Treatment of Syphilis.
It is remarkable that while modern science has introduced hundreds of new drugs for different diseases, Syphilis, with one exception, is still treated with the same drug that was used centuries ago; this drug is mercury; the only thing that has changed is the method of administration. Mercury, or rather its different salts, are used now in a number of ways. It can be used internally, in powders, pills, and mixtures; hypodermically, intradermically, thru inunctions (rubs into the skin), intramuscularly, and even intravenously. Which particular method and which particular salt of mercury is to be preferred, depends on the judgment of the physician and the character of the case. The main condition of the success of treatment is not the selection of this or the other method of treatment, but in the thoroughness, persistence, and systematic use of it.
Mercury is proven to be an excellent germicide, and it cures Syphilis by killing its germs—Spirochetae.