The Compound Oxygen Treatment - Couverture rigide

Starkey, George R

 
9781341108303: The Compound Oxygen Treatment

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Compound Oxygen. EXPOSITION. JV lXYGEN, as a distinct element, was discovered nearly one hundred years ago by Dr. Put kstly. He learned jJV that it was one of the constituent elements of the j Lair Ku breathe, comprising one-fifth pari of the whole Vf atmosphere. He learned, too, that it constitutes thai part of the atniosplu-rc which enables all air-breathing animals In live. Hence, he named it Vll AI, A IK.; and by tiiis name alotio was it known for years. Knowing, as they did, that life can be preserved butt Very few minutes withmit a duo supply fn lii Vn, philosophers and physicians nalurally enough nne to think that oxygen ought to restore men to full stale i i;.ility, ii it bad been partly lost by disease. For many years this conviction has been no strong that experiments, by hundreds have been made ti use oxygen an curative agent. Hut the result hitherto lias been so unsuccessful that the best men have jrii .ii-.l to disappointment, and lave become skeptical as to ils having any cui-aiive. power. Ask almost any intelligent physician his opinion as to tlic power of aiyijeii tn cur.- disease, and he will tell you honestly, too that it iias been tried faithfully over and. uguxi been found wanting.
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