St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
WAITING FOR LYMPH.
The Number Of American
Visitors on DR.. Koch
Decreasing.
A Majority Return Without
the Drug Weighted With
Experience.
Conservative Members Of the
Landtag are Discon-
tented.
Reported Engagement Of
Prince William and Prin-
cess Margarethe.

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American doctors who have been wait
ing here trying to get some of the Koch
lymph is fast being diminished. Sew
eral Of them succeeded in procuring
small supplies for use in their
private practice before DR.. Koch issued
his prohibition limiting the supply of
lymph to hospitals and medical col
legeS. The majority have returned with
out the lymph, but weighted with eX-
perience acquired in studying cases.
During the present week Prof. Ger
hardt closed his exhibition of cases to
all foreign physicians, excepting some
Americans. Prof. Gerhardts has now
treated seventy-nine patients, giving
two milligrannnes of the lymph as the
first dose and in some instances only
one. -Four of his patients who were
suffering from advanced phthisis died.
Three left the hospital much improved.
IWenty-four remain, andara pro-
crossing favOrably. Prof. Gerhardt
expresses his increasing satisfaction
with the results of the remedy, espe-
cially in tuberculosis of the larynx,
where chances of recovery are better
than in pulmonary phthisis. He con-
firms
Prof. kOch's Experience
that the remedy is most useful in the
initial stage of the disease. William
began, the American who came to Ber-
lin in charge of DR.. William A. Talta-
val, New York physician, and whose
case has acquired prominence from
his being the first American to visit
Berlin for treatment, received the first
injection on Monday last. He is under
the treatment of Prof. Ewald. The
first dose was only one-half of
a, milligramme, Prof. Ewald fearing
TO use any more on account of the weak
condition of the patient. A slight reac-
ton set in eight hours afterwards.
The patients temperature rose gradu-
ally until it reached 2CO de-
grees. 1t then declined. and with
i'll six hours became normal. Larger
doses have been injected since Dou-
gan's cough is easier, and during the
night he rests better. There are other
symptoms Of an amelioration of his
condition. Prof. Ewald exhibited
began to a large number of foreign
porary improvement resulting from
the treatment, though he ex-
pressed doubt as to his ultimate
cure, considering his condition.
DIR. Paul Gutman, who is treating sew
enty-fve eensumptives. presented be-
fore the HueffeIand Gesselschaft four
cases that had been absolutely cured of
Pulmonary Phthisis.
These cases had been taken at the
initial stage of the disease. The dose
in these instances had been raised to
five centigrammes. Prof. Leyden re-
ports that of 127 patients
suffering from diseases of the
lungs treated at the Charities hos
pital. the general results are promising.
There has been no mishap in any in
stance. In contrast to Prof. Leyden's
experience the Cologne Gazette records
the death of a patient, who was con-
fided to the care OF Dir. LibbertZ,
by Prof. Koch, and who received the
first injection from Prof. KOCH The
death of this patient, the Gazette says,
can be traced to the injections. Prof.
Leyden. analysing his own and other
physicians experience. admonishes
doctors to nse the utmost caution in
every case, be the parties strong or
strongly. All the deaths following
the injections have been caused
by the hearts action being affected.
The Berlin doctors, apart from those
who practice in the hospitals and those
belonging to Prof. Koch's entour-
age, join the American physi-
clans i'll their bitter complaint
that they cannot procure lymph.
The discomfort of a section of the con-
sentative members of the landtag over
the governments communal bill has
threatening
Serious Political Crisis.
The landtag sent the bill to COM
| mission just before adjourning for the
Christmas recess. Herr Herfurth.
| jority of the committee bent upon
amendments preserving several feudal
| privileges which the bill aimed to
abolish. referred the alterations to his
colleagues, who authorized him to IN
form the commission that if the
| landtag supported the amendments it
would be Immediately dissolved. An
angry exchange of words resulted
between Herr Herfurth and the con-
sentative members of the commission,
the latter declaring that the government
was taking line that was ruinous to
the arstocracy, which, they held, was
the backbone of the monarchy. The
| conservative Post advises compi omse
and warns its party that dissolution
| OH such question would result in
liberal majority. The commission adj
journed until Jan. 1. Several of the
members will go to Friedrichs-
ruhe to consult Prince Bismarck on the
crisis, and ask him to appear and lead
the opposition. The Progressists re-
5Glce at the the prospect Of a
insists upon the necessity of
| dissolution even if the Conservatives
are forced to submit to the government.
! The general eXpectance is that the Con-
| servatives will not risk general elcc-
ton. Prince William of Nassau. the
heir to the throne of Luxembourg and
the richest partl among European
| princes, after the czarewitch. has been
a constant visitor in
Empress Frederick's Circle
during his stay here, and has dined
| twice this week with Empress Frederick
and Princess Marguerite, all of which
is looked upon as preliminary to the an
nouneement of his betroti1al to the
pIlHccSS. TTince Hllliam Is nelr to
$500, 600 year. He has a good private
personal record. is steady and ac-
complished. and is liked by the kaiser,
and the marriage would be step
! toward the ultimate absorption
| of Luxemburg by Germany. Though
| the confinement of the empress was
| premature, she is recovering rapidly.
The condition of the child is salts
factory. The rumor that the en-
| peror is financially embarrassed
through the expenses incurred
on his late journey to the
European courts, have met with a
| prompt denial from the court officials.
The report was linked with statement
that the civil list of the emperor was
about to be increased, in order to
meet the costs of the Journeys. The
emperor holds that the list is not suffi-
Gent to meet the expenses attendant
1 unan the dpvalanment of the innariaI