The morning call., 1890-12-20
/" KOCHEN." +"
American Physicians Experience Much
Trouble in Securing II.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia cablegram re-
ceived in this city says that Koch's lymph
is now known as "Kochen." Several prom
inent physicians, who had gone to Berlin to
study the new treatment as practiced by
Koch, have returned. Among them were
DIR. ii. p. Lo0mis. DR.. Ii. S. Stearns and
DR.. j. Ii. Linsey. The two former physi-
clans brought with them small quantity
of lymph. secured from DR.. I.ibertz, chief
assistant to DIR. Koch. II was obtained
after considerable trouble, for Koch OBJ
jeeted strenuously TO supply the fluid to any
but those representing hospitals, and all
credentials were scrutinized with great care
The vial of lymph brought by Loomis was
the last given out before he sailed. Only a
nominal charge, % marks or Sc, is made for
the lymph at the Koch laboratory.
DIR. Looms said at that rate the quantity
ON the open market would bring in thou
sands OF dollars. He knew person ally that
Eng lish physicians had offered as much as
SlOO drop for the preparation. LOoms'
vial, when diluted, will suffice for about
5000 injections. In speaking of the effect of
the discovery in Berlin Loomis said ''The
rounding. country is something wonderful.
The entire community seems desirous OF
paying homage to DIR. Koch"
LOOMS said the professional ethics would
not permit him to make his conclusions pub
lie until after he had conveyed them to
members of the profession. He would prob
ably put his observations into the form Of a
paper, which be would read before the
Academy Of Medicine at an early day. He
said that DR.. Libertz had on file about six
thousand applications for lymph. Among
them was one from Warren Coleman, who was
sent to Berlin by Surgeon-General Hamil-
ton to procure some of the lymph for the
government. Up to the time Looms left
Coleman had been unsuccessful, notwith-
standing his strong backing. DR.. Loomis ex-
pressed much surprise when told that sew
eral vials of lymph had been received in
this country. He said that before he left
Berlin he had long talk with Professor
LiDertZ, who assured him that only two
walls had been sent to America One of
them was addressed to Secretary Blaine
and the other to DR.. Abraham JacObi,
Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. otearns also was surprised when told
that several Walls Of lymph had reached
America in advance of his arrival. These
New YORK doctors are confident of the eff
cacy of the lymph In cases of lupus, bone
tuberculosis, ETC., but as to its effects on
pulmonary diseases they seem to entertain
some doubt.
Dr.. LOomis says that the first injection of
koch'S lymph was made in the Bellevue
Hospital to-day at o'clock. A number of
patients were injected with the lymph who
were affected by different varieties Of tuber-
culosis. viz: tuberculosis of the lungs,
bones, skin and external glands and one
case Of lupus. All these and other pa
tients voluntarily submitted themselves
to the experiment. The injec-
ton Of these and other patients
will be continued as often as is necessary to
make complete experimental test of the
method. AS soon as this method has been
fully tested the results will be made known
to the professors and to the public through
the New York Academy of Medicine. If
the newspapers will avoid publishing any
thing in regard to these experiments until
they Shall have been completed they will
confer very great favor upon the medical
and surgical staff of the hospital