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fliaw, wsts. MISWHWI1 x&m-j.. -V aaauwcv fr 1 The tp 1or Pneumonia y Che STORY OF A NEW TREAT MENT W& THIS? DISEASE WHICH HAS FACED FOUR TINES m FOUR HUNDRED TRIALS MEXICO'S B M Francisco I. Madero, Loader of the Late Revolution. N12UMONIA now hua Us nntl-toxln. It hau been tried In four hundred cacen with only four failures to cure, nnd those four wore In ox tremlH when first treated. And, In irony Instances, with pneumonia traveled Its brother assassin, ty phoid fever. It has been tried out In a now, raw country where pneu monia coma. at Its most violent and collects Its hcalest death toll. hut. even under theso extreme condi tions, It Iuui been tried and ummr cntly proved. Btoadly the remedy Is simple. A culture of tho germs In a patient aro taken. From each a vac cine Is developed, and an nntl-toxln, made by mix ing the vaccines In tho exact pioportlons In which tho germs nre found In tho body, Is Injected In very large dotes. Modcrato doses are regarded as Ineffectual, int-rcly serving to further entrench tho causitivo germs. Hut, by this remedy, they aro not left standing room. They aro cleansed from tho body as with a hoso. ' Tho three germs which comblno to kill pneu monia patients aro pueumococcus, tho direct causo of pneu monia; staphylococ cus, which Is respon sible for localized pustules and ab cesses; and strepto coccus, which causes erysipelas and blood poisoning and 9 ever ready to attack tho weakened hu man structure. Each of these germs de velops n metabolic fluid which can bo transformed Into an antl-toxtn. As tho doctors put It, tho remedy Is auto-gen-ous. Combine tlioso self-created cnemlos, and send back an army of them, and the germs aro anni hilated. That Is why all tho two thous and cases treated have recovered. Once the antl-toxln was administered, the germs did not have a ghost of a chance. &2.&zXGr ? zruc$o' rciet ?&. sjgw mimmmmmmmmmmmBmjmmKammmmmmimmnmmmm This way to meet pneumonia's swift thrust la the discovery of Dr. August Francis Schafor. a country practitioner of Bakerstlold, California. If Dr. Schafor had been in Paris, Instead of an oil town in the depths of California, we would have been electrified by his discovery two years ago. As it is, ho waited until ho could bring it forth with its record of two thousand canes before ho even took Into his confidence tho nearest medical society. Without those two thousand casos doc tors would havo been free to doubt. With them he has met tho professional requirement of an in fallible remedy. How has he done it? How could a country doc tor discover what all the laboratories of Europe havo failed to reveal? These are natural ques tions. Dut it was not a fluke. Tho discovery was not made by accident. Dr. Schafer studied dis ease germs diligently for ten years and developed a laboratory not matched in the hospitals of San Francisco before ho injected his anti-toxin into a human being. Then he tried it on himself to make sure that it was harmless. He 1b a scientific student, with a thorough knowledge of medicine and surgery. Ho would have worked out his theo ries anywhere. Tho accident lay in the fact that he lived In Bakersfleld. The Pneumonia Test. No moro severo test could have been given the antl-toxln than Bakersfleld has afforded in the past two years. In that district pneumonia accom panies most diseases, ofton In the duplex form. In ten per cent, of the cases abscesses develop in the lung, or pus accumulates in the pleural cavity. Moreover, it comes swiftly and strikes suddenly. The oil rushes have built towns in a night. Rapid change, exposure and bad water have been fol lowed by typhoid and pneumonia. Men have gone to bed feeling badly and never seen the end of the next day. They havo fallen in the streets as if stricken with a plague. But for two years now most of the physicians In that part of the country have been Inoculating their patients with serum provided by Dr. Schafor, and, contrary to the ex perience of all previous rush settlements, there has been no epidemic of pneumonia. Extreme cases have been tho rule in Dr. Schafer's practice. Even after all hopo has been given up, he has pulled patients through. Among the pneumonia cases cured by him, before he took the world into his confidence, were: Two Infants. Twenty children from two to eloven years old. Eight chronic alcoholics, three of whom had bad delirium tremens. Sixteen cases with measles aswell as pneu monia Three with blood poisoning In thotr hands and legs In addition to pneumonia. Three with peritonitis complications; and Twenty-two patlonts over sixty years old. Among clghteon cases of duplex lobar pneu monia was a mau of nlnoty-two, on almost un precedented recovery. There were, bosldos, two cases following operations at childbirth, one threo and the other six days after. Tho second woman was In desperate straits when Dr. Schafor saw her. She had a pulso of 180, when it could bo pal pitated at all. and her temperature was 108.8. But the recovered. To develop the antitoxin from tho pa tient's germs takes sovoral days, and usually there is no time to waste, to m his llakersfleld prac tice Dr. Schafer worked out a rough for mula which was found to be effective in local cases. He prepared what ho termod a "mixed In fection," which Is worth knowing about for tho lives it has already saved. As far as experiments havo gone, it might be called the pneumonia anti toxin. It is composed of equal portions of tho counter-irritants to tho three germs predominant in pneumonia. This mixture was the result of long experiment nnd is unquestionably a certain remedy for pneumonia in Bakersfleld. It is made by stimulating the artificial growth of the three germs by ordinary laboratory methods until the metabolic fluid thrown off has progressed sufficiently, when the cultured mass Is incubated, macerated and disintegrated. The mixing of the resulting vaccines requires great skill. This stock anti-toxin will probably prove to be valuable anywhere. In the first few days follow ing tho announcement of the remedy In January of this year, when San Francisco physicians could only believe it tho work of a quack, Dr. Henry Spiro took a chance with it in a desperate situa tion, with astonishing results. "A pneumonia patient was apparently dying," he explained afterwards, "and, in what seemed his last breath, ho begged for any relief. But I could do nothing for him, except try the new Schafer remedy. And so, as a last resort, I Injected into his veins twice tho amount of the anti-toxin Dr. Schafer prescribed. "An hour later he showed improvement. Be fore night he was out or danger. In eight days ho walked from tho hospital. In much less serious cases it would ordinarily have taken him at loast three weeks." Tho charts and records of this case are in St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco. In practice the stock antl-toxln has been used, but, unless the patient has shown immediate bene fits, cultures have been taken and special prepa rations made in which the anti-toxins have been mixed in the exact proportions in which the germs were found in the body. And, in every case in which this has been done, the patient has prompt ly rallied and got woll. Two yenrs ago Dr. Schafer took Into his confi dence four other physicians In Bakorsflold. One of them. Dr. N. N. nrown, alone treated over a thousand cases without a death. Somo of them wero for publishing thod Iscovory to tho world. They said Dr. Schafer was hiding his light under a bushel. But Dr. Schafer was against It. Ho know that If ho had a real, enduring light, It would shine out from under tho bushel. First It becamo known In tho surrounding coun try that Bakersfleld was the placo to go to and bo cured. Thon the news gradually spread, and cure after euro mado tho light burn brightly under tbo bushel. But it was not until this winter that it attracted the attention of San Francisco physi cians. Sovoral, after listening to tales of seeming ly impossible cures, went down to Bakersilold, dubious but curious. Among tbeso visitors was Dr. Frederick Fehlol sen, a scientific bacteriologist who discovered the micro-organism which causes erysipelas. He re mained two weeks, and m the end of that time returned enthusiastic. After somo difficulty he was ablo to persuade tho San Francisco Medical Society to Invite Dr. Schafer to deliver an address. Tho facts of Dr. Schafer's cures wero unbellev able, but tho audience could not help being Im pressed by tho IntciiM', dynamic aspect of tho man. They might doubt tho possibility, but they could not doubt Dr. Schafer's earnestness. Against their will they had to take him seriously. When tho meeting closed, they arranged for a clinic at the Southern Pacific Hospital, where Dr. Schafor, In tho presence of tho chief surgeons of the biggest bospltnls, agreed to euro overy case that was brought before him. Ho accepted them as they camo nnd the worst was reported cured in eight days. In other words, ho was given n trial before a competent Jury, and proved his ense. At tho February meeting of tho San Francisco Medical Society Dr. Schafer was to speak at length and tho hall was crowded, but there woro many physicians present who had not had a first hand opportunity to study Dr. Schafer's methods and, although he was supported by men whoso medical reputations wero above reproach, they rofused to permit the society to endorse him. Thoy hold that It was a matter for each member to work out in his own practice. Tho address was novor delivered, but, meanwhile, lives were being saved every day by tho use of tho antl-toxln. During that trying month in San Francisco Dr. Schafer was careful not to advanco a single claim. Ho merely showed tho results of his experiments and let them speak for themselves. To medical men ho was quite open, but a mystery surrounded him because he refused to talk for publication. Ho refused becauso ho felt tho delicacy of his po sition. As he himself expressed It, ho was "tho victim of tho magnltudo of actual accomplish ment." It would havo been very easy for him to havo acquired the reputation of a charlatan. But he is entirely saved from that by the fact that be has been furnishing his antl-toxln frco from the beginning. Far from making money out of his discoveries, be has sunk his small fortuno of $40, 000 into his laboratory work and at one time, about five years ago, Just before he clinched his discoveries, he went deeply Into debt. Even at this is being written, be Is preparing three hun dred samples of his serums which are to be sent to leading physicians and surgeons In all parts of the United States. With them Dr. Schafer has agreed to leavo tho final verdict as to the value of his remedies. Other Tests. Pneumonia Is not th6 only disease Dr. Schafer has cured, but it has attracted most attention on account of its seeming infallibility. Back of the remedies lies a new theory of medicine. Its prin ciple Is revolutionary. It disregards many cher ished medical ideas. But it gets results. Llttlo as they have been able to understand It, many of tho best physicians and surgeons In San Francisco have recommended it. "Regardless of all doubts and theorlos," said Dr. W. B. Coffey, tho Southern Pacific surgeon, "I have seen real men who have been mado well by it." Other diseases in which Dr. Schafer has brought permanent cures with his antitoxins aro scarlet fever, rheumatism, diphtheria, typhoid fever; dys entery, erysipelas, tetanus and certain forms of tuberculosis. With that list let us stop and take breath. Al together the various anti-toxins Dr. Schafer has produced havo been used in 4,600 cases with only ten deaths. Of the 150 people treated In San Fran cisco only three died. This conies pretty nearly being a panacea. Do you seo why Dr. Schafer is so canny with his re marks? Suppose he had announced he could cure anything. Ho would havo been promptly dlcred ited. But when you como right down to It, Dr. Schafer Is convinced that ho can cure anything, Tho only disease he ha3 encountered In his prac tice which he has not been able to cure entirely Is tuberculosis. But even that has yielded, except in severo cases. It is Dr. Schafer's expressed wish not to lay too much stress on tuberculosis. Ho fears too great credence. Ho does not wish to raise hopes. Nor docs ho want to havo his olilco in Bakorfleld ho. sieged by tubercular patients. At tho present timo ho Is planning to havo hlo antitoxins avail able In ovory community, where any doctor can administer them, Ho is firmly convinced In his own mind that he has brought a groat boon to humanity, and ho wants nil humanity to have tho advantage of it. There Is to be no patent, no restriction of any kind on tbo development or use of his remedies. That Is one of the reasons why thoso who have bocomo acquainted with his work la California believe la him to completely, Small In Stature, Buf Large In Ac complishment and With Will and Personality That Domin ates Others. Molci Clly, Alex Mexico's big lit tlo man today hceius to ho Francisco 1. Mudoio, tho lender (if tho revolution' lulu A year ago Ills ntuno was hand led In Jest in the olllclnl circles of .Mexico City Tho paitlsanii of Diaz called him u dimmer, a prattler of nonsense, a player to the galleries, a misguided and hnrmlcst propagandist, who. coinet-lllie, would llaio, swish briefly, mid die. iteccnt events have titulllflcd tills comment, ami his pioplieey Tho to foiius lor which Madero gave hl-i lime. inlM'd Ills olee mid lout most of his pilvnto fnritino nic In tho making Some of his dionnm have lieeu trans muted Into Mexican oig.mlo law Tho alchemy of public opinion In working a like procoHH with otlieiH It wan Madiio'H book on "Tho Pres idential Succession of HMO" tli.it tlrsi biouglit him within tho tango of pub lic vision, la that work he praised Diaz, for accomplishing much thnt was good In Ills long rclgti and pointed out the wcakuiMises of the administration a.s ho saw them, lie expressly re dared that tho "sago of Alexlco" had outlived his usofuliies and that a change was Imperative for tho wel fare of the republic and tho rights of tho people In daring to publish this arraign ment or Diaz and his ixillcius, Madero showed his nerve. Others had thought as ho and had said so privately, but iiouo had had tho audacity to express his conviction In cold type. Atexlcans were astounded at this fiank dis cussion of their national affairs nnd predicted Hint Aladcro would lose his head or his liberty. Having prepared tho way with his book, Madero an nounced himself it cnndldato of tho antl re-election, or liberal, party for tho presidency early last year. Ho was formally nominated by a conven tion of Hint party on April 15, 1910. Then ho Mnrtcd upon a whirlwind campaign that made Americans resi dent In Alexlco think of tho Btlrrlng rallies in this country 25 years ago when fireworks, transparencies, torch light processions and noisy demonstra- STONE IN BLADDER REMOVED IN REMARKABLE WAY A year and n half ago I was taken wllfi a severe attack of kidney trouble that pained mo to such an extent that mor phine, had to bo given me. Was attended by a doctor who pronounced it at slono in tho bladder nnd ptreribod Lithl.i Water. I took I.illiin Water and tablets for notno tlnw and received no relief from tliem. 1 stopped taking medicines for some timo and htvinn boiiiu Dr. Kiltnct's Swamp-Hunt in tho house, I decided to try it and felt much relieved; vvlulo taking tho second bottle commenced to pan gravel in urine until 1 had pit fed in all at lent a half a dozen or more ami havn not suffered tho Rlighte.it since and in all havo taken mm bottle .ind a half and feel cry grateful to Dr. Kilmer's Su amp-Hoot Yours very truly, 11. W. BI'INKS. Camp Ilfll, Ala. Personally appealed before me this 10th of August, IU0O, H. W. Spink, who subscribed tiio above statement and mado oath that miinu ia true in Mibstanco and in fact. A. it. I.KK. Notary l'ublie. Mlrrl r. kllatr C. Rl.lkuil.il, H. T. Prove What Swamn-Root Will Do Tor You .Send to Dr. Kilmer &, Co., Ilinoham ton, N. Y for a wu.iplo bottle. It will convince anyone. You will oho reccivo a booklet of valuable information, telling all about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, bo sure and mention thii paper. For mIo at all drug stores, l'rico fifty oenUi and one-dollar. Should Report Tuberculosis Cases. Tho National Association for tho Study and Prevention of Tuberculosa says that tho first requisite for a com- ' prohonsivo campaign for the elimina tion of tuberculosis In u state or city Is well-enforced Inw requiring that ev ery living case of tuberculosis bo re ported to tho health authorities. Such reporting Is now required by law or health refutation In 25 states, whlto in 28 states and territories no provi sion whatever is mado for keeping rec ord of cases of this Infectious disease Several cities In nonregistration states, as for instance, Chicago, Cleve land, St. Louis, nnd New Orleuns, have local ordinances requiring that tuber culosis bo reported. In nil, there are about 100 cities In tho United States which havo ordlnrVces of this nature. L.;' LsaaBj "asss! A rW'MSfcMBIv I I bMMWfaJ '' V i! --' Francisco I. Madero. , tlons wero tho chief arguments. It is recent blftory how the presi dential candidate was arrested for se ditious utterances and thrown into tho Btate penitentiary at Monterey; how he was eventually released on his own bond, and, goaded by persecutions, fled to the United States; how he was indicted in tho district court of Snn Luis Potosl on chnrgos of inciting to rebellion and of libeling tho president; how he formulated his plans on this sido of the border, ro-entered Mexico and gavo the Insurrection an actual start on November 20. Madero is one of thirteen children nine sons and four daughters of Francisco L. Madero, Sr. Ho Is 39 years old. Three of his brothers, Gus tavo, Raoul and Alfonso have been with him actively In his fight. The Madero family is one of the wealthiest in Mexico, with Evaristo Madero, an octogenarian and an ex governor, the head of tho clan. Ho is tho grandfather of the revolutionist. His grandfather before him emigrated to Mexico from Portugal. Evaristo Madero's sons nnd daughters, a good ly company, were all educated in the United States and Europe. Simple in dress, democratic In man ner and unostentatious in spite of their great wealth, members of tbo Madero family aro popular with the poorer classes. Francisco is said to bo Just a plain citizen of the hills who eschews diamonds nnd formal dress ex cept on state occasions, but he has tho culture that enables him to hold his own In thj graces of tho social lire. Tho Madero family estates aro among tho largest In the republic. There Is ono big ranch In western Chi huahua called Bustillos, another at Parras, Coahulla, midway between Sal tlllo nnd Ton eon, and still another in northern Coahulla and southern Chi munhua. Altogether tho Alndero land holdings embrace from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 acres. Madoro is married and has children. Ho Is rather under nvcrago stature, with, heavy but not coarse features, a determined chlti, and sturdy phy sique. 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