Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-18

l Ut NuItu. ltQh UPON wv AiN us
cOvery as 4 big newspaper advertising
scheme for the sale of some coming pre-
paration. You'll notice that all this
talk about Koch'S remedy is confined to
the newspapers. You don't see much
OF anything about in the leading medi-
cal journals. II there was much genu-
inc merit in the affair you'd see more
about in the medical Journals"
DIR. JOHN c. HUPP.
II have read the accounts of the new
discovery with good deal Of interest.
The theory certainly looks very plausi-
BILE, and | have reason TO believe that
beneficial results will follow. believe
the disease in certain stages can be
Overtaken and arrested, but whether or
not Prof. Koch has the right fluid re-
mains To be seen. | shall watch the
outcome with Il good deal of interest
DIR. GEO. l. GARRISON.
what do YOU know about the Koch
cure for consumption, Doctor
About all that any one knows about
il besides Prof. Koch is that it is u
germicide and that its curative power
depends upon its capability to destroy
the disease germ of consumption, tech
nically known rs the tubercle bacilli.
Such being the case there are limita-
lions to its usefulness. While it may
prove effectual in the initial stages of
the disease there are other conditions
besides the presence of the bacilli in the
latter stage that require something
more than germ destroyer TO effect
cure.
Il am firm believer in the practice
of prevent medice' and admire Prof.
Koch for his many brilliant achieve
mencS rs Psychologist, yet must
confess to but little faith in his new
conSumptive cure. The prevention of
the disease in individual eases, with the
knowledge We already possess, is nearly
always possible.
Il believe that proper sanitary meas
ureS. intelligently enforced. will do
more To- destroy or limit the power of
the dreaded tuberculc bacilli than any
other treatment that can be employed.
This is not the first alleged sure cure
for consumption that has been pub
| lShed. | remember that 4 few years
ago il was thought by very eminent
medical gentleman of Europe that he
/ had discovered cure in the injection
of several quarts of carbonic dioXide
daily, aud for a time considerable reve-
nue. was derived from the sale of the
apparatus for It's administration, with
| little or no good to those into whom the
gas was injected.
Then the celebrated elixir of life
came and enjoyed a brief career. Now
il is Prof. Koch's lymph, and fear
that il will shortly be buried in the OBJ
livion that hides its predecessors.
\. :. LADD.
The REGISTEE reporter saw gentle
man by the name of A. ). Ladd, at the
Mcclure. He is travelling agent for the
Parker-Medel Medicine House, of Bos-
ton. lie seemed much interested in the
new discovery. and had evidently read
considerable about il. He said: IL re-
gard Dr. Koch as man who knows
what he is talking about. That de-
velopment in the science of medicine
should follow so closely the diScov-
cry of the cause of consumption is in
accordance with the spirit of the age. |
think that every progressive scientist
will receive the theory with favor, for
II il is what think it is, there is moth
ing in il that is surprising"
TIE DISCOVERY EXCEEDINGY vALUA-
BILE.
Another physician on Fourteenth street
was Of the opinion that the discovery
of DR.. Koch was exceedingly valuable.
He said: As more of the details of
this great mans work are given to the
world the physicians will, l firmly be-
lieve. see that DIR. Koch has made him
self as famous rs did DR.. Jenner. The
only danger can see is that when doc
tors get the lymph into general use, too
much will be expected OF il. This will
cause a great deal Of disappointment, as
many people will probably use it, and In
their eases il will be failure. Then
will come a reaction, and DIR. Koch will
be called an adventurer, and so on. My
enthusiasm over DIR. koch'S discovery
is based on the ground that he has never
vet made n mistake In anything and
in everything he has ever presented to
the world his claims have always been
hacked up with the most abundant
nroofs. and believe that when his new
lymph has been thoroughly tested he
will be lauded. and his name and men,
ory immortalized.