THH CINNAMON CURE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 11, 16 July 1897, Page 29

THH CINNAMON CURE.

(From the Weekly Press, May 19, 1897.

Until quite recently it was not known even in well-informed medical circles, that the oil of cinnamon possesses special antiseptic properties for the successful treatment of consumption and kindred diseases of the air passages. It has, however, been left to modern science to demonstrate the possibility of effecting 1 a cure in thc-e distressing: maladies. Recent experiments with the oil of cinnamon have conclusively demonstrated that the much-dreaded enemies ot mankind, the bacilli of consumption, which are the active cause of this disease, are, under the benign influence of the oil. rendered absolutely powerless. The fact has been proved over and over again, leaving no longer any doubt on the subject. The remarkable way in which the bacilli diminish in numbers and even disappear entirely from the sputum, soon after the commencement of the treatment, indicates an almost immediate improvement in the condition of the patient. Relief, and ultimately cure, are effected in two ways — Ist. In the very early stages of consumption by the direct action of the oil on the baccilli, thereby arresting their further development ; and. in advanced cases, by allowing the organisms incapable of growth to pass along the bronchi and in that way preventing the infection spreading to other lobules, and thus limiting the disease to a small area, where it can be dealt with by the vital processes of the body. The expectoration and the c >ugh are the first to improve under the new method of treatment, then the temperature becomes normal and finally the~ weight increases. All these beneficial changes in the system are. as a rule, accompanied by a gradual diminution in the number of the bacilli in the sputum. Tim oil was first used for the destruction of the bacilli of pulmonary consumption in the year 181)2, and its great value was afterwards fully proved by the medical faculty of France. It is very agreeable to the patient, is extremely soothing to the air passages and stimulates the appetite. The longer it is used the more marked are the benefits. A considerable time ago Mr. W. P. Townend, of Christchuroh, on learning of the great value of it in consumption, commenced experiments with the view to ascertain its efficacy in the treatment of common coughs and colds. After many failures arising from technical difficulties, he succeeded recently in compounding a remedy with the oil of cinnamon as a base, which fulfils all expectations. Already it has been clearly demonstrated that this new remedy is not only highly efficacious in the treatment of the more formidable disease of consumption, but that in all cases of coughs and colds, whatever may be their cause, it cures with astonishing rapidity. It acts against these lesser maladies as quinine acts against intermittent fever. It is equally efficacious in bronchitis and catarrh and all inflammatory states of the respiratory organs. Expectoration and cough disappear like magic, and [there can be no doubt that thousands of cures will be effected during the coming winter by this latest application of modern medical science. It is an acknowledged fact that since the local introduction of the cinnamon cure many persons have been cured of distressing coughs and chronic expectoration. The powerfully remedial properties of the o)l are inducing medical men of eminence in every country in the world to make it the basis of their treatment, and there is every reason to believe that the dreadful maladies which it combats will gradually disappear. The chief conditions, such as the purity of the preparation itself and the way in which it is best administered, may be secured, first by the use of Mr. Townend's preparation, and secondly by following the rules and indications laid down by the inventor, who has made a very close and arduous study of the properties of his remedy in its relation to the diseases of the respiratory organs. Mr. Townend says : Consumption or phthisis is a wasting constitutional disease in which the lungs are gradually destroyed by morbid deposits — t-uch as tubercle — and consequent ulceration. To the bacilli of these deposits the oil ot cinnamon exhibited in my remedy is highly antagonistic, and. in the earlier stages of the ilix ik, id sufficiently powerful to overcome and destroy the germs on which the progress of the disease depends. Apart from this, the valuable soothing properties of the remedy are «uch as to speedily overcome the racking cough accoinpanying,the di.sia«e, and thus to promote the patient's recovery. To ensure the greatest benefit from this medicine when used in consumption it should always be followed by an inhalation of the quintessence of cinnamon, prepired specially by me, which may be obtained at my pharmacy. The inha ation is best administered by an appliance made purposely, which I can supply also. I shall be glad at any time to answer any letters that may be written to me by sufferers from this fell disease, and to them the benefit of my experience in regard to its treatment. The Cinnamon Cure has already worked wonders in Europe, so that none need despair if they will give the remedy a consistent and continuous trial. It should always be remembered that the existence of a persistent cough by no means implies that consumption is present, and that neither does the absence of cough prove the non-existence of zhe disease. Cough, however, is generally a prominent symptom, while recurrent spitting of blood from the : lvii"-. is almost certainly indicative of consumption. The amount of blood discharged is sometimes very small at an early stage, merely streaking the sputa. Other characteristic indications of consumption are persistent rapidity of the pulse, shortness of breath or difficult breathing, emaciation and hectic fever. I would earnestly impress upon all consumptives, and those who are weak-chested, the absolute necessity of commencing the use of the Cinnamon Cure without a moment's delay, so that the disease may be stayed at the earliest possible moment. In such cases time is priceless. For all tl)i ( oin-noii a laients of the throat and lungs the Cinlriuion luiv is p >,iLivily ihe bst r-medy extant. It is a certain line tor c Miiiiimi cold, onairh. aphoiii.i or loss of voice, recent cou^li. hoiwiitss, cro.ip un>l wh^opinjj cou^h, while its soothing and germioidai prop rues render it ot the greatest value in the more serious ailments — bronchitis, asthma, pleurisy and pneumonia.

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