TUBERCULOSIS CURE.
saccharent: yot stew. The cable message published last week regarding Professor Lornonaco's successful experiments in the treatment of tuberculosis by saccharine solutions was referred to Dr. Blaekmore. head of the consumptiou sanatoria at Christchurch. Dr. Elackmore said that there had been two cablegrams Concerning thk matter, and one had claimed that cures were being efi'ected. while the other stated that those under treatment were showing good progress. It was most likely that the saccharine treatment mentioned was the ordinary sugar solution, and this was not a new thing, as it was used for various kinds of debility, both as a food and a stimulant, being particularly good for the he.irt muscle. In some of the armies of the Continental Powers a certain ration of sugar was served out each day, especially on long marches. Sngar was also recommended for consumption, in that it improved the general condition of the patient. Hp had used sugar on many occasions, but was satisfied only that "its effect was purely of food value. Plain .sugar in solution was not a new treatment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 129, 31 May 1918, Page 4
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