it and eight inches per-
pendicular. It has been removed and is now healing up.
If it is cured (and I think it will be) it will be the first
case of sarcoma of the breast of that size ever cured in
this country. It was cut out over two years ago and
returned worse than ever. It was of a spongy feeling
and full of broken down cancer cells.
SYMPTOMS
In cancer of the breast the following may be
described as the most prominent symptoms : —
It is most frequently met with at or near the change
of life, from forty to fifty years of age. It first makes
its appearance as a small lump in the glands of the
breast, soft or hard. At first there may be no pain, and
for this reason (and because the family doctor tells the
patient "it is nothing; let it alone") it is often neg-
lected. Then is the time to have it treated, for at that
stage it can be easily cured without breaking the skin,
making a sore or causing a moment's pain. As it grows
larger it feels more unequal, and as the swelling in-
creases in size the pain will also increase. As it still
grows larger it gets more unequal, and more immov-
able. The skin appears very white, the nipple drawn in,
the part of the adjacent skin is puckered, while round
about appear protuberances, hard and unequal. The
swelling retains its hardness until the skin over it
breaks and it opens out into a cancerous growth. From
the open sore we have bloody, watery discharge, the
edges of the ulcer thicken and irritate, and the smell
from the sore is very offensive ; when there is a swelling
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in the breast with bloody watery discharge from the
nipple cancer is always present.
In the last stages of cancer of the breast, the glands
under the arm of the affected side are enlarged and the
arm swollen quite hard down to the end of the jfingers
on the affected side. If the bone is considerably affected
there will be a bloody, watery, bad-smelling discharge
and shortness of breath. In making our prognosis in a
case of cancer of the breast we do not take into con-
sideration the size of the growth but how it is attached.
If we grip the cancer with both hands on each side of it
and find that it is fixed and immovable and there is
shortness of the breath and a bloody, watery discharge
we know that the bones of the sternum or ribs are so
much involved that the case is past cure.
In examining a tumor in the breast NEVER PINCH
IT OR SQUEEZE IT. Such manipulation irritates the
cancer and makes it take on new life and grow so much
the faster. Be gentle in all your examinations of the
breast. Take the growth between your thumb and
finger or grasp it gently just as you would if you were
going to pick up a ball from the floor. How does it feel
to you? What is the impression that you get from the
feeling of it? Does it have a doughy feeling like a
batch of dough or does it have a nodulated feeling?
Can you detect any hard lumps, knots or kernels in the
breast? Do the lumps feel hard like cheese? The pain
of cancer is like a needle thrust in the flesh. Remember
that it is possible to have a cancer and have no pain at
all. The more advanced the disease the more constant
the pain. If the nipple is "dravim in*' or there is a
bloody, watery discharge from the nipple then you
know it is cancer and nothing else. Fleshy tumors and
enlargement of the gland have a doughy feeling that
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cannot be mistaken. There is no excuse for calling
these cancer. A doctor must learn much of this by ex-
perience. To have a sensitive touch you should have
your eyes at your fingers' ends and know how a cancer-
ous tumor feels in a breast. A doctor who tells you he
cannot diagnose a cancer in the breast without " cutting
out " a piece of it and putting it under a microscope is
ignorant of the first principles of the diagnosis of can-
cer. Such men should step aside and let a doctor take
the case who can diagnose cancer. Men sometimes
have cancer of the breast. In my practice I have seen
a hundred cases of this kind.
In making his prognosis of a case of cancer a physi-
cian must take into consideration the general health of
the patient, her habits of life. Has she worried a good
deal, has she had any protracted illness, has she over-
worked and weakened her vitality in that way, has she
had children rapidly so as to overtask her strength, has
she been operated upon, which would have a tendency
to lessen her recuperative power. If she has passed the
change of life that is in her favor, or if it is before she
has begun to change, her chances are better. If she has
any form of indigestion that must be cured before you
can cure the cancer. If there is any drain upon the
system, as for instance, hemorrhages, leucorrhoea, dia-
betes, bleeding hemorrhoids, chronic diarrhoea, etc.,
they must be stopped. Whatever the complication may
be that is lowering her vitality it must be treated and
cured before you can expect to make any headway in
curing the cancer. While you are trying to build up
the patient they are pulling her down. Any uterine or
ovarian trouble must be corrected or you cannot suc-
ceed in curing the cancer in the breast. Do not forget
that four-fifths of the cases of cancer of the breast are
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rooted in the uterus or ovaries. All of this goes to
prove how silly it is to CUT OUT A GROWTH in the
BREAST when the CAUSE of the trouble is in the
uterus or ovaries. After you feel assured that you have
mastered the disease always caution the patient not to
overheat her blood, over a hot cook stove or in the hot
sun in the summer for at least a year after treatment,
for if she does the cancer may return. If the cancer
does not return for a year after you have declared it
cured it will not be likely to return at all. Such has
been my experience with the disease.
All of the complications that arise in cancer will be
found treated in detail in my book on " DEFINITE
MEDICATION '\ published by the Therapeutic Pub-
lishing Company, Boston, Mass. Every doctor who in-
tends to make a business of treating cancer must master
this book before he can undertake the treatment of
cancer.
TREATMENT OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS
OF CANCER OF THE BREAST
The best and most practical way for me to teach
physicians how to treat such cases is to give a record of
a number of cases of the different forms of cancer of the
breast and the description of the treatment which has
proven successful in my hands. They are thus initiated
into an everyday practice of a cancer specialty.
In February, 1884, I treated a lady in Monmouth
County, New Jersey, for a rose cancer of the breast. It
had been coming for eighteen years. She was 45 years
old and of rather a delicate constitution. This cancer
had kept on growing until it burst out like a full blown
rose. It measured twenty-two inches in circumference
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and after its removal weighed four and one-half pounds.
Several doctors had seen the case and there was no
question about the diagnosis. None of the doctors
offered any encouragement. It was considered a hope-
less case. She had consulted the noted surgeon Dr.
Agnew, of Philadelphia, and he said " that it was be-
yond human skill to cure it **• During the progress of
the case several complications arose. She had neural-
gia, heart trouble, congestion of the lungs, etc. I met
each complication and treated it successfully. The lady
lived for three years afterwards and never showed any
symptoms of the return of the cancer, and died from
heart disease. It was a desperate case, but it made my
reputation in New Jersey. The case was reported by
me in some of the medical journals. The newspapers
of New York and Philadelphia mentioned the case and
people came in carriages for many miles around to see
this case. It was the largest cancer ever removed in
this country from the female breast by medicine alone.
I applied Paste No. i — the formula as given under
" Local Treatment of Cancer ". This paste was applied
once in twenty-four hours for about six days. I then
poulticed with the " Poultice Powder " once in two
hours until it dropped out on the poultice. I healed the
sore with the " Yellow Healing Salve " applied on soft
white cloth three times a day. For the enlargement of
the glands in the axilla I applied solution Boro Glycer-
ine on lint three times a day and had it well rubbed in
at the same time. To keep up her strength I gave her
five grains of quinine three times a day before meals
and the Comp. Syr. Phytolacca, one teaspoonful after
each meal. Once or twice a week she was given two of
the improved Comp. Cathartic Pills at bedtime to keep
the bowels regular. I will not take up the space with
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the treatment of the various complications that arose
during the case but simply refer the reader to my book
on " DEFINITE MEDICATION ".
I want to impress it upon the mind of the reader that
one such desperate case cured will establish a doctor's
reputation in his community. Never mind what others
have said, if you think there is any chance of a cure, get
after the cancer and stick to it until you cure it The
world LOVES a man who can " do things " in his pro-
fession. Such men will find their reward in the grati-
tude of their patients and in the satisfaction of knowing
that they have actually accomplished something that
other physicians around them could not do. Each
victory over the disease will give you confidence in
yourself and give you courage to attempt other difficult
cases.
A lady was brought to me by a physician to have me
examine a lump in her breast. I found the lump in
about the middle of the breast which had a nodulated
feeling. She complained of pain now and then in the
growth. The nipple was not retracted nor was there
any discharge from it. There was no swelling of the
glands in the axillary region. Her general health was
quite good. My diagnosis was scirrhus cancer.
Treatment. There was a white coating on the
tongue, the bunch in the breast was only of a few
months' growth and was not hard. I prescribed Kali
mur 3d X three tablets once in three hours. I also gave
her Tincture Phytolacca in five drop doses once in three
hours in alternation. A constant compress was applied
to the affected breast moistened with a solution of
epsom salts (one ounce to the pint of warm water) and
an epsom salt bath was given three times a week. In
three months the growth was about all gone. The treat-
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ment was continued until cured. This was several years
ago and there has been no return of the disease.
There is one rule that the reader must always re-
member in these carcinomatous growths of the breast.
It is this. If you find, while under your treatment, that
the growth seems to be contracting upon itself (it may
become harder, or softer) it is always a favorable sign
but if you find the growth is spreading out in the sur-
rounding tissues it is an unfavorable symptom. I warn
you not to pinch or squeeze the breast in your examina-
tion ; if you do you will irritate the growth and be very
apt to undo all the good your treatment has accom-
plished. Do not get so taken up with your local treat-
ment as to overlook the most essential part of the treat-
ment, viz.: the general condition of your patient.
Watch the pulse (never count it; any child can do that)
READ IT, find out how it feels to you. By watching
the pulse you know whether the vitality is near the
normal point or not ; if not then the cancer will take on
new life and grow. The tongue will tell you if your
patient is digesting the food or not ; if not this fault must
be rectified at^ once. A dark red appearance of the
tongue and especially a dirty yellow coating on it indi-
cates imperfect oxidation of the blood as found in the
advanced stages of cancer. When the tongue seems
moist and the color is a lighter red with little or no
coating we have favorable symptoms and know that
the system is responding kindly to our remedies and
that we have the disease under control, provided that
the pulse at the same time is full, strong and regular.
The eye will tell you if the organs of the body are
secreting properly. If the white of the eye is free from
yellow spots or the pearly white tint and there is a
clear, bright, natural expression about the eyes you may
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rest assured that your patient is on the way to health.
A good physician must be like a sea captain; have his
eyes everywhere. He makes it his business to know
what is going on in every part of his ship when danger
hovers round his vessel. A successful cancer specialist
must be able to read the " danger signals " as quickly
as an engineer on the railroad can read the signals on
the road when traveling at full speed. When the pulse
goes down the vitality of your patient is going down
and the cancer will take on new life. Many a patient
has been lost by doctors who neglected the very first
principles of the successful treatment of cancer. They
were so taken up watching the local part of the disease
that they could not or would not sec anything else. A
good physician should expect the best and be prepared
for the worst.
^ A middle-aged man came to me for examination. He
had a lump in his left breast about as large as an Eng-
lish walnut. It had a hard nodulated feeling. It was
just under the nipple. It hurt him to lie on that side.
Now and then there was a stabbing pain like a needle
thrust. It had been several months coming. There
was no doubt but what this was a case of cancer. One
remedy was given as indicated, viz.: calcarea flouride
6th X, three tablets once in three hours. No local treat-
ment was used. The general health was fairly good.
In six weeks the growth was entirely gone. Now after
sixteen years I find no appearance of the growth and it
has never shown any symptoms of returning, so we may
consider it cured.
In 1887 a middle-aged lady came under my treatment.
She had fallen against a fence and hurt one of her
breasts. The bunch on her breast was quite tender to
the touch, and felt hard like cheese with lancinating
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pains in it. Nipple not drawn in, growth not ulcerated,
no swelling of the glands in the axilla. I gave her the
Comp. Syr. Phytolacca, teaspoonful after each meal,
1-30 gr. sulph. strychnine before each meal and at bed
time, six tablets night and morning of Kali mur 6th X.
Locally I applied a poultice made of equal parts of pul-
verized Phytolacca root, slippery elm and lobelia seed
and moistened with warm water. The poultice was re-
applied once in three hours. The above plan of treat-
ment cured the case and now after twenty-four years
the patient has never shown any symptoms of a return
of the growth. The diagnosis of scirrhus cancer was
clear, there could be no mistake about it, for other
doctors had examined it and agreed in their diagnosis
before it came to me.
In 1892 a case of cancer of the breast came under my
treatment which had been examined by six different
doctors, all agreeing that it was cancerous. She had
the growth " drawn out " by a doctor who claimed to
cure cancer. It returned worse than before. When I
first examined her I found a cancerous growth as large
as a small dinner plate. It was very painful so that she
could not sleep nights and could not retain food on her
stomach. I applied a solution of lodo Bromide Calcium
on lint to the breast three times a day. This solution
was made as follows : —
9 lodo Bromide Calcium (Tilden & Co.), 5ii-
Aqua, Jvi.
Mix. Sig. Apply locally.
I also gave her Comp. Syr. Phytolacca, teaspoonful
after each meal and a teaspoonful of the following pre-
scription before each meal and at bedtime :
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IJ Quinine sulph., 3i.
Arom. Sulph. Acid., Fl.Si.
Comp. Tr. Cinchona, Jvii.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful as directed.
This case was under my care for four months and I
made a permanent cure with the above treatment. The
case was reported in a medical journal. Now, after
nineteen years, there has been no return of the disease,
therefore we may safely conclude that it is permanently
cured.
In 1890 I met in consultation a prominent physician
of the regular school who had grown old and gray in his
profession and wanted my help to cure a case of cancer
that had been sent to the Cancer Hospital from Wash-
ington, D. C. The doctor in the Cancer Hospital in
New York City pronounced it a case of scirrhus cancer
and past cure. The old doctor was very anxious for me
to try and cure the patient. I found a large cancerous
growth on the right breast partly ulcerated, and involv-
ing the whole of the mammary gland. There were
lumps in the axilla, and the arm of the affected side was
causing her some trouble. She was confined to her
bed. This case had been diagnosed as cancer by three
prominent surgeons of Washington, D. C. It was sup-
posed to be too far advanced for any surgical operation.
To cause the growth to contract upon itself and make
it grow smaller I first applied the plaster made as fol-
lows: —
9 Solid Ext. Hydrastis, Jviii.
Solid Ext. Conium, Jii-
Mix. Sig. Spread on thin white leather and apply
as directed.
This plaster was applied every forty-eight hours. It
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causes no pain. In ten days the growth had flattened
down some and had contracted considerably upon itself
and the general health of the patient seemed much im-
proved. I then began the active local treatment by
applying Paste No. i once in twenty-four hours to the
growth spread on white cloth. After six days I began
to use the Poultice Powder every two hours until the
mass came off on the poultice. I then healed the sore
with the " Yellow Healing Salve " applied three times
a day on soft white cloth. For the hard lumps under
the arm I applied Solution lodo Bromide Calcium
(Tilden & Co.) full strength on lint three times a day.
I also gave her Comp. Syr. Scrophularia, a tablespoon-
ful after each meal and five grains of Sulph. Quinine
before each meal. The above treatment cured the
patient so that she never showed any symptoms of the
disease in after life.
In 1901 I saw a case of encephaloid cancer of the
breast in a young married woman. Her husband had
bitten her bosom. As a result of this bite a lump began
to grow in the breast. When I saw it the growth was
about two inches high and an inch and a half in
diameter at the base. It had not ulcerated but was full
of broken down cancer cells. It felt soft and spongy.
I applied Paste No. i once in forty-eight hours until I
was sure that the growth was dead. Then it was poul-
ticed once in two hours until it came out. I gave her
the " Cancer Drops " ten drops once in three hours, and
sulph. strychnine I -30th gr. before meals and at bed-
time. I kept this case under my treatment for three
months, then discharged her cured and there has been
no return of the disease.
In August, 1885, 2t middle-aged lady came to me from
the eastern part of this state. She had a scirrhus cancer
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in her breast. The growth was of a purplish color and
felt hard like cheese. The nipple was drawn in a little.
There was no discharge from the nipple, no ulceration
and no swelling of the glands in the axilla. It was very
painful and there was a considerable tenderness. I gave
her Tincture Phytolacca five drops once in three hours
in alternation with Kali mur 3d X three tablets once in
three hours. Locally I applied a poultice of equal parts
of powdered Phytolacca, lobelia seed and slippery elm
moistened with warm water. This poultice was
changed once in three hours. Once a day I wet the
poultice with equal parts of Fid. Ext. Phytolacca and
Fid. Ext. Lobelia seed. A fresh poultice was made
every other day. This plan of treatment was followed
until I had conquered the disease. The growth did not
ulcerate but kept growing smaller from one month to
another until at the end of the fourth month when I ex-
amined it I found the growth had disappeared. She has
not had any return of the disease.
In 1905 a doctor in New York City sent a lady
patient over to me to be examined and to get my diag-
nosis of the case. She had been examined by three
noted physicians, put under the X-Ray and also had had
some of the discharge from the nipple examined under
the microscope but no definite diagnosis of the case had
been made. Upon making an examination of the
patient I found a woman with very large mammary
glands and both breasts were quite full of a cancerous
growth. It had not ulcerated but there was a bloody,
watery discharge from one nipple. The nodulated feel-
ing in the gland told the story. It was scirrhus cancer.
The doctor who sent the case to me was very anxious I
should take it and try and do something for this un-
fortunate woman. The doctors in New York, some of
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them, had urged her to submit to an operation but she
fully realized the fact that any operation offered no hope
of a cure. There were several complications in this
case as she was suffering from indigestion, prolapsus
uteri, some ovarian inflammation and leucorrhea. All
these complications must be treated before I could ex-
pect to cure the cancer. My book on " DEFINITE
MEDICATION " will give full instructions how such
complications should be treated. For the cancer I gave
her Tincture Chimaphila twenty drops four times a
day, sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr. before meals and at bed-
time. Locally I applied a soap and lead plaster (see
U. S. Dispensatory) to the breasts spread on soft white
cloth once in twelve hours. The epsom salts bath was
given every night. Double sulphide tablets once an
hour for eight hours, then once in three hours. In a
month I could see a change for the better; her general
health was improved, as were also the uterine and
ovarian troubles. The cancerous tumors in both
breasts were a little smaller and there was no discharge
from the nipple. After three months I gave her the fol-
lowing prescription in place of the Chimaphila :
9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Thuja,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours.
This prescription made a very marked change in the
case for the better and I followed up this treatment for
six months until I felt sure that I had conquered the
disease. The patient moved to another part of the
country and I lost sight of the case. The last exami-
nation showed no growth in either breast.
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In September, 1885, a lady came to consult me for a
growth in her breast. It was about as big as a large
sized hen's egg. There was lancinating pain but it had
not broken out. She had a broad indented tongue, flatu-
lence, distress in the stomach after eating. I gave her
tincture hydrastis, 3d X dilution, ten drops once in three
hours and the Comp. Syr. Phytolacca after each meal.
Locally I applied the following prescription :
9 Ext. Eucalyptus,
Salicylic acid, a. a. Jss.
Vaseline, Jii.
Mix. Sig. Apply on a soft white cloth.
This ointment was applied in this case three times a
day. The growth gradually grew smaller under this
treatment until it finally disappeared and now, after
twenty-six years, it has not returned, so we may safely
conclude it was a permanent cure.
In November, 1887, 1 had a case of scirrhus cancer of
the breast come under my treatment. It had been
drawn out by an arsenic plaster and returned worse than
before. When I saw the case the growth in the breast
had involved the whole of the mammary gland. It dis-
charged a foul-smelling pus. I applied Paste No. i over
all the ulcerated growth once in twenty-four hours untit
I had applied four plasters. The mass was then poul-
ticed with the poultice powder until it dropped out,
leaving a clean, healthy sore. This was healed by the
" Yellow Healing Salve ". Internally I gave her Comp.
Syr. Phytolacca, teaspoonful after each meal and five
grains quinine before each meal. This treatment was
continued until she was discharged cured. I have never
heard that the disease returned.
I had a case come to me from New York State in 1886.
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The patient was a young married woman twenty-two
years of age. She had a scirrhus cancer in her right
breast about the size of a large apple. It was movable
in the breast, felt quite hard and the nipple was not re-
tracted. Her general health was quite good and there
were no complications. I applied locally the following
ointment :
9 Cerate Phytolacca,
Cerate Arnica,
Cerate Belladonna, a. a. ^ii-
Mix. Sig. Rub it well into the breast night and
morning. Also spread some on soft white cloth and
apply it at the same time. Internally she was given ten
drops of the following prescription once in three hours :
9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Conium,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once in three hours.
In three months under the above treatment the
growth was entirely removed and it has never returned.
In January, 1890, a case of scirrhus cancer of both
breasts came under my care. The lumps began to ap-
pear in the breasts about three years previously; they
had not ulcerated but were imbedded in the breasts and
felt like a hard rubber ball. Sharp stabbing pains were
felt in the lumps. The nipples were not retracted.
Diagnosis, adenoid cancer. I gave this patient iodide
baryta 3d X three tablets once in three hours and ten
drops of 3d X dilution tincture hydrastis in alternation.
Locally I applied to the cancerous tumors the following
ointment :
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9 Solution Boro Glyceride, Jvi.
Tr. Phytolacca, Svi.
Mix. Sig. Bathe the tumors three times a day.
This was the treatment given to this patient and after
continuing it four months I found upon examining the
breasts no sign of a growth and there has been no re-
turn of the trouble since.
In a lady from Rhode Island I found on examination
a large cancerous growth in one breast. It seemed as
if the whole of that breast wais involved in this cancer-
ous growth of the scirrhus variety. It had not ulcerated
or been operated upon. General health fairly good.
Her only trouble being asthma. (See treatment for that
disease in "DEFINITE MEDICATION".) I de-
cided to try and absorb the growth. To do this I ap-
plied the " ABSORBENT OINTMENT " made as fol-
lows:
]^ Cerate Phytolacca,
Cerate Arnica,
Cerate Belladonna, a. a. ^iu
Mix. Sig. Rub some of this ointment into the
breast night and morning; also spread some on a soft
white cloth and apply to the breast after each rubbing.
Internally I gave her seven drops of the following pre-
scription before each meal :
9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Conium, a. a. Ji*
Mix. Sig. Seven drops before each meal.
I kept this patient under this treatment for three
months when I felt confident that I had mastered the
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disease. The internal treatment was continued for two
months longer so as to prevent any chance of the dis-
ease recurring. Now, after eleven years, there has not
been any signs of any recurrence.
In December, 1891, 1 treated a patient from Paterson,
New Jersey, who had a large scirrhus cancer of the
breast. It had grown so large, and had begun to ulcer-
ale, tHat it seemed vefy doubtful if 1 could be successful
in its absorption, therefore I decided to apply Paste No.
I and take out the growth. This cancer was caused by
a broken breast and began six months before I saw it.
Internally I gave her Comp. Syr. Phytolacca, teaspoon-
ful after each meal, and five grains of quinine before
each meal and at bedtime. After the growth came out
I used the " Yellow Healing Salve " to heal the sore.
The treatment of this case occupied about four months.
It is now twenty years since I treated the above case.
Since that time she has given birth to two children and
there has been no return of the disease.
In 1892 I treated a man from New Jersey for an ade-
noid cancer in his breast It commenced eight years
before I saw him and he was suffering from severe
lancinating pains in the growth. It felt hard and nodu-
lated. I applied the following ointment, and had it well
rubbed into the growth three times a day :
9 Granular Lime Chloride, 3ii.
Vaseline, Jiv.
Mix. Sig. Rub well into the tumor three times a
day.
Internally he was given ten drops four times a day of
this prescription:
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9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Conium,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Si-
Mix. Sig. Ten drops four times a day.
The above treatment removed the lump from the
breast and it has not returned since that date.
In 1893 I treated a case of encephaloid cancer of the
breast in a lady just at the menopause. The skin was
wrinkled and discolored, the growth nearly ready to
ulcerate. She had bad flowing spells which weakened
her vitality. This complication required attention and
relief before anything could be done for the cancer.
(See Menopause in " DEFINITE MEDICATION ^)
Internally for the cancer she was given fifteen drops
of the following mixture before each meal :
9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Baptisia,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Si-
Mix. Sig. Fifteen drops before each meal.
I also gave her 1-30 gr. sulph. strychnine once in three
hours. Over the tumor in the breast I applied the fol-
lowing poultice :
9 Pulv. Phytolacca,
Pulv. Lobelia seed, a. a. $v.
Mix. Sig. Moisten a sufficient quantity with warm
water to make a poultice and apply to the part once in
three hours. Once a day the poultice should be wet
with equal parts of Fl. Ext. Phytolacca and Fl. Ext.
Lobelia seed. A new poultice should be made every
day. Eighteen years have elapsed since then and there
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has never been any symptoms of a return of the dis-
ease. She has given birth to one child during this
period. From these facts it is safe to infer that she has
been cured permanently.
In 1893 a lady came under my treatment from
Brooklyn, N. Y. She had a cancer removed from one
breast but in a few months it made its appearance in the
other breast. There were lumps in the axilla and a
large portion of the mammary gland was affected. The
growth in the breast was quite hard, it had a knotty
feeling but it was not ulcerated. This lady was just
beginning the change of life, had ulceration of the os
uteri and considerable leucorrhea. The uterine compli-
cations must be first corrected. (See treatment for
these in " DEFINITE MEDICATION ".) Her pulse
had a weak discouraged feeling to it, showing that her
vitality was weak and her nerve power impaired as a
result of the operation and the drain upon the system.
She was given the following medication for the cancer :
1-30 gr. sulph. strychnine before meals and at bedtime,
calcarea flouride 6th X, three tablets once in three
hours and ten drops of the following prescription after
each meal :
9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Conium,
Tr. Ph3rtolacca, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops after each meal.
Locally I applied the poultice made of equal parts of
pulverized Phytolacca root and lobelia seed, as before
described, and wet with warm water. This was spread
on a soft white cloth and applied three times a day. A
new poultice to be made each day. Every day the poul-
tice is to be wet with equal parts of Fl. Ext. Lobelia seed
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and Fl. Ext. Phytolacca. To the tumors in the axilla I
applied a solution of Tilden & Co.'s lodo Bromide Cal-
cium made by adding equal parts of the preparation and
water. Lint was moistened with this solution and ap-
plied to the glands three times a day. In a week her
general condition was improved. This lady was under
my treatment five months. Then I made a thorough
examination of the breast and axilla and found that the
tumor in the breast and the enlarged glands in the axilla
had all disappeared. Up to this date, 191 1, there has
been no return of the trouble.
In 1894 a lady came to me from Pennsylvania. She
had been operated on for a scirrhus cancer in her right
breast and now she was afraid it was coming back. I
made an examination and found that the cicatrix from
the operation looked angry and red with little red vein-
lets darting out from each side of it. There was more
or less pain from the scar. When you see a case with
the above conditions you may know that the cancer is
still alive and doing business at the old stand. To the
inflamed cicatrix I applied Boro Eucalyptol and
rubbed it well into the scar three times a day. Inter-
nally I gave her sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr. before each
meal and at bedtime, also the Comp. Syr. Scrophularia,
one tablespoonful after each meal. The above treat-
ment was followed for three months until I felt sure I
had conquered the disease. There has been no symp-
toms of its return since that time, so it may be classed
among the permanent cures.
A middle-aged lady came under my treatment in 1894
with an encephaloid cancer in her right breast. It had
broken open and the growth was as large as the top of
a tea cup. I applied Paste No. 3 (see Local Treatment
of Cancer) spread on soft white cotton cloth just the
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size of the growth once in twenty-four hours. It took
four applications to get to the bottom of the growth.
Then I poulticed it a week with the " Poultice Powder "
and it came out on the poultice. I then healed it with
the " Yellow Healing Salve ". As she was past the
middle age, some sixty years old, sulph. strychnine was
indicated to strengthen her vitality. I gave her 1-30 gr.
before each meal and at bedtime, also the Comp. Syr.
Phytolacca, teaspoonful after each meal and at bed-
time. The latter is especially valuable in the older
patients.
In 1893 a lady came to me for treatment from Staten
Island, N. Y. She had a cancer cut out of her breast
about a year previous. She now has lumps in her axilla
and the scirrhus cancer has returned in the same breast.
There is a large bunch the size of a turkey's egg. It
feels nodulated but not very hard. Pain and tenderness
are the main symptoms about which she complains. I
prescribed for her Kali mur 3d X six tablets night and
morning, also ten drops of the 3d X dilution Tincture
Hydrastis once in three hours. I also gave her a tea-
spoonful of the following prescription before each meal :
9 Sulph. Quinine, Si.
Arom. Sulph. Acid, fl., Si.
Comp. Tr. Cinchona, Jviii.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful before each meal.
(For the treatment of constipation and eczema in her
legs, with which she was troubled, see " DEFINITE
MEDICATION " under those headings.)
This lady was under my treatment three months and
discharged cured. There has been no return of the dis-
eases.
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In 1894 a lady from Philadelphia came under my
treatment. She had been operated on twice for a scir-
rhus cancer of the breast — hard lumps (cancerous)
were on the breast when the operation was per-
formed. There were lancinating pains in the lumps
and they had a purplish appearance. Each operation
had simply irritated the cancer and made it grow
just so much faster until her system was saturated
with the disease. I applied Paste No. i, poulticed
and removed the whole of the cancerous mass and
then healed it up with the " Yellow Healing Salve " ap-
plied on soft white cloth three times a day. The two
surgical operations were a shock to her system and had
weakened her vitality. The pulse showed this condi-
tion, also the pearly tint in the white of the eyes. For
this condition she was given the sulph. strychnine 1-30
gr. before meals and at bedtime. She also received
Comp. Syr. Scrophularia, one tablespoonful after each
meal. In a month's time I felt that I had the disease
under control, but she took my remedies for four
months. Then I felt confident that she was cured and
she has remained free from the disease since that time.
In 1894 I treated a lady from Illinois with a scirrhus
cancer in her right breast about as large as a man's fist.
It was not ulcerated and there were no lumps in the
axilla. The bunch in the breast had a nodulated feeling;
it was hard and felt like cheese. Stabbing pains were
frequently felt in the bunch. As a complication there
was indigestion and a weak heart. (For the treatment
of these conditions you are referred to " DEFINITE
MEDICATION ".) Be on the watch for any complica-
tion in your cancer patients. If you cannot cure the
complication you cannot cure the cancer.
For the cancer I gave her the following prescription :
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9 Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Phytolacca,^ a, a. Jiss.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops after each meal.
She was also given 1-30 gr. sulph. strychnine before
each meal and at bedtime. Pulverized Phytolacca
(fresh root) wet with warm water was applied on a soft
white cloth to the breast once in twelve hours. Once a
day this poultice was wet with the fl. ext. Phytolacca
(green root). A new poultice should be made every
day. With the above treatment and the remedies
needed to cure the complications I removed all trace of
the cancerous growth in three months and there has
been no return of the disease up to the present time.
^V In 1894 I treated a lady from Washington, D. C, for
a scirrhus cancer on the side of the breast. This lady
had been treated by two cancer specialists. Three years
previous to my seeing her a doctor in Virginia removed
a growth from her breast by an arsenic plaster. The
cancer returned and then she consulted a specialist in
New York State. He applied a plaster to the growth
but did not cure it. Now when she came to me I found
a large lump in the side of her breast about as large as
a large sized hen's egg. It felt hard and nodulated.
She had stabbing pain in the breast and complained of
indigestion, flatulence and distress after her meals. Her
tongue was broad and indented. Hydrastis was the
remedy she needed. I gave her ten drops of the 3d X
dilution of hydrastis after every meal. Every method
of treatment which had been used for her thus far had
been reducing her vitality. Her pulse had that weak
discouraged feeling, her tongue had a dirty yellow coat-
ing on it with a dark red color underneath and the
pearly white tint to the white of the eyes, — all telling
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the story of advanced cancer. I prescribed for her 1-30
grain sulph. strychnine before meals and at bedtime.
Locally I applied the pulverized Phytolacca (fresh
root) and Lobelia seed a. a. Sii. wet with warm water
and spread on soft white cloth to the cancerous portion
of the breast. Once a day the poultice was moistened
with Fl. Ext. Phytolacca (green root). A new poultice
was made every day. This plan of treatment was con-
tinued for three months, when the growth had all dis-
appeared. In all the years since then there has been no
return of the growth. The above case is a sample of
hundreds of other cases where a purely local treatment
has failed to cure cancer.
In 1894 I treated a case of cancer in the breast
(scirrhus) in a lady of middle age. The lump appeared
in her breast about five months previous to my seeing
her. The growth was hard and knotty, I gave her
calcarea flouride 6th X, three tablets once in three
hours, also the '* Cancer Drops "' (see Remedies that Do
have a Curative Effect upon Cancer ") ten drops after
each meal. Locally I applied the "Absorbent Oint-
ment,'' made as follows :
IJ Cerate Phytolacca,
Cerate Belladonna,
Cerate Arnica, a. a. Jiii.
Mix. Sig. Rub well into the growth night and
morning.
The above cerate contains about twenty-five per cent,
of the juice of the plants and can be obtained of
Boericke & Tafel, Philadelphia, Pa. In three months I
could not find any trace of the tumor in the breast and
it has never returned.
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In 1895 ^ l^dy was sent to me by a physician in New
York state to be treated for a scirrhus cancer in the
right breast. The growth occupied the whole of the
breast but it had not ulcerated. The general health was
quite good only she was very nervous. She was about
thirty-five years old; the glands in the axilla were not
involved. I gave her internally Comp. Syr. Phytolacca,
teaspoonful after each meal and sulph. strychnine 1-30
gr. before each meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied
Paste No. i once in twenty-four hours for five days,
after which I began to poultice with the " Poultice
Powder'" once in two hours until it came out on the
poultice. I then applied the " Yellow Healing Salve "
three times a day until the sore was perfectly healed.
The reader must bear in mind that a sore of this kind
(after the growth has been removed) will not heal if
there is any proud flesh (unhealthy granulations) in it
or if there is any of the cancer left in the sore. If it
were possible to heal it, it would soon break out again.
Our object in the treatment of these cases should always
be to make permanent cures. To remove the local
growth is the easiest part of the treatment of cancer.
The real skill is in watching the wound from day to
day and being able to so adapt your local treatment as
the appearance changes that when healed the wound will
stay healed. The above patient was under my treat-
ment five months before I felt confident that it was
permanently cured. There has been no return of the
disease since the date of my treatment.
In 1896 a lady came from Ohio to be examined and
treated for a growth in her left breast. She had been
operated on about five months previously and had had a
scirrhus cancer removed from her breast. I made an
examination and found that the scar from the operation
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had nodules on each side of it that had an irritable and
inflamed look. This appearance is frequently seen
when the cancer has not all been removed, and indicates
that the cancer is still present and active. The patient
had passed the change of life, which was in her favor.
I gave her sulph. strychnine 1-30 before each meal and
at bedtime, also Comp. Syr. Scrophularia, tablespoon-
ful after each meal. For the local treatment I applied
Cerate Phytolacca folium spread on soft white cloth
three times a day. This cerate softened down the lumps
near the scar and they gradually disappeared; also the
redness and inflamed appearance. The patient was
under my treatment for three months when I discharged
her cured. I am not aware that the disease ever re-
turned.
In 1894 a lady in this state came under my treatment.
About a year previous she noticed a bunch in her right
breast just under the nipple. At the time I examined
her there was a discharge of bloody, watery matter
from the nipple, also a small bunch in the other breast.
Both of these were scirrhus cancer. She was very
nervous (seventy years old), had a weak heart, some
kidney trouble and prolapsus uteri. For the treatment
of these complications see "DEFINITE MEDICA-
TION ". For the cancer I gave her the following pre-
scription :
IJ Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Baptisia,
Tr. Thuja, a. a. Ji-
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours, also
Calcarea flouride 6th X three tablets once in three hours
in alternation. 1-30 gr. sulph. strychnine was ordered
before each meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied to
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the tumors in both breasts Pulverized Phytolacca (fresh
root) wet with equal parts of Fl, Ex. Phytolacca and Fl.
Ext. Lobelia seed. The poultice was changed every
twelve hours and wet with the above mixture each time
the change was made. From month to month I could
see the general health improve and the tumors growing
smaller. She was under my treatment from March to
July, when I discharged her cured. There has been no
appearance of the lumps in the breast since that time.
In 1905 a lady came to me from New York City to be
treated for a growth in her right breast. The lump in
the breast was about two inches in diameter and quite
soft. It had a nodulated feeling, but was not ulcerated.
She had not been operated upon and there were no
lumps in the axilla. I prescribed for her five drops
Tincture Phytolacca once in three hours in alternation
with Kali mur 3d X three tablets once in three hours.
I also gave her Burgess's Double Sulphide tablets one
after each meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied a
poultice of Pulverized Phytolacca root wet with warm
water and spread on soft white cloth the size of the
growth once in twelve hours. Once a day the poultice
was to be wet with Fl. Ext. Phytolacca (gfreen root).
This patient was under my treatment for three months
and discharged cured and has remained so ever since.
In 1906 a lady came to me from one of the Southern
states. She had a scirrhus cancer in her right breast.
First noticed it six years ago. The nipple was partly
drawn in and the skin over the tumor had a purple
color. It was not ulcerated but there were small lumps
in the axilla. She was suffering from indigestion, ir-
regular menstruation, constipation and prolapsus uteri.
For the proper treatment of these complications the
reader should study my book " DEFINITE MEDICA-
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TION ''• This patient had been treated by two or three
osteopath physicians who thought they could " rub
out '" the cancer but it still kept growing. For the
cancer I prescribed the Double Sulphide tablets (Bur-
gess) one once an hour for eight hours then one once in
three hours, the Comp. Syr. Scrophularia one table-
spoonful after each meal and sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr.
before each meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied a
compress of epsom salts (one ounce to the pint of
warm water) which was kept constantly against the
affected breast. This lady was under my treatment four
months when the growth in the breast had entirely dis-
appeared. To my knowledge it has not returned since.
In 1907 a lady came under my treatment for a
scirrhus cancer in the left breast. The cancer had been
cut out two different times and returned. The cicatrix
looked red and inflamed. It pained her a good deal.
She had some indigestion. I applied Boro Eucalyptol
to the diseased surface to allay the irritation, three
times a day. Internally she was given twelve drops of
the following prescription after each meal :
^ Tr. Thuja,
Tr. Baptisia,
Tr. Hydrastis, a. a. Ji-
Mix. Sig. Twelve drops after each meal.
She also took sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr. before each
meal and at bedtime and a Double Sulphide tablet
(Burgess) once in three hours. This plan of treatment
was continued until I felt sure that I had conquered the
disease.
A case of SARCOMA of the left breast in a lady aged
forty-nine has been one of my last patients. This
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growth appeared in the breast about three years ago;
two years ago it was cut out. It has returned worse
than ever. On December 15th, 1910, when she came to
me for treatment the growth measured twenty-one
inches in circumference, eight inches in the largest
diameter and seven inches in the shortest diameter and
was about two and one-half inches in its deepest part.
After it was removed it weighed three pounds. It ex-
tended from the clavical nearly to the waist line. It
was hollowed out in the center but not ulcerated — a
great mass of broken down cancer cells. It had a
spongy feeling and of a bluish color. It was necessary
to apply the strongest paste to this growth for I had
such a mass to go down through, I applied Paste No. 4.
(See Local Treatment of Cancer.) This was spread on
soft white cloth large enough to cover all the diseased
mass. It took about half a pound for one plaster. I
changed the plaster once in twenty-four hours and kept
them on for a week. I then poulticed it with the
" Poultice Powder " every two hours. In a week the
largest part of the immense growth came off on the
poultice. I found by careful examination that there
still remained some of the growth and applied the Paste
No. 4 for two days then poulticed it again for four days,
when quite a large piece came off. To be very sure that
I had removed every root and fiber of the sarcoma I
once more applied the paste for twenty-four hours. In
a week by poulticing with the " Poultice Powder " a
small thin piece came out on the poultice and left a
clean, healthy sore. I then applied Cerate Phytolacca
folium spread on soft white cloth three times a day to
heal the sore. This is a good ointment to apply to
cleanse the sore and dissolve any of the diseased growth
that may be left in the breast. It healed up without any
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pain at alL Internally I prescribed 1-30 gr. sulph.
strychnine before each meal and at bedtime and the
Comp. Syr. Phytolacca, teaspoonful after each meal.
She also took one Double Sulphide tablet (Burgess)
once in three hours. This lady did not miss a single
meal during the treatment and she had no opiate to
make her sleep. She had a good appetite and good di-
gestion. She passed the menopause four years ago. It
is the largest sarcoma of the breast that has ever been
treated by medicine and if it is cured it will be the first
case of sarcoma of the female breast ever cured by medi-
cine in America. I expect to cure her. Many doctors
and newspaper men have been to see the case, for it is
one that many physicians would not have a chance to
see in a lifetime. It will be the crowning triumph of my
long professional life.
SECTION THIRTEEN
EPITHELIOMA
EPITHELIOIIA 189
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SECTION THIRTEEN
EPITHELIOMA
HIS form of cancer is generally found on the face,
nose and lip.
CANCER OF THE LIP
This is one of the most common forms of cancer.
There is one variety, not mentioned in the text-books,
that I have named Fibrous Cancer. It usually appears
on the lip and nose. When you find a case of cancer
that has been the rounds, has been cut out or burnt out
with caustic and returned you may rest assured that it
is this form of cancer. It is apt to spread out its fibers
in the surrounding tissue and is therefore the hardest
to cure.
SYMPTOMS OF CANCER OF THE LIP
It generally begins with a crack in the lip, that does
not heal by the use of ordinary remedies. Sometimes it
appears as a scab on the lip, that feels at times as if a fly
was crawling over it. Then, again, you may feel a
bunch imbedded in the lip between your thumb and
finger. It may appear as a wart on the lip that has a
pain in it like the prick of a needle. In some cases where
caustic has been repeatedly used on the lip, or it has
been cut out, you will find swelling of the glands under
the jaw. I have never seen a case of cancer caused by
tobacco, but the pressure of the pipe stem on the lip
will often cause an irritation there and thus produce
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cancer or the cut from a razor will do the same thing
now and then.
TREATMENT
If the cancer is confined to the lip and has not invaded
the mouth and the glands under the jaw are not very
much affected, I would consider the case curable.
About twenty-five years ago, I saw a case of cancer
of the lip in Ocean County, New Jersey, in a man sev-
enty-five years of age — a farmer. The whole of the
lower lip was eaten away by the cancer. The glands
under the jaw were swollen out even with the jaw. My
opinion was asked about the case. I told the family that
" he was past cure ". They were exceedingly anxious
that I should do something for the old gentleman. I
gave him the " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca," teaspoonful
after each meal, but did not think he would live three
months. He kept on taking the above syrup for two
years before the disease finally conquered him.
Another case I saw in New York state in consultation
with a very fine physician. This patient was about
eighty years old and had been a strict vegetarian for
twenty years. He had about the largest cancer on the
lip that I ever saw. It involved the whole of the lip, and
stuck out about two inches from the lip. He was a
" crank on taking medicine " and refused to take any
treatment for it. I was later informed by the doctor
that he had died from the disease.
In 1884 I treated a gentleman in this state for cancer
of the upper and lower lip. I applied Paste No. i for
forty-eight hours, took it off and poulticed with the
'* Poultice Powder " once in two hours until the growth
came out on the poultice. I then healed it with the
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" Yellow Healing Salve '\ I gave him, internally, the
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca '* teaspoonful after each meal,
and five grains of quinine before each meal. He has
never had any symptoms of the disease since the time
that I treated him.
Twenty years ago I treated a man from Kent County,
Delaware, for a cancer on his lower lip that had been
burnt out with caustic at two different times. It was a
fibrous cancer. I gave him the " Comp. Syr. Phyto-
lacca '* teaspoonful after each meal and applied Paste
No. I for forty-eight hours. The cancer was removed
with the " Poultice Powder " after it was used for five
days. The sore was healed by means of the " Yellow
Healing Salve *\ The cancer has not returned since it
was treated.
In old men, that drool a good deal, you will be both-
ered with the saliva. Dry the lip with your absorbent
cotton and then, after applying the paste cover it with
the absorbent cotton. You must be careful not to get
the paste too thin so it will get into the mouth. After
it has been on a half hour or an hour it will grow
harder so it cannot come off very easily. It will re-
quire some patience to treat such cases. Have them re-
main in your office a while to see if the plaster remains
in the place that you want it. Place adhesive strips on
the healthy flesh under the lip to protect it from the
action of the paste. In these fibrous cancers of the lip
be sure that your paste goes deep enough to kill all of
the diseased growth. There is more danger that you
will take it off too soon than that you will leave it on
too long. As a rule the paste will only act as far as the
diseased mass has gone. When the lymphatic glands
under the jaw first begin to swell apply the " Poultice
Powder'' moistened with warm water once in two
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hours until you get the swelling down. In long stand-
ing cases use pulverized Phytolacca root (fresh) ; mois-
ten it once a day with Fl. Ext. Phytolacca (green root).
Change the poultice three times a day. If the glands
are very hard I use Solution lodo Bromide Calcium
(Tilden & Co.) 8ii. in aqua $vi. Mix and apply on lint
to the glands three times a day. Do not forget this
remedy in hard bunches in the axilla and neck. In old
men you should always remember that they need a good
tonic to raise their nerve power and sulph. strychnine,
1-30 gr. before each meal and at bedtime, is the remedy.
Old people or those past middle age will do well on
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca *\ teaspoonful after each meal.
After the cancer is removed and the sore healed up the
new flesh will be very sensitive to the cold air. It will
look red and may feel rough. Apply equal parts of dis-
tilled witch hazel and warm water to the part several
times a day. This will harden the skin, allay the irrita-
tion and smooth down the roughness. A little care in
this respect will save you some trouble later for often-
times the patient will tell you that they feel queer sen-
sations in the lip ; it is the action of the air upon the new
skin.
When I first began the practice of medicine, while
going the rounds visiting patients one day I met a
farmer on the road. He was too poor to undertake any
medical treatment but he called my attention to a little
bunch on his lip about as big as a wild cherry and
wished my advice about it. I told him to get some fresh
birch leaves (the trees grew near his house) and chew
the leaves and rub the juice of the leaves on that bunch.
Some time after that when I met him again he informed
me that the lump had disappeared. The materia medica
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of the vegetable kingdom is rich in remedies that do
have a curative effect upon cancer.
The old Botanic physicians made some brilliant cures
of cancer with their simple vegetable remedies. They
have left behind them a record of many cures. Some of
the best cures I have ever made of cancer were by the
use of the simple vegetable remedies. The better the
reader understands the medicinal properties of these
same vegetable remedies the more successful will he be
in the treatment of cancer.
The homeopathic and biochemical materia medica are
also rich in curative remedies for cancer. Any Eclectic
or Homeopathic physician who says that cancer cannot
be cured by medicine had better re-study his materia
medica and get ** more light ''. To make such a state-
ment as that is going contrary to the teaching of Dr.
Wooster Beach and Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the two
greatest and most brilliant medical reformers in the
world's history. It is casting a reflection on the School
of Medicine that you rqpresent.
In the commencement of my practice I have cured a
few cases of simple cancer of the lip with the soft ex-
tract of Phytolacca root applied locally to the cancer
until it killed it and it dropped out. I also used a paste
composed of Solid Ext. Phytolacca (root) Sanguinaria
(root) and Red Clover Flowers, equal parts, applied on
soft cloth to the cancer. I have used inspissated juice of
sheep sorrel as a local application. The above are quite
painful and do not go deep enough. They only half cure
the most superficial skin cancers. I have tested acetic
acid, alcohol, solution chloride zinc, caustic potash,
double chloride gold and sodium solution, chromic acid
and many other remedies injected into or near the dis-
eased growth, but have long since laid them on the shelf
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for a better plan of treatment. I have paid five and ten
dollars a bottle for remedies claimed to cure cancer, but
they proved worthless as far as any curative action upon
cancer was concerned. I have had letters from a dozen
different physicians in this country who claim to cure
cancer, who wanted to come and study with me and
learn how to cure cancer. These men find out when
they meet a real case of genuine cancer that their pastes
or injection drops will not cure it and they cannot touch
a case of internal cancer.
Treating cancer, in all its forms, is a man's work, for
it requires the most skillful treatment of any disease
that we have and no man should undertake to do this
special work unless he prepares himself for it with the
same degree of care that is used for any other of the
specialties, as for instance, surgery, eye and ear or
gynecology. There are many doctors who have made a
failure in the treatment of cancer who started out with
the idea that they could cure all forms of cancer with an
escharotic or some kind of injection dope, that they had
copied out of a book or bought from some man. Such
men have done much to make the profession and the
public lose faith in the cure of cancer by medicinal treat-
ment. It is high time that the educated, intelligent
doctors of our country should take up this work and by
study and a course of preparation qualify themselves
to treat this disease intelligently, rationally and success-
fully and in this manner get the business out of the
hands of men who have not made good.
Women sometimes have cancer of the lip. In my
practice I have met with several such cases. One case
was a lady who had cancer on her lower lip and side of
the tongue. I applied Paste No. i to the cancer on the
lips for twenty-four hours, removed it and put on an-
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Other for the same period ; it was then taken off and the
cancer poulticed with the " Poultice Powder '' once in
two hours until it came off on the poultice. I next ap-
plied the " Yellow Healing Salve '' three times a day
until it was healed. For treatment of the cancer on the
side of the tongue (see Cancer of Tongue) I gave her
sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr. before each meal and at bed-
time ; also Comp. Syr. Phytolacca teaspoonf ul after each
meal. This treatment was followed until I felt sure that
I had conquered the disease.
A case of cancer of the lip came under my care that
had been cut out and returned. The patient was sixty
years old. General health quite good. I gave him
sulph. strychnine 1-30 gr. before each meal and at bed-
time and applied as a local treatment Paste No. 3 (see
Local Treatment of Cancer) for twenty-four hours,
then removed it and applied another one ; this was done
for three days when it was taken off and the " Poultice
Powder " was applied until the cancer came out on the
poultice. The " Yellow Healing Salve " was used on
soft white cloth three times a day until the sore was
healed. As this case was treated in 1886 and there has
been no reappearance of the growth we are justified in
stating it was cured.
In 1885 I treated a man for cancer of the lip that had
been ten years coming. I used Paste No. i and gave
him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", teaspoonful after each
meal and five grains sulph. quinine three times a day.
There has been no sign of the growth since that time,
hence we may safely conclude that it will not return.
SECTION FOURTEEN
CANCER OF THE HEAD, FACE. NOSE AND
OTHER FORMS OF EXTERNAL CANCER
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SECTION FOURTEEN
CANCER OF THE HEAD, FACE, NOSE AND
OTHER FORMS OF EXTERNAL CANCER
THIS disease sometimes appears upon the top of
the head. I had a child about three years old
brought to me from New York State. The
mother told me that she noticed that the child's eye
seemed to grow larger and gradually become more
prominent. In time the eye was pushed out to one side
and when I saw the case there was a cancerous tumor
about as large as my two fists. It had a spongy feeling
and was full of broken down cancer cells.
Another case was brought to me for treatment from
New Jersey. A child fourteen months old, had a swell-
ing come on the top of its head. It was cut out and
returned worse than before. When I saw the patient
the tumor covered the whole top of the head like a cap
from the forehead to the back of the head and was about
two and one-half inches high. The above two cases
were past cure. The last one was operated on again
and the child died. To operate on such a case shows
the grossest ignorance of cancer and operating cannot
hold out any hope of prolonging life ; it actually hastens
the death of the patient.
In February, 1886, a gentleman from New Jersey
came under my care for a cancer on the top of his head.
It was about two and one-half inches in its longest diam-
eter and had ulcerated. It was caused by a horse biting
him on the head and began about five years previously.
I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca " teaspoonful after
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each meal, sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before
each meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied Paste No.
I for twenty-four hours; then removed it and applied
another for the same period. It was then poulticed
once in two hours with the " Poultice Powder " until it
came out on the potdtice. The sore was healed with the
" Yellow Healing Salve " applied on soft cloth three
times a day. This man lived for fifteen years after this
and died of consumption but never showed any symp-
toms of a return of the cancer during this time.
SYMPTOMS OF SKIN CANCER UPON THE
FACE AND NOSE
The disease may make its appearance in the form of
a wart, scab, pimple or open sore that will not heal.
The pimple is usually discolored ; looks like a slight ele-
vation with red, angryJoddi^; blood vessels extending
out in different directions. It may be a sore with pus
oozing out of it that dries on the outside forming a scab
or scabs. The ulcerations may continue until there is a
foul smelling discharge. It is not difficult to diagnose
this condition, yet I have been surprised many times to
see intelligent, educated physicians, men of long years
of experience trying to heal a sore of this kind.
Any doctor with any experience with cancer knows
very well that it is just as impossible to heal up a cancer
sore as it would be to heal a volcano. Such men show
a woful ignorance of the first principles of treating can-
cer. How often I have had patients tell me that their
physician had said, *' Oh, it's nothing! let it alone, it will
never amount to anything '\ This is said to prevent the
patient from going to a doctor who understands cancer
and can cure such cases. In other cases they fool with
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it trying to heal it, try X-Ray, experiment with it until
frequently it is past cure. Why will physicians fool
with something they do not understand ? That is mal-
practice of the worst kind ; it is trifling with human life
— the most precious thing on earth. They will often
tell the patient " it may be that or it may be this ; it looks
suspicious." Why quibble about a thing? it is either a
cancer or it is not. If a doctor cannot give a clear diag-
nosis of a case he has no earthly right to try to treat it,
but he should be manly and honest and say he does not
know what it is and send his patient to a physician who
can diagnose the case and treat it successfully. Your
patients will have more confidence in you and more re-
spect for you for being honest with them. It never pays
to lie to patients for sooner or later they will find out
the truth from some doctor, and you will only have made
yourself ridiculous in the sight of your patient and have
lost their confidence in your ability as a physician.
In 1876 I removed a cancer from the nose of a man
in Vermont. Locally I used a paste made from the fol-
lowing formula.
9 Solid Ext. Sanguinaria,
Solid Ext. Phytolacca root,
Solid Ext Red Clover, a. a. 3i.
Mix. Sig. Apply once in twenty-four hours spread
on soft white cloth.
The paste was kept on the growth until it was all
killed. Then I removed it and used the " Poultice Pow-
der " once in two hours until it all came off on the poul-
tice. The sore was healed with the " Yellow Healing
Salve *'. This man lived for twenty-five years after this
and never showed any symptoms of a return of the dis-
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ease. Internally I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca '\
teaspoonful after each meaL
In 1885 a man was sent to me by a doctor to be treated
for cancer. This man had been treated for cancer on
the back of his neck. Electricity had been used only to
make it worse. The cancer was of twenty years' growth
and quite a large lump. It was movable and had com-
menced to ulcerate. He was a man 68 years old and in
fairly good health. I gave him sulph. strychnine one-
thirtieth grain before each meal and at bedtime, also the
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca " one teaspoonful after each
meal. Locally I applied Paste No. i and removed the
application every twenty-four hours until it had been on
three days. I then used the " Poultice Powder " apply-
ing a poultice every two hours until the mass came off
on the poultice. The sore was healed with the " Yellow
Healing Salve '\ 1 am not aware that the disease ever
returned.
In 1884 I treated a lady from New Jersey for a cancer
on her wrist. She was about 80 years old. This cancer
had been burnt out with arsenic plaster and had re-
turned larger than before. Locally I used Paste No. i
for forty-eight hours and then poulticed it once in two
hours with the poultice powder until it came out. I
healed it with the " Yellow Healing Salve '\ This lady
lived for fifteen years after this but never had any return
of the cancer.
In 1886 I treated a man from Ocean County, New
Jersey, for a cancer on the nose. In treating a case of
cancer on the nose the physician must be careful that
the paste does not go too deep and expose too much of
the bone. If it does there will have to be some skin
grafting done for nature can only cover a small surface
of exposed bone. In this case the cancer was small and
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ulcerated so I applied Paste No. 2 (see " Local Treat-
ment of Cancer ''). This is the best for superficial can-
cer where you don't need to go very deep in the tissue.
You can make it less painful by adding pulverized opium,
one drachm, to the paste. I applied the paste for forty-
eight hours, then removed it and poulticed it with the
" Poultice Powder " once in two hours until it all came
out on the poultice. I then healed it with the " Yellow
Healing Salve *\ Internally I gave " Comp. Syr. Phy-
tolacca " teaspoonful after each meal. This patient was
66 years old when I treated him. He lived for fifteen
years but never had any return of the disease.
In January, 1887, I had a case of cancer of the face,
near the right ear, come under my treatment. It was
an open sore with a scab constantly forming on the
sore. It commenced nine years previous to my seeing
him. Three doctors had examined him and could give
no definite diagnosis. Internally I prescribed for him
a teaspoonful of the " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca " after
each meal and sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain be-
fore meals and at bedtime. Locally I used Paste No. 3
for two days, renewing it each twenty-four hours. Af-
ter the paste was discontinued the " Poultice Powder "
was used ; a fresh poultice was applied every two hours,
until the cancer came off on the poultice. The resulting
sore was healed with the " Yellow Healing Salve ".
There has never been any return of the cancer.
In January, 1886, I had a patient come to me from
Middlesex County, New Jersey, to be treated for cancer
of the nose. It began six years before. I gave him
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca *^ teaspoonful after each meal
and applied Paste No. 3 to the growth until it was killed.
Then I poulticed it with the " Poultice Powder " until
it all came out. The " Yellow Healing Salve '' healed
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the sore. Sixteen years later I received a letter from
his daughter, telling me that her father went West and
died there but had had no symptoms of a return of the
cancer since he stopped with my treatment. As he was
63 years old at the time of my treatment it was not to
be expected that he would have very many more years
of the earth life.
In February, 1886, 1 treated a man from Pennsylvania
for a cancer on the chin. It was ulcerated and about as
large as a silver dollar. His age was 47 and the cancer
had been growing for two years. I applied Paste No. i,
renewing it every twenty-four hours until it had been on
three days. I then poulticed it until the cancer came
out on the poultice. The sore was healed with the
" Yellow Healing Salve ^\ It has never returned to my
knowledge.
In March, 1886, 1 had a patient come to me from Penn-
sylvania with a cancer on his nose ; it was about the size
of a silver quarter of a dollar and had begun to ulcerate.
His age was 57 and he told me the cancer had been
coming for ten years. About eighteen months previous
to his coming to me he had burnt it out with caustic
himself. Nearly a year ago he went to a cancer specialist
in New York State to be treated but the cancer was not
cured. I gave him sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain
before each meal and at bedtime, also " Comp. Syr. Phy-
tolacca '', teaspoonful after each meal. Applied Paste
No. I to the growth and removed it. The "Yellow
Healing Salve " healed it. Three years ago I had a let-
ter from him and he informed me that there had never
been any symptoms of a return of the disease.
In August, 1886, 1 treated a lady from Connecticut for
a cancer on the side of her neck, lying over the jugular
vein and extending up back of the right ear. The growth
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began twelve years previous to her coming to me.
Several years ago she had had a cancer removed from
her face. Her age was 75 and her health fairly good.
I applied Paste No. i over the whole of the diseased
surface and kept it on until I felt sure it had killed every
part of the diseased growth. I then used the " Poultice
Powder " once in two hours until it came off. With the
" Yellow Healing Salve " the sore was healed. Inter-
nally she was given sulph. strychnine one*thirtieth grain
before meals and at bedtime, also " Comp. Syr. Phyto-
lacca'', teaspoonful after each meal. This lady lived
for several years after I treated her but did not have any
return of the cancer.
In April, 1888, 1 had a lady under my treatment from
New York State. She had a cancer on her back just
under the right shoulder blade. It was as large as a
cherry. Her age was 66 and the growth began fourteen
months previous to her coming to me. I gave her sulph.
strychnine one-thirtieth grain before each meal and at
bedtime and the " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca " teaspoonful
after each meal. Locally I applied Paste No. 2 to the
growth for forty-eight hours ; then removed it and used
the " Poultice Powder " to poultice it every two hours
until it came off on the poultice. I then healed the cav-
ity with the " Yellow Healing Salve '\ She lived for
ten years after I treated her but never had any return
of the disease.
In 1893 I treated a lady in New Jersey for a cancer
near the nose on the upper lip. The case had been
treated by a cancer specialist and had returned worse
than before. She was seventy years old. I gave her
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", teaspoonful after each meal,
and sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before meals
and at bedtime. Locally I applied Paste No. i for
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forty-eight hours ; then removed it and used the " Poul-
tice Powder " in the form of a poultice with warm water
once in two hours until it came out. Then healed it
with the " Yellow Healing Salve *'. Fifteen years after
I treated her I learned from her son that she had never
had any return of the cancer.
In October, 1894, 1 treated a gentleman in New Jersey
for a cancer on the right side of the neck. When he
came to me he complained that it pained him occasion-
ally and that there was also a burning sensation. The
growth was of a purple color and nearly ready to ulcer-
ate. I applied Paste No. i for twenty-four hours, then
removed it and put on another and so continued until
he had had the plaster on for three days. At that time
I began to poultice with the " Poultice Powder " every
two hours until the growth came off on the poultice,
when it was healed by means of the " Yellow Healing
Salve '*. I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", tea-
spoonful after each meal. The case was complicated
with bronchitis and catarrh. For the treatment of
these complications see my book " DEFINITE MEDI-
CATION ", where the treatment is given in full.
A year ago I received a letter from him in which he
reported a permanent cure. The cancer had never
troubled him since it was removed.
In August, 189s, I treated a man in New Jersey for a
cancer on the lower lobe of the left ear of two years'
growth. It had been cut out eighteen months previous
and had returned. I applied Paste No. 3 for forty-eight
hours. Then poulticed it with the " Poultice Powder "
until it came out. The " Yellow Healing Salve *' was
used to heal it. I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ",
teaspoonful after each meal. I have kept in touch with
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this case ever since it was treated and it has never
troubled him since that date.
A man aged 65 came under my treatment for a cancer
on the nose caused by a dog bite. It had been five years
growing. I gave him sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth
grain before meals and at bedtime, also " Comp. Syr.
Phytolacca", teaspoonful after each meal. Locally I
applied Paste No. 3 for forty-eight hours, removed it
and applied a poultice made from the " Poultice Pow-
der " once in two hours until it came out. I healed it
with the " Yellow Healing Salve '*. Now after six years
it remains permanently cured.
CANCER OF THE EYE
This form of the disease is generally found in the cor-
ner of the eye or just below the eye, in the form of an
ulcer that will not heal by the use of ordinary remedies.
The patient may complain of a pain in the growth like
the prick of a needle or the part may be considerably
inflamed and covered with scabs. This condition may
continue until there is swelling of the upper and lower
eyelids. Great care must be taken in using any of the
usual pastes near the eye so. that they do not produce in-
flammation of the eye. This can be obviated by the fre-
quent application of distilted extract witch hazel and
warm water, kept constantly applied to the affected eye.
In 1884 I treated an old gentleman in Southern New
Jersey for a cancer in the comer of the eye. He was
about 70 years old, a retired sea captain. I gave him
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca '^ teaspoonful after each meal ;
also sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before each
meal and at bedtime. Locally I applied Paste No. 3,
spread on soft white cloth, once in twenty-four hours ;
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the second application was sufficient to kill the growth.
I then used the poultice, made from the " Poultice Pow-
der '', once in two hours until it came out on the poul-
tice. It was healed with the " Yellow Healing Salve "•
This patient lived for several years afterwards but never
showed any symptoms of the cancer.
In 1886 I treated a lady from New York State for a
cancer just below the eye. It was an open sore about
as large as a silver quarter. It began fifteen years pre-
vious to my seeing it and the patient was 64 years old. I
gave her sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before
meals and at bedtime ; also " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ",
teaspoonful after each meal. Locally I applied Paste
No. I for forty-eight hours, then removed it and used a
poultice of the "Poultice Powder" wet with warm water
until it came out. I healed it with the " Yellow Healing
Salve ", applied three times a day. Several years later
I heard that the disease had never returned.
In July, 1888, 1 treated a lady aged 59 years for a can-
cer just below the right eye. It was an open ulcer about
as large as a ten cent piece. I gave her " Comp. Syr.
Phytolacca'', teaspoonful after each meal. Locally I
used the Paste No. i and kept it on for forty-eight hours,
after which I poulticed with the " Poultice Powder "
until it came off on the poultice. It was healed by
means of the " Yellow Healing Salve ". In 1904 this
patient was still living and had had no return of the
trouble.
In 1893 I treated a man in New Jersey for a cancer in
the outer corner of his eye. It had been coming for
twenty years. Four years previous to his coming to
me the growth had been cut out in New York City. I
gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", teaspoonful after
each meal, and sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain be-
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fore meals and at bedtime. To the cancer I applied
Paste No. i for forty-eight hours, then removed it and
applied a poultice once in two hours made from the
" Poultice Powder '\ His eyes were very weak and in-
flamed before I began the treatment. I used the follow-
ing prescription :
9 Sulph. Morphia,
Sulph. Zinc, a. a. Gr. i.
Glycerine,
Aqua Rosae, a. a. ^ss.
Mix. Sig. Drop a few drops in the inflamed eye
three times a day. This was a permanent cure as there
has been no return of the cancer.
In September, 1894, 1 treated a lady for a cancer just
below the left eye. It began five years before. It had
been treated with arsenic paste by some cancer doctor
and had returned. I gave her " Comp. Syr. Phyto-
lacca ", teaspoonful after each meal. Locally I used
Paste No. i for forty-eight hours; then removed it and
applied a poultice once in two hours made with the
" Poultice Powder *' until it came out on the poultice.
It was healed with the "Yellow Healing Salve".
Now after seventeen years there has been no return of
the disease.
In February, 1904, a lady called to consult me about a
cancer under the left eye. The skin from the lower eye-
lid down below the cheek bone was an open sore, dis-
charging thick yellow pus. The upper and lower lids
were swollen. She had been operated on four times and
had been given up as incurable. I gave her silicea sixth
decimal three tablets after each meal, and calcarea phos.
sixth decimal, three tablets before each meal. Locally
to the diseased surface I applied " Cerate Phytolacca
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folium " spread on soft white cloth, three times a day.
This remedy causes no pain but it seems to dissolve all
the diseased mass and heals the sore at the same time.
In less than a month she was better in every way. In
three months I felt sure that I had conquered the dis-
ease. Six years after I treated her she seemed free from
the disease.
CANCER OF THE PENIS
The prepuce and glans are the parts most commonly
affected. A small tumor resembling a wart first ap-
pears. Its base is generally broader than its surface,
and it is deep-seated. It looks more like a continuation
of the substance of the penis than any outgrowth. By
this means we can diagnose it from a venereal tumor,
the latter having an evidently diseased character and
only a small neck; the base is always smaller than the
apex. The cancerous tumor finally ulcerates, throws
out fungous growths and the matter discharged be-
comes fetid and bloody. As the disease advances it in-
volves all the surrounding parts. It generally extends
along the body of the penis up to the abdomen until it
involves the inguinal and adjacent glandular structure.
I have in my practice seen over two hundred cases of
this form of cancer. It is generally found in men past
the middle age. If only the head of the penis is involved
it can be cured. When the glands at the root of the
penis are affected there is not much hope of a cure; at
least that has been my experience. The main point is
to go deep enough with your local application so that
you are sure of reaching all of the diseased growth.
In April, 1886, I treated a man 62 years old, from
Pennsylvania, with cancer of the penis. It began two
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years previous to my seeing him. He had been troubled
for some time with difficulty in passing his urine. At
the time that I treated him, the water passed off from
two openings in the head of the penis. The head of the
penis was swollen nearly double the natural size, and
discharged a foul smelling pus. I gave him " Comp.
Syr. Phytolacca", teaspoonful after each meal and
sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before each meal
and at bedtime. I applied Paste No. i locally to the
penis for three days. It was necessary to change it
every twelve hours to allow him to urinate. At the end
of the three days I removed the plaster and began to
poultice with the " Poultice Powder " once in two hours,
until the growth came off on the poultice, leaving a
clean healthy looking sore that was healed with the
" Yellow Healing Salve ", applied three times a day
spread on soft white cloth. In about a month he re-
turned home, the sore being nearly healed. Several
years after I had treated him I was informed by one of
the family that he had never had any of the old trouble
since he was under my care.
In June, 1886, 1 treated a man from Ohio for cancer of
the penis, who was 45 years old. This case had been
treated by several cancer doctors before I saw it. I
found a large growth on the head of the penis. It
seemed to involve about one-third of the body of the
organ. I gave him sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain
before each meal and at bedtime ; also " Comp. Syr.
Scrophularia " (see Internal Remedies for Cancer) one
tablespoonful after each meal. Locally to the growth,
I applied Paste No. i for twelve hours, then removed it
to allow him to urinate. This was continued for three
days; I then removed it and began to poultice once in
two hours with " Poultice Powder " until the diseased
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mass came off on the poultice. It was then healed with
the " Yellow Healing Salve ". To my knowledge there
has never been any return of the disease.
In October, 1894, 1 treated a man from New Jersey for
a cancer of the penis. It had been two years growing
until, on examination, I found the whole head of the
penis a fungous growth, having a foul smelling dis-
charge. I applied Paste No. i once in twelve hours for
three days, then left it off and began to poultice with the |
" Poultice Powder " until the diseased mass came off on i
the poultice. I then healed it with the " Yellow Heal-
ing Salve ". There has never been any return of the
disease. Internally I gave the above patient " Comp.
Syr. Phytolacca " one teaspoonful after each meal and
sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before each meal
and at bedtime.
CANCER OF THE ARM, LEG, FOOT AND HAND
In 1885 I had a case of encephaloid cancer under my
treatment. The growth was lying over the femoral
artery on the leg. It was about three inches in height
and about the same in diameter. It was full of bloody
matter, and was what is sometimes called " blood can-
cer". It had been about a year in coming and was t
caused by an injury of the leg. The patient was a mar-
ried lady about 25 years old. Owing to its location over \
the large artery of the leg the doctors were afraid to ?
operate on it. I gave her sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth |
grain before meals and at bedtime, also " Compound
Syr. Scrophularia ", one tablespoonful after each meal.
To the local growth I applied Paste No. i for twenty-
four hours, when it was removed and another applied.
This was continued until the plaster had been on for
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four days. This seemed long enough to kill the growth ;
then I began to poultice with the " Poultice Powder "
applied once in two hours until the mass came off on the
poultice. All the diseased growth came off leaving a
sore free from any of the cancerous tissue. It healed
nicely under the influence of the " Yellow Healing
Salve ", applied on soft white cloth three times a day.
I kept in touch with this case for several years after I
had removed the growth and to my knowledge it never
returned.
In May, 1886, 1 treated a man from Maine for a cancer
on his arm about as big as a large walnut. It had just
commenced to ulcerate. It began twelve years previous
to his coming to me. I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phyto-
lacca " teaspoonful after each meal. To the cancerous
growth I made an application of the Paste No. i and
kept it on for forty-eight hours; then removed it and
poulticed it with the " Poultice Powder " once in two
hours until it came out on the poultice. The " Yellow
Healing Salve " healed the sore. There has been no re-
turn of the growth since I treated the case.
Cancer of the hand usually appears upon the back of
the hand. The hand is much swollen, tissues indurated
and of a purplish color, the discharges are foul and ill
smelling. If the cancer appears upon the palm of the
hand, as I have seen it many times, it becomes more dif-
ficult to cure for the reason that the cancer burrows
down under the muscles and blood vessels in the hand.
Many a time in my experience I have seen the hand cut
off when affected by cancer. In time the cancer re-
appeared and the arm had to be amputated. This per-
formance was kept up until the patient died. The same
thing has often happened in cancer of the foot. They
would amputate the foot, then the leg and then death
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dosed the scene. It is high time that this horrible
butchery in the name of science should cease; and the
regular school should try to cure these victims of cancer
that are dying all around them.
In 1885 I treated a case of cancer on the back of the
hand about two inches in diameter ; the hand was much
swollen and was of a purple color. The cancer had com-
menced to ulcerate and there was considerable discharge
from it. I first applied a poultice of equal parts of pul-
verized Phytolacca, baptisia and slippery elm moistened
with warm water, and spread on soft white cloth once
in three hours. This reduced the swelling of the hand
considerably and caused a free discharge of pus from
the growth. The pain was much less in the hand. I
kept up this treatment for two or three days until I had
reduced the swelling of the hand and the growth had
seemed to contract somewhat upon itself. Then I ap-
plied Paste No. i for forty-eight hours to destroy all of
the diseased mass. It was then poulticed for about five
days with the " Poultice Powder " until it came off on
the poultice. The " Yellow Healing Salve " healed the
sore. I gave him internally " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ",
teaspoonful after each meal. Twenty years after I
treated the above patient he reported that he had never
had any appearance of the disease.
In January, 1890, 1 treated a man in New Jersey for a
cancer on the bottom of the right foot, about as large as
a silver half dollar. It had ulcerated and was discharg-
ing some pus. The cancer was on the ball of the foot
and was caused by an injury. The foot was swollen to
some extent. I first applied a poultice of pulverized
slippery elm and lobelia seed, equal parts, mixed with
warm water. This poultice was applied once in two
hours to take down the swelling of the foot. After that
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was accomplished Paste No. i was used for two days to
destroy the growth. I poulticed it with the " Poultice
Powder " for five days until the cancer came out on the
poultice. It healed nicely under the use of the " Yellow
Healing Salve ". I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phyto-
lacca '', teaspoonful after each meal. There has never
been any return of the cancer.
Cancer of the foot is often difficult to cure for the
reason that the blood naturally settles down in the foot
and the cancer frequently burrows down under the mus-
cles and blood vessels of the foot.
LUPUS
This is a form of Epithelial Cancer. It used to be
called " eating cancer ", owing to the fact that it often
spreads out into the adjoining surface of the face and
destroys so much tissue. Some of the wise men in med-
icine have declared that lupus is not a cancer. During
my professional life I have watched many cases of lupus
and I am of the opinion that lupus is only another va-
riety of cancer. To say that it is of a tubercular origin,
when there is no tuberculosis in the system, is stretching
the imagination. Those who have had the same oppor-
tunity to study the disease by actual clinical experience
with the medical treatment of hundreds of cases of lupus
must realize the fact that it is something more than a
skin disease.
We have the Lupus Excedens (noli-me-tangere of the
older authorities). This form first appears as a tubercle
on the ala of the nose; it is hard, dusky red, quite sore,
keeps spreading over the nose, ulcerates and forms
scabs. There is a foul smelling discharge from the sore.
The destroying of the tissues may continue until quite a
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surface of the bone has been exposed and the face may
assume a wolfish expression, disgusting to look at.
Lupus non Elxcedens. In this form of lupus there are
extensive changes in the structure of the skin, without
much consecutive ulceration.
In the treatment of lupus we have hydrocotyle asiatica
as the first remedy to be thought of. This is a plant by
means of which Dr. Boilean of Mauritius, cured fifty-
seven cases of lupus. In all, without an exception, the
disease was arrested in a very short time. (See " Hel-
muth's System of Surgery ".) This remedy is indicated
when there is a profuse perspiration and the skin is cov-
ered with a dry eruption, thickening of the skin, and
exfoliation of scales. The dose is, hydrocotyle first dec-
imal, ten drops once in three hours. In lupus with con-
siderable ulceration of the skin hydrastis is a good local
application. Apply tincture hydrastis Si, glycerine Six.
Mix. Sig- Apply once in three hours. Internally
you should give ten drops once in three hours of the first
decimal dilution of the drug.
If the bones of the nose seem to be involved and there
is a very o£Fensive discharge from the nostrils, Aurum
mur third decimal is the remedy; dose, three tablets
three times a day. When there is ulceration of the nasal
septum and the ulcers are painful to the touch, worse in
cold weather, with a stringy discharge, bichromate pot-
ash is the remedy. Use the third decimal, gfiving three
tablets once in three hours.
In June, 1890, 1 treated a case of lupus that had spread
all over the nose ; it had ulcerated and discharged a fear-
ful smelling pus. It was almost impossible for any one
to stay in the room with the patient. The whole of the
diseased surface was covered with scabs. I applied sat-
urated solution Chloride Chromium with a camel's hair
CANCER OF THE HEAD, FACE, AND NOSE 167
brush to every part of the diseased surface, especially to
the scabs three times a day for nearly a week. I then
applied a poultice made from the " Poultice Powder **
moistened with warm water. It was spread on soft
white cloth and changed once in two hours until all the
scabs came off. Then I used the " Yellow Healing
Salve " to heal the ulcerated surface. Internally I gave
the patient the following prescription :
^ Tinct. Thuja,
Tinct. Baptisia,
Tinct. Phytolacca, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours.
The " Saturated Solution Chloride Chromium " is
prepared by Prof. John Uri Lloyd, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The above treatment cured the patient and left the
face free from the disease and there has been no return
of the trouble.
In another case of lupus which came under my care
the difficulty was situated under the right eye and was
spreading towards the nose. The sore had ulcerated
and was about as large as a silver dollar, being covered
with scabs. In this case I used the following treatment.
Dip a camel's hair brush in creosote and then dry pow-
dered calomel and touch all the scabs with this mixture
once a day. Internally I gave ten drops of the first
decimal dilution tincture Hydrocotyle every three hours.
This treatment conquered the disease and it has never
returned.
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SARCOMA
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SARCOMA
THERE arc three forms of sarcoma; the round
cells, the spindle cells and the third form originat-
ing in bone — the my*eloid.
In my own experience I have generally found cases of
sarcoma rooted in the bone and caused by an injury.
They Blvmys return after removal by surgical operation,
and at the site of the former wound. Their growth is
slow, at first, but afterward they enlarge with greater
rapidity. They give but little pain and life is not threat-
ened by them for a long time, unless they are injured by
a blow or fall, or are cut out by the surgeon. The ad-
joining skin is not involved nor does it proceed to ulcer-
ation unless such solution of continuity is produced by
tension and consequent difficulty of circulation. They
are hard, lobulated and immovable; they do not infil-
trate the tissue surrounding them. In some cases they
retain the hardness and bony feeling ; in other cases they
seem full of broken down cancer cells and feel soft and
spongy.
In June, 1886, I treated a case of osteo-sarcoma at-
tached to the bone just above the nipple. The growth
began two years before I saw the patient. It was about
two inches in diameter and had begun to ulcerate. I
prescribed internally sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth
grain before each meal and at bedtime, also Comp. Syr.
Phytolacca, one teaspoonful after each meal. One of
the following Liver Pills was given at bedtime to keep
the bowels regular.
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9 Podophyllin, Grs. v.
Leptandrin, Grs. xx.
Ext. Nux Vomica, Grs. v.
Ext. Gentian, q. s.
Mix. Ft. Pills No. 20. Sig. One at bedtime.
In the medical treatment of cancer these pills will be
found very useful to overcome the constipation that is
always a complication of advanced cancer. To the
growth I applied Paste No. i once in twenty-four hours
for three days; removed it and began to poultice with
the " Poultice Powder " once in two hours until the
mass came off on the poultice. The " Yellow Healing
Salve " was applied on soft white cloth, three times a
day until it was all healed. This treatment produced a
permanent cure as there has been no trouble from the
growth since it was treated.
In February, 1888, I treated a cystic sarcoma of the
right leg above the knee, caused by an injury. The leg
was considerably swollen and the flesh felt hard and im-
movable. The patient received the following internal
treatment: One tablespoonful of Comp. Syr. Scrophu-
laria after each meal and a teaspoonful of the following
prescription in a little water before each meal :
]$ Sulph. Quinine, 3i.
Arom. Sulph. Acid fl., Si.
Comp. Tr. Cinchona, Jviii.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful before each meal in a little
water. Locally I applied to the growth equal parts of
Solution lodo Bromide Calcium (Tilden & Co.) and
aqua. A compress made of lint was kept wet with this
solution and in contact with the cancerous growth. In
a month's time the swelling of the leg was much less.
In three months' time it was about the natural size.
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In 1906 I treated a man who had a sarcoma on the
right side of his nose about as large as a walnut. There
was an ulcer on the inside of the nostril on that side
just under the growth. This growth appeared about six
months previous to my seeing the case. He had been
treated by a specialist in New York City without get-
ting any relief. This case was treated as follows :
I applied to the sarcoma a wash made from this pre-
scription :
9 Bore Glycerine, Jvii.
Fl. Ext. Phytolacca, Ji.
Mix. Sig. Rub it well into the tumor three times a
day.
I also used the Eclectic Wash internally. The follow-
ing is the formula for this solution:
9 Fl. Ext. Baptisia,
Fl. Ext. Lobelia herb, a. a. fl. Ji.
Sulph. Zinc, Si.
Aqua, Oi.
Mix. Sig. One teaspoonful in a cup of warm water.
Wet cotton with this and press it up into the nostril so
it will act upon the ulcer. Do this three times a day.
Internally I gave him Double Sulphide Tablets (Bur-
gess) one, once in three hours in alternation with Cal-
carea flouride 6th X, three tablets once in three hours.
Also one teaspoonful after each meal of the "Comp.
Syr. Phytolacca". The sarcoma disappeared and the
ulcer healed under the treatment. I am not aware of
any trouble with it since it was treated.
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CANCER OF THE SCROTUM
A small excrescence forms at the base of the scrotum
which soon degenerates into a malignant ulcer which
rapidly extends, consuming the nearby integument, in-
volving the testicle and adjacent parts. The induration
extends along the spermatic cord and the lymphatics
participate in the diseased action at an early period.
The discharge is acrid, sanious and has considerable
fetor; sometimes fungi protrude but generally the sur-
face is excavated and smooth.
For the treatment of such cases there are certain
remedies indicated. When the ulcer is painful in the
morning with burning in the circumference arsenic is
the needed remedy. Give Fowler's Solution three drops
once in three hours. For the neuralgic pains in the cord,
spongia is the remedy. Give spongia 3d X three tablets
once an hour. If with the induration of the scrotum
there is swelling and tenderness, aurum 12th X is the
needful remedy. Dose, three tablets once in four hours.
I have used the " Poultice Powder '* as directed under
the Local Treatment of Cancer. This poultice should
be wet once a day with Fl. Ext. Phytolacca, green root.
This powder will soften the induration and reduce the
swelling of the scrotum. Then the case is in better con-
dition for your active treatment. If taken at the first
commencement of the disease, with the ulcer at the base
of the scrotum, apply the Paste No. 3 to the ulcer long
enough so you can feel sure all of the local growth has
been destroyed. Then poultice it with the " Poultice
Powder " once in two hours until it drops out on the
poultice. It then can be healed with the " Yellow Heal-
ing Salve ". Such cases are rare but I have met with
several during my professional practice. It is entirely
useless to cut them out. It does not prolong life ; it only
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hasten3 the death of the victim. I{ the whole of the
scrotum and testicles are involved by the cancer there ia
xkQt much chance of a cure by any tresitment.
CANCER OF THE VAGIRA
This form of the disease generally appears in the form
of a tumor or an open ulcer, near the mouth of the
urethra, in the labia, or at the lower end of the vagina
near the perineum. Cancer of the vagina is more paift-
ful than cancer of. the uterus. The peculiar darting,
twisting pain of this malady will be felt at the seat of
the disease, coming and goii^ suddenly, extending* to
the perineum, down the inside of the thighs and often
following the sciatic nerve as far down as the knees. It
must not be confounded with caruncle, a small growth
of a deep red color situated near the mouth of the
ffU^ethra. It is about as large as a pea and has a granu-
lated appearance^ The chief symptom of caruncle is
pain, felt all through micturition so intense that the
patient screams with agony.
In May, 1886, I treated a lady for a cancer near the
mouth of the urethra. It had ulcerated and was as large
as a cherry. I applied saturated solution of chloride of
zinc and a twenty-five per cent, solution of carbolic acid,
equal parts. This I painted over the ulcerated surface
once a day for six days. I then applied a poultice of
pulverized flaxseed and slippery elm, equal parts, mois-
tened with warm water. The poultice was placed in a,
bag made of mosquito netting and passed into the
vagina and pressed up against the growth. This poul-
tice was changed once in three hours until the growth
came oflF on the poultice and left a clean, healthy sore.
This I healed with the " Yellow Healing Salve " applied
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on soft white cloth just large enough to cover the sore
and changed three times a day until the sore was com-
pletely healed. Internally this patient was given silicea
6th X three tablets three times a day before meals and
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", one teaspoonful after each
meal. This treatment was continued until the sore was
healed. There has been no return of the growth since I
treated it. In cases of the above form of cancer be sure
that you apply your solution to every part of the dis-
eased surface.
In February, 1881, I treated a lady for cancer of the
vagina. There was a tumor on the right side of the
vagina in the labial region about as large as a walnut.
It was very painful, of a purple color and nearly ready
to ulcerate. I injected Tincture Thuja, from ten to
twenty drops (ten drops the first time) into the tumor
every other day. It caused some swelling but the tumor
gradually grew smaller and finally sloughed out. I then
applied a glycerole of Thuja (thuja and glycerine equal
parts) painting it on over the diseased surface three
times a day until there was no thickening or induration
left and the sore had healed. Internally I gave her the
following prescription :
9 Tr. Thuja,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Ji-
Mix. Sig, Ten drops once in three hours.
I also gave her sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain
before each meal and at bedtime. This treatment re-
moved the growth entirely and it has not returned since.
You will generally get cases of this disease in women
past the middle life.
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RADIUM AS A CURE FOR CANCER
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RADIUM AS A CURE FOR CANCER
MANY physicians hav« asked my opinion concern-
ing^ the curatiye effects of radium on cancer.
This remedy was at one time lauded as a specific
for cancer. Some doctors claimed great things from the
local use of this remedy tot this disease. A good many
ca^es of cancer have come under my observation where
radium bad been tried and proved a failure.
Our Homeopathic friends are testing it in health and
disease to find the real place for it in their materia
medica and therapeutics. When they give us a clear
cut indication for the remedy in the internal treatment
of cancer, we shall come to a better understanding of
what this medicine will absolutely do in cancer. Per-
sonally I want to teat the remedy in my own way. I
want to find out the true indications for its use in cancer
(if it has any). I want to test it in a variety of cases to
find out what particular form of cancer it is best adapted
to. All this will take time. So far I have not been
greatly impressed with its curative eflFect as an internal
remedy for cancer. Later on I shall be better able to
give a decided opinion as to what I think it will actually
do for cancer.
Some of our doctors, when they find that a certain
remedy seems to cure one or two cases of cancer, rush
into print and tell us in the Medical Journals that they
have found a cure for cancer. If they knew anything at
all about the treatment of cancer they would know that
there can never be found a specific cure for cancer in
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ALL its forms; such a thing would be impossible and
the worst form of quackery is for any doctor to pretend
that he has found such a remedy. Cancer in different
parts of the body requires a different remedy and treat-
ment. The rational treatment of cancer is to be able to
adapt your remedies to the disease in each particular
patient, wherever you may find it existing in the human
body. When you can do that, dear reader, you can cure
cancer.
Every day, almost, we read in startling headlines in
the daily press of some doctor (heretofore unknown to
fame) who has discovered a cure for cancer. Truly a
wonderful discovery ! But do not get excited over it, for
I remember that over ONE HUNDRED remedies have
been EXPLOITED as a cure for cancer, within the last
forty years ; they are now obsolete and numbered among
the " has beens *\
As long as the regular school stick to that old chest-
nut that cancer is a local disease they will never find a
cure for cancer. Meanwhile I am curing eighty per
cent, of my cases of cancer by treating it as the local
manifestation of a constitutional disease, as I was
taught to do forty-five years ago.
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INTERNAL CANCER
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SECTION SEVENTEEN
INTERNAL CANCER
CANCER OF THE TONGUE
IT is important that the physician should be able to
diagnose cancer df the tongue from syphilis. You
will find that cancer of the tongue is usually found
on the side or underneath at the root of the tongfue. The
pain connected with cancer in this location is like the
prick of a needle. The whole tongue may become very
much enlarged. In taking the tongue between your
thumb and finger it will feel hard and indurated. In
other cases we find cracks or fissures on the side of the
organ. I have seen cases where there was a hard, rough
tumor with a broad base of a warty appearance, about
the middle of the tongue, becoming after a while a
ragged sore of a fungous character. It then bleeds
easily and has sharp lancinating pains that extend to
the tfiroat and base of the skull.
In 1896 I kept a record of fifty cases of cancer of the
tongue where this organ had been amputated and in
every case it proved a failure as a cure for the disease.
Treatm^it. When there is well-marked thickening
of the tongue, I have given " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca "
in teaspoonful doses after each meal and added five
grains iodide potassium to each dose of the syrup.
The following cases will illustrate my method of
treatment in this disease. In March, 1884, 1 had a case
come under my treatment. 'He was a middle-aged man
and had a hard nodulated tumor about the size of a
boy's marble. There was a throbbing, beating pain in
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the growth and for the past two months it had grown
quite rapidly. I gave him tincture galium aparine, gtts
XX, once in three hours and painted the growth with
tincture galium, by means of a camel's hair brush, sev-
eral times a day. Under this treatment, in a month's
time, the growth was very much reduced, and he could
take solid food without any trouble. The remedies
were continued another month until the growth in the
tongue had disappeared and it has never returned.
In February, 1886, I had a case of cancer just under
the tongue, near the root. It had a purple color, bled
quite easily, and he complained of sharp darting pain in
it. He masticated his food with great difficulty. He
was thirty-eight years old and first noticed the growth
about five months before consulting me. I prescribed
for him as follows : Tincture sempervivum tectorum 2d
X dilution, five drops in a little water once in three
hours and ordered him to use the following wash :
9 Tr. Sempervivum, 5i,
Glycerine, Jviii.
Mix. Sig. Rinse out the mouth once in two hours
and press a piece of cotton wet with the wash against
the growth and hold it there for a few minutes, three
times a day. In a month, after he had been under this
treatment, I examined him but could not find any ap-
pearance of the growth and the pain and soreness had
disappeared. There has been no symptoms of a return
of the disease since I treated him.
In January, 1888, I treated a man for cancer on the
side of his tongue ; it had a ragged sore and the tongue
around the sore was indurated. It involved nearly the
whole length of the tongue. When the cancer is on the
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side of the tongue and is ulcerated you will get good
results from nitrate sanguinaria used in the following
manner: Add one grain nitrate sanguinaria to one
drachm of glycerine; mix well and drop two or three
drops of this mixture on a glass plate, then dip a glass
rod in the drops and apply to all the diseased surface.
Be sure and clean the ulcerated surface thoroughly with
absorbent cotton before applying the medicine. Use
this application three times a day.
In the more advanced stage of cancer of the tongue
when the ulcers on the tongue are deep and perforating,
with a dark base and foul-smelling breath, muriatic acid
3d X dilution is the remedy. Dose, fifteen drops in a
glass half full of water, teaspoonful once in two hours.
In these advanced cases of cancer of the tongue the pain
is very severe kali cyanatum 3d X will relieve to a great
extent. Dose, two tablets night and morning. When
the tongue is half eaten off by the cancer and the glands
at the root are considerably swollen I would not expect
to cure the case, but I would expect to give much relief
with the two remedies just mentioned and thus ease the
patient's suffering.
CANCER OF THE MOUTH AND THROAT
In cancer of the mouth, the growth will usually be
found in the inside of the cheek or on the roof of the
mouth. In cancer of the lip the disease may extend into
the mouth from the lip. Cancer upon the cheek will
sometimes destroy the tissue and make an opening
through the skin into the mouth; the disease then
spreads over the inside of the mouth upon that side of
the face. Cancer of the throat is curable if the glands
of the throat are not much involved, if the patient is able
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to swallow food and medicine. If you place your fingers
over the throat you can feel the swelling of the glands
and the size of them. There is a sharp, shooting pain in
the throat; it feels filled up, there is difficulty in swal-
lowing, the breath is foul, the tongue is coated a dirty
yellow. Underneath the yellow coating the body of the
tongue has a dark red (beefsteak) color. It is tiot diffi-
cult to diagnose this condition. I have met with a good
many cases of this form of cancer, btrt in many instances
I have been called too late to render the patients any
assistance.
Unfortunately our medical colleges do not teach the
doctors how to diagnose the different forms of cancer
when they see them. Thus it is that in many cases of
cancer the patient is past cure when I see them ; owing
to the ignorance of the faimily physician he is not able
to give a clear cut diagnosis of the case. There is too
much guess work nowadays. The doctor will say " it
may be this, it might be that ^\ but he is in the dark as
to what it really is. Of all men on earth a doctor should
be honest with his patients, and if he does not know
what a thing is and cannot cure it he should be manly
enough, be honest enough to say so. The people will
respect such a doctor ten times more than the man who
guesses about what a disease is, or tries to deceive his
patients as some doctors do. A physician in general
practice sees but very few cases of cancer in a lifetime,
therefore his opinion should be taken for just what it is
worth. When some of the leaders in the profession
make such sad blunders in the diagnosis of cancer, what
can you expect of the rank and file ?
Treatment. In November, 1885, I treated a man for
cancer of the mouth. It was situated in the roof and
was about as large as a cherry and had ulcerated. It
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began about six months previous to my seeing it and
was very sore with darting pains. The patient was fifty
years old.
I painted the sore with a ten per cent, solution of
chromic acid by means of a camel's hair brush three
times a day. Used listerine, one tablespoonful to a cup
of warm water, as a mouth wash and directed that the
mouth was to be rinsed out every two hours. After each
rinsing he was to hold a little of the solution in his
mouth for a few minutes. Internally I gave him silicea
6th X, three tablets once in three hours, also ^^ Comp.
Syr. Phytolacca '\ teaspoonful after each meal. This
treatment cured the patient and left no trace of the
growth in the mouth, and he has remained free from it
since that time.
In December, 1886, I had a case of cancer of the
mouth come under my treatment. The inside of the
mouth, on the right side, was involved by a cancerous
ulcer about as big as a silver quarter of a dollar. The
breath was foul, mouth very sore and painful with dart-
ing pains. I applied lactic acid, pure, every other day
to the ulcerated surface with a earners hair brush, and
used the following mouth wash : #
9 Tr. Scmpcrvivum, Ji.
Glycerine, Sviii.
Mix. Sig. Paint the diseased surface three times a
day. Rinse the mouth with the solution after each ap-
plication.
Internally I gave the patient tincture sempervivum,
2d X dilution, ten drops three times a day. In a week I
could see the ulcer take a more healthy appearance.
The breath was more natural, mouth not so sore. In a
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month I felt that I had mastered the disease and the
patient finally got rid of the ulcer with this treatment.
In May, 1891, I treated a lady for cancer in the
throat. The glands of the throat were not affected.
The breath was foul, tongue coated yellow, body of the
tongue a dark red. She had difficulty in swallowing and
took liquid food the best, but there was not much appe-
tite and her vitality was low. The throat as far down
as it could be seen was ulcerated and of a dark reddish
appearance; she complained of sharp, darting pains in
the throat. My treatment was as follows. Every other
day I painted the diseased surface of the throat with
pure lactic acid and had her use the following gargle :
Q Ex. White Pinus Canadensis (Kennedy's) Jii.
Borax, Jii.
Glycerine, 5ii.
Aqua, Sviii.
Mix. Sig. Use as a gargle once in two hours, or
spray the throat with an atomizer, if preferred, as fre-
quently.
Internally she was given sulphite of soda, grains
ii. in a little water once in three hours and also
" Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", teaspoonful after each meal,
and sulph. strychnine before each meal and at bedtime.
Under this treatment, in a week, the coating on the
tongue had cleaned off, the throat felt better and she
could swallow with less difficulty. This treatment was
followed until the throat was well. There have been no
symptoms of the disease since I treated her.
CANCER OF THE STOMACH
In 1907 the number of deaths in the United States
registration area from cancer of the stomach was 11,596
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— about two out of five deaths from cancer are from
cancer of the stomach.
Our American people eat too fast, they bolt their food,
do not chew it enough. They eat and drink fast and
whatever they like and at all times in the twenty-four
hours. Victims of cancer of the stomach are hearty
eaters; they are also great meat eaters, also tea and
coffee drinkers. The latter weaken the muscles and
nerves of the stomach and predispose the patient to
some form of cancer, for this disease has a habit of
fastening itself upon the weakest part of the system.
The stomach, from this long abuse, becomes tired and
goes on " A strike ". It simply refuses to do duty.
Our text-books, when it comes to the treatment of
cancer of the stomach, offer no definite treatment for
the disease and only a gloomy prognosis. I have found
from long experience that the average doctor cannot
diagnose a case of cancer of the stomach when he sees
it. A good many cases have been sent to me to get a
diagnosis of the case. Some of our surgeons are no
better in this respect than their brother physicians, for
they tell the patient that they will have to perform a
preliminary operation. Of course this has to be done
to find out what the trouble really is. After all the
boasted medical skill of the century, and the hig^h
standard of medical education and the advances made
in surgery, we find that the doctors of the old school, in
many cases, are obliged to cut the patient open to find
out what the difficulty really is. This is no credit to any
school of medicine.
In the examination of a case of cancer of the stomach
they often pinch and squeeze the parts, knead the
bowels, stick their fingers into the rectum and go
through all kinds of stunts to find out what is the
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trouble with the patient. Many times they leave the
patient in a worse state than when they commenced
their examination because of their rough handling.
Now all of this is cruel and unnecessary. The doctor
should have his eyes at his fingers' ends. It is well
known to all how delicate is the touch of a blind person.
A good physician should have a delicate, sensitive touch
and learn to depend upon his eyes and fingers. That is
what God gave them for. I have been surprised to see
old grey*haired men, who had been in practice for
years, that could not diagnose a case of cancer of the
stomach.
The favorite seat of cancer is at the pylorus, and the
duodenum is often affected. This form of cancer is
more frequent in males than females. It may also be
found at the cardiac extremity. There is more pain
when the cancer is situated at either extremity of the
stomach. When located midway between the extremi-
ties there is very little if any pain. It is the great diffi-
culty which the food has in passing the doorways of this
organ that gives rise to so much pain. When the dis-
ease is located in the middle, or near the middle of the
organ, there is no such difficulty experienced and hence
there is little if any pain. Patients have died of cancer
of the stomach when the only guide to diagnosis was an
epigastric swelling, sour eructations, loss of appetite and
a repugnance to taking food. Scirrhus is the most com-
mon form of the disease, although it sometimes takes
the form of epithelioma.
If the cancer is at the pylorus vomiting will not take
place for an hour or two after eating, but if the disease
is near the cardiac orifice the vomiting will occur very
aoon after partaking of food. Very much is said by
some writers on the danger of perforation of the
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Stomach in cancer of this organ. While it is possible
that such a thing may happen^ now and then, it is more
apt to occur in ulcer of the stomach and will happen in
about one case in every eight. As life goes on the lia-
bility to gastric ulceration increases, while the risk of
perforation of the walls of the stomach decreases. In
this connection let me call your attention to the symp-
toms of ulcer of the stomach, so that you may differenti-
ate it from cancer of that viscus.
If profuse vomiting of blood occurs in a person be-
tween eighteen and thirty, after a long continuation of
pain in the stomach, extending into the back with ten-
derness of the epigastrium — the pain always brought
on or increased by the meals, with sour vomiting or sour
eructations, there is no doubt but what it is ulcer of the
stomach. The pain of an ulcer is a lancinating pain ; in
cancer the pain is more apt to be a burning pain.
Ss^mptoms. The history of many cases of cancer of
the stomach that have come under my care is neglected
or badly treated indigestion. The patient belches gas
after meals, there is pain felt about two hours after
meals. The pain is at first a lancinating, dull, twisting
pain ; as the disease advances the pain is a fixed, burning
pain. This pain is situated at the pit of the stomach
and extends back to the spine. At first the patient may
only vomit a liquid-like water; then later there will be
vomiting of sour liquid, frothy, bad-smelling, which
rapidly changes to a substance that looks like coffee
grounds. The rapid loss of flesh and dyspeptic symp-
toms, the sallow complexion, weak, rapid pulse are the
warning symptoms of cancer of the stomach. If we
place our hand over the region of the stomach, we find
a swelling; it feels quite soft but at its base is an indu-
ration that extends from an inch to two or three inches
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in diameter. This should be handled very carefully; be
gentle in your manipulations. Some doctors have done
the patients a great deal of harm by their rough
manipulation. A doctor who knows what he wants to
find, and how to find it will not cause the patient any
suffering during or after the examination. It is just the
difference between a gentleman and a brute that is ex-
hibited in the manner of handling the patient. Let this
fact sink into your brain and stick there. Loss of
weight and emaciation are two of the most prominent
symptoms of cancer of the stomach and should put us
on our guard as to what is really going on in the
stomach. The great tenderness over the region of the
stomach — the patient cannot bear to place his hand
over his stomach — is another peculiarity of this dis-
ease. We feel the pulse ; we find it the pulse of cancer,
weak and rapid. The white of the eye has a pearly tint,
showing a drain upon the system. The tongue may
have a brown, greyish white appearance or a dirty, yel-
low coating. By the appearance of the tongue, you can
tell about what proportion of the food is digested. If
the tongue is heavily coated, white or yellow, it shows
that there is food undigested in the stomach. A pale
red tongue or bright red color with very little coating
on the surface shows that the food is being digested in
the stomach. If the tongue exhibits red papillae, or a
dark red color underneath the coating, it will show you,
as well as words could tell, that the disease is advancing
toward the last stage. The favorable ssnnptoms, show-
ing that your patient is responding to the action of your
remedies are, less emaciation, a gain in weight, — be it
ever so little. The patient is able to digest more, and
there is an absence of the burning pain. The complex-
ion looks clearer, not so sallow and the vomiting is less
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frequent. The growth in the stomach feels smaller.
All these are good symptoms. The continued vomiting,
loss of flesh, growth in the stomach enlarging, patient
takes less and less food and drink, pain almost constant.
All these are bad symptoms. The pulse is a valuable
guide, if we read it right. It will tell us the condition
of the patient better than any other one thing. Atten-
tion to the pulse tells you of the pain and suffering of
the patient just as well as he could tell you himself.
A pulse that is strong, full and regular tells you that
there is more vitality in the patient. If the pearly tint
of the eye is growing less noticeable in the white of the
eye, then there is less drain upon the system, and the
diseased surface of the stomach is taking on a more
healthy condition. It tells you this just as plainly as if
you saw it with your own eyes. LEARN to read the
EYES, the PULSE and TONGUE. It is the very
FOUNDATION of diagnosis — the A. B. C. of medi-
cine. When our medical colleges teach their students
how to read the eye, pulse and tongue, then they will be
teaching them something that will be of some practical
benefit to them when they go to the bedside of the sick.
It is a hundred times more valuable to them than all the
time spent in laboratory experimenting on rats, mice
and rabbits, which is of no practical use to them because
it does not tell them how to heal the sick. That is what
doctors are supposed to know, if not, WHAT do tfiey
spend four years at a medical college for?
Treatment. In my time I have met with over 600
cases of cancer of the stomach; some of them were in
the very last stages of the disease and past medical aid.
I have always considered a case of this disease curable
when the patient could still retain some medicine and
nourishment in the stomach and the cancerous growth
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had not involved the larger part of the stomach. When
the disease has advanced so far that everything is re-
jected by the stomachy my faith in a possible cure is
weak. In acetic acid we have a remedy that will dis-
solve the cancer cells in the stomach. Time and time
again I have seen the growth in the stomach gradually
melt away under the internal and external use of this
remedy, until I have learned to believe in the curative
properties of this remedy in this form of internal cancer.
In Hydrastis we have another remedy of undoubted
value, as a curative agent in cancer. Even so far back
as Indian medicine they believed in its curative effects
in cancer. The early fathers of the Eclectic and
Botanic schools of medicine valued this remedy highly
in cancer of the stomach. For many years I tested
hydrastis to find the indication for the remedy, and in
what particular form of cancer it was best adapted.
The question naturally comes to our mind, when should
this remedy be used in cancer of the stomach? When
there is flatulence in the bowels, distress after meals and
a broad indented tongue; or it may be given when the
tongue is yellow and slimy with sour eructations. The
best preparation of the remedy, and the one that will be
most kindly received by the stomach, is Lloyd's Fluid
Hydrastis. We begin with ten drops once in four hours
in alternation with acetic acid ist X dilution five drops
once in four hours. Apply acetic acid ist X dilution
over the growth in the stomach. Keep a compress wet
with this wash constantly applied. A cotton flannel
bandage may be worn over the compress round the body
but not too tight to cause any discomfort.
Some of our doctors have copied a report of a case of
cancer which I reported in our Medical Journals and
expected that they could cure all forms and cases of
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cancer with it. Such ideas are all foolishness. There is
not, there never can be such a thing as a " specific " for
cancer. I learned years ago to treat my patient and not
the disease. Study the symptoms of each case carefully
and learn to adapt your remedies to each case. You
will never find two cases of cancer exactly alike, so if
you stick to a stereotype plan of treatment you will fall
down as others have before you. Now and then you
will find a case different from anything described in the
books. Then what will you do? Here is where the
" school of experience " tells you what to do, and how
to do it. Read up your materia medica, study the symp-
toms of your case, then give the remedy indicated.
Never mind what the text-books tell you. If a doctor
should depend upon the teachings he gets from some
books on ** Practice " he would never be able to cure
anything. All they can tell you is an operation or a
gloomy prognosis. Use the brains God has given you.
Do your own thinking. Do not let some one else think
for you. We shall never progress as a profession unless
we learn to know more and do more than the fathers in
the profession. That is why the regular school never
can progress, and have such poor success in healing the
sick is because they stick to old ideas and theories, old
remedies that have long since become obsolete and be-
cause the fathers have said a certain disease cannot be
cured, they repeat parrot-like "it cannot be cured".
How do we know a disease cannot be cured, until we
try to cure it in an intelligent, rational manner?
" What man has done man may do ", and the doctor
who can ** do things '' in his profession is the man the
people want and will love and patronize. '' Each victory
will help you some other to win ".
For the fixed burning pain in the stomach, Fowler's
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arsenic solution is the remedy. Dose, three drops once
in three hours. When there are lancinating pains,
shooting down from the stomach to the bowels you
should give tincture colocynth. Add ten drops to a
glass of water, and give a teaspoonful of this mixture
once an hour. When the stomach seems full of gas with
griping pains, tincture dioscorea is the needed drug.
Dose, sixty drops in a wine glass of hot water; repeat
this in one hour if needed. For the voihiting of sour
fluid from the stomach, nux vomica is required. Dose,
three tablets of the 6th X once in three hours. In some
cases I have given calcarea flouride 6th X, three tablets
once in three hours, to act upon the growth. The last
two remedies prescribed as I have indicated have proven
very useful to me in this disease and sometimes are the
principal remedies needed. For the vomiting in this
disease when, after eating, there is a burning pain in the
stomach, a sense of fullness and nausea, a vomiting of
sour liquid and undigested food Kresotum is the indi-
cated remedy. I give the 6th X, three tablets after each
meal and at bedtime. In vomiting from the stomach,
when the patient throws up clear water that comes up
very easy, or when enormous quantities of food are
ejected from the stomach, that seems to have laid there
for days, bismuth 2d X is the necessary medicine. Dose,
three tablets once in two hours. Condurango is indi-
cated in this disease when there are cracks (sores) at
the angle of the mouth and a severe, cramping pain in
the stomach, especially at night. Dose, five drops of the
2d X dilution once in three hours. In 1871 this remedy
was lauded by the regular school as a cure for cancer.
In 1879 and 1883 it was tested in the hospitals of
America and Germany, and, because it would not cure
all cases of cancer, it became obsolete like hundreds of
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Other " specifics " of that school. They cannot under-
stand such a thing as a remedy having an indication and
that it must never be given in any disease unless indi-
cated. It remained for Dr. J. Compton Burnett, that
distinguished physician of the Homeopathic school in
England, to point out the true indication for condur-
ango. In my record of cases of cancer of the stomach
treated successfully, I shall give the treatment as given
in each case and from these descriptions the reader can
glean some practical knowledge of the indications for
remedies. Each case must be carefully studied ; look for
the leading symptoms — the guiding symptoms —
which will indicate what remedy or remedies are to be
used in that particular case.
In September, 1884, 1 treated a lady from New Jersey
for cancer of the stomach. She complained of a burning
pain in the stomach and vomited a sour liquid. There
was a growth which could be plainly felt in the region
of the stomach. I prescribed for her Fl. Ext. nux
vomica and alcohol equal parts, five drops in a little
water before each meal, and also the following pre-
scription :
9 Hydrastin,
Sub Nitrate Bismuth, a. a. 3i.
Glycerine,
Aqua, a. a. $iiss.
Mix. Sig. One-half teaspoonful after each meal.
Acetic acid ist X dilution was kept constantly applied
by means of a wet compress over the stomach. This
treatment relieved the pain and vomiting in a week. I
followed the treatment until the growth in the stomach
had disappeared and the stomach seemed in a healthy
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condition. I met this lady ten years after the treatment
and she told me '' her stomach had never troubled her
since I treated her ".
In July, 1886, I treated a man in New Jersey for
cancer of the stomach. The cancerous growth could be
felt near the pyloric orifice nearly as big as half an
orange. He had a burning pain in his stomach and an
almost constant vomiting of sour liquid which at times
was dark looking like coffee grounds. There was con-
siderable emaciation and loss of weight. I gave him
Fl. Ext. nux vomica and alcohol, equal parts, five drops,
in a little water, before each meal; also Lloyd's fluid
hydrastis in twenty drop doses after each meal and at
bedtime. Over the region of the stomach I applied,
9 Croton oil, Sss.
Olive oil, Sii-
Mix. Sig. Paint over the region of the stomach
once in four hours until a crop of blisters develop. I
then applied the "Comp. Tar Plaster" (Irritating
Plaster) of American Dispensatory spread on soft
leather. This was respread once a day for a week. As
a result of this treatment I secured a good counter irri-
tation and a sore full of pus. This sore was healed
with simple cerate. This treatment cured my patient
and now, at this present time, he is alive and free from
any symptoms of the disease.
In January, 1888, I treated a lady for cancer of the
stomach from New York City. She had lost consider-
able weight and was very much emaciated. There was a
burning pain in the stomach, and frequent vomiting of
sour, dark looking liquid. She could still retain a little
nourishment on the stomach. I could plainly feel the
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cancerous growth in the region of the stomach. She
had been sick nearly a year. I gave her acetic acid, ist
X dilution, five drops once in four hours in alternation
with Lloyd's fluid hydrastis, twenty drops once in four
hours. I also kept the region of the stomach moistened
with the 1st X dilution of the acetic acid by means of
wet compresses. For the vomiting I gave her Kre-
sotum 6th X, three tablets once in two hours. Fowler's
solution of arsenic helped the burning pain ; dose, three
drops once in three hours. This was only given for
about three days before it stopped the pain.
In January, 1890, a lady came under my treatment
for cancer of the stomach. A growth could be plainly
felt in the region of the stomachu She was considerably
emaciated, had lost much flesh and her countenance was
sallow. She vomited sour liquid and indigested food;
at times the vomitus looked dark like coflFee grounds.
She complained of a burning pain in her stomach, which
came on one or two hours after her meals. For this I
gave her Fowler's solution of arsenic. For the sour
vomiting she was given nux vomica 2d X, three tablets
once in three hours in alternation with the arsenic, also
calcarea flouride 6th X, three tablets after each^meal to
act upon the growth in the stomach. I applied the
acetic acid ist X dilution over the region of the stomach,
keeping a compress constantly moistened with the solu-
tion against the skin. At times she was troubled with
gas in the stomach that caused a lancinating, twisting
pain. For this she was given Hayden's Viburnum
Compound, one teaspoonful in half a cup of hot sweet-
ened water. She drank it all at once and it was repeated
in fifteen minutes if needed. This would always give her
relief. I followed the treatment for three months until
I felt sure I had conquered the disease. She was finally
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cured and has had no symptoms of the disease since the
above date.
In 1906 I was consulted by Dr. G. S. Farquhar, of
Zanesville, Ohio, about his wife, who had cancer of the
stomach, and I advised a plan of treatment for her as is
given in this book.
In 1907 I received a letter from him as follows " one
year ago I prepared myself for such a thing as this. My
wife, you will remember, presented all symptoms of
cancer of the stomach and I truly thought it a mere
matter of time when I should be called upon to follow
her to the grave, but thanks to you for the information
given me, and to you alone, I owe my wife's existence,
as I am satisfied she would have died. As it is she is
now in good health". Now, in 191 1, five years later,
she remains free from the disease.
Dr. Farquhar is a student of mine and I consider him
the best posted physician on the medical treatment of
cancer of any doctor in Ohio. He certainly has made
some very fine cures of desperate cases.
In October, 19 10, a gentleman from Pennsylvania
came under my treatment for cancer of the stomach.
He had been sick for a year and had been examined by
three prominent doctors in Buffalo, N. Y. While under
my treatment he has been examined by two old experi-
enced physicians who have been in practice for over
thirty years and there is no question about the correct-
ness of the diagnosis. When he first came under my
treatment his nerves were very weak. He had dimin-
ished in weight from 215 pounds to 140 pounds. I ex-
amined his stomach and found a growth in the region
of the pylorus. It was about an inch high, about two
inches in diameter at the base and very sensitive to the
touch. He could not bear to have his hands or clothes
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touch this region. His pulse was the pulse of cancer,
weak and rapid, the tongue was broad and indented, the
white of the eye had the pearly tint of cancer showing
a drain upon the system. His stomach had troubled
him more or less for several years. At times he had had
a diarrhoea that lasted for some time. He had chronic
nasal catarrh and spinal hyperemia as a complication.
I gave him acetic acid ist X dilution, five drops once in
four hours, Lloyd's fluid hydrastis twenty drops once
in four hours in alternation with the acetic acid. I also
gave him the double sulphide tablets (Burgess), one tab-
let after each meal and at bedtime. In two months' time
a thorough examination of the region of the stomach
failed to show any growth or induration. At one time
he complained of a fixed, burning pain in the stomach
and I gave him for that Fowler's solution of arsenic,
three drops once in three hours. He took it a week and
then left it off for the burning pain was gone. The gas
in the stomach, at times, would cause a lancinating pain ;
for this I gave him tincture colocynth ten drops in a
glass of water, teaspoonful once an hour. He only had
to take this remedy one or two days to stop the pain.
At the end of two months I discontinued the double
sulphide tablets, because he seemed to think they caused
gas in his stomach, and gave him instead nux vomica 2d
X, three tablets once in three hours, for the vomiting,
which at this time was only clear water — before he
came to me he had been vomiting his food considerably
with a sour fluid. For two months I kept a compress
over his stomach constantly moistened with acetic acid
1st X dilution. At the present time of writing —
February loth, 191 1 — he weighs 170 pounds, which,
for a man of his height is pretty near normal. He has
no burning or lancinating pain; there is no growth in
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his stomach; he sleeps well nights; eats three meals a
day. He is careful what he cats and walks out twice a
day in fair weather, walking from two to five miles. He
rarely ever vomits and then only clear water, which he
spits up. His countenance has long since lost the sallow
look, the pulse about normal and the eyes look bright
and healthy. From his present condition I should judge
that he would continue to improve.
Diet of Cancer of the Stomach. We must bear in
mind that the stomach has been abused, which was the
cause of the disease in the first place. It has gone on a
strike and refuses to do duty. The food and liquid
passing over the diseased surfaces in the stomach cause
pain and distress. When food lies in the stomach only
partially digested it is liable to ferment, thus causing
gas to accumulate. This also adds to the distress of the
patient. Watch the tongue of your patient and then you
can tell if the food is being properly digested. A yellow
or white coating on the back part of the tongue will tell
you, as plain as words can tell you, that the food is not
being properly digested. When the tongue looks moist
and quite clean your patient is digesting his food. The
best plan regarding diet is to humor the stomach ; g^ve
it as little work to do as possible. In severe cases, when
the stomach seems to reject most everything — the
patient will tell you that he cannot take milk — take
some milk, have it cold, put it in a bottle, shake it well
for several minutes. Now give him a tablespoonful ; if
he keeps that down, in two hours gfive him another
spoonful and gradually increase the quantity of milk.
You will find that frozen milk agrees with the stomach
the best of anything. Clam broth is good to settle the
stomach, also clam bouillon. The " meat extracts " are
good, also bovinine. Vegetables, like tomatoes, carrots,
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parsnips, and turnips when well cooked are all good.
Chicken and lamb will also agree with these patients.
All solid food must be chewed over and over again, so as
to give the stomach as little work as possible. An in-
telligent person will soon find out what kinds of food
agree with him best. For the breakfast I have them take
three teaspoonfuls of grape nuts with a little milk and
sugar. Tea and coffee should never be allowed in this
disease ; if you do let them have either of these drinks it
will interfere with the patient getting well. Do not give
the patient a long list of things which he must not eat
for it always discourages the patient, and when they get
to the table they are afraid to eat anything for fear it
will hurt them. If your patient can digest any portion
of their food, they must gain flesh, or at least hold their
own. Any gain in weight is always a favorable symp-
tom. Meat broths and soups are good, but be sure and
cut out fried eggs, fried meats, and fat, greasy food.
The patients will tell you that they find that certain
kinds of food cause more gas than others. This shows
that the food is not properly digested. You would do
well to be governed by what the patient tells you about
how their food affects them. Do not lay down any cast
iron rules of diet in this or any other disease. When a
patient tells you that a certain thing agrees with them
that is the thing they should have. Milk should be
drank with their meals instead of tea and coffee.
•
CANCER ATTACHED TO THE BOWELS
In April, 1893, I was called to Baltimore, Maryland,
to see a clergyman. Two months before I saw him three
surgeons decided that he had an abscess in the right side
of the abdomen. They cut his abdomen open but found
not an abscess but a cancer attached to his bowels. At
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the time I examined him his countenance was sallow,
abdomen tympanitic, harder on the right side. He had
given up preaching in the previous January and was
confined to his bed. The growth in the abdomen had
grown rapidly since the operation. I prescribed for him
as follows :
9 Tr. Thuja,
Tr. Conium,
Tr. Hydrastis,
Tr. Phytolacca, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Fifteen drops before each meal.
I also gave him Syr. of Hypophosphites (Gardiner's)
after each meal, in doses of two teaspoonfuls. For the
constipation he was given one to two teaspoonfuls of
Cascara Cordial at bedtime. Locally I applied this pre-
scription :
9 Solution lodo Bromide Calcium (Tilden & Co.)
Aqua, a. a. Siv.
Mix. Sig. Wet lint with this wash and apply to the
abdomen three times a day. For the constant severe
pain in the abdomen I used a suppository made as fol-
lows:
9 Cypripedin,
Scutellarin, a. a. Grs. ii.
Ext. Hyoscyamus, Grs. i.
) Butter cacao, q. s.
Mix. Ft. One suppository. Sig. Place one sup-
pository in the rectum night and morning.
In about two months this patient was so much better
that he was moved to his father's in Ohio. In a short
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time after he arrived there, he had a discharge from the
bowels of bloody pus. The growth entirely disappeared.
There was not vitality enough in the system to bring
about a reaction and the patient died.
From my subsequent experience with such cases I
have learned that in cases of this kind, the growth will
either be absorbed by the treatment or else will break
and discharge internally. It is wise to look out for the
latter condition, and begin to build up the vitality of
your patient from the very beginning of your treatment.
Then if the growth should break and discharge from the
bowels there will be vitality enough in the system to
bring about a reaction. I have seen other cases similar
to the one just described since then. In treating these I
added to the treatment as given above sulph. strychnine
one-thirtieth g^ain once in three hours, to increase the
patient's vitality, and succeeded in carrying these
patients through successfully. I have known cases
where the patient in cancer of the stomach instead of
having the growth absorbed it broke and disappeared by
the bowels when an improvement in all the symptoms
took place.
A surgical operation in cancer of the stomach or
bowels only hastens the death of the patient. It never
prolongs their life. Many prominent men in this coun-
try have died from cancer of the stomach or bowels. In
the presence of such a disease the regular school stands
helpless and impotent, for they cannot cure it, so they
proceed to operate on the patient.
My object in writing this book is to show the rank and
file of the profession that there is a better and more
rational treatment for this condition than these surgical
carpenters can give us, and, if possible, to stop this hor-
rible butchery in the name of science. One of the
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fathers of medicine has well said that " surgery is the
last resort of an incompetent physician ". He has to
acknowledge that he cannot cure it so he proceeds to
cut it out.
CANCER OF THE INTESTINES
Before taking up the treatment of cancer of the
rectum I desire to call your attention to cancer in other
parts of the bowels. This form of the disease is more
frequently met with in adults between forty and sixty
years of age. Cancer of the rectum is more common in
males than in females. The colon is generally the seat
of the malady, the rectum next, then the anus, caecum
and sigmoid flexure. The small intestine comes last in
order of frequency. In duodinal and jejunal cancer the
symptoms are similar to cancer of the pylorus; the
ejected matter is like coffee grounds ; there is a movable
pulsating tumor that reminds you of cancer of the
pylorus; there is the cancerous cachexia and icteric
symptoms due to the obstruction of the biliary duct.
Intestinal obstruction is one of the first symptoms that
attracts our attention and is attended with diarrhea.
A well-defined tumor may be felt, and the location of the
tumor will tell you what part of the intestine is involved.
Pus and blood will frequently be found in the stools.
The pain is generally a lancinating pain spreading out
over the bowels. When we examine the tumor it has a
nodulated feeling. In cancer of the pylorus the gastric
obstruction, dilatation and vomiting are the more
prominent symptoms and appear early in the disease.
Duodinal tumors give rise to jaundice, vomiting of
bile and a fatal hemorrhage may take place.
When the sigmoid is affected edema of the left lower
extremity may appear as the result of pressure; the
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stools will be scanty and ribbon-like feces appear mixed
with pus and blood. There is severe burning pain and
tenesmus. The pain is often most severe in the sacral
region and from thence it radiates along the sciatic
nerve into the lower extremities.
Treatment. In the treatment of this disease I must
say that outside of cancer of the rectum I treat cancer
of the intestines much the same as cancer of the
stomach. To the growth that can be felt in the bowels I
apply acetic acid ist X dilution on a compress over the
growth and keep the compress constantly wet with the
solution. Constipation is frequently the great obstacle
in gfiving relief to these patients. For removing this
difficulty I like the following pill :
9 PodophylHn, Gr. J^.
Aloin, Gr. H*
Ext. Nux Vomica,
Ext. Colocynth, a. a, Gr. %.
Oil Res. Capsicum, gtt. }i.
Mix. Sig. One pill at bedtime.
This will be found to be a good all-round pill for the
treatment of constipation.
When in cancer of the sigmoid, there is pain, burning,
unbearable, spigelia is the remedy needed. Put gtts. xv
of Tr. Spigelia in half a glass of water and give of the
mixture a teaspoonful every half hour. If the pain is
lancinating and shoots out through the bowels you
should prescribe tincture colocynth. Add ten drops to
a glass of water and g^ve a teaspoonful of it once an
hour. For the diarrhea, when there is emaciation,
burning in the rectum, painless, watery stools that are
very offensive, chinum arsenicum 3d X will give relief.
Dose, three tablets once in two hours. For the early
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mofiHiig diarrhea so peculiar to this disease I have
found tincture nuphar lutea the best remedy. Give five
drops of the 2d X dilution once in two hours. For the
exhaustive diarrhea with night sweats that is often met
in this disease I use the following prescription :
9 Fl. Ext. Goto bark, Jss.
Neutralizing Cordial, Jiiss.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once in three hours.
To act upon the growth in the bowels I give acetic
acid 1st X dilution in five drop doses once in four hours.
If there is a stricture^ at or near the sigmoid, we may
pass a rubber tube well oiled with warm olive oil up to
and beyond the sigmoid. If there are ribbon-like feces
there is in all probability a stricture; if well formed
feces pass away from the patient there is no stricture, or
if there has been it is better. When I feel confident that
there is a stricture, or a diseased surface at or near the
sigmoid I first inject warm olive oil with a long rubber
tube in a sufficient quantity to carry the liquid up to and
a little beyond the diseased surface. This is done once
a day, then twice a day. Inject one teaspoonful of
Eclectic Wash in a pint of warm water into the bowels
and have it retained as long as possible. If it is only
there a half hour or an hour it will do good. I gradually
add a little more of the Eclectic Wash to the pint of
warm water, but it should not be strong enough to cause
the ])atient much pain. The Eclectic Wash is made as
follows:
9 Fl. Ext. Lobelia herb,
Fl. Ext. Baptisia, a. a. fl. ^i,
Sulph. Zinc, Ji.
Aqua, Oi.
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Mix.
This wash is prepared by Lloyd Brothers, Cincinnati,
Ohio. It is one of the finest remedies known to any
materia medica. See my book on " DEFINITE MEDI-
CATION " under varicose ulcers, abscesses, etc. For
the night sweats I give picrotoxine 3d X, two grains at
five, seven and nine p. m.
CANCER OF THE RECTUM "* ^
This disease is generally met with in persons past the
middle age. We have three forms of it. In some cases
it is located near the anus. This is the most painful
form. Then we find other patients who have one or
more cancerous tumors from two to three inches above
the anus in the rectum. In making a digital exami-
nation we will feel the lumps; they feel quite hard and
nodulated. We learn by experience that the farther
away from the anus the growths are the less painful
they are. In benign tumors in the rectum I have used
the following suppository with good success :
9 lodol
Resorcin, a. a. 3ii.
Pulv. Opium, Grs. xx.
Cacao butter, q. s.
Mix. Ft. Suppositories No. 20. Sig. Insert one
suppository in the rectum at bedtime.
Cancer at or near the sigmoid is another form of
cancer included under cancer of the rectum. The treat-
ment for this condition was given under cancer of the
bowels (see page 194).
When you find the patient confined to the bed, with
constant discharges from the bowels, ribbon-like feces,
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and they don't seem to have any control over the dis-
charges and there is great emaciation, no appetite and
indigestion it is not right to g^ve much encouragement
that you can cure him. The vitality of such a patient
is so low and so much of the rectum is involved in the
cancer that it is really past the remedial action of your
remedies.
Ssnnptoms. A sense of weight and fullness in the
rectum, together with a burning heat passing upward
through the thighs. The passage of the contents of the
bowels is very much occluded and attended with excru-
ciating pain, for this reason stools are delayed as long as
possible, the nervous system becomes affected, sleep is
almost impossible, and digestion becomes impaired.
Abscesses form near the rectum, thus adding to the pa-
tient's suffering. This is the most difficult form of in-
ternal cancer to cure, because the rectum is the natural
sewer of the body, but it can be cured if the patient has
control over the passage from the bowels. No operation
so far has proved successful.
Treatment. In cancer of the rectum, if there is loose-
ness of the bowels and this has been continued for some
time, there will be a constant drain upon the system and
the vitality of the patient is very low. They are anemic,
the pulse is weak and has a discouraged feeling to it, the
white of the eye shows the pearly tint of advanced can-
cer, the tongue — under its coating — shows a dark
red.
The condition of the pulse indicates sulph. strychnine.
Give one-thirtieth grain before each meal and at bed-
time. Internally to act upon the growth I like the fol-
lowing pill :
9 Phytolaccin, Gr. J4.
Sanguinarin, Gr. J^.
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Mix. Ft. one pill. Sig. One pill once in three hours.
Some patients are very susceptible to the phytolaccin
and it will cause dryness in the mouth and throat.
When it does this a smaller dose must be given. In
some cases of cancerous tumors of the rectum I have
used Burgess' tablets of which the following is the for-
mula :
9 Bull nettle root, Gr. J4.
Double Sulphide, Gr. J4-
At my suggestion he added to this formula Phytolac-
cin Gr. %.
Mix. Sig. Two tablets once in three hours.
I am inclined to think that the jatropa (bull nettle
root) in the above tablets does have a curative effect
upon the tumors in the rectum. When the tumors can
be reached I use a long needle syringe and every other
day inject about twenty drops of tincture thuja into the
body of the tumor. This remedy acts as an absorbent.
The growth gradually grows smaller and sometimes,
sloughs away en masse. There is not much pain to the
injection but there will be a slight elevation of tempera-
ture and the pulse.
The feeling of fullness and pressure in the rectum that
patients often complain of may be relieved by collinsonia
in these proportions.
9 Tr. Collinsonia, 5ss.
Aqua, Jvi.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once an hour.
Violent cutting pains in the rectum (a feeling as if it
was torn) after every stool, is an indication for nitric
acid third decimal dilution. Add fifteen drops to half a
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glass of water and give a teaspoonful of the mixture once
in two hours. To relieve the pain at night I have used
this suppository.
9 Cypripedin
Scutellarin, a. a. Grs. ii.
Ext. Hyoscyamus, Gr. i.
Butter Cacao, q. s.
Mix. Ft. One suppository. Sig. Insert one sup-
pository in the rectum at bedtime.
For the unbearable lancinating pains in the rectum,
plumbum iodide is the remedy. Dose, three tablets of
the third decimal once in two hours. To impress upon
the mind of the reader the importance of being able to
meet every complication that may arise in the treatment
of cancer, I here insert a report of a case treated by me
taken from "THE ECLECTIC REVIEW", May
1910.
CANCER OF THE RECTUM AND ITS COMPLI-
CATIONS
I have been asked to report this case by my medical
friends because it has some peculiar features. A woman
75 years old, whose habits of life had been regular, never
had any protracted illness to use up her " reserve force ",
which was all needed as the sequel will show.
She had been treated by a rectal specialist for piles.
There were three tumors in the rectum about six inches
above the anus. Pieces of one of these tumors had been
examined by two pathologists and they pronounced it
" adenoid cancer ". The family physician was a gradu-
ate of Heidelberg, Germany ; a fine man and one of the
best Greek scholars in this country. The other physi-
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cian I met in the case, was an Eclectic, one of the finest
men I ever met. He has since passed over to that
Heaven where all good doctors go. The understanding
was that the family doctor should visit the case every
day, and the Eclectic twice a week as he lived in a city
nearby. I was to see the patient once a week with the
other doctors.
The plan of treatment agreed upon was sulphate
strychnine one-thirtieth grain one granule before each
meal and at bedtime. To act upon the growth in the
rectum one-fourth grain of phytolaccin was given once
in three hours. It seemed to have some good effect, but
we found later that jatropa (bull nettle) had a better
effect. We gave two tablets once in three hours of
jatropa ij^ grains, phytolaccin one-fourth grain, double
sulphide one-half grain. These tablets were prepared by
Dr. W. H. Burgess, of East Chattanooga, Tenn. Every
other day we injected twenty drops of spec, medicine,
thuja into the largest tumor. It did not cause much if
any pain, and only a slight elevation of temperature.
The most of the time she complained of a pressure and
fulness in the rectum. For this collinsonia was given in
the usual dose and it always relieved her. In about
three months the large tumor came away in a mass and
left a smooth surface. The other tumors were occa-
sionally treated in the same way by the injection of the
spec. med. thuja. The large tumor that came away
measured three inches long, about half an inch thick and
weighed Ij4 ounces. There was some bronchial irrita-
tion for which we prescribed spec. med. Stillingia 3iv.,
Syr. wild cherry 5xvi. Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once
in two hours. This remedy helped that difficulty. The
pulse at times showed a hardness and tension from the
irritation in the rectum, for which small doses of verat-
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rum were given when needed. Baths of epsom salts,
one ounce to the pint of warm water, were given every
night. No opiates or coal tar products were allowed.
When she needed anything for her nerves, we gave her
small doses of tincture hyoscyamus. Later on in the
case she developed an abscess in the right buttocks,
about eight inches back of the anus near the spinal cord ;
when the abscess opened, the opening was as large as
my hands placed together partly opened. The inner end
of the fistulous canal struck the rectum about eight
inches above the anus but did not enter it. It was a
splendid chance to study the anatomy of the parts. The
two doctors, figuratively speaking, threw up their hands
and said, " How are you ever going to heal that thing? "
I said, " I will show you how I'll heal it." I ordered
echafolta (Lloyd) one teaspoonful once in three hours
in a little water. Also the " Eclectic Wash " of which
the following is the formula.
9 Lobelia herb
Baptisia, a. a. Si-
Sulph. Zinc, 3i.
Aqua (hot), Oi.
Mix. Make an infusion.
One tablespoonful of this solution was mixed with a
pint of warm water, and used as a douche and wash out
the abscess with this liquid three times a day ; also wet
gauze with the wash and fill the abscess opening with it.
In about ten days the stomach rebelled against the echa-
folta, so we substituted tincture echinacea. In three
weeks the abscess had all healed. The two doctors said
it was a miracle ; they had never seen anything like it in
their lives. The German doctor, a regular physician,
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said to me, " I want to know something about these rem-
edies you prescribe ; where can I get Eclectic books and
journals ? " I told him just what books to get and gave
him a course of reading to put him wise as to how Eclec-
tics do things. Injections of warm olive oil were given
high up in the rectum, as far as the sigmoid to keep the
passage clear ; most of the time well formed feces were
passed, showing that there was no stricture of the
bowels. Later on in the case, upon visiting the patient,
I found, by an examination of the rectum, that there was
considerable induration of the walls of the rectum and
there were three ridges running obliquely across the side
of the rectum. When we retired to consult on the case
I said, " Those ridges are growing in the rectum and
they will close the rectum in a week and then there will
have to be an artificial anus made." The doctors said,
" Well, what can we do about it ? " I replied, " FU take
those ridges down in the rectum or else I'll take down
my shingle." We prepared a remedy for injection into
those ridges as follows :
9 Carbolic Acid C. P., 5ss.
Aqua Distilate, ^i.
Mix and add Glycerine pure, ^ss.
Tr. Iodine, 3ii.
Mix. Sig. Inject half a fluid drachm into one ridge at
a time every other day. In a week I found upon exam-
ination, the ridges growing smaller and we finally flat-
tened them down, leaving some slight induration of the
walls of the rectum. During the treatment of the case
several complications arose, but we met them and
treated them successfully. Cactina, quinine and glo-
noin were given as indicated to increase her vitality but
there came a time at last when her system failed to re-
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spond to the tonic effects of these remedies. The faith-
ful old heart which had served her so well all those years
just seemed to get tired out and stopped beating. Thus
for a year and a half we fought off death in a hand to
hand fight. I have always believed that it is the su-
preme test of a doctor's skill to meet complications as
they arise.
For the cancer when it is located near the anus, in the
form of an irritable, painful ulcer I have used a ten per
cent, solution of chromic acid applied twice a day. For
cancerous ulceration of the rectum with indurations I
like the following suppository :
Q Iodoform, Grs. v.
Ext. Eucal3rptus, Grs. ii.
Ext, Hamamelis, Grs. ii.
Cacao butter, q. s.
Mix. Ft. One suppository. Sig. Insert one in the
rectum at night. In the daytime use an injection of the
Eclectic Wash, one teaspoonful to a cup of warm water
three times a day.
In June, 1876, 1 had a man come to me for treatment.
His case had been diagnosed as cancer of the rectum.
He had the morning diarrhea with burning pains in the
rectum after each stool. There was a cancerous ulcer
just inside the anus. He was considerably emaciated
and was anemic with no appetite. The pulse had a weak
discouraged feeling.
I gave him sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain be-
fore meals and at bedtime, with ferrum first decimal,
three grains after each meal. I also prescribed nitric
acid, fifteen drops of third decimal dilution, in half a
glass of water, once in three hours. Locally I applied
oil thuja 3i. to vaseline 3x. Mix and apply the salve to
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the ulcer three times a day. For the diarrhea he was
given tincture nuphar lutea second decimal dilution five
drops once in two hours.
This plan of treatment was followed until the cancer
was all healed and it has not troubled him since that
time.
In 1881 I had a case of cancerous tumor in the rectum
to treat. The tumor was about three inches above the
anus and had a hard nodulated feeling to it I injected
the tumor with tincture thuja twenty drops every other
day. Used a suppository of this formula :
9 C3rripedin
Scutellarin, a. a. Grs. ii.
Ext. Hyoscyamus, Gr. i.
Cacao butter, q. s.
Mix. Ft. One suppository. Sig. Insert one sup-
pository in the rectum at bedtime.
I also gave him this pill :
Q Phytolaccin, Or. J4'
Sanguinarin, Or. }i.
Mix. Ft. One pill. Sig. One pill once in three
hours. Sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain was g^ven
before meals and at bedtime. This treatment was con-
tinued until the tumor in the rectum had disappeared.
I have not heard of any return of the disease.
In 1889 I had a case of cancerous ulceration of the
lower part of the rectum to treat. I applied a ten per
cent, solution of chromic acid twice a day and used the
following suppository.
9 Iodoform, Grs. v.
Ext. Eucalyptus, Grs. ii.
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Mix, Ft. One suppository. Sig. Insert a sup-
pository in the rectum at bedtime.
Internally I gave him " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca '*, tea-
spoonful after each meal, and sulph. strychnine one-
thirtieth grain before meals and at bedtime. For the
diarrhea he was given this prescription:
9 Sulph. Quinine
Ext. Log Wood, a. a. Grs. xxv.
Sub nitrate Bismuth, Grs. xxv.
Gelsemin, Grs. v.
Mix. Ft. Pills No. 20. Sig. One pill once in three
hours. This pill checked the diarrhea. The other rem-
edies helped to increase his vitality and heal the ulcer-
ated surface. In two months I felt that I had con-
quered the disease and he was finally cured.
CANCER OF THE BLADDER
Of the tumors that appear in the bladder, a large pro-
portion of them are cancerous. Many cases are treated
for hematuria ; a sound is passed into the bladder and no
stone is found. These tumors generally appear in adult
life. If there is much hemorrhage and but little cachexia
the inference would be that the tumor is non-malignant.
If on the other hand, pain was an early symptom and the
hemorrhage a secondary symptom with cachexia then
we should expect to find a cancerous tumor. A burning
pain with constant tenesmus and hemorrhage would be
the symptoms of a cancerous tumor.
In one case I was called to in Connecticut, the patient
had been to a New York hospital. The surgeons oper-
ated on him for a villous tumor but what they really
found was a cancerous tumor. The patient was sent
home to die.
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When I saw him he lay back in a reclining chair with a
catheter sticking out of his abdomen. He suffered
greatly from the burning pain and tenesmus of the blad-
der.
Treatment. For the tenesmus, burning pain and
hemorrhage we have one remedy that leads all others.
It is terebinthina third decimal dilution, five drops once
in two hours. When there is constant distress in the
bladder as if it was distended by urine, with severe pain
after the urine has been voided, extreme and frequent
urging to urinate tincture equisetum hyemali is the rem-
edy. Dose, fifteen drops once in two hours. To act
upon the growth tincture thuja should be given, in the
following proportions :
9 Tr. Thuja, 3iv.
Aqua, Svi.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful once in three hours.
Alternate this with Fowler's solution arsenic, three
drops once in three hours. When there is much bloody
pus, a ropy mucus, in the urine, chimaphila umbellata is
the remedy. Dose, ten drops of the tincture once in
three hours. As a germicide I give one of Burgess'
double sulphide tablets every hour for eight hours, then
one after each meal and at bedtime. In desperate cases
I have seen good results from FL Ext. Eucalyptus given
in twenty drop doses once in three hours.
CANCER OF THE LIVER
This disease is usually found in persons past the mid-
dle age. It has been stated by some writers that this
form is secondary to cancer of the breast. Such has not
been the case in my experience. Others seem to think it
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is nearly always a complication of cancer of the stomach.
I have not found it so in my experience. During my
professional practice I have met with a good many cases
of cancer of the liver, but I do not recall any case sec-
ondary to cancer of the female breast. It may happen
now and then as a complication in cancer of the stomach
but the cases are few and far between.
Symptoms. The sallow appearance of the face will
be noticeable in this disease, also marked emaciation, the
weak hurried pulse of cancer, the pearly tint to the white
of the eye, tongue coated a dirty yellow and underneath
the coating the dark red color of advanced cancer are all
indications of this disease. There will be an enlarge-
ment of the liver. It may reach below the false ribs,
even to the brim of the pelvis. By pressing the fingers
down upon the liver it is felt to be irregular and knobby
to the hand. There is pain and fullness in the right hy-
pochondrium, the pain is of a burning boring nature ; the
patient will tell you that the jolting of a carriage in rid-
ing hurts his side, that he experiences the same trouble
in walking. He is constantly pressing his hand over the
region of the liver to support it as he walks. I regard
this as a pretty reliable symptom of this disease. There
is gastric disturbance, symptoms of indigestion and
vomiting.
Treatment. For the pain of this disease we may give
tincture echinacea 5ss., Aqua 5vi. Mix. Sig. One
teaspoonful every hour. When there is perpendicular
enlargement of the liver, a dusky hue to the face, con-
stipation, indigestion, strong urinous odor to the urine,
Tr. chelidonium is the remedy. Dose, five drops three
times a day. If the pulse shows a weak, discouraged
feeling I like sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain before
each meal and at bedtime. For the symptoms of indi-
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gestion chelone glabra first decimal, three tablets once
in three hours will be found useful. As a curative rem-
edy for this diseased condition we have one remedy
which I have found the best, viz.: cholesterinum third
decimal. Dose, six grains three times a day. It was
used successfully by the noted physician. Dr. Ameke,
of Berlin, and that distinguished physician of the
homeopathic school — Dr. J. Compton Burnett, of
London, England, whose success in curing cancer is a
matter of record in medical history. The symptoms
calling for this remedy are " a tawny skin, emaciation,
yellow conjunctiva and enlargement of the liver ".
When the disease seems to affect the left lobe of the
liver, that portion that lies between the liver and the
pancreas, iodoform third decimal is the remedy. The
two remedies, iodoform third decimal and cholestrinum
third decimal, may be alternated each once in four
hours.
In February, 1891, a man came to consult me for a
liver trouble. I made a thorough examination of the
liver and found quite an enlargement of that organ. The
surface of the liver felt nodulated. He complained of a
burning pain in the region of the liver and was obliged
to hold his hand over his right side when he walked.
His face had the cancer cachexia, there was a weak
rapid pulse, yellow conjunctiva, a dirty yellow tongue.
My diagnosis was cancer of the liver. For the vomiting
of sour fluid I gave him nux vomica sixth decimal, three
tablets once in three hours. To act upon the diseased
organ I gave him cholestrinum third decimal, six grains
three times a day. A second examination of his liver in
a month's time revealed the fact that the size of the
organ had been much reduced. The treatment was con-
tinued until the liver had resumed its normal size and
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all his symptoms very much improved for the better.
He soon after returned to his business and I am not
aware that there has been any trouble with the liver
since I treated him.
In June, 1896, a patient came under my treatment who
had been the rounds of the doctors but none of them
could give a clear diagnosis of his case. He complained
of a boring pain in the region of the liver. His face had
a sallow look and he had a very poor appetite. There
were symptoms of indigestion, spitting up his food,
much gas in the stomach, and vomiting of sour fluids
quite often. I found his liver enlarged, perpendicularly,
nearly to the right nipple. My diagnosis was cancer of
the liver. I gave him tincture chelidonium, ten drops
three times a day, nux vomica second decimal three tab-
lets once in three hours. For the constipation ten tab-
lets of Kali mur sixth decimal at bedtime. In a week
his condition was improved ; he had better digestion, no
vomiting, bowels had begun to act more natural. In a
month I examined the liver and found it not quite so
much enlarged; from month to month it seemed to be
growing smaller until it had regained its normal size.
CANCER OF THE UTERUS
This disease is more frequently met with women from
AP to 45 years of age. The old plan of so-called local
treatment to the os uteri so much in vogue several years
ago was a fruitful cause of cancer. In these latter days
curretting as practised by many physicians has caused
many cases of cancer. The use of instruments to de-
liver women at confinement is the cause of 60,000 of our
American women being afRicted with cancer of the
uterus. I have found many more cases in married
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women than in single ones. This disease usually at-
tacks the cervix first, especially the portion that projects
into the vagina. We have two forms of this disease,
the scirrhus and cauliflower. It has been the practice
of most of the profession to operate on cases of this kind
but, from my own experience, I have learned this fact,
that a surgical operation not only does not cure the dis-
ease but actually hastens the death of the patient. It
has been my misfortune to meet with a great many
cases where an operation had been performed, from one
to three times and the disease returned worse than be-
fore.
I have probably seen more c^ses of cancer of the
uterus than any other physician in this country, and I
can honestly say that I have never seen a case of cancer
of the uterus cured by a surgical operation. To operate
on such cases is a crime for it offers no hope of a cure.
Ssrmptoms. When a woman at 40 or 45 years of age
complains that she has more or less discharge of blood,
between the monthly periods with backache and press-
ing down in the lower part of the abdomen it will be best
to make an examination for they are the warning symp-
toms of this disease. At first we find a tumor growing
from the cervix, or there may be an enlargement of the
cervix, either of which are hard, presenting a knotty,
irregular surface. The os uteri will be more open than
natural ; its margins indented, puckered, hard and tense.
There is a rigid feeling; it gives the impression of a body
fixed in a certain position. This is one of the most im-
portant symptoms of this disease and is peculiar to it.
If you look at the os uteri through a speculum it will be
found enlarged, glossy, and distended of a dark red or
brownish color. As the disease progresses the pelvic
cavity becomes more and more occupied with the growth
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SO that there will be scarcely any space for the finger
and the uterus becomes absolutely immovable. When
ulceration begins the ulcer is ragged, hard, irregular,
elevated edges, its surface dark brown or grayish and
the discharges a thin, bloody, watery fluid of a very of-
fensive odor. One writer says that we "can't detect
this disease by the odor ". I know by experience that
the odor from a cancer of the uterus, after it has ulcer-
ated, is peculiar to itself, and is one of the strongest
points in the diagnosis of the disease. Many times I
have detected the odor as soon as I got into the patient's
room. There is no odor on earth like it, and when once
a doctor smells it he will never forget it.
The sallow and unhealthy appearance of the face and
a peculiar odor and partial emaciation may reveal this
disease without further examination, but we have in ad-
dition occasional flooding, constant bad smelling dis-
charges from the vagina, bearing-down feeling, a sense
of weight in the lower part of the abdomen ; sharp shoot-
ing pains through the side and uterus. There is often-
times a pressure upon the rectum and bladder, so that
the patient has a constant desire to evacuate these or-
gans. There is also a stiff feeling felt in the lower part
of the bowels; great pain in the back. The monthly
periods, if they have not ceased, will be very irregular,
often profuse.
The stiff feeling in the lower part of the abdomen is
characteristic of the disease and a very important symp-
tom in making your diagnosis. The pain of this disease
is of a burning, lancinating, or cutting character, and is
generally worse at night. This pain extends down the
thighs and rectum; it is often complained of mostly in
the back in advanced stages of the disease. In my ex-
perience the disease is more apt to follow down the
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vaginal canal than to work upwards toward the body of
the uterus. In the last stage we find the vagina, itself,
involved, and oftentimes the bladder and rectum, the
urine and feces being discharged involuntarily.
TREATMENT OF SCIRRHUS CANCER OF THE
UTERUS
When the neck of the uterus only is involved I am of
the opinion that it can be cured; if the disease has
gone so far that the bladder or vaginal canal are in-
volved, or it has extended up inside the body of the
uterus, I should not have much hopes of a cure.
Phytolacca does have a curative effect upon this dis-
ease and is one of the remedies that I have learned to
depend upon. Helonias is a blood maker and is another
remedy I use in this condition. In this disease there is
a drain upon the red corpuscles of the blood, and a good
preparation of iron is needed. The ammonio citrate of
iron is a good form of the remedy to prescribe. I use
it in the proportion of one ounce of the iron to one pint
of port wine, giving teaspoonful doses after each meal.
I combine the Phytolacca and helonias as follows :
j^ Tr. Phytolacca root
Tr. Helonias, a. a. Si-
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours.
In this disease, when there is awful burning in the
pelvis, like red hot coals, and discharge of foul smelling
clots of blood, Kresotum is the remedy .Dose, three
tablets of the sixth decimal after meals and at bedtime.
When there are intense burning pains with discharge of
foul smelling black blood, lapis albus is the remedy.
Dose, five tablets of the sixth decimal once in two hours.
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When there is relief from the intense pain by a hemor-
rhage of dark decomposed blood, lachesis is the needed
remedy. Give the sixth decimal, putting ten drops in
half a glass of water, teaspoonful every hour.
Locally to the diseased os uteri I apply the following
prescription :
Q Saturated Solution Chloride Zinc
Solution Carbolic Acid 25%, a. a. ^ii-
Mix. Sig. Insert the speculum, clean the sore with
absorbent cotton, and then apply the mixture to every
part of the diseased surface. This should be done once
a day for six days. Then apply a poultice of pulverized
slippery elm. Tie it up in a little bag made from mos-
quito netting so it will be about as large as an ordinary
hen's tgg. Push this up into the vagina against the os
uteri. Change the poultice every twelve hours and con-
tinue it until all the diseased mass has sloughed off. If
the sore looks like a clean healthy sore you can heal it as
you would any sore, but if it still shows some of the
disease and there remains some of the induration of the
OS uteri it will be necessary for you to apply your solu-
tion for another six days as directed above. The more
thorough you are in the application of the zinc and acid
mixture the more certain you will be of making a cure.
To heal the sore injections of boro glycerine are good.
Use them three times a day. To finish the treatment I
usually employ Micajah's Uterine Wafers. Insert one
high up in the vagina every other night.
In October, 1888, a lady from New York State came
under my treatment for scirrhus cancer of the uterus.
She had a sallow countenance, bowels constipated.
There was a burning throbbing pain in the lower part of
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the abdomen. A vaginal examination revealed a scir-
rhus ulceration of the neck of the uterus. It had a nod-
ulated feeling with a marked rigidity of the whole organ.
For the burning throbbing pain I gave her sepia sixth
decimal, three tablets once in three hours, in alternation
with the following prescription :
j^ Tr. Phytolacca
Tr. Helonias, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Ten drops once in three hours.
Locally I applied this solution :
9 Saturated Solution Chloride Zinc
Solution Carbolic Acid 25%, a. a. Ji.
Mix. Sig. Apply through a speculum to all of the
diseased surface once a day for six days ; then poultice it
with a poultice of pulverized slippery elm and warm
water. Place the poultice in a bag of mosquito netting
about as big as an ordinary hen's egg, push up into
the vagina against the os uteri once in six hours. In
six days all of the diseased mass had sloughed off, after
which I used an injection of Boro Glycerine three times
a day for ten days. After this I used Micajah's Uterine
wafers one every other night until the neck of the uterus
had lost its indurated feeling and the sore had all healed.
Several years afterward I heard from this lady and there
had been no return of the disease.
In May, 1891, a lady came under my treatment for can-
cer of the uterus. She was from Pennsylvania and was
56 years of age. Upon making an examination I found
a scirrhus ulceration of the neck of the uterus which had
not invaded the body of that organ. Locally I applied
the same treatment as given in the former case. In-
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ternally I gave " Comp. Syr. Phytolacca ", teaspoonful
after each meal and sulph. strychnine one-thirtieth grain
before each meal and at bedtime. Twelve years after I
treated her I received a letter from her husband that she
was well and never had had any return of the trouble.
In February, 1906, 1 received a letter from Dr. Eugene
Carmichael, then located in a small village in Iowa. He
asked my advice about a case of cancer of the uterus that
he was very anxious to cure. I advised him concerning
the treatment. He followed out my plan of treatment
and cured his patient. Soon after this he located in the
county seat of that county. The fame of the cure fol-
lowed him and helped him to build up a large practice.
February, 1910, four years later, he wrote me a letter in
which he says " the case of uterine carcinoma diagnosed
microscopically is still living and perfectly well and I
did that work four years ago without resort to the knife
or chloroform thanks to your advice ". Dr. Carmichael
is a student of mine and has made some fine cures in that
state.
In November, 1909, 1 received a letter from a physician
in North Carolina. He informed me that at a consulta-
tion of physicians they had decided that his wife had
cancer of the uterus and an operation had been advised.
He said that one of the doctors present had advised him
to write me a statement of the case and get my opinion
as to what could be done for his wife. I wrote him that
it was a case of cancer of the uterus and told him what
treatment to use to cure her. He went to work and
carried out the plan of treatment that I recommended.
From time to time I received letters from him telling of
her improved condition. In December, 1910, a year af-
ter I first heard from him, I wrote and asked " how his
wife was?" In his letter of December 15, 1910, he
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writes, " How is my wife? Well you just ought to see
her! Her health is better than it has been for years;
she has gained seventy-five pounds, goes where she
pleases and does much of her own housework ". If the
disease had been allowed to run its course she would
have been dead before the time the above letter was
written.
I thank God that I was the means of helping the doc-
tor to save his wife's life. When I can help a doctor to
cure a patient I feel just as happy as if it was my own
patient. We are here in this world to help each other,
and it is one of the things that sweetens our life when
we can hold out a helping hand to a brother physician.
" No man liveth to himself ".
** We shall not pass this way again,
Oh, heed the passing hours,
And let each day a record make
Of something pure and noble.
A smiling face, a cheering word
Makes others round us happy.
And lightens up the rugg'ed way
That leads us on to glory."
CAULIFLOWER CANCER OF THE UTERUS
This form of cancer of the uterus is not so common as
the scirrhus variety. I am of the opinion that it is a
form of epithelial cancer. It is met with in females
about middle age either married or unmarried.
Sjnnptoms. The first thing that calls the attention
of the patient to this diseased condition is a constant and
odorless watery discharge which gradually increases in
quantity and becomes tinged with blood and is very
profuse. The discharge may become so great as to wet
several napkins a day. After a time there may be
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alarming hemorrhages as a result of sexual intercourse,
evacuation of the bowels or even from the contact of the
finger during a vaginal examination. If there is any
pain at all it will be only a very slight pain during the
progress of the disease. If a speculum is introduced the
tumor will be found of a pale flesh color or bright red;
its surface presenting small granulations which are very
vascular and bleed very readily. Either lip or the whole
margin of the os uteri may be involved in the disease.
We can differentiate this disease from a polypus or fib-
roid tumor by the absence of a pedicle, its softness and
granulated surface. To the finger it feels like a pla-
centa. In polypus or a fibroid tumor the growth is
harder, more smooth and does not bleed when handled.
We diagnose it from scirrhus cancer because it is mov-
able, whereas in scirrhus cancer the growth is immov-
able and gives a feeling of stiffness to the finger as if it
was fixed and rigid. In making an examination of such
cases, most doctors think they must introduce a specu-
lum.
Many times in my practice I have seen positive harm
from the insertion of such instruments made just to
gratify the doctor's curiosity. If a doctor has ever had
any experience with the practical treatment of cancer
of the uterus he will learn how to diagnose this disease
by the sense of touch. He should have his eyes at his
fingers' ends. That is one of the things God gave us our
fingers for. In most cases, even after the speculum has
been inserted and he has examined it with the eye, he
fails to make a diagnosis of the case, but guesses it may
be this or it may be that. In other cases he cuts off a
piece of the growth to send to some pathologist for him
to examine under the microscope. In this way he pays
out his good money to some one to tell him what the
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growth is instead of using the fingers God gave him to
use. After all this ceremony has been gone through
with the only thing that he can do is to offer a gloomy
prognosis or urge an operation.
I have never in all my professional life been obliged
to consult a pathologist, or any one else, to tell me the
diagnosis of any form of cancer. Experience and a
little ordinary common sense has helped me when others
seemed to be in doubt about the diagnosis of a case.
Treatment. Locally I first apply solution peroxide
hydrogen to cleanse the diseased growth. Then into
the growth I inject tincture thuja, twenty drops every
other day and apply tampons of tincture thuja full
strength directly to the diseased mass, changing them
every twelve hours. The effect of the thuja is to shrink
the growth and in many cases it sloughs away en masse.
Internally I give tincture Thuja ten drops once in three
hours. Most patients have lost considerable blood and
are emaciated and anemic, so I give ferrum first decimal
three tablets once in four hours in alternation with the
thuja. If the growth is soft and spongy, bleeds easily
when touched, oozing of dark blood from the os, usti-
lago first decimal is the remedy. Dose, three tablets
once in three hours.
CANCER OF THE PANCREAS
Scirrhus cancer is the most common form of the dis-
ease and it is apt to occur at middle age. The head is
first affected and pressure upon the bile duct may cause
Jaundice.
Symptoms. Sometimes a deep tumor may be felt in
the pyloric region when the head is largely involved.
There will be symptoms of indigestion — vomiting and
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diarrhea. A neuralgic pain of a paroxysmal character
is felt in the pyloric belt with fatty greasy stools.
There is progressive emaciation, with gradual loss of
strength and the cancer cachexia. Jaundice is some-
times present. Ascites may develop when the portal
vein is compressed.
Treatment. For the symptoms of indigestion give
nux vomica second decimal three tablets once in three
hours. Burgess' double sulphide tablets one after each
meal and at bedtime. For the pain tincture Colocynth
should be given. Add ten drops to six ounces of water
and give a teaspoonful once in two hours. To act upon
the diseased growth we have one remedy that is espe-
cially indicated ; it is iodine. Give tincture iodine sixth
decimal dilution, ten drops in a little water once in two
hours.
FIBROID TUMORS
In some of the text-books we find different forms of
the fibroids. They are given names from their location.
All this is confusing to the reader and of no practical
value. After going into long details about the technical
part of the diseased condition they cannot offer any
better treatment than an operation. I have seen a great
many cases of fibroid tumors of the uterus and I know,
by experience and observation, that these tumors always
return after an operation. Many patients have died on
the operating table, after or during the operation. To
promise a cure from a surgical operation, as many doc-
tors do, — for such cases, is the worst form of criminal
deception. These tumors usually occur in women be-
tween thirty and forty-five years of age. They may be
attached to the cervix, within the cervical canal or
within the uterine cavity. They vary in size from a pea
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to a diameter of seven or eight inches. If small, they
will hardly be noticed but when large they may alter the
shape of the uterus to such an extent as to interfere with
the functions of the surrounding viscera-
Symptoms. When the tumor is found in the anterior
wall beneath the peritoneum, the uterus is thrown back-
ward against the rectum and we have all the symptoms
of retroversion of the uterus ; if in the posterior wall we
have anteversion with the symptoms of vesical irrita-
tion due to pressure on the bladder. This pressure on
the bladder forms a mechanical obstruction to the flow
of urine and the patient will tell you that they cannot
pass their urine without considerable difficulty. If the
pressure of the tumor is upon the rectum then we will
have obstinate constipation as a symptom of the dis-
eased condition. When the tumor becomes pretty well
developed there is always a sense of weight, of bearing
down, and aching in the loins and small of the back.
When there is pressure upon the pelvic nerves there may
be cramps of the thighs or legs and occasionally partial
paralysis. If the tumor is situated in the internal cav-
ity of the uterus, especially if it projects into the cavity
it may produce hemorrhage. These hemorrhages are
sometimes very alarming and are always to be guarded
against, in fibroid tumors of the uterus. The woman is
apt to be irregular in her menstruations ; the menses may
appear every two or three weeks or once in three or four
months. I have been able in some cases to feel the out-
line of the tumor by introducing a finger into the vagina
and elevating the uterus upon it while with the other
hand I could feel the form of the tumor. When sudden
hemorrhage occurs as a symptom of a fibriod tumor, we
may distinguish it from abortion by its being more pro-
fuse and not attended with pain, or if pain is present it is
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of a dull, throbbing, burning nature. In anteversion or
retroflexion the os uteri is generally open and hemor-
rhage is not present. In scirrhus cancer the pain is of a
lancinating character, there is tenderness of the cervix
and an offensive discharge, the os uteri is open and the
lips feel hard, thick, irregular and nodulated. Polypus
of the uterus has a profuse leucorrhea, also — from
profuse hemorrhages — anemia and great debility. In
ovarian tumors frequent micturition and retention of
urine seldom occur. The ovarian tumor conveys a
sense of fluctuating. The fibroid is harder, more mov-
able, more apt to have an uneven surface. Fibroid tu-
mors are more liable to remain in their original situation
in the pelvic cavity carrying the uterus forward as it
enlarges, while the ovarian tumor rises out of the cavity.
Indigestion is always present in well developed fibroid
tumors of the uterus and is peculiar to that condition.
Treatment. I was the first physician in this country
to make a business of treating fibroid tumors of the
uterus by medicinal means. In testing remedies to find
out which ones did have a curative effect upon this dis-
eased condition I found that the Phytolacca proved to
be one of the best absorbents that we have in any mate-
ria medica. In this disease indigestion is always pres-
ent and an annoying complication, so I added Hydrastis
to my list of remedies. For the hemorrhages I used
Aqua Cinnamon. The following prescription seemed
just the thing needed :
9 Fl. Ext Phytolacca, gii.
Fl. Ext. Hydrastis, Ji.
Bi-carb. Sodae, 3i.
Aqua Cinnamon, q. s. Oi.
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Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful three times a day before
meals.
Lime seemed to check the growth of the tumor and
my idea was that if the system was saturated with the
lime that it would change the condition of the blood and
thus stop the growth of the tumor. I treated several
cases successfully with this treatment. My students
have also had good success with it. After years of ex-
perience I found that some patients could not bear cin-
namon in the above prescription on their stomach. To
some people it is disagreeable and it will cause nausea so
I was forced to leave it out of the prescription. In giv-
ing lime I gave the Comp. 83^:. Hypophosphites, two tea-
spoonfuls after each meal. Experience taught me that
the patient was getting more lime than was needed, or
the system could assimilate. Instead of the Comp. Syr.
Hypophosphites, I have used, for some time, the Iodide
of Lime, giving one-third grain once in three hours for a
week ; then two-thirds grain once in three hours. This
is claimed by some doctors to cure all cases of fibroid
tumors, but it will not. There is no such thing as a
" specific '* for any disease on earth. The word specific
comes to us from the regular school ; it is a misnomer ; it
has no real meaning. For the constipation I use the
following pill :
9 Aloin, Grs. v.
Ext. Belladonna, Grs. v.
Podophillin, Grs. iiss.
Ferri sulp., Grs. xi.
Mix. Ft. Pills No. 40. Sig. One pill at bedtime.
For the difficulty in micturition when there seems to
be an obstruction to the flow of urine I have found tinc-
ture solidago virga aurea the best remedy, and the first
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decimal dilution is more kindly received by the stomach
than the tincture so I give the first decimal, ten drops
once in four hours. For the indigestion nux vomica
second decimal, three tablets once in three hours is a
good remedy. Some of my students have found elec-
tricity a valuable aid to the treatment of this form of in-
ternal growth. If a doctor understands how to use
electricity intelligently no doubt he could cure his pa-
tients quicker by using it in connection with the above
described medical treatment. Ustilago maidis is an-
other remedy that does have a curative effect upon fib-
roid tumors. Because it did not cure all cases of fibroid
tumors of the uterus it was laid aside by the regu-
lar school physicians, for they can never seem to com-
prehend such a thing as an indication for a remedy.
When they give a certain drug for a diseased condition
they give it because some doctor has said it is " good
for " something of that kind. A physician should never
give a remedy for any diseased condition unless it is
clearly indicated. "DEFINITE MEDICATION"
does away with all guesswork and uncertainty. It
gives you the definite indications for each remedy. It
tells the doctor definitely just what to do for each dis-
eased condition.
* In my own experience I find that ustilago maidis is
indicated in the first stages of a fibroid tumor and when
hemorrhage is a prominent symptom, and when the
blood is dark colored with many clots, os soft and
spongy, and dilated with an oozing discharge of blood.
I use Fl. Ext. Ustilago Maidis (Parke Davis & Co.) in
ten drop doses three times a day. It seemed to check
the hemorrhage and cause a contraction in the size of
the tumor. The use of Ergot in a well developed fibroid
tumor, hyperdermically, will often hasten the cure.
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The best preparation of ergot is the Normal Liquid
Ergot (made by Parke Davis & Co.), To give this rem-
edy grasp the tissue of the abdominal wall over the
growth between the thumb and finger of the left hand.
The needle of the hyperdermic syringe should be intro-
duced perpendicularly passing the needle down into the
main body of the tumor and inject twenty drops at
night, once in forty-eight hours. This form of ergot
does not cause any irritation or inflammation. The Fl.
Ext. ergot sometimes forms abscesses at the point of
introducing the needle. From one month to another a
change will be noticed in the size of the tumor and the
best time to take the measurement is in the morning be-
fore the patient leaves her bed. Pass a tape measure
round the abdomen over the navel (with her legs drawn
up toward the body). This will give you the size of the
tumor at the beginning of the treatment. Then take a
measurement of the abdomen in the same way and at
the same time a month later. You can then tell how
much smaller the tumor has grown.
From 1879 to 1883 I tested Iris Versicolar in fibroid
tumors of the uterus. Dr. Richard Kunze, of New
York City, had made a saturated tincture of iris versi-
colar by taking the green roots in June, when the plant
is in flower, mashing them up and adding eight ounces
of the green root to a pint of 80 per cent, alcohol and
letting it stand for fourteen days, then filter. Of this
tincture I gave twenty-five drops three times a day, after
meals. I am satisfied that it acted as an absorbent and
did have a curative effect upon the fibroid of the uterus,
having a tendency to aid in decreasing its size. It was
the best tincture iris versicolar that I have ever used.
It also proved valuable in enlargement of the spleen and
in chronic articular rheumatism.
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In a fibroid tumor, after it has become quite large,
there will be pain in the side of the abdomen where the
tumor is located, and this pain will be very annoying to
the patient. I have found one remedy that can be de-
pended upon for this condition. It is Fl. Ext. Jamaica
dogwood. Dose, thirty drops once in four or eight
hours, depending upon how severe the pain is.
I have found that tampons wet with equal parts of
Ichthyol and Glycerine placed in the vagina against the
OS uteri is a good local treatment for these conditions.
I have had patients come to me who had been treated
by a specialist who depended on electricity alone to cure
fibroid tumors and the treatment had failed to reduce
the size of the growth. Elsewhere I have advised elec-
tricity as an auxiliary to the medical treatment but I
would not depend upon it alone to cure these tumors.
I have met with cases of fibroid tumors which had
been diagnosed as pregnancy; also several cases where
the surgeon had diagnosed the case as a fibroid tumor of
the uterus and upon operating found it to be cancer of
the uterus. Such ignorant blunders are not made
among the rank and file of the profession but among the
so-called leaders of the profession. The kind of men
that are always talking about raising the standard of
medical education; men that are howling for stronger
medical laws to protect them from the men who would
cure their patients.
The ECLECTIC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE have
never asked for any medical laws to protect them; they
are not afraid of competition with anybody.
In March, 1889, a lady from New Jersey came under
my treatment for a fibroid tumor of the uterus. She
was about as large around the abdomen as a woman
seven months pregnant. Her age was 44. She had
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been examined by three specialists in New York City
and their diagnosis was fibroid tumor of the uterus.
They had urged her to undergo an operation but she
was opposed to that plan of treatment.
I prescribed for her as follows: Comp. Syr. Hypo-
phosphites, two teaspoonfuls after each meal and a tea-
spoonful before each meal of this formula :
9 Fl. Ext. Phytolacca, 5ii.
FL Ext Hydrastis, gi.
Sodae bi-carb., 3i.
Aqua cinnamon, q. s. ad. Oi.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful before each meal
This treatment was continued six months until the
tumor had entirely disappeared.
A lady from the same city in New Jersey came under
my treatment in June, 1890. She noticed an enlarge-
ment of the abdomen the previous November and went
to New York City to consult a prominent surgeon who
diagnosed the case as a fibroid tumor of the uterus and
urged an immediate operation. When this lady came
to me and I had examined her and told her that I could
cure her she said, '' I have no faith at all in any medicine
to cure such cases as mine, but if you want to treat my
case I will take your medicine according to your direc-
tions *'. I gave her the same treatment as I have de-
scribed in the previous case for nine months. Then she
was discharged cured. The after history of these two
cases just related is this. The first patient has never
had any return of the tumor. The second patient had
no return of the tumor up to the time of her death which
occurred fifteen years after I treated her.
In February, 1891, a lady from Pennsylvania came to
me for examination and treatment. An examination
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developed the diagnosis of a fibroid tumor attached to
the OS uteri. I gave her tincture fraxinus ten drops
three times a day, and iodide of lime one-third grain
once in three hours for a week, after which she took two-
thirds grain once in three hours. For the pressure on
the bladder, that caused obstruction to the flow of the
urine I gave her tincture solidago virg. aurea first deci-
mal, five drops once in three hours, until it relieved that
difficulty. This treatment was continued three months
until the tumor was all gone. It has never troubled her
since I treated her.
In April, 1893, a lady came to me from New York
State to be treated for a fibroid tumor of the uterus. It
had been diagnosed as such by her family physician.
The appearance of her abdomen was as large as a
woman eight months pregnant. I gave her Comp. Syr,
Hypophosphites, two teaspoonfuls after each meal and
a teaspoonful of the following prescription before each
meal:
9 Fl. Ext. Phytolacca,
Fl. Ext. Hydrastis, a. a. Ji.
Simple Syrup, q. s. ad. Oi.
Mix. Sig. One teaspoonful before each meal.
For the constipation, I gave a pill made from this
formula :
9 PodophylHn, Grs. v.
Leptandrin, Grs. xx.
Hydrastin, Grs. xxx.
Ext. Nux Vomica, Grs. v.
Mix. Ft. Pills No. 20. Sig. One pill at bedtime.
The above treatment was continued for a year when
all the tumor had disappeared and there has not been
any trouble since then.
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In December, 1904, a lady aged 53 years, from New
Jersey, came under my treatment. She had been exam-
ined by a prominent surgeon of this State, who diag-
nosed her case as a fibroid tumor of the uterus and pro-
lapsus of the bladder. Upon making an examination I
found the fibroid tumor there and also a polypus at-
tached to the OS uteri. She would not consent to an
operation because a friend of hers had died on the oper-
ating table after an operation. The tumor was quite
large ; it pressed down upon the bladder and obstructed
the flow of urine. For this condition I gave her tinc-
ture solidago virg. aurea first decimal, five drops once in
three hours until she was better of that difficulty when
it was discontinued. I also gave her aurum mur. nat.
(double chloride gold and sodium) third decimal, three
grains one hour after each meal. This remedy reduced
the size of the tumor very much and improved her appe-
tite and general health, but her stomach seemed to tire
of it after a while so I gave instead calcarea flouride
sixth decimal, three tablets four times a day. For the
constipation she received kali mur. sixth decimal, ten
tablets in a glass of water at bedtime. For the polypus
I applied ichthyol and glycerine equal parts on a tampon
placed against the os uteri and changed once in twelve
hours. March 7th I examined her and found the poly-
pus gone. Each month I made a vaginal examination
and found that the tumor was gpradually gprowing
smaller. The last two or three months she took iodide
of lime one-third grain once in three hours and tincture
fraxinus ten drops once in three hours, in alternation.
She was under my treatment for seven months when I
discharged her cured and there has been no return of the
tumor.
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REMEDIES THAT ARE USEFUL IN THE
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REMEDIES THAT ARE USEFUL IN THE
TREATMENT OF CANCER
ACETIC ACID. This remedy is used in cancer of
the stomach ; it is the one remedy known that will
dissolve the cancer cells in this disease.
Apis. Mel. This remedy is useful in cancer of the
breast where there are sharp stinging pains in the
tumor, skin dark purple, discharge light yellow color.
In such cases give the third decimal dilution. Add
twenty drops to half a glass of water and have the pa-
tient take a teaspoonful of this mixture every hour.
Apocynum Cannabinum. This drug is indicated in
adenoid growths in the breasts; it acts as a solvent.
Use as follows: add two drachms of Specific Medicine
Apocynum to one ounce of Lanolin. Mix and apply to
the breast involved, well rubbed in, three times a day.
Arnica Montana. The female breast is often injured
by a blow or fall, from which they feel sore, lame and
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bruised. Glycerole of arnica is the best local remedy
for such conditions prepared from the following
formula :
9 Tinct, Arnica, Ji.
Glycerine, 5iW-
Mix. Sig. Rub well into the breasts three times a
day. Internally you should give ten drops of the third
decimal dilution once in three hours. Arnica is one of
the ingredients of the "Absorbent Ointment"; equal
parts Cerate arnica, belladonna and Phytolacca.
Arsenic has been used for many years by the regular
school, also the homeopathic as a remedy for cancer.
Dr. Marsden used a paste of arsenic and mucilage gum
acacia as a local application for the destruction of the
local growth. Many of the so-called " Cancer Doc-
tors " have simply copied his formula and with it claim
to cure all forms of cancer. This is the very worst
form of Quackery. I have never used arsenic locally
in the treatment of cancer; it is too painful and too
dangerous. We have many better local agents than
that.
Arsenic Iodide. The third decimal trituration of this
drug is used in epithelioma of the lip. It has been used
in painful cancers of the breast (scirrhus) after they
begin to ulcerate.
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Arsenic Kali. We use this form of arsenic in the
third decimal trituration in cauliflower excrescences of
the OS uteri, with flying pains, foul smelling discharges
and pressure below the pubis.
Asterias Rubens. This agent is indicated in cancer
of the breast in fleshy people ; the breasts feel drawn and
there are acute lancinating pains. The breasts are
swollen and distended before the monthly period with a
red face. A very red spot appears on the breast, which
ulcerates and discharges with a foul odor. In such
cases you should prescribe the third decimal dilution of
tincture asterias, five drops once in three hours.
Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum (Double Chloride
Gold and Sodium). This is a valuable remedy in fibroid
tumors of the uterus, especially when there is discharge
of yellow mucus from the vagina, decreased excretion of
urine, more or less induration of the os uteri, loss of
appetite, melancholy, and stitching or burning pains in
the abdomen. In such cases use this agent in the third
decimal trituration, giving doses of three grains one
hour after each meal.
Aurum. This agent is indicated in cancer of the
nasal bones or nose, with greenish pus discharges.
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Prescribe the sixth decimal trituration, three tablets
four times a day.
Baptisia Tinctora. This is a useful remedy in cancer
when the disease is in the last stage with great prostra-
tion, exhalations and discharges fetid, — breath, feces
and urine, — tongue a dirty yellow color, dry and
cracked. In such conditions you should prescribe tinc-
ture baptisia five drops once in two hours.
Baryta Iodide. I have found this remedy reliable in
hard cancerous tumors of the breast of long standing.
It is also a good remedy for ovarian tumors, with a
scrofulous taint in the system. You should prescribe
the third decimal trituration in doses of three tablets
every three hours.
Belladonna. This drug is indicated in tumors of the
breast when the pain is worse when lying down. Pre-
scribe in such cases five drops of the first decimal dilu-
tion of tincture belladonna once in three hours.
Perennis. This remedy is indicated in tumors
of the breast of recent origin, following an injury to the
breast. Give ten drops of tincture Bellis three times a
day.
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Bismuth. This remedy is valuable in cancer of the
stomach when there is vomiting of enormous quantities
of food that seems to have laid in the stomach for days.
There is burning and pain in the stomach. Prescribe
for these patients the second decimal trituration of bis-
muth, three tablets once in two hours.
Bromine. When the lymphatic glands under the
lower jaw are of a stony hardness this is the remedy in-
dicated. Give bromine sixth decimal dilution five drops
once in three hours.
Bryonia Alba. This agent is indicated when the
breasts are heavy and hard; must be supported. Any
motion of the body increases the pain. This is a good
remedy to alternate with Phytolacca in such cases to be
given as follows: Tincture bryonia gtts., v. Aqua
ounces vi. Mix. Sig. One teaspoonful once an hour.
I am satisfied from an experience of many years with
lime that it does have a curative effect upon cancer. I
regard it as one of our most valuable remedies for this
disease.
Calcarea Carb. This preparation is indicated in can-
cer when we have the peculiar temperament calling for
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the remedy indicated by a tendency to boils, takes cold
easily, cold f eet, perspiration of the feet and head ; in all
discharges the pus is copious, putrid and white like milk.
With these indications you should prescribe the third
decimal trituration of Calcarea carb., three tablets once
in three hours.
Calcarea Flouride. When there are nodular, hard,
knotty lumps in the breast this remedy is needed. Pre-
scribe sixth decimal trituration calcarea flouride, three
tablets once in three hours.
Calcarea Iodide. This form of lime is useful in cancer
of the breast, when the growth is tender, with sharp
darting pains; using the arm on the affected side in-
creases the pain. In such cases give the first decimal
trituration of calcarea iodide, three tablets once in three
hours.
It is also a good remedy in fibroid tumors of the
uterus, given in doses of one-third grain once in three
hours.
Carbolic Acid. This acid in a 25% or 50% solution
has been a great help to me in the local treatment of
scirrhus cancer of the uterus.
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Carbo Vegetablis. This remedy is indicated in can-
cer of the stomach when there is excessive flatulence in
that organ. The stomach feels full and tense from the
large accumulation of gas which produces great pain
that is rendered more intense by lying down. In such
instances give carbo veg. third decimal trituration, three
tablets once in two hours.
Causticum. This is the remedy needed in cancer of
the stomach when the flesh is very tender over that
organ; the patient cannot bear even the clothing to
touch it. The lightest food, or the lightest pressure
over the stomach causes violent lancinating pain in that
viscus. In such case, give causticum second decimal
dilution five drops once in two hours.
Celastrus Scandens. This is one of the principal in-
gredients of "The Scrofulous Syrup" used by the fa-
thers of the Eclectic School of Medicine in the treatment
of cancer. The formula is as follows :
9 Reumex Crispus, lbs. iv.
Celastrus Scandens, lbs. ii.
Scrofularia, May, lbs. 1^.
Menispermumm,
Aralia spinosa, a. a. lb. 5^.
Sanguinaria, lb. %.
Mix. Ft. Three gallons of syrup. Dose, one tea-
spoonful three times a day. A very good discutient
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ointment may be made by adding one pound of the
green leaves of the celastrus to two pounds of lard and
one ounce of beeswax. Simmer over a hot fire for a few
moments. This will be found to be a good application
for tumors of the breasts. Rub the ointment well into
the growth in the breast night and morning.
Umbellata. I have found this remedy
valuable in women with very large breasts and a tumor
in the mammary gland that has spread out in the gland,
the nipple is drawn in and there are sharp pains in the
tumor. In such instances you should give ten drops of
tincture chimaphila three times a day, gradually in-
creasing the dose until you are giving twenty drops at
each dose.
Cholesterinum. This remedy should be remembered
in cancer of the liver, when that organ is much enlarged,
patient cachectic, skin tawny, conjunctiva yellow, pa-
tient holds the hand over the liver because it hurts him
to walk. When you meet such a case prescribe the
third decimal trituration cholesterinum six grains every
four hours.
Colocynth. This drug is indicated in those sharp,
lancinating pains that shoot down through the bowels
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in cancer at the pyloric orifice of the stomach. Give
colocynth as indicated in the following prescription :
9 Tinct. Colocynth, gtts. v.
Aqua, 5iv.
Mix. Sig. One teaspoonful once in two hours.
Condurango. This remedy is indicated when in can-
cer of the breast there are sores at the angle of the
mouth, and indigestion that causes cramping pains in
the stomach. Give tincture condurango, five drops
once in three hours.
Conium Maculatum. In tumors of the breast that are
of stony hardness, which swell up more at the menstrual
period, with burning, stinging pains in the growth this
remedy is indicated. Prescribe the second decimal dilu-
tion tincture conium mac. five drops once in two hours.
[is Formosa. When in a case of cancer, where
the disease is well advanced, Ijrmphatic glands swollen,
dry scaly scabs on the face — as seen in old people,
showing the system is full of the germs of cancer, this
remedy is the one needed. Give tincture corydalis, ten
drops four times a day.
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Echinacea. I have found this to be a good remedy
to relieve the severe pain of cancer in the last stages of
the disease. Use the following prescription :
9 Tinct. Echinacea, S^s.
Aqua, Jvi.
Mix. Sig. One teaspoonful every hour.
From testing this remedy in a good many cases I am
satisfied that it does not check the growth of the disease.
Eucal3rptus Globulus. In malignant disease of the
stomach with vomiting of blood and sour fluid I have
seen good results from this remedy. Give tincture
eucalyptus twenty drops night and morning.
When you have an ulcerated cancer of the breast and
the odor is sickening to the patient you should use a
cerate of eucalyptus and iodoform prepared by Boericke
& Tafel, Philadelphia, Pa. Spread it on soft white cloth
and apply over the diseased surface three times a day.
It will stop the smell and later on the sore will have a
more healthy appearance.
Ferrum. I have found some patients that have been
taking lots of sarsaparilla Comp., or some other form of
an alterative for a long time until the blood showed the
need of some form of iron. My experience teaches me
that the best form in these cases is the picrate of iron.
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Give the third decimal trituration of Ferrum picrate,
three tablets after each meal and at bedtime.
Galium Aparine. This drug is indicated in cancer of
the tongue when there seems to be a lump imbedded in
the substance of the tongue, or when there is a nodular
feeling to the tongue. The lump is tender to the touch
and very painful, especially at night. Give tincture
galium twenty drops once in three hours.
Geranium Maculatum. This is a useful remedy in
hemorrhage from the stomach when this organ is af-
fected with cancer. Give tincture geranium mac. one
drachm every hour until the hemorrhage is checked.
Graphites. This remedy is indicated in lupus on the
nose when there is obstruction of the nares, cracked
skin, every injury tends to ulceration. When you meet
such conditions give graphites third decimal trituration,
three tablets once in three hours.
Tr. Guarana. This remedy is useful in lupus when it
is of an ocher red color, with yellow spots on the tem-
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pies. Dose, twenty drops in half a glass of water.
Teaspoonful once in two hours.
Heda Lava. This remedy is useful in hard, bony
tumors of the jaw. It should be prescribed in the sixth
decimal trituration, giving three tablets four times a
day.
Hispidula Gaultheria. This is one of the remedies for
cancer which was handed down to us by the fathers of
the Eclectic School of Medicine.
In cancerous cachexia it is capable of eradicating the
diathesis when it exists; even where scirrhus tumors
have been found it has dispersed them.
A decoction may be made by adding one ounce of the
herb to one pint of boiling water. This should be given
in doses of a wine glass half-full three times a day. A
saturated tincture can be made by adding one pound of
the fresh herb to one pint of So% alcohol. Let it stand
a week and then filter. Use this as follows :
9 Saturated Tinct. Hispidula, Ji.
Aqua, 5v.
Mix. Sig. Teaspoonful four times a day.
Hydrastis Canadensis. When the tongue is broad,
indented and with a very light coating it is an indication
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for this remedy. In cancer of the breast when there is
an atonic dyspepsia, constipation, flatulence, distress in
the bowels this drug is indicated.
In cancerous tumors of the breast before they ulcer-
ate, when pain is the principal symptom complained of,
hydrastis is the remedy. Give hydrastis first decimal
dilution, ten drops once in two hours.
In cancer of the stomach, Lloyd's Fluid Hydrastis
(without alcohol) will be better received by the stomach
than any other preparation of this remedy. Prescribe
it in doses of twenty drops once in four hours.
Hydrastis was often recommended by the early Eclec-
tic physicians as a cure for cancer but not one of them
could give a clear cut indication for the remedy in can-
cer. It remained for the Homeopathic School of Medi-
cine to define the clear cut indications for the use of this
drug in the treatment of cancer. This shows the folly
of depending upon any one work of Materia Medica for
information concerning the actual worth of any single
remedy and what it can accomplish.
Hydrocotyle Asiatica. This drug is needed in lupus
when there is no ulceration ; it spreads over the nose, the
skin is thick and there is exfoliation of scales and profuse
perspiration. Prescribe this remedy for these indica-
tions, giving five drops of the first decimal dilution once
in three hours. Add one part of the tincture to three
parts of glycerine and paint over the diseased surface
three times a day.
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Iodine. In cancer of the stomach when patients have
a ravenous hunger but are losing flesh all the time —
the hunger is relieved by eating. There is an aggrava-
tion of all the symptoms in a warm room. In such cases
you should prescribe tincture iodine. Give ten drops of
the sixth decimal dilution in a little water once in two
hours.
Kali Bichromate. This is the remedy indicated in
ulcers that are painful to the touch; worse in cold
weather; ulceration of the sqptum, loss of appetite, all
the secretions are tenacious and stringy. With these
indications give bichromate of potash third decimal trit-
uration three grains once in three hours.
Kali Csranatum. In the last stage of cancer of the
tongue when the pain is very severe and very little
nourishment can be taken, we can give the patient some
relief by this remedy. Prescribe kali cyanatum third
decimal trituration, one grain three times a day.
Kali Mur (Chloride of Potash). In cancerous tu-
mors of the breast that are of a recent origin, tender to
the touch, and quite soft, with white coating on the
tongue this remedy is indicated. Give kali mur. third
decimal trituration, three tablets once in three hours.
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Kali Phos. I have found this remedy a good one
when a cancer has been removed and is in the healing
process. The skin is drawn tight as the head of a
drum across the seat of the original cancer. Give Kali
phos. third decimal trituration — three tablets once in
three hours — in such cases and you will be pleased at
the results. This remedy may also be given in alterna-
tion with Silicea sixth decimal three tablets once in
three hours.
Kali Sulph. This remedy is indicated in skin cancer
upon the face, with discharge of thin yellow serous
watery secretion. Give doses of three tablets once in
three hours of the third decimal trituration.
Also use the following ointment :
9 Kali sulph. 1st X., 3i.
Vaseline, Ji-
Mix. Sig. Apply to the sore three times a day.
Kresotum. This is the remedy needed in cancer of
the uterus when there is an awful burning in the pelvis,
like red hot coals, a discharge of foul smelling blood.
When there is a burning pain in the stomach after eat-
ing and a sense of fullness and nausea with vomiting of
sour, dark-colored fluid as in cancer of the stomach this
remedy should be given. Prescribe kresotum sixth
decimal trituration, three tablets after each meal and at
bedtime.
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Lachesis. In cancer of the ovary when there is in-
duration and pain extending from the left to the right
ovary, pains increasing more and more until relieved by
flow of blood from the vagina; this condition will happen
again and again. Here lachesis is the needed remedy.
Give the sixth decimal dilution. Add ten drops to a half
glass of water and give in teaspoonful doses every hour.
Lapis Albus. This remedy is indicated in malignant
disease of the uterus when the discharges from that or-
gan are black and horribly offensive, with intense burn-
ing pains all through the diseased parts. For such a
condition you should prescribe lapis albus, the sixth
decimal trituration, three times a day.
This remedy is also indicated in enlargement of the
l3niiphatic glands when they have a soft doughy feeling
and are movable. Give the same sized doses as in-
dicated above.
Murex Purpura. This is the remedy called for in can-
cer of the uterus with great depression of mind and pain
in the uterus as if wounded by a cutting instrument;
lancinating, throbbing pains in the uterus, acrid dis-
charge that irritates the pudenda and thighs causing
them to swell, faintness and an " all gone " feeling in
the stomach. The above symptoms indicate murex.
Prescribe the sixth decimal dilution, ten drops three
times a day.
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Nitric Add. This is a useful remedy in pain and
swelling of the sub-maxillary glands, with induration of
a scirrhus nature. Prescribe the third decimal dilution,
placing fifteen drops in half a glass of water, and giving
the patient a teaspoonful once in two hours.
N3nnphaea Odorata. This remedy has cured some
cases of cancer of the uterus. A very fine formula for
its use in this disease is the following:
9 Phytolacca root,
Nymphaea odorata root,
Helonias dioica root, a. a. Jiv.
Mix. Ft. A gallon of syrup. Sig. Give a wine-
glass full three times a day.
As a remedy to act upon the blood and upon the dis-
ease itself I am of the opinion that it cannot be excelled.
Phosphorus. Some patients suffering from cancer
seem to have the hemorrhagic diathesis ; " slight wounds
bleed much ". We find this condition in fibroids, fung-
oids and cancers. Such patients should be given phos-
phorus. Dose, add fifteen drops of the sixth decimal
dilution to half a glass of water and give of this mixture
a teaspoonful every two hours.
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Phsrtolacca Decandra. I consider this remedy the
most valuable one that we have in the treatment of can-
cer.
It is indicated especially in cancer of the breast, when
the breast is hard like '' old cheese *\ painful and of a
purple color. As an " all round " remedy for cancer (I
have used it in the Comp. Syr. Phytolacca for over forty
years) it stands without a rival.
When I use it alone I give five drops of tincture Phy-
tolacca once in three hours. It is indicated in cancerous
tumors of the rectum. In these cases I use phytolaccin
one-fourth grain once in three hours. In cancer of the
throat it leads all other remedies. It undoubtedly acts
as an absorbent in fibroid tumors of the uterus. In can-
cer of the uterus I have always believed that this remedy
had a curative effect. I have seen medicine prepared for
the treatment of cancer that cost $5.00 and $10.00 a
bottle that would not have the curative effect on cancer
that my Comp. Syr. Phytolacca had. It is especially
valuable in patients past the middle age — on the down
hill of life.
Phytolacca is a remedy that the early fathers of the
Eclectic School claimed as a cure for cancer, but no
Eclectic author has ever given an indication for a rem-
edy for its use in cancer. It often happens that if we do
not find the indications for a remedy in the materia med-
ica of one school of medicine, we may find it in that of
some of the other schools. Our Homeopathic friends
have given us an indication for the use of this drug in
cancer.
Sanguinaria Canadensis. This remedy is useful in
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cancer of the rectum. Give sanguinarin one-eighth
grain once in three hours.
Scrophularia Marylandica. I regard this remedy as
one of the most valuable remedies we have in the treat-
ment of cancer in its advanced stages, when there are
lumps in the neck and in the axilku It has been handed
down to us by the fathers of the Eclectic School of Med-
icine. This is one of the remedies that helped them to
make their splendid reputation in the successful treat-
ment of cancer. It is one of the ingredients of the
" Comp. Syr. Scrophularia " — see formula elsewhere.
Sempervivum Tectorum. This remedy is indicated
in scirrhus cancer of the tongue, when the side of the
tongue is ulcerated, very sore and painful. The whole
mouth seems to be tender and sensitive. In such cases
you should prescribe tincture Sempervivum second deci-
mal dilution, five drops once in three hours. Apply the
following locally :
9 Tinct Sempervivum, Si-
Glycerine, ^i.
Mix. Sig. Paint it on the diseased surface three
times a day.
Sepia. In epithelial cancer upon the lip, which bleeds
often, has a broad base, with burning pain, pricking as
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from a splinter of wood, you should give sepia. Use
the sixth decimal trituration and give three tablets once
in three hours.
Silicea. When there are lumps in the breasts that
suppurate and throw off a thick, yellow^ offensive pus,
when the nipple is drawn in, or where there are fistulous
ulcers of the breast, this remedy is indicated. You
should prescribe the sixth decimal trituration, three tab-
lets four times a day. In lupus and sarcoma that have
a thick, 3fellow and offensive discharge this remedy is
useful.
Staphysagria. This remedy is useful in lupus where
there are ulcers on the alae of the nose, with pain in the
limbs as if bruised* Give ten drops of the third decimal
dilution tincture staphysagria once in three hours.
Sylvatica. This is another remedy for the
cure of cancer which was given us by the fathers of the
Eclectic School of Medicine. Prof. Robert S. Newton,
of New York City, one of the greatest cancer specialists
of his age and generation, says that he " has repeatedly
cured cases of syphilis with the Comp. Syr. Stillingia or
the stillingia alone." In his clinic in the Eclectic Med-
ical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1857 and 1858, he fre-
quently prescribed Comp. Syr. Stillingia for cases of
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cancer and cured them. This ought to make our mod-
ern Eclectics blush for shame when they tell us that
" cancer can't be cured ".
Stramonium Datura. It sometimes happens that
after a cancer has been removed by local treatment that
there are indurated edges round the open sore. In such
cases an ointment may be made of this drug according
to following formula :
9 Stramonium leaves, tbs. 1^.
Lard, tbs. ii.
Mix. Boil gently for half an hour; strain while hot
through coarse linen and add two ounces of melted bees-
wax. Stir until cool. This makes a very good dis-
cutient ointment for the indurations ; also for the lumps
in the breast. Sig. Rub it well into the breast twice a
day.
Thuja Occidentalis. This is an antidote for the
poison of vaccination (Vaccinosis) discovered by Dr. J.
Compton Burnett, a physician prominent in the Homeo-
pathic School of Medicine in England. After a person
has been vaccinated one or more times there may appear
an eruption on the face, swellings in the axilla, and
lumps in the breast. It is the poison of the vaccine virus
working in the system. For this condition thuja is the
remedy. You should prescribe the thirtieth decimal
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trituration of thuja, giving three tablets night and morn-
ing.
In some of your cases of cancer your remedies may not
have the effect you expect them to have; your patient
does not show the curative action of your remedies. If
you search carefully their past history you will find one
or more vaccinations that left the patient with some or
all of the above symptoms. Give thuja as directed above
and you will see a change for the better in your patient.
Thuja is the remedy indicated in cancerous tumors of
the rectum, that have not ulcerated. You should use it
by injecting twenty drops every other day in to the
tumor.
I am of the opinion that thuja is a strong rival of Phy-
tolacca in cancer of the throat. It is a useful remedy in
cauliflower cancer of the uterus. It should be injected
into the growth and applied locally. It is also valuable
in bleeding fungus of the breast.
By the splendid cures that the fathers of the Eclectic
School of Medicine made in cancer, consumption, pneu-
monia, diphtheria, typhoid fever, cerebro spinal menin-
gitis, cholera, scarlet fever and other diseases, they made
it possible for us to have such a thing as an Eclectic
School of Medicine.
All honor to them, and when an Eclectic says any of
the above diseases cannot be cured he is simply casting
a reflexion on the fotmders of his school and his own
Alma Mater.
The founders of the Eclectic School made their repu-
tation by doing things, by the cures that they made.
a
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.''
SECTION NINETEEN
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING IN THE
TREATMENT OF CANCER
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING
SECTION NINETEEN
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING IN THE
TREATMENT OF CANCER
DO not use medicated absorbent cotton on a sore
that you are trying to heal. It irritates the sore
and interferes with the healing process. When
there is any danger of much hemorrhage from a cancer,
I always leave some sterilized absorbent cotton with my
patient with instructions for its application.
Some doctors who claim to treat cancer give whiskey
and morphine to their patients. They thus keep them
" doped " all the time ; others will not allow their pa-
tients to take a bath, not even to wash their feet.
Whiskey, or any form of alcohol has the same effect
upon cancer that kerosene does when poured on a fire.
Anything given to a cancer patient that heats the blood
is bad for them ; it simply feeds the cancer and makes it
grow so much faster.
Morphine, or an opiate in any form, dries up the
secretions, weakens the vitality of your patient and in-
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terferes with the action of all your other remedies.
Keep all such 8tu£F away from your patients if you in-
tend to cure them.
A medicated bath is just as essential to a cure of the
patient as any part of the treatment and must never be
omitted. Your medicine is driving all the refuse mat-
ter, in the blood, toward the surface of the body, and the
medicated bath of epsom salts^ one ounce to the pint of
warm water, neutralizes the toxines, opens the pores of
the skin, feeds the blood with the magnesium, soothes
the tired nerves, and makes your patient rest like a tired
child upon its mother's bosom.
The tendency of cancer patients, especially in the ad-
vanced stage, is to " hive up ** in the house ; you must
make them walk out every day ; they need the air, and
exercise ; teach them how to breathe in the air, let them
eat all the air they can. Never forget the fact that good
pure trfood depends upon pure air, pure food and pure
water. These Uiree things your patients nwst have if
they expect to get well. No matter how they feel, or
what accuses they make, get them oat in the fresh aor.
Many doctors make a big mistake in their treatment
of cancer by trying this remedy or that remedy, "or ex-
perimentiiig with somebody^s treatnMffit> Do not do it.
PACTS WORTH REMEMBERING Ml
Examine your patient carefully, give the remedy that is
tndieated and no other. When you have commenced a
plan of treatment stick to it; fight it out on that line.
Never form an opinion about a case until you have
seen the case and examined it. Never allow yourself to
be influenced by any doctor's diagnosis or prognosis.
You have got your reputation to make and it must be
made by your cures and not by your failures.
Do not allow yourself, or your patients, to get unduly
excited when you read in startling headlines in the daily
press that the regular school have discovered a cure for
cancer. They have been doing that for the past forty
years.
Some physicians make a practice of cutting away a
portion of the cancerous growth after it has been par-*
tially killed by the escharotic, but I know, from experi-
ence, that when you touch a knife to a cancer it irritates
it ; makes it grow so much faster. Remember that can-
cer is a " sleeping lion " and you do not want to fool
with it.
When once you have commenced active^ local treat-
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ment of a case of cancer, stick to it until you are sure
you have conquered the disease. Do not allow yourself
to be influenced by the feelings of a patient or what they
tell you. Keep up the local treatment until you know
that all of the diseased growth is killed.
Many doctors, in their anxiety to conquer the local
growth neglect to look after the " general condition *' of
the patient and their vitality. Many patients have been
lost in this manner. Be careful and examine your pa-
tients every day — the pulse, the eye, the tongue — so
that you know exactly how they are.
Watch the tongue and see if your patients are digest-
ing their food properly. If there is a coating on the
tongue your patient is not digesting the food he eats
properly. The strength which should be derived from
the nourishment is not being obtained. In order to
make good blood your patient must have good digestion.
If there is a hardness or tension to the pulse it shows
a contraction of the capillaries, a focus of congestion
somewhere, you arc not obliged to ask your patient if
they are suffering from pain for the pulse tells you that
fact by its tension.
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Your patient must have a regular movement of the
bowels every day; the refuse matter must pass off as
often as that and not be retained in the intestines to
poison the blood. This is just as important as any part
of the treatment ; if you neglect this you may fail to cure
your patient.
While there is a drain upon the system from an ulcer-
ated cancer, no matter where that cancer may be situ-
ated, you will see a pearly tint to the white of the eye.
Look out for this; watch the eyes of your patient for
they are good guides by which to be governed. They
will tell you whether you are getting the best of the dis-
ease or not.
If there is a yellow, greenish or cloudy appearance to
the white of the eye you may be sure that there is form-
ing, somewhere in the blood a toxic material. It shows
that the glands of the body are not secreting properly.
In the last stage of cancer, if we find a dark red color
to the tongue it tells us that there is an imperfect oxida-
tion of the blood. This is an unfavorable symptom in
cancer. The dirty, yellow coating on the tongue in can-
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cer has a similar significance as it speaks very plainly of
impaired digestion.
If you find transverse or perpendicalar fissures on the
tongue you may be positive that your patient has some
form of kidney trouble which needs attention. You
must examine the urine and determine what is the diffi-
culty. Any drain upon the system, whether caused by
kidney trouble, diarrhea, leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea,
prolapsus uteri, ulceration of the os uteri, bronchitis,
hemorrhoids or mental worry will cause a drain upon the
system and weaken the vitality of your patient and also
lessen the chance for a cure. Treat these complications
and remove them, whatever they may be. Whatever
the condition in the system of your patient, outside of
cancer, that causes pain or mental suffering will inter-
fere with the cure of the case unless it is overcome.
Complications are liable to arise in the treatment of
any case of cancer and a doctor must be able to treat
them rapidly and successfully, or he will never make a
success of the treatment of cancer. It requires more
skill to treat cancer successfully than any other disease,
because it is a disease peculiar to itself. For this reason
a doctor, before he takes up this specialty, must be a
good " all round physician " ; he must know how to treat
all chronic diseases, as well as those which are acute,
successfully or else he will never make a success of the
medical treatment of cancer. This is the one great rea-
son why so many doctors, who have started out to treat
cancer, have made a failure.
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A doctor, before he takes up the active treatment of
cancer in its various forms, should master the contents
of my book " DEFINITE MEDICATION '\ If he
takes one disease at a time and studies that until he has
thoroughly learned the indications for the remedies for
diat particular diseased condition, and then passes on to
another and another, will before long become a good
prescriber, and this should be the aim and highest ambi-
tion of any physician who desires to do the most good
possible and at the same time make his mark in the
world. After he has learned the indications for reme-
dies as laid down in " DEFINITE MEDICATION "
he is ready to take up the study of cancer^ for he has laid
the foundation for a successful cancer specialist.
The physicians who have had the best success with the
medical treatment of cancer, are those men who are good
prescribers. They know their materia medica from A
to Z. Not the materia medica of Hare, EUingwood or
Kent, but the whole reabn of drug action. They have a
working knowledge of the materia medica of all the
Schools of Medicine. They have already had experi-
ence in general practice and in office business. They
have had experience in treating other chronic diseases
besides cancer. They are men of good judgment and
have confidence in themselves and believe in their reme-
dies. From this it will be seen that they have prepared
themselves to meet and treat successfully all complica-
tions which may arise in the treatment of any case of
cancer.
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A doctor to succeed with cancer must first of all have
perfect confidence in himself and he must have perfect
confidence in his remedies to heal the sick. He must
know the indications of all the remedies that do have a
curative eflFect upon cancer. All this means study and
lots of it. It means hard work but his reward is great
and something worth attaining.
Just think of the vast amount of good that a few real
earnest, conscientious doctors can do for the people of
our Country where 50,000 victims of cancer are dying
every year from this feafful malady. Is it not your
duty, and my duty, to try and do something for these
poor suflFerers ? When you have taken a desperate case
and cured it, is not the satisfaction you get from it and
the gratitude of your patient a reward worth all your
labor? Remember this, " WHAT MAN HAS DONE,
MAN MAY DO ".
A COURSE OF READING
I have, at different times, been asked to recommend a
course of study for students that would fit them to do
the best work for the sick. I would urge upon my read-
ers to take my book " Definite Medication " and study
just one disease at a time; get the indications of each
remedy fixed in your mind so you can find it when it is
needed. Then go through the book in this manner until
you feel that you have mastered its contents. Keep the
book on your desk for daily reference. It tells the phy-
sician definitely what to do for a sick person. It gives
PACTS WORTH REMEMBERING 267
him a clear cut indication for each remedy. There is no
guess work or uncertainty in its teachings. It gives you
the best there is in medicine. Many remedies will be
new to you but they have been tested at the bedside of
the sick and can be depended upon to do the work if
given as indicated.
The question of dose seems to trouble some of our
good doctors. For their benefit I will insert here an
extract from an article of mine on " Healing the Sick "
published in the " Wisconsin Medical Recorder " : —
" Every dose of medicine we give must work in har-
mony with nature, every dose of medicine that has a
tendency to lower the vitality of your patient just lessens
the chance of recovery. Many doctors treat disease as
an enemy that must be expelled from the system by
force of arms. No remedy is too powerful for them.
They speak of their heroic treatment, of the big doses of
medicine and tell of the wonderful cures they have
made. All this is a mistake, for in this three-cornered
fight we have the disease, the medicine, the vitality of
the patient. The vitality of the patient being strong
enough to overcome the disease and the action of our
remedies the patient gets well.
" In this fight instead of aiding nature we give her a
' black eye '. She returns our unkindness by curing our
patient. The older I grow the more impressed I am
with the importance of not giving a remedy or a dose of
medicine that will weaken the vitality of my patients,
for if I do this I know I am working against nature, the
best friend I have. I often read in medical journals
how some doctors treat their cases, almost every rem-
edy or compound given is tearing down the vitality of
the patient. Strong cathartics are given, big doses of
morphine, digitalis, coal tar products; all this weakens
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the vitality of the patient just so much. Tht abore
remedies are the ' siege guns ' of the materia medica and
should be held in reserve for the critical time. I never
use morphine, only as a last resort to relieve pain when
all else fails. When a remedy is indicated if we give it
in big doses we get its poisonous effects. Nature treats
it as a poison and tries to expel it from the system. All
this complicates the case and lessens your chance of re-
covery.
'' Many doctors seem to think a remedy is of no value,
as a medicine, unless it is a deadly poison, and when
they give it they think it must be given in doses large
enough to show some of its poisonous symptoms. Ver-
atrum veride is one of many valuable remedies that has
been thus misused and abused. It has been ' killed in
the house of its friends \ It has been given in heroic
doses, ten and twenty drops of the tincture once in an
hour or two hours in pneumonia until the heart stopped
beating and the remedy received all the blame.
'' Veratrum in large doses on animals will cause con-
gestion of the lungs. It is indicated in the first stage
(the congestive stage) of that disease. If we give five
drops of a good tincture of veratrum viride in four
ounces of water, teaspoonful once an hour, we have
helped our patient. If nausea sets in, it is the ^ danger
signal ' of nature and we give it less often. It is only
indicated in the first stage, after that other remedies are
indicated. Veratrum is only one of many real good
remedies that have been abused because the doctor did
not know when to give and how to give it."
One of the books that should be in every doctor's
library is Webster's "Dynamical Therapeutics".
Leaving out all the dead wood and refuse matter this
book gives you the definite action of remedies. It is
PACTS WORTH REMEMBERING 269
the best work on Therapeutics ever published by any
School of Medicine.
One of the most profound scholars, one of the deepest
thinkers and conservative students of materia medica
was Dr. Edwin M. Hale, of Chicago, 111. His work on
" New Remedies " should form a part of your reading.
Dr. Richard Hughes, of London, the intellectual giant
of the Homeopathic School of England, in his book,
" Manual of Pharmacodynamics ", gives us the best
there is in Homeopathy.
mong the recent works of the Homeopathic School
of Medicine, there is one that is especially valuable
along therapeutic lines. I refer to Dr. Willis A.
Dewey's " Practical Therapeutics " which contains a
very large amount of valuable and practical therapeutic
information.
Boericke & Dewey's ** Twelve Tissue Remedies '* will
give you all the facts about the Biochemic Remedies,
and how and when to use them.
Cook's "Physio Medical Materia Medica^' or his
'* dispensatory " contains a mine of useful information
about the real remedial properties of the non-poisonous
vegetable remedies peculiar to our country.
Anshutz's " New, Old and Forgotten Remedies *' is a
book that will be of great help to you in mastering the
indications of Homeopathic remedies.
The best, or rather the most practical, work on Home-
opathic Materia Medica is Blackwood's. It is a small
work but it explains the meat of what you want to know,
Burnett on "' Tumors of the Breast " should be in your
library and be carefully studied.
'* New Field " by Burgess is the best work on Natural
Diagnosis and you should make yourself familiar with
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its contents if you desire to learn the practical diagnosis
of disease.
Webster's " New Eclectic Practice " is a grand work
on Practice ; it is up to date and will teach you definitely
what to do for the sick.
If you will buy these books and add them to your
library for reference, you will in time become proficient
in the knowledge of materia medica ; that is, the whole
realm of drug action.
If we take up one work on materia medica of any
School of Medicine, and study up on a remedy, we may
think that we know all about it, but in reality we have
only learned a part of what the remedy will actually do.
In the study of materia medica we may have to go
through several works of the diflferent Schools before
we find all there is yet known about the remedy, and
find the correct indication for its use. Any doctor who
will make it his business to master the materia medica
of the diflferent Schools of Medicine will possess a mine
of valuable knowledge. Such a doctor becomes almost
invincible because of his varied knowledge which he has
to fall back upon in cases of emergency. Whatever the
complication may be that arises he is prepared to meet
and conquer it. Such men are a tower of strength in
the sick room, and the people turn to them for help when
other physicians fail.
Remember that no military commander puts all his
best men on the "firing line"; some of the most valuable
ones — the veterans — are held in reserve, so that,
when the crisis in the battle does come, the reserves can
be called up to fill the gap and " turn the tide of battle ".
Never undertake the treatment of a diflPicult case with-
out being sure of your reserve remedies.
The better you know your materia medica the more
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sure you are to have just the right remedy to do the
work, when it is needed the most.
A physician, of all men, should be a broad-minded,
liberal man, one who wants to know the truth, one who
wants the best there is in medicine for his patients. A
doctor may be affiliated with any Medical Society or any
School of Medicine that may suit his fancy, but when it
comes right down to prescribing for the sick he should
hold to no party lines or pathies, but give the patient the
best there is in medicine — no matter whence its
source, or who has used it. Such men gain their reward
by the respect and confidence which they receive not
only from their brother physicians but from the public
at large.
Our profession has no place in it for a narrow minded
man ; a man who cannot see any good outside of his own
particular school of medicine. I have as many friends
in one school of medicine as another. I treat them all
as brother physicians. I never ask what a doctor's
medical politics are. I do not really care ; in fact, I do
not think it is really any of my business. If I can be of
any help to him, in any way, I am always glad to render
such service.
A PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR THE MEDICAL
TREATMENT OF CANCER
There are wealthy men and women in our country
who are glad to contribute to any worthy cause. To
such I urge the necessity of providing a place where the
public at large, who are victims of this dread disease,
could go and find a home and be treated according to
the treatment that has been described in this book. In
other institutions established for this purpose the pa-
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tients who seek them must submit either to a surgical
operation or else allow themselves to be experimented
upon.
There is a crying need for a home for these poor suf-
ferers from cancer, where they could have good care,
pleasant surroundings, plenty of fresh air, good food»
and be placed under the intelligent care of educated
physicians who have mastered the treatment outlined
in this book and will carry it out intelligently and con-
scientiously.
One writer has said that we have 225,000 people in
America afflicted with cancer; 75,000 dying of cancer
every yean Just think of how many precious lives
could be saved every year in such an institution ? It is
God's work and it is good work for, '^ Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren,
ye have done it unto Me ".
Every day I get letters from victims of cancer too
poor to pay for board and treatment Such people must
die for want of proper care and treatment. It is im-
possible to send medicine to those afflicted with cancer
and have them use it at home. These patients must be
seen and examined first before anything can be dont for
them. They should be under the personal care of a
physician who will see that the treatment is carried out
faithfully.
I may never Hve to see such an institution established
but such a thing is needed, and needed badly. I hope
and pray that some good people, who love their fellow
men and want to help them, will try and do something
for this class of people who need all our sympathy and
the most skillful treatment
SECTION TWENTY
BRONCHOCELE (GOITRE); EXOPHTHALMIC
GOITRE
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BRONCHOCELE (GOITRE); EXOPHTHALMIC
GOITRE
THIS is a chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland.
Other tumors of the neck may be mistaken for
goitre, but the latter may be diagnosed by direct-
ing the patient to imitate the act of swallowing. If the
tumor follows the motion of the larynx and trachea, and
at the same time occupies the natural situation of the
thyroid gland, there can be but little doubt of its nature.
Goitre is not, in itself, a painful disorder, nor does it
taint the system. It has no quality of malignancy
about it. It is always a deformity because of its
weight ; when very large it may cause distress and suf-
fering. The worst effects from goitre are its interfer-
ence with the circulation and the respiration. By its
pressure, it may obstruct the free descent of the blood
through the veins of the neck, and give rise to headache,
giddiness, noises in the ears, confusion of thought, and
a turgid condition of the head and face. Or, by press-
ing upon the esophagus, it may cause hoarseness, wheez-
ing and djrspnea. It may even impede deglutition. It
may surround all the front and sides of the neck, like a
thick collar, and rise as high as the ears, or it may hang
down in a pendulous lump and be supported by the
chest.
This disease is much more common in females than
males. In forty-nine cases of goitre treated in one
hospital in ten years, forty-eight were women. On an
average, we have twenty females, for one male, who
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are afflicted with this malady. I am inclined to the be*
lief that any uterine disease acts as an irritant and helps
to increase the size of the goitre. Because of this I feel
confident that a cure could not be expected if the uterine
trouble is allowed to take its course. It has been no*
ticed that the goitre seems to take on new life and activ-
ity during pregnancy and also during the menstrual
periods. In America the disease is sporadic^ but in
Italy, Switzerland, Asia and certain parts of England
it is endemic. The disease is quite common in localities
where the water contains much lime; in such localities
as many as 80% of the population are afflicted with this
disease.
TREATMENT
In taking a case of goitre for treatment it is always
best (if the patient is a female) for the physician to
make sure that there is no uterine disease as the con-
tributing cause. If there is anything of that kind, it
must be attended to if we expect to cure the case.
In thinking of the treatment for this condition, iris
versicolar is one of the first remedies that comes to our
mind. In my experience, I have found that the best
preparation of this remedy is a saturated tincture made
when the plant is in flower. Take the fresh roots, mash
them and add eight ounces to a pint of 80% alcohol.
Let it stand for fourteen days, then filter. The dose of
this preparation is twenty-five drops after each meaL
With this remedy internally I have made some fine
cures. Externally I use the following prescription:
9 Tinct Iodine,
Tinct Phytolacca root, a. a. Js. 8.
Mix. Sig. Paint this over the enlarged gland with
a camel's hair brush night and morning.
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There are some who claim that iodide of lime is a
cure for all cases of goitre, but in actual practice we find
that it is not. In some recent cases I have given the
remedy in one-third grain doses once in three hours for
one week, and thereafter two-thirds of a grain once in
three hours.
Iodine has been given internally in goitre but it is best
adapted to simple, recent and soft goitre, and especially
when there is aggravation of all the symptoms in a
warm room. Give iodine sixth decimal dilution, ten
drops in a little water once in two hours.
In cases of goitre where there is a hard lumpy feeling
to the swelling and it is of long standing I like iodide of
barium, third decimal trituration, three tablets once in
three hours.
Phytolacca must not be forgotten if the disease is
complicated with enlargement of the tonsils. Give
Phytolacca, five drops once in three hours. Externally
use the following prescription :
9 Specific Medicine (Lloyd's)
Phytolacca root, 5ii.
Glycerine, $"•
Mix. Sig. To be well nibbed into the growth three
times a day.
An ointment of the biniodide of mercury, three
drachms to a pound of lard, is sometimes beneficial.
This ointment is to be well rubbed in and heat applied
either from the sun's rays or by artificial means. This
should be repeated twice a day. Internally give binio-
dide of mercury, third decimal trituration, three tablets
once in three hours.
When there is a creamy, yellow coating on the tongue.
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and a feeling of pressure on the throat from the growth,
natrum phos. is the needed remedy. Give three grains
of the third decimal trituration three times a day.
In goitre with irregular hard lumps and a sense of
suffocation after sleep, spongia is the indicated remedy.
Use the third decimal trituration and prescribe three
tablets every three hours.
There is no such thing as a specific for any disease.
Examine each individual carefully and be sure that you
give the indicated remedy. Then you may expect good
results. In my experience I have never known a case
of goitre to be cured by an operation. Therefore if I
had the disease it would be my choice to employ medical
treatment, with a reasonable expectation of a cure. Do
not forget the uterine complication in goitre.
EXOPHTHALMIC GOITRE
In this disease there is palpitation of the heart and of
the arteries of the head and neck, an enlargement of the
thyroid gland and an exophthalmia. This disease oc-
curs most frequently between puberty and the meno-
pause. Men are rarely afflicted with the disease ; out of
200 cases only thirty-nine were males. Persons of a
neuropathic tendency are the most predisposed to this
affection. Chlorosis, menstrual disorders and mental
worry are usually the contributing causes of this dis-
ease. In the premonitory stage we notice a certain
irritability without any well defined cause, and mostly
in persons of a nervous temperament. They are no
longer even tempered; soon the face assumes an ex-
pression that corresponds with sudden discontent and
fleeting anger. The eyes are very prominent and star-
ing with fullness of the blood vessels behind the eye-
BRONCHOCBLE^ EXOPHTHALMIC GOITRE 878
balls which causes the protrusion. These symptoms
slowly increase for a time until the eyes are forced for-
ward in a most unnatural manner. The eyes present a
brilliant moist appearance and lachrymation is observed
frequently. Vision is normal and the pupils are not
altered. When the eye is cast downward the upper lid
does not follow as in health. The cardiac palpitation
and arterial throbbings constitute the principal symp-
toms of the disease. The cardiac palpitations are ex-
tremely violent and associated with excessive pulsations
of the arteries of the neck and head. The goitre devel-
ops after the palpitations have existed for some time.
It is usually large, soft, and, to the touch, resembles an
aneurysmal tumor. The right lobe of the thyroid is the
one which is the most enlarged. During the paroxysms
very violent throbbings are felt in the tumor, which may
double in size in a few hours, and will assume its former
size after the paroxysm is over. The principal points to
be remembered in the diagnosis of this disorder are
bulging of the eyeballs, cardiac palpitations^ and when
the eye is cast downward the upper eyelid does not
follow as in health.
TREATMENT
Belladonna is indicated when there is redness of the
face, dilatation of the pupils, arterial throbbings in the
neck and head, quick pulse, and cardiac palpitation.
Give tincture Belladonna, third decimal dilution, twenty
drops in half a glass of water, one teaspoonful once in
two hours.
Tincture ephedra vulgaris is indicated when there is a
sensation as though the eyes were being pushed out
with the tumultuous action of the heart. Prescribe this
remedy in ten drop doses once in two hours.
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Tincture lycopus virginicus is needed when the eyes
are prominent and staring, with dyspnea oppression of
the chest and cardiac palpitation. Give this remedy in
fifteen drop doses once in three hours. In severe cases
it is wise to give the maximum dose of thirty drops four
times a day.
Tincture fucua veaiculosus should be prescribed when
your patient is under thirty years of age. In recent
cases the dose should be half a teaspoonful twice a day.
In well developed cases a teaspoonful of the tincture
fucus should be given three times a day.
Tincture veratrum veride is indicated when the pulse
is full with a hardness and tension to it. Prescribe it in
doses of ten drops of the first decimal dilution once an
hour for three hours, then once in three hours until the
pulse feels soft and regular.
Iodide baryta. A feeling of hardness in the goitre
would indicate iodide baryta. Use the third decimal
trituration and give three tablets once in three hours.
As a local application for this affection I like the
following prescription :
9 Tinct. Phytolacca,
Tinct. Iodine, a. a. Si-
Mix. Sig. Paint over the enlarged gland twice a
day with a camel's hair brush.
Index
Dedication 3
Table of Contents S
Preface ; 7
Introductory 9
Cases sent by physicians 11
Cured if treated before operation 12
No specific treatment 11
Post graduate course 10
Quackery in its worst form 13
Specialist in cancer 10
Successful treatment by medicine 9
Surgery not a success 12
Treatment of chronic diseases necessary 12
Section One. Cause of Cancer.
A constitutional or blood disease • • 18
Increase of cancer caused by
(a) Worriment of mind 20
(b) Vaccination 20
(c) Meat eating 20
(d) Tea and co£Fee 21
(e) Alcoholic stimulants 21
Insurance plan of examining risks 19
Manner of cure 19
Ratio of deaths among the sexes 17
Things necessary for a cure
(a) Raise the nerve power and vitality of the patient 22
Ability of the patient to respond to treatment 22
(b)
Section Two. Surgery Not a Cure for Cancer.
American treatment of cancer 25
My first case of cancer 26
Opinion of Dr. Thomas W. Cooke 25
Opinion of Sir James Paget 25
Opinion of Dr. James Wood 26
Rank and file of the profession eager for a better method of cure 28
Uselessness of an operation 26
Section Three. The X-Ray Treatment.
Non-efficacy of the x-ray 31
Section Four. The Medical Treatment of Cancer.
Eclectic school pioneers 35
Homeopathic school workers 36
What we are to do 37
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Section Five. The Diagnosis of Cancer.
Cases to illustrate method of diagnosis 41
Bloody watery discharge 42
Diagnosis and treatment must be definite 43
Diagnosis of cancer ^ 41
Inability of the average physician to diagnose cancer 41
Medical nihilists 43
Necessary education 42
Necessity of care in making your diagnosis 45
Pathology defined 41
Speculum not needed in diagnosis 44
Touch as a diagnostic method 45
Uselessness of an operation for diagnosis 45
Section Six. Taking a Case.
Cases to decline , 49
Condition of the pulse, ton^e and eye 49
Do not make diagnostic mistakes 49
Drains must be rectified 50
Encouragement to work 52
First things to learn 49
General health improved 51
Handle all supposed cases of cancer tenderly 53
Learn to read the pulse 51
Look after complications 50
Never give an opinion without personal examination 51
Never guarantee a cure 52
Pain in examination unnecessary 53
Points to study 49
Section Seven. Diet of Cancer Patients.
Diet that has been thought would produce cancer 57
Do not restrict too largely 59
Eating too much and too fast 58
Fit your diet to each case 59
Good digestion and good blood necessary 59
Section Eight. A Medicated Bath.
Best time to take 63
Burgess (Dr. William H.) introduces the Epsom Salts bath 63
Method of preparation 63
One of the most important things 63
Results obtained 63
Useful in other forms of disease 63
Section Nine. Have Patients Under Your Personal Care.
Definite indications for remedies to be thoroughly learned 71
Do not starve your patients , 68
Do not treat at a long range 67
Enlist the help of your patients in their treatment 68
General health must be improved ._ 68
Have confidence in yourself 69
My aid is always extended 70
My book " Definite Medication " and this book should be studied
together 72
INDEX 288
Never experiment 69
The kind of men who will make successful cancer specialists .... 69
The treatment of chronic diseases 71
Treatment of chronic disease must be understood 71
Vitality lower and your cancer grows 68
Why doctors fail in treating cancer 69
Working knowledge of materia medica is necessary 71
Section Ten. Remedies That Do Have a Curative Effect Upon
Cancer.
Acetic Acid 1st X 80
Apis mel 83
Arsenic 78
Arsenic iodide 83
Asterias rubens 80
Baryta iodide 3d X 71
Belladonna 83
Bellis perennis 78
Calcarea fiouride 6th X 11
Cancer Drops 11
Chimaphila umbellata 81
Cholesterinum 3d X 82
Condurango 78
Conium maculatum 78
Corydalis formosa 79
Double sulphide 76
Echinacea 79
Galium aparine 79
Hydrastis canadensis 11
Kali mur 3d X 11
Kali sulph 3d X 82
Kresotum 3d X 80
Lapis albus 81
Lachesis 80
Nitric acid 83
Phytolacca 75
Phytolacca folium cerate 82
Phytolacca Comp. Syr l(i
Sanguinaria nitrate 81
Sempervivum tectorum 81
Silica 6th X 82
Strychnine sulph 76
Thuja 83
Thuja 30th X 79
Section Eleven. Local Treatment of Cancer.
Aid of local pastes 87
Cancer cannot be cured by local treatment alone 87
Paste formula No. 1 88
Paste formula No. 2 88
Paste formula No. 3 89
Paste formula No. 4 89
Poultice powder 90
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 91
Yellow healing salve 90
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Section Twelve. Cancer of the Breast.
Prognosis 99
Study "Definite Medication" 100
Symptoms 97
Things you must not do 98
Varieties:
(a) Scirrhus • 95
(b) Encephaloid 95
(c) Adenoid 96
(d) Sarcoma 96
Treatment of the Different Forms of Cancer of the Breast
(Illustrated by a variety of cases in actual practice.)
Case I. Rose Cancer of the Breast
Paste No. 1 101
Poultice powder 101
Yellow healing salve 101
Boro glycerine 101
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 101
Comp. Cathartic Pills 101
Case II. Scirrhus Cancer.
Kali mur 3d X 102
Tr. Phytolacca 102
Epsom Salts 102
Symptoms that always mark improvement 103
Watch your patient 103
Case III. Scirrhus Cancer (male).
Calcarea flouride 6th X 104
Case IV. Scirrhus Cancer.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 105
Strychnine sulph. . . < 105
Kali mur 6th X 105
Poultice (equal parts Phytolacca, slippery elm and
lobelia) 105
Case V. Scirrhus Cancer.
lodo Bromide Calcium 105
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 105
Quinine sulph. 106
Arom. Sulph. Acid 106
Cinchona Comp. Tr 105
Case VI. Scirrhus Cancer.
Plaster (hydrastis and conium) 106
Paste No. 1 107
Poultice Powder 107
Yellow healing salve 107
lodo Bromide Calcium .^ 107
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 107
Quinine sulph 4 107
INDEX SU
Case VII. Encephaloid Cancer.
Paste No. 1 107
Poultice powder 107
Cancer Drops 1^
Strychnine sulph 107
Case VIII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Tr. Phytolacca 108
Kali mur 3d X 108
Poultice (equal parts Phytolacca, slippery elm
and lobelia) 108
Case IX. Scirrhus Cancer.
Tr. Chimaphila 109
Strychnine sulph 109
Soap and Lead Plaster 109
Epsom Salts bath 109
Double Sulphide tablets 109
Hydrastis 109
Thuja 109
Phytolacca 109
Case X. Cancer of the Breast
Tr. Hydrastis 3d X dilution 110
Phytolacca Comp. Syr ^ 110
Eucalyptus 110
Salicylic acid 110
Vaseline 110
Case XI. Scirrhus Cancer. *
Paste No. 1 110
Poultice Powder 110
Yellow healing salve 110
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 110
Quinine sulph 110
Case XII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Phytolacca cerate •.^.«.«. Ill
Arnica cerate Ill
Belladonna cerate Ill
Tr. Hydrastis Ill
Tr. Conium Ill
Tr. Phytolacca Ill
Case XIIL Scirrhus Cancer.
Baryta iodide Ill
Hydrastis Tr. 3d X dilution Ill
Boro glyceride 112
Phytolacca Tr 112
Case XIV. Scirrhus Cancer.
Phytolacca cerate 112
Arnica cerate 112
Belladonna cerate 112
Tr. Hydrastis 112
Tr. Conium , 112
INDEX
Case XV. Scirrhus Cancer.
Paste No. 1 113
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 113
Quinine Sulph 113
Yellow healing salve 113
Case XVI. Adenoid Cancer (male).
Granular calcium chloride 1 13
Vaseline 113
Tr. H ydrasti s 114
Tr. Conium 114
Tr. Phytolacca 114
Case XVII. Encephaloid Cancer.
Tr. Hydrastis 114
Tr. Baptisia 114
Tr. Phytolacca 114
Strychnine sulph 114
Poultice (Phytolacca and lobelia) 114
C^se XVIII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Strychnine sulph 115
C^lcarea flouride 6th X 115
Tr. Hydrastis 115
Tr. Conium 115
Tr. Phytolacca*. 115
lodo Bromide Calcium 116
Poultice (Phytolacca and lobelia) 115
Case XIX. Scirrhus Cancer.
Boro Ettcalyptol 116
Strychnine sulph 116
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 116
Case XX. Encephaloid Cancer.
Paste No. 3 T 116
Poultice powder 117
Yellow healing salve 117
Strychnine sulph 117
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 117
Case XXI. Scirrhus Cancer.
Kali mur 3d X 117
Tr. Hydrastis 3d X dilution 117
Quinine sulph 117
Aromatic Sulph. Acid 117
Cinchona Comp. Tr 117
Case XXII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Paste No. 1 118
Poultice powder 118
Yellow healing salve 118
Strychnine sulph 118
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 118
INDEX
287
Case XXIII. Scirrhtts Cancer.
Tr. Hydrastis 119
Tr. Phytolacca 119
Strychnine sulph 119
Poultice (Phytolacca) 119
Case XXIV. Scirrhus Cancer.
Hydrastis 3d X 119
Strychnine sulph 120
Poultice (Phytolacca) 120
Case XXV. Scirrhtts Cancer.
Calcarea flouride 6th X. . ^ 120
Cancer Drops ^.. 120
Phytolacca cerate 120
Belladonna cerate 120
Arnica cerate 120
Case XXVI. Scirrhus Cancer.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 121
Strychnine sulph 121
Paste No. 1 121
Poultice powder 121
Yellow healing salve 121
Case XXVII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Strychnine sulph « . . . . 122
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 122
Phytolacca folium cerate 122
Case XXVIII. Scirrhus Cancer.
Tr. Hydrastis 122
Tr. Baptisia 122
Tr. Thuja 122
Calcarea flouride 6th X 122
Strychnine sulph 122
Poultice (Phytolacca) 123
Case XXIX. Scirrhus Cancer.
Tr. Phytolacca 123
Kali mur 3d X 123
Double Sulphide tablets (Burgess) 123
Poultice (pnytolacca) 123
Case XXX. Scirrhus Cancer.
Double Sulphide tablets (Burgess) 124
Scrophularia Comp. Syr. 124
Strychnine sulpha 124
Epsom salts bath 124
Case XXXI. Scirrhus Cancer.
Boro Eucalsrptol 124
Tr. Thuja 124
Tr. Baptisia 124
Tr. Hydrastis 124
Strychnine sulph 124
Double Sulphide tablets (Burgess) 124
888 INDBX
Case XXXII. Sarcoma.
Paste Na 4 125
Poultice powder 125
Phytolacca cerate 125
Strychnine sulph. 126
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 126
Double Sulphide tablets (Burgess) 126
Section Thirteen. Bpithelioma.
Fibrous Cancer 129
Symptoms of Cancer of the Up 129
Treatment 130
Case I. Cancer of the Lip.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. ^ 130
Case IL Epithelioma.
Paste No. 1 130
Poultice powder 130
Yellow healing salve 131
Phytolacca Comp. Syr .• 131
Qumine sulph 131
Case III. Epithelioma.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 131
Paste No. 1 131
Poultice powder 131
Yellow healing salve 131
Method of applying the paste in cancer of the lip . . 131
lodo Bromide Calcium (Tilden ft Co.) 132
Case IV. Cancer of the Lip and Tongue.
Paste No. 1 134
Poultice powder 135
Yellow he^inff salve 135
Strychnine sulph. 135
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 135
Case V. Epithelioma.
Strychnine sulph 135
Paste No. 3 135
Poultice powder 135
Yellow healing salve 135
Case VI. Cancer of the Lip.
Paste No. 1 135
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 135
8umine sulph. 135
ther remedies which I have found useful in can-
cer in the Lip.
(a) Equal parts of hamamelis and warm
water when the sldn is hard and rough. 132
(b) Juice of fresh birch leaves applied ex-
ternally 132
Phytolacca root, soft extract 133
Paste of Phytolacca, saaguinaria and red
clover flowers 133
u
INDEX 289
Section Fottrteen. Cancer of the Head, Face, Nose, and Other
Forms of External Cancer,
Cases I and II. Incurable 139
Case III. Cancer on the Top of the Head.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 139
Strychnine sulph 140
Paste No. 1 140
Poultice powder 140
Yellow healing salve 4 140
Symptoms of Skin Cancer upon the Face and Nose 140
Case IV. Cancer of the Nose.
Sanguinaria Solid Ext 141
Phytolacca root Solid Ext 141
Red Clover Solid Extract 141
Poultice powder 141
Yellow healing salve 141
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 142
Case V. Cancer on the Neck.
Strychnine sulph 142
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 142
Paste No. 1 142
Poultice powder 142
Yellow healing salve 142
Case VI. Cancer of the Wrist
Paste No. 1 142
Poultice powder 142
Yellow healing salve 142
Case VII. Cancer of the Nose.
Be careful your application does not go too deep.. 142
Paste No. 2 143
Pulverized opium to lessen pain 143
Poultice powder 143
Yellow healing salve 143
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 143
Case VIII. Cancer of the Face.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 143
Strychnine sulph 143
Paste No. 3 143
Poultice powder 143
Yellow healing salve 143
Case IX. Cancer of the Nose.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 143
Paste No. 3 143
Poultice powder 143
Yellow healing salve 143
Case X. Cancer of the Chin.
Paste No. 1 144
Poultice powder 144
Yellow healing salve 144
INDEX
Case XI. Cancer of the Nose.
Strychnine sulph 144
Phjrtolacca Comp. Syr 144
Paste No. 1 144
Poultice powder 144
Yellow healing salve 144
Case XII. Cancer of the Neck.
Paste No. 1 145
Poultice powder 145
Yellow healing salve 145
Strychnine sulph 145
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 145
Case XIII. Cancer of the Back.
Strychnine sulph 145
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 145
Paste No. 2 145
Poultice powder 145
Yellow healing salve 145
Case XIV. Cancer of the Nose.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 145
Strychnine sulph 145
Paste No. 1 145
Poultice powder 146
Yellow healing salve 146
Case XV. Cancer of the Neck.
Paste No. 1 146
Poultice powder 146
Yellow healing salve 146
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 146
Case XVI. Cancer of the Ear.
Paste No. 3 146
Poultice powder 146
Yellow healing salve 146
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 146
Case XVII. Cancer of the Nose.
Strychnine sulph 147
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 147
Paste No. 3 147
Poultice powder 147
Yellow healing salve 147
Case XVIII. Cancer of the Bye.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 147
Strychnine sulph 147
Paste No. 3 147
Poultice powder 148
Yellow healing salve 148
INDEX ni
Case XIX. Cancer below the Eye.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 148
Strychnine sulph 148
Paste No. 1 148
Poultice powder 148
Yellow healing salve 148
Case XX. Cancer below the Eye.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 148
Paste No. 1 148
Poultice powder 148
Yellow healing salve 148
Case XXI. Cancer of the Eye.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 148
Strychnine sulph 148
Paste No. 1 149
Poultice powder 149
Morphia sulph 149
Zinc sulph 149
Glycerine 149
Rosae aqua 149
Case XXII. Cancer below the Eye.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 149
Paste No. 1 149
Poultice powder 149
Yellow healing salve 149
Case XXIII. Cancer under the Eye.
Silicea 6th X '. 149
Calcarea phos. 6th X 149
Phytolacca folium cerate 149
Cancer of the Penis.
S^ptoms ISO
Enagnostic points 150
When curable 150
Case XXIV. Cancer of the Penis.
Phjrtolacca Comp. Syr 151
Strychnine sulph 151
Paste No. 1 151
Poultice powder 151
Yellow healing salve 151
Case XXV. Cancer of the Penis.
Strychnine sulph 151
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 151
Paste No. 1 151
Poultice powder 151
Yellow healing salve 152
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Case XXVI. Cancer of the Penis.
Paste No. 1 1S2
Poultice powder 152
Yellow healing salve 152
Phytolacca Comp. Sjrr. 152
Strychnine snlph. 152
Cancer of the Arm, Leg, Foot and Hand. 152
Case XXVII. Encephaloid Cancer of the Leg.
Strychnine snlph. 152
Scrophularia Comp. Syr 152
Paste No. 1 152
Poultice powder 153
Yellow healing salve 153
Case XXVI I L Cancer of the Arm.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 153
Paste No. 1 153
Poultice powder 153
Yellow healing salve 153
Cancer of the Hand 153
Case XXIX. Cancer of the Back of the Hand.
Poultice (equal parts Phytolacca, slippery elm
and baptisia) 154
Paste No. 1 154
Poultice powder 154
Yellow healing salve 154
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 154
Case XXX. Cancer of the Bottom of the Foot
Poultice (equal parts slippery elm and lobelia) . . 154
Paste No. 1 155
Poultice powder 155
Yellow healing salve 155
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 155
Lupus 155
Lupus Excedens «..«. 156
Lupus non Excedens 156
Treatment.
Hydrocotyle asiatica 156
Hydrastis 156
Aurum mur 3d X 156
Potassium bichromate 156
'.'ase XXXI. Lupus.
Chromium chloride 156
Poultice powder 157
Yellow healing salve , 157
Tr. Thuja 157
Tr. Baptisia 157
Tr. Phytolacca 157
Case XXXII. Lupus.
Creosote 157
Calomel 157
Hydrocotyle 157
INDEX ns
Section Fifteen. Sarcoma.
Various forms 161
Case I. Osteo-Sarcoma.
Strychnine sulph 161
Phjrtolacca Comp. Syr 161
Podophyllin 162
Leptandrin « 162
Nux vomica Ext 162
Gentian Ext 162
Paste No. 1 162
Poultice powder 162
Yellow healing salve 162
Case II. Cystic-Sarcoma.
Scro^hularia Comp. Ssrr. 162
Quinine sulph 162
Arom. Sulph. Acid 162
Cinchona Comp. Tr. 162
lodo Bromide Calcium 162
Case III. Sarcoma of the Nose.
Boro glycerine 163
Phytolacca Fl. Ext 163
Baptisia Fl. Ext 163
Lobelia Fl. Ext 163
Zinc sulph 163
Double Sulphide 163
Calcarea flouride 6th X 163
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 163
Cancer of the Scrotum 164
Treatment:
Fowler's Solution 164
Spongia 3d X 164
Aurum 12th X 164
Poultice powder 164
Phytolacca Fl. Ext 164
Paste No. 3 164
Yellow healing salve 164
Cancer of the Vagina 165
Symptoms 165
Case IV. Cancer of the Urethra.
Zinc chloride 165
Carbolic acid 165
Poultice (ec^ual parts slippery elm and flaxseed). . . 165
Yellow healmg salve 165
Silicea 6th X 166
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 166
Case V. Cancer of the Vagina.
Thuja Tr 166
Glycerine 166
Phytolacca Tr 166
Strychnine sulph 166
IM INDEX
Section Sixteen. Radium as a Cure for Cancer.
Its present status 1€9
Specific indication needed 169
Will ^ve my opinion later 169
Exploited remedies now obsolete 170
Section Seventeen. Internal Cancer.
Cancer of the Tongue 173
Symptoms 173
Case I. Cancer of the Tongue.
Galium aparine Tr 174
Case II. Cancer under the Tongue.
Sempervivum tectorum Tr. 2d X 174
Glycerine 174
Case III. Cancer on the Side of the Tongue.
Sanguinaria nitrate 175
Glycerine 175
Muriatic acid 3d X 175
Kali cyanatum 3d X 175
Cancer of the Mouth and Throat 175
Case IV. Cancer of the Mouth.
Chromic acid 177
Listerine 177
Silicea6th X 177
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 177
Case V. Cancer of the Mouth.
Lactic acid 177
Sempervivum Tr 177
Glycerine 177
Case VI. Cancer of the Throat
Lactic acid 178
Pinus canadensis White (Kennedy's) 178
Borax 178
Glycerine 178
Soda sulphite 178
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 178
Strychnine sulph 178
Cancer of the Stomach 178
Causes of 179
Examination for 179
Favorite Location of 180
Svmptoms 181
Treatment by Internal Remedies 182
Acetic acid 184
Bismuth 186
Calcarea flouride 186
Colocynth 186
Condurango 186
Dioscorea 186
Fowler's Solution 185
Hydrastis 184
INDEX 886
Hydrastis Fluid (Lloyd's) 184
Kresotum 186
Nux vomica 186
Case VII. Cancer of the Stomach.
Nux vomica 187
Alcohol 187
Hydrastin 187
Bismuth Sub nitrate 187
Glycerine 187
Acetic acid 1st X 187
Case VIII. Cancer of the Stomach.
Nux vomica 188
Alcohol 188
Hydrastis fluid (Lloyd's) 188
Croton oil 188
Olive oil 188
Tar Plaster Comp 188
Simple cerate 188
Case IX. Cancer of the Stomach.
Acetic acid 1st X 189
Hydrastis fluid (Lloyd's) 189
Kresotum 6th X 189
Fowler's Solution Arsenic 189
Case X. Cancer of the Stomach.
Fowler's solution arsenic 189
Nux vomica 2d X 189
Calcarea flouride 6th X. 189
Acetic acid 1st X 189
Viburnum Comp. (Hayden's) 189
Case XI. Cancer of the Stomach 190
Case XII. Cancer of the Stomach.
Acetic acid 1st X 191
Hydrastis fluid (Lloyd's) 191
Double Sulphide tablets (Burgess) 191
Fowler's Solution Arsenic 191
Colocynth Tr 191
Nux vomica 2d X 191
Diet for Cancer of the Stomach 192
Case XIII. Cancer attached to the Bowels.
Thuja Tr 194
Conium Tr 194
Hydrastis Tr 194
Phytolacca Tr 194
Hypophosphites Syr. (Gardiner's) 194
Cascara cordial 194
lodo bromide calcium (Tilden's) 194
Cypripedin 194
Scutellarin 194
Hyoscyamus Ext 194
Butter cacao 194
Strychnine sulph 195
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Cincer of the Intestines 196
Symptoms 196
Treatment by Internal Remedies 197
Acetic acid 197
Aloin 197
Baptisia 198
Capsicum 197
Chmum arsenicum 197
Colocynth * 197
Goto bark 198
Electic Wash 198
Lobelia 198
Nuphar lutea 198
Neutralizing cordial 198
Nux vomica 197
Olive oil 198
Podophyllin 197
Spigeiia 197
Zinc sulph 198
Cancer of the Rectum 199
Diagnosis 199
Svmptoms 200
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Cacao butter 199, 202
Collinsonia 201
Cypripedin 202
Double sulphide 201
Hyoscyamus 202
lodol 199
Jatropa 201
Opium 199
Phytolaccin 200
Plumbum iodide 202
Resorcin 199
Sanguinaria 200
Scutcllarin 202
Strychnine 200
Case XIV. Cancer of the Rectum.
Strychnine sulph 203
Phytolaccin 203
Jatropa 203
Double sulphide 203
Thuja 203
Collinsonia 203
Stillingia 203
Veratrum 203
Epsom Salts bath 204
Hyoscyamus 204
Eclectic wash 204
Lobelia 204
Baptisia 204
Zinc sulph 204
Echafolta 204
Echinacea 204
Olive oil 205
Carbolic acid 205
Glycerine 205
Iodine 205
INDEX 297
Cactina 205
Quinine 205
Glonoin 205
Chromic acid 206
Iodoform 206
Eucalyptus 206
Hamamelis 206
Case XV. Cancer of the Rectum. -
Strychnine sulph 206
Ferrum 1st X 206
Nitric acid 3d X 206
Thuja 206
Vaseline 206
Nuphar lutea 207
Case XVI. Cancer of the Rectum.
Thuja 207
Cypripedin 207
Scuteilarin 207
Hyoscyamus 207
Cacao butter 207
Phytolaccin 207
Sangruinarin 207
Strychnine 207
Case XVII. Cancer of the Rectum.
Chromic acid 207
Iodoform * 207
Eucalyptus 207
Phytolacca Comp. Syr 208
Strychnine sulph 208
Quinine sulph 208
Log Wood Ext 208
Bismuth sub nitrate 208
Gelsemin 208
Cancer of the Bladder.
Symptoms 208
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Chimiphila 209
Double sulphide 209
Equisetum hyemali 209
Eucalyptus 209
Fowler^s solution arsenic. . . , 209
Terebinthina 209
Thuja 209
Cancer of the Liver.
Symptoms 210
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Chelidonium 210
Chelone glabra 211
Cholestennum 211
Echinacea 210
Iodoform 211
Strychnine sulph 210
Case XVIII. Cancer of the Liver.
Nux vomica 6th X 211
Cholestrinum 3d X 211
298 INDEX
Case XIX. Cancer of the Liver.
Chelidonitim 212
Nux vomica 2d X 212
Kali mar 6th X 212
Cancer of the Uterus.
Causes 212, 213
Sjrmptoms 213
Varieties 213
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Boro glycerine 216
Carbolic acid 216
Helonias 215
Iron Ammonio citrate 215
Kresotum 215
Lachesis 216
Lapis Albus 215
Phytolacca 215
Slippery elm poultice 216
Uterine wafers (Micajah's) 216
Zinc chloride 216
Case XX. Scirrhus Cancer of the Uterus.
Sepia 6th X 217
Phytolacca 217
Heionias 217
Zinc chloride 217
Carbolic acid 217
Slippery elm 217
Boro glycerine 217
Uterine wafers (Micajah's) 217
Case XXI. Cancer of the Uterus.
Local treatment same as case XX.
Phytolacca Comp. Syr. 218
Experience of Dr. Eugene Carmichael 218
Cauliflower Cancer of the Uterus.
Diagnosis 220
Svmptoms , 219
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Ferrum 1st X 221
Hydrogen peroxide 221
Thuja 221
Ustilago 1st X 221
Cancer of the Pancreas.
Symptoms 221
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Colocvnth 222
Double sulphide (Burgess) 222
Iodine 6th X 222
Nux vomica 2d X 222
Fibroid Tumors.
Symptoms 223
Treatment by Internal Remedies.
Aloin 225
Belladonna 225
Cinnamon aqua 224
Electricity 226
Ergot 226
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Glycerine 228
Hydrastis 224
Hypophosphites Comp. Syr. 225
Ichthyol 228
Iris versicolar 227
Jamaica dogwood 228
Lime 225
Lime iodide 225
Nux vomica 226
Phytolacca 224
Podophyllin 225
Sodae bi-carb 224
Solidago virga aurea 225
Ustilago 226
Case XXII. Fibroid Tumor of the Uterus.
Hypophosphites Comp. Syr. 229
Phytolacca 229
Hydrastis 229
Sodae bi-carb 229
Case XXIII. Fibroid Tumor of the Uterus.
Treatment same as Case XXII 229
Case XXIV. Fibroid Tumor attached to Os Uteri.
Fraxinus Tr. 230
Lime iodide 230
Solidago yirg. aurea 230
Case XXV. Fibroid Tumor of the Uterus.
Phytolacca 230
Hypophosphites Comp. Syr 230
Hydrastis 230
Simple syrup 230
Podophyllin 230
Leptandrin 230
Hydrastin 230
Nux vomica 230
Case XXVI. Fibroid Tumor of the Uterus.
Solidago Virg. aurea 1st X 231
Aurum mur. nat 3d X 231
Calcarea flouride 6th X 231
Kali mur 6th X 231
Ichthyol 231
Glycerine 231
Lime iodide 231
Fraxinus Tr 231
Section Eighteen. Remedies that Are Useful in the Treatment of
Cancer.
Apis Mel 235
Apocynum canabinum 235
Arnica montana 235
Arsenic 236
Arsenic iodide 236
Arsenic kali 237
Asterias rubens 237
Aurum muriaticum natronatum 237
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