The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
K0CH'S CURE NOT AZURE.
THE FIRST CLAIMS AS TO IT'S
VALUE GREATLY MODIFIED.

4nahS OF tne EXPERTS Decidedly
Skeptical in Their Views-Others
Admit That 1t Will Require Time
to Test the Worth of the Remedy.
Copyrighted, 1890, bV the Netc York Associated
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BERLIN, Nov. y. - The bestowal by
Emperor William of the Grand Cro,s of
the Order OF the Red Eagle upon Prof.
Koch, was gazetted tonight. This is the
hrst time that this decoration has been be-
slowed upon any one who did not possess
the preceding classes of the order. Though
confidence in the ultimate value of Prof.
koch's discovery does not abate,
the public disappointment over the
immediate results Of the treatment grows
daily Prof. Kochs assistants-Drs. Levy
and Corneld-and others estimate the mum
Der OF cases already treated at about LOO.
The greater number Of these were suffering
from exterior tuberculosis and are prog
ressing There were comparatively few
cases Of tubereles on the lungs. The ex-
perts are beginning to concur in the opinion
that the cure of this disease by the treat
ment is uncertain.
KOCH DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
Prof. Koch disclaims responsibility for
the statements put in bis mouth in regard
TO his experiments. He blames the press
for raising exaggerated hopes of instant
benefit in every form of tuberculosis. Prof
Nlrchow, speaking 10 the Medicinesche
sdsncs dssehaf Of referred aSs to the sub
defended Prof. Koch against the charge of of
prematurely publishing his discovery. Prof.
Koch, he said, only consented to the dis
closures already made at the request of
Minister Won Gossler, and several of his
medical colleagues, Drs. Virchow, Levy and
Bergman. Every one i'll Prof. Koch's
confidence supports his protest against sea-
sational anticipations regarding the results
OF the remedy. Prof. Stellwagg of Vienna
University, addressing the students, ad yissd
them to he cautions in expectancy, believing
only what Prof. Koch has directly stated.
80 far" added Prof. Stellwag, ''the possi-
bility of cure of lupus alone has been
proved, while it has not been scientifically
established that lupus arises from the same
bacillus that Is associated with lung tubsr-
cles"
YEARS TRIAL NECESSARY.
An eminent authority on bacteria, DR..
Ullman, writes: sit will take fully a year
of frequent injections, besides treatment
under right sanitary conditions, to enable
one to form reliable opinion as to the
durability of consumption either in ad-
vanced or in early stages"
Dr. Ullnan worked for several months
in Prof. Koch's laboratory. He believes the
remedy promises good results in cases Of
external tuberculosis, although he saws, re-
lapses must be guarded against.
sKEPTIC FROM CRACow.
DIR. Surycki, reporting to the medical
society of Cracow, which sent him here to
lnVpEIlVata hqf fha Of
external tuberculosis by the new process is
uncertain, while he sees no ground for be-
lievlng that it will cure consumption in any
stage.
Dr. Kraus of Vienna affirms the benefit
OF the remedy for tuberculosis of the bones
skin and joints, but does not believe that i.
will ever heal lung tubercles DIR. Kraus
was in attendance here for several weeks
testing the experiments.
DON'T CHECK ADVANCED PHTHIsIS.
Profs. Fraentzel and Runkurits, in their
latest reports, confirm the opinion that the
injections do not materially check advanced
phthisis. They do, however, check early
phthlsis, but bacilli may revive and nfect
the tissues The opinions Of num-
Der Of other experts-German, Aus
trian and English-all of the same tenor,
are becoming known and tone down the
excited public expectation. Not many En-
EhSN Vi <AihcilSd nave COH1e lot Ur6At-
Inent. A number of patients have already
left under the advice of physicians, not to
risk the seventies of the Berlin winter, but
to await the use of the remedy under better
climatic conditions.
THE LACK OF LYMPH
The patients who are crowding the hospi-
tails justly complain of the suspension of
their treatment, owing to the alleged want
Of lymph. Favored doctors having private
clinics have got supplies and charge from
20 to 100 marks for q single inoculation,
while the poor patients, on whom expert
ments are tried, are lying in the charity
hospital. Their treatment has been inter
rupted and their disease threatens to
become aggravated. Profs. LeYden, Len
ator and Gerhardt urge upon Prof Koch
the speediest abandonment of secrecy re-
garding the nature of the lymph.
The VoSSiSche Zeitung states that out Of
nine eises t.ssats9 With she remedy by Prof |
Trendelenburg of Bonne University yester- |
day, few had fevered temperature reach |
ing 40 r. In other cases, though undoubt- |
edly affected with tuberculosis, there was
no reaction whatever
GOOD FOR MAN Or BEAST.
President Darumann of the Veterinary |
College of Hanover, predicts the applica- |
ton of the Koch remedy to cattle and |
swine, thus protecting farmers from heavy !
losses
Prof. Koch will prosecute series Of ex- |
periments for scarlet fever, measles, typhus |
and other epidemics. He is in capital |
condition and rides ont daily