New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-27
| intelligence, sound physique and superior quar-
THE NEW GERMICIDE

THE NEW GERMICIDE
NIL Corman authorities have acted with
,,.od discretion in restricting and protecting
rho preparation of Dr. koch' curative 'ymph'
T., order that the new system OF tieatng coh
,mmntion may be adequately tested 1t is Oh
,aramo,,nt importance that spurious limitations
Prauld be prevented and the original lymph
,,ncdnced under scientific conditions Inc
,;iostrous consequences of experimenting WIN
..,,noporly prepared connections were illustrat-
', Inpo ago i'm the case Of Dr. Brown
coon,rd's elixir. The results of his investga-
ZION, were prcmaturely announced ana c''oe
o.norin,ents made by charlatans and enthuSi-
o.ts with spurious limitations ana the eilA''
,,,s discarded as a dangerous ana aDsuru HOS
,rum after patients had been killed BY IL ana
many serious diseases produced through lis ''se'
T., Gormany severe measures have been ADOPT
= ,oa;nst spurious and unauthorized manu-
raa,uro Of the lymph. Precautions have been
.,I.or IN secure the scientific preparation OF the
..;cde This is a policy which should be
initiated in other countries when the new rem
odv is introduced. The medical profession Ill
,mou,, should devise some means ior restrict
inc the preparation of the lymph ana Tor nav
49,. ,ho nroces,cs conducted under Inspection
IF hospital authorities.
rho curative lymph rs described III Berlin
l;,natcbcs is a gcrmicdc Dr. Koch AT IrSt
identified the Characteristic germ oi tuoefcu-
los;s and then after years oi experimenting
Io,.;.od , method of obtaining gcrmicde iioih
.Lo .ocrctory products of the germs. Inc
r,,1d which i, administered to patients Is as
.o,,cd to be free from all germs. living or
all
vrbcn introduced into the system 1t Is sad 10
kill germs of the disease. TN tnc cAp"'H''i
If dead germs and tissue the repaIfi'iNc profess
,hon fellows. From this description oi INC
nrcparation Of the lymph II Is apparent 'ha' '"o
nroccss of deriving gcrmlcIdc from coloii'@"-
,ion of the germs is one OF extreme dehNd'N'
/, !. treatment which should only be conduct
cd updcr scientific conditions. Nothing can be
easier under crude experimenting 'han ~ ''''
vcr, the iymph into an active agent o' u'>''>''
Dr Koch himself has not made cNtiaVdgahl
claims Ior the new remedy. lie haN not pre-
,ondod 10 believe that II l. certain ana Ill
r,Ilihlc cure for tuberculosis IN advanced cases
ard thc Berlin dispatches have already an
nouncod if, failure in several instances OF az
crayatcd disease of long standing nat inc
discovered a ccrmicide which under iavolahc
conditions will act successfully III alreNtlhg the
nrocrcSS of the disease and facilitating re-
cupcrative processes. The value and cftlclch'!
Of the remedy can only be determined ai'"r
natipnt and aboriouS Investigation by the lheh-
ical profession ~ hospital and private Pidc-
ticc. In order that this experience ma! DC
satisfactorily acquired the medical profession
must adopt adequate safeguards Tor inc e''-
plo,ment OF genuine lymph and Tor obtaining
an accurate and authoritative record OF SCI
entiic treatment.
ENCOURAGING ~ j. the prospect of relief from
one of the worst >courgcS OF modern times IL
is necessary 70 warn the public against cNtraNa-
CANT hopes The results Of radical change
IN the treatment of germ diseases cannot be
forecast from A few isolated eases. Even II
thi, lymph be- efficient in relieving patients
suffering from tuberculosis IN It's lncipcnt ana
early stages. it remains to be shown whether
"A permanent cure can be effected by II, ana
whether other pathological effects are not pro-
duccd by II. \ gcrmlCldc obtained a. TINS one
j, from active germs of disease VIII be an
INK nown pharmaceutical agency until rs pre-
| ci>c functions arc determined. lt~ primary
eject may Ice 10 arrest the processes al tun"r'u-
| lo>i,: it, secondary effect may be Ia induce
.omc other disease. New problems in pathology
have been proposed for medical investigators
| by DR.. Koch, AMI the world instead OF aSNlm-
| ing with prccwtatc haste that way of escape
from consumption and allied diseases has been
| found. will prudcntly await the delibcrai" judg-
mcnt of the profession based upon practical
| experience.