Show TAR SMOKE FOR BIPflTHERIA Ruth Lockwood the 9yearold child of Thomas Lockwood a compositor com-positor in the Times office became vIolently ill with diphtheria on Tuesday night She was BJ weak that it was deemed dangerous danger-ous to try tracheotomy or cutting cut-ting open the windpipe On Thursday Thurs-day Dr Nichols of 117 West Washington Wash-ington place who was attending her received a copy of the Paris Figarot which contained a report made to the French Academy of Medicine by Dr Dslthil Dr Delt hil said that the vapors of 1quid tar and turpentine would dissolve the fibrinous exudations which choke up the throat in croup and diphtheria The patient Dr Delthil says Immediately seems to experience relief the choking and rattle stop the patient falls into a slumber and seems to inhale the smoke with pleasure The fibrinous membrane soon becomes detached and the patient coughs up micro hicides These when caught in a I glass may be seen to dissolve in the smoke In the course of three days afterward the patient entirely recovers re-covers Dr Delthils process was described de-scribed Hi pours equal parts of turpentine and liquid tar into a tin pan or cup and sets fire to the mixture mix-ture A dense resinous smoke arises which obscures the air of the room j Dr Nichols tried this treatment I yesterday with little Ruth Lock wood She was lying gasping for breath when he visited her First I pouring about two tablespoonfuls of liquefied tar on an Iron pan he puurei ES much turpentine over it and set it on tire The rich resinous smoke which rose to the ceiling was by no means unpleasant As it filled the room the childs breathing became natural and as the smoke grew dense she fell asleep |