New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09

FEcTs OF THE FAMOUS LYMPi-HE WILL
have SOME OF 1T HERE soon.
Among the passengers on board the steamer od'lo'
which arrived al this city on sunday was d.: j. hiu-
die COTE who came directly from the lapor"'o'iDN Va
the famous Dr. Robert Koch in Herllh' b'. '''0 ~
IN all probability. the first American pbyslcld" |" w
rive home after studying the new cure Tor coh'"''P
Fortunately for him he was IN Italy When w az"
nouncemcnt OF the discovery was mace TIC n''''o"
N RerIin ST once and was one Of the hrs' loic'7'
MUSICIANS to enjoy the privileges OF the uo''oi
clinic. ., ,,.,,b
II was unable to bring any Of the coveted N'npn
with me-" said the doctor. in dlscussihE "'o '"U'O
with Tribune reporter last evening", o"t VNPU
. con.icumcn, soon shortly before let Berlin d.
Koch anro,nccd that he would have large
s,nr,r rcadv for distribution abcIt December
49, and that he would DIVIDE auiohs tie
MUSICIANS in accordance with the ds'cs oi 'lVH
anpIcatons Half Of Berlin. almost TOOK advantage
~ his promise ] fortunate enough to be among
Tho esrly subscribers. When l receive the lymph l
shall experiment with it in the New->ork shln and
Cancer Hospital. | succeeded with difficulty, however
in securing one of the SyrngeS which Dr. Koch has IN
vented for the purpose Of making the injections Inc
manufacturers Of the instruments are fif b'hhn Win
their orders. My departure for America, alone IN
auced the makers comply, at once. with my demand
The instrument is similar in form {" the ordinary
bvnodermic syringe Its chief difference is the absence
~ a piston. The power is applied by means of
little rubber ball. By this means nothing but the
barrel of the syringe and air come In contact with tho
nuid keeping IL pare and clean The operation OF
Injection is not accompanied with much PAIN.
wish 10 emphasize the statement, continued the
doctor that the unfortunate people OF the
consuInptive world should Mt expect too much from
The cure The lymph is an agent of terrific power
rs use in advanced stages of the disease Is dangerous
II cannot accomplish all that Is claimed for II by the
secular press. II is curative however, for cases III
carly stages. But its limitations have not vet been
determined The hopeful feature about 1t Is that Dr.
Koch has worked out the remedy on scientific lines OF
inquiry and investigation It's discovery was not an
,cfloen As was Jenner's discovery Of vaccine. Koch
first discovered The bacillus which causes the disease,
and then by experiments he learned what would kill
the bacillus We may hope in the same way to DIS
cover remedies that applicable TO all the destructive
diseases that flesh is heir to.
There is about the matter except to tho
formula OF the composition. opinion in Berlin IS di-
vdcd a. 10 that. people believe II to be chem
ica compound: Others think it is cultivated form OF
some bacillus a vaccinekc virus ptomain.
which Is secretion found in the tissue where bacuh
have been secreted DR.. Koch fears INSCRIPTIONS man
uacture Of the lymph and declines. therefore 10 make
us composition public. lie j, not influenced in this
course by any pecuniary motive As 10 that, thete is
no doubt 1t will not be expensive medicine at ALL
when once it is supplied in quantities. little of it
will go great way. II must be strongly diluted
before use dose Of 1-l00th part OF cubic cent?
metre only is used
Dr. COTE said that he had not heard Of any Amcri-
can patients in Berlin. 1t useless and needless.
he added for people to go Berlin at the present
time. The report in regard To the crowded condition
Of the city had not been exaggerated The Clinics,
he continued "are crowded 70 the doors. Even the
halls and corridors are filed with physicians struggling
to gain entrance. u is difficult therefore,
to get near enough to make careful observations when
the experlments are made. For that reason the
experiments be followed almost a. easily III ms
country a in Berlin. The results are published az
once 70 the world, and the method CT hocuiatol Is
simple The operators who bring patients 10 The
lectures give their history in minute detail com
plete table showing the physical condition of every
patient who enters the clinic is made
out. diagnosis Of the disease IS then
made. TIE results Of each injection arc
carefully kept and read to the students OF the chhc
Many Of the patients who are treated are ooheeu %
remain in the hospitals, while others are dllV"eu 10
attend 10 their regular duties between NEGOTIATIONS.
As rule Spoculatons are made daily, unless the re
action or depression which follows the treatment Is
too great OutOidoor patients are inocnlatcd aoou'
midday and as the reaction occurs usually aDouI SIN
hours later the patient RECEIVERS sufficiently lot 'uo'c'
trial during the nights The injection Is always
made in the back little distance above the shoulder
blade. This spot the doctor believes comparatively
free from abscess and local irritaions The opera
lions are made in the presence Of other physicians 80
that fraud out 0f the question, The advanced oaa''
are not received at the clinics now, and as prap phS
sic,ans have not vet received the lymph the condtoh
Of many Of these poor unfortunates Is amenta9ie dc,
DR. Koch, himself. IS difficult 10 sec Ills hOiSo
is crowded during the reception hour lie usudIS
receives only from four 10 i've people ont OF inc nun
drods who clamOr for admission to his presence 10
IYrmnh which demands his constant supervision.
ADMIT the statements that he has made discoveries l
the cure Of diphtheria and other similar diseases az
though that NAV come later. A. present. his Tine
Is t'1iv occupIed in the way have described Inc
l' q, Herlju arc fun Of The widest statements.
and there j. no emu 10 'no sU"''0' ~ WV
the people. 49,, ,. -, ,,i. oAeor.a,,o,e
Dr. COTE believes. the result OF his observations
.rd Tho i'm movement which he saw IN many patients
atcr onerafion that great discovery mas been hlanc
hasican from England scotland Austria and France,
with whom he talked In Berhn
Dr. James E. Kelly professor OF anatomy III the
Pos, Graduate Medical School, sailed for Berlin on
the steamship Vera on saturday, ~ study Dr. hocs
treatment OF tuberculosis lie Is the representative "
the Charity Hospital Gouverneur lioSpitsl anu I,e
Ca.hnrc ProtectOry. Dr. Kelly VIII be absent ABOUT
three months and will visit Dublin INtFAlty, III
which he was a professor before coming 10 u> country
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TriSinc,s little advertisements OF The people, lou
will ind them on the ninth page To-Day
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