New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19

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Won Rrg,nann studied this case of lupus ana
admitted that the lymph had effected an absolute
cure. No doubt great benefits from the lymph
treatment resulted in cases Of bone tuberculosis
As to consumptivcs it could not ne doubted that
thrv also had derived benefit from the treatment
In pulmonary cases treated in Berlin il was noticed
that there VA. a marked decrease in the number
of baclli thrown out, with also an evident IN
crease in the weight Of the patient. Now when
YOU increase TIRE weight OF a patient, You accom-
pli>h a great deal In The fatal cases II IS rather
remarkable 10 note ;hat death cnSucd after the
first inoculation. The direct effect of the lymph
is to cause an acute inflammation of the Affected
parts, especially OF the tubcrcular tissue. II al
the time Of the treatment the system OF the pa
lent was impaired by disease Tie excessive milan
nation caused hy inoculation OF the lymph might
result in collapse That of course, would depend
upon the condition OF the subject"
When DR. Linscy left Berlin he said. the people
Of Germany were extremely enthusiastic over DR..
Koch's discovery and the foundations of the new
hospital for consumptycS about TO be erected bv
the Imperial Government were being constructed.
When there would be free supply Of lymph Dr.
l.nscy said very uncertain. There seemed 20
bc some kind Of y hitch between Dr. Koch and the
Government the nature Of which could not be de
'CTinlHcn IIT. llIScN seemed SURPRISED AZ ltdIl-
ing Of the presence Of so many phials of lymph in
America Professor Won Esmarch, who is now
in charge OF DR.. Koch, laboratory, informed him
just before he sailed that only two phials had
brrn cent 10 the United States One was adj
dressed to DR.. Billings at Washington and the
other TO Dr Abraham Jacob, Of Mt Sinai Hos
pital II OTHER phials of lymph had been So
cured Ecrc it was rot through DR.. Koch. DR..
Llnoev had no doubt. however that the laboratory
officials had not been thoroughly scrupulouS in
following DR. koch'S instructions 10 furnish the
fluid only 10 hospitals Quantities of the lymph
might have been obtained through certain
OF the suborlinates. At the Post-Gmd-
uatc school. Dr. Linscy said, they were
c"ing 10 follow DR.. koch's method closely. lie
WAS surprised to learn thlt only extremely small
doses had been administered here. In Berlin, he
said IT was not unusual to administer ten pulli-
Sl'mmc> IN single injection. In some Of tine cases
Where large dp,c> Wccr given the react !OnarN sym
ptln, Ari appeared e,cn when there was no tuDrr-
culoslS. Iattcry the German professors had found
lie lymph effective IN treating casts Of trtanuS
hnd dlpAthcrla. Ire Gcrmans, Dr. LinSey said,
were hpd I'm their experiments. They dsdalncd
the Use Of stcrlIZed water, cotton, etc, and did
not consider II necessary even to wash their
4 Instruments alter each lnorul1tlUn.
Dr. hIu~'l sud that 10" interest in the remedy
IN trrWIGN was NOT falling oil, because 1000
patients were under treatment IN i"rlIn AMI many
more were awaiting chance 10 secure beds.
Applications iOr hmph from doctors nj! over 'he
World were rcc"lv"I d. Dr. Koch ~ the rate Of
1000 a week.. y great many American phI sicians
w,i" Iu Berlin, agt Dr.. koch's Laboratory classes
l.d been crowded 80 uum'rousy ~ 10 fill me
pro. .'r,ors time up 70 n"\t June.
~. Dcorgr !. Nnrad}. Editor Of The Medical
Recot IT, vii. SAY c'utorIlN Ia the next Issue Of
that journal I' part a. follows;
so flr there APPEAR, 10 be- strange relation Of
cause JUd effect between the injection Il Fmph 10
tr.cr.a'u- pau'4t- amt ra'tlonN tnl"lai ni''
.,',.lrl uditiiI QuItc utt'tTlIv r'i- ,outt on
d.. thing, ., mad" available lpr dd-uo-u' PURPOSES.
~" "A. te ~. .ll,.,' y. .l'u 80 - ,n " vr p,"r [
crtN 4r" -"und remain. yet :" ic prov" ~ mp.r
extended cN NpcIicuc' The am" MAY b" SAID con
rinnS "inG, pgu'SnS . ,Gr have T been ,nccted
,o treatment IN the present stage of our study We
Alvc reasonable idea II onr actual position IN not
DE- so Al the the Start. Koch himself with bccomns
modc,y. claim, very little as yet Ills theory
10 Tho ~ati,f4ct of the working clnician. IN the
meanwhile abundance OF time must be allowed 'or
the accumulation % tho necessary cNPc:lcAC, upon
! which - found ultimate conclusions. The r.
ported II iucipient plthiNi' are not yet con
them permanent Enough has been said and done.
however. to encourage uS in our work ot mln
While We hop" Tor the best IN " tahh- t"lNIu'
result. n (, = bc dcplorcd that We are 't!l IN ""
dark a. - the actual composition Of me MI" I'r
which such wonderful properties are clalmca'
Tie four patients al the Ncw-York Founding
A>yum were reinocuat"d by pr. Jacobi NeS'cI-
,lN who reported all the little ones - doing wei
no airi ai NJ Sinai lIospnal SUFFERING with
rub.rcurs, of ~" Glands OF The neck, who had
previously Ircciyci DE" Of four mililErmm"S
wa, rrinccu'ltcl yesterday lGt In" injection was
rrdnccI - t,,o ard onc-halt mihcramm">. >N-
teen other patients were rclnoculatci RI tHe same
hospiiAl yesterday. or that umhc' four r'-
ccivcd dI,oS oi SIX mllli-r1nmrS. IN received I'VE
r,l,,r,r,llc~ i,vo two anil onc-hnlf mill!-mmmcS.
and one one and orc-ha'f mIlli-rammcs. Nj ot
those receiving. the larger doses A." the ones hrn-
treated for horr tuh'rcul.s.S. " the other Do s.
p,rlls au # tie patients were reported yesterday
IS Inahiug favorable pr,-rrSS