New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
A NEW SUPPLY OF LYMPH.
ALMOST A COLLAPSE AT MT SINAI
pH. WARNER AMAZED At THE AMOUNT OF FLUID
USED BY NEwYORK PHYSFCIINS-A


LECTURE BY DIR. LINSLEY
several American ply sic'ans. who have been J"
Berlin studying the method Of treating tuberculosis b
means Of tho Koch lymph. returned Yesterday o" '0
North German LLOYD steamer spree Among 'ne"i
were Dr. Frederick NJ Warner. Of the Charity io'P''a
on Blackwells Island Dr.. Max Elulorn VINO wan
cent % Berlin 10 represent hc institutions Win "-
Dr. Abraham Jacob, Dr. George J. shridN anu "''''
prominent physicians are identified Df y - h'S''0'
Of New York Dr. Thomas l.. shearT' o' baltimore "'
Drs J. j. Abel, T.. y. Japney H. W. LonS}ear a"'
Antonio Pennafcl Most Of these doctors brought a
supply Of lymph for their respective Institutions b'
Tanhorr brought five bottles IN all one oeihE j" NV
German Hospital, one for -, Marks ono J" 10"
Mon,enore Home and each for Dr.. ShradY ana
jacob The plial brought by Dr. Warner VIII Dc use"
exclusively In the Charity Hospital
DR. Warner has spent month in Berlin, ana n" re
ipyus with NOR, positive convictions than have been
c.prcsscd BY the medical pertS WHO have preceded
him At his housc No. 90 West Flfty slNthe'.' la-t
night he said that there no evidence to show tha
t,e lymph would be effective in advanced cases o.
nulmmarv consumption. ON the other hand he said
there WAS abundant evidence that 1t woad be cN
.rcm,,v dangerous 10 usc il IN such cases Tuberculosis
NJ the lung. he said consisted " the formation OF
tuberclcs containing bacilh 3t irregular lu'etVaS
The direct effect OF The lymph was 10 cause
an inflammation in the tissue surrounding ulo
,p,crclee which caused the tissue 10 swell
lungs IL was pa,ural that the amount of swelling
shonld be greater than when there was less tissue
or.ctca Dr. Warner believed that in advanced cases
the swelling would be great entirely 10 exclude
cir from the lungs. and thus Kill the patient
lie believes in common with all physicians II" had
met In Berlin, he said. that The lymph would lie %
incsIcnlabc value i'm the treatment of incpen ph'si'
Iupus and tuberculosis Of the bones and joints 'ud
that I'm time It might he the means of stamping ON
consumption in this country bat II wonid nave 10 IT.
through tho cure OF incipcut cases. There was Il"
hope OF cure by the lymph for those III whose I'-s
cavities had been caused 10y the bacili III ao'""o''
CAGES OF tubcrcular meningitis and tIbcr'uar per"hs
the use Of The lymph would particularly haza'dou>'
DR. Warner was much shocked when told OF inc
large doses and frequent rcinocnatiohs a"H'''>'O'
nv the Ncw-York physicians. lie was H''''
he said that the dangerous character III inv
Amid had been lost sight Of IN the Hs"'
n, the immediate effects il had produced. rs far a.
the Charity Hospital was concerned, he world n0 reel
safe in u,nC more than bali Of milcianinc '"f
dose at first and even then he would not reho'"E''
sftener than once week
The vonng woman at the Mt. sinai Hospital WHO
bas lupus Of the hand developed alarming -Nip'""o
sunday nght. a few hours after beinS lrinoclla'To
with four milligramme> her fifth dose. Her temper
AZURE ran mp 10 the depcrate height OF 1867 c"SIec0
with a pulse Of 100 and respiration OF 40 IW' al
PENDANTS gave her champagne and other quchd'u"-
stimulants and her condition steadily imp"Voo unNI
her temperature again became normal or the "'l'
patlents reinocuated at Mt sinai Hospital yesterday
one received nine mSrammcN Ia case OF lupus;
three seven: one, six: four. aud one two AID
a half The little rrl who laughs 50 much. WHO wa
treated tuberculosis Of tbe glands of the neck l.
almost cured and laughs all the more. The other
patients are doing well, reactonary temperatures OF
Io4 and los degrees having been recorded yesterday
Or. Heincman said last night, that instead o.
prostraton following the rise in the temperature
NJ patients a contrary eject lad been observed, a. If
the lymph acted a tonic after producing the usual
roartionary symptoms. Tomorrow the lymph Viii
have an interesting AT NJ. sinai. patient viii
he noculated obtain diTcrcntia diagnosis, which
Will demonstrate whether he is suffering with lpu' %
with epithclloma Five Of the patients at 81. Marks
Hospital four phhsS aud lupus were re"oculater
Yesterday and there were reinoculatons al Bellevue,
ST. Luke's the German Hospital and the Montei0e
Home.
case Of leprosy is reported to have been discov-
cred at NJ. 10 Pelst. where Lee Whauug l. sad to
he living Seriously i'll with that repul7ve disease II
is said that Lee Whaug performed his usual duties III
a laundry at Ninth-avc. and Forty-scventh-t up I"
last Thursday lie BE- removed 10 Bellevue Hos
pital and isolated in one Of tie out-o hrWay rooms,
when TIE lymph be tried in HI case CuFc- 81
cancer and cprOsv bv means Of the lymph have al
ready been reported from Vienna II i said that soy
cr other Of lepIoSy have been fonnd among the
Ch,ne@e in this city be Dr.. \. Carey Cl"sliom. an
English doctor who spent time in this city on
his way 10 Hawaii.
Dr.. J. II. LinSley. Of the POSTGRADUATE Medical
School who returned from Berlin last week lec1ncd
before the New-lOrk Comfy Medical society
At the Academy 81 Medicine last night on
the methods Of treatment which he had o.
served in Berlin. lie said that the German doctors
were extremely Car,leeS. lot even washing tr
hypohermic needle after using 1t on one patient be-
fore using IL on another. I'll" lecturer sad that there
was no evidence of cure, u advanced consumpu"n
but wonderful results had been achieved in cases Of
tone tuberculosis and lupus In essential points the
lecture wa. identical with the clinical discourse dev
cred az the Poo Graduate Medical school ny d. Ln,
lev the day after he arrived, report Of which VA,
published By The Tribune.