Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1917 — TO CURE DEMENTIA PRAECOX [ARTICLE]

TO CURE DEMENTIA PRAECOX

Form of Insanity Hitherto Regarded as Incurable Conquered by Physician. Huntington, W. Va.—Two patients formerly afflicted by dementia praecox. a form of insanity hitherto regarded as incurable, have been discharged from the Huntington State hospital as cured. Experiments devised by Dr. L. V. Guthrie, the superintendent having proven successful. The cures were effected by the use of an intravenous infusion of normal salt solution. Other cases sinjlfarly treated are showing Improvement. The treatment is based on an analysis - of the Mood of afflicted persons showing a deficiency of sodium chKrida.