New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

A METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE HERE.
SOME OF TIE coEroEAToES-ALL THE PATlLN1'

SOME OF TIE COEPOEATOES-AIL THE PA IN'i'
II TIE CITY DOING WELL
-. .. .,,, ,.i,ct- an foot I'm New-York for the
ACCOMPLISHMENT Of hospital, for the exclusive He"'
ment If diseases in which the Koch ana rAS'o'',
methods AR. used One of these already mas assume
definite shape to certain extent J"u-o
Yesterday approved the certificate of lh'orp '""V"
the New YORK meteorological Institute WIZ" !
usbed for The study ard sratuitouS tfc'VheH' u
con,ayions diseases, comprising Koch anu
.pasteur, department for the treatment OF 'noer-
cplos,, and hvdrophoba.7 Among The oorp'ia'o's "o
Frederic r. Coudert. Hector de Castro FIorI"n "'o
lean r. BIaXton Henry. Theron L. 'arih@h anu i'''
e lie Page The trustees are DIR. PAU "hOieI' MAJ
rice Kahn. DR.. Alexander !. hauttN T. ->u7"''
Neresheimer and Theodore W. sicmmIeF'
The other project was started by Dr. cyrus Ed>'N'
Dr Allan McIane Hamilton. Dr. Morton ana d.
II. Holbrook Curtis Whether it VIII be carried ON
is as vet uncertain. 80 many OF the h,Sp''''' nav
Offered ward, for the Of tuberculosis paue"'s '""'
sone of the doctors Interested in the project thnR uA'
all Of the space needed viii be easily obtana'ic az
Least until there j, a more abundant supply Of lymph
Dr. Curtis is greatly annoyed by the reports mat ''o
lymph which lie gave DR.. Hamilton was not gen
nine and had not come from Berlin lie sara u'A' az
such reports were false. INT ne did not Wtend AZ
present 10 tell the public just where and how ne oo
obtain his supply. It is generally understood among
doctors acquainted with Dr. Curtis, however that me
lvmph was sent by DR.. David Edison. who VIII anve
from Berlin IN a few day on the saale
number Of doctors who have been watching the
lymph experiments IN Berlin arrived from "elhaN
on the Lain Yesterday. Among them were Dr. "lIan
Buchrcr Dr. Elliot Dr. Gentle, d.. Francis hehlHS
and DE- charles MmdecT. a. :. Oden, OF Weetchester
1cos also pas,enccr He went 10 Berlin 20 be treated
for pulmonsrv consumption month ago b't Dis con
dton was 81 bad that the doctors refused to 1ea'
him GU the ground that the lymph could not De uSeu
In his case With safety 20, .
DR. H. Newton Heinemann. who conducts the IN
ooulations at the Mt sinai and Poivciinc ho9ptal''
received a small vial Of lymph by mail ON the LAIN
Yesterday II came directly from Berlin. the pack
age being labelled sample no value' u was SUD-
personally TO Dr. Heinem"nn by DIR. Guttmahh oi'
~ the directors Of a Berlin laboratory. The bottle
was little one, containing about one giahihe % ,'
fluid or sufficient for about 1000 lnlect"is' d.
He,ncnann and Dr.. jacob both expressed surprise
yesterday that such large doses OF the Nmph "e'e a'
ministered in beginning the treatment al He'ie' ut
Both said that they earnestly hoped That ~ uh'ftuUaN
effects would follow for all member OF IN" PROGRESSION
who had used the lymph would suffer IN consequences
The greatest care, they sad. should be exercised 80 -
not 70 excite prejudice against the treatment at 50
early a stage IN the development oi iis value
Dr. He.nemsnn said That American doctors should
not bndly follow the methods pursued IN Berlin
The German doctors known 10 be the most reck
less in the profession. far giving large doses
was concerned. Their method Of treatment wa
always severe. Perhaps the constitution Of the aver
age German patient strong enough 10 bear her0i
doses but that would rot prove that an American
could stand the severity without danger Dr
Heinemann told of a young in Nj. Sinai Hos
pal who suffering from lupus. Her fourth lnocua
ton, administered Friday. was Of three mill
Crammes. Yesterday her temperature rose 10 1O'
degrees and Sire suffered a great deal. il would hav
been impossible DR.. Hcncmann said % have fore
told the result had the d',c been five mligr1nme
instead Of three. The probability was. however TIA
Ri ed her q IL.
that the only safe to begin With sma
doses and gradually increase them In afc1rdanc
with the reactouary symptoms produced by ear
injection. Another case al Mt sinai Hospital ha
shown interesting features. II is that Of wont
afflicted with bone tuberculosis. An examination Of m
discharge shows That the bacil are breaking up int
more minute particle. and that these particle hav
no power If reproduction.
The largest dose yet INJECTED here admins ere
at Mt. sinai Hospital yesterday to lupus pajicu
In this as IN all other casc,. the treatment began vii
injection. OF one milligraHme. Yesterday q! ciit mi
Mgrammes injected the reacti1nary symptom
having gradually become les, pronounced after each
the previous injections. In all, eight patient We
rein0culated al that institution yesterday. OF TN
number received eight miigUmme, three D
Ceived siN mlllSidlnnita. t"" h\c hliisrtuuc>. OF
four mill granmc,. and one tWD nIlixiamWcs. III
the patient, were reported 10 De Ia good coICIuo
compiishod in a number # them. The dootor- are g
Ughfcd with iEuroN condition d.
Iupus patients and are anxious 10 secure oihor so
jects.
The two patients at IN" Poly clinic Hospital W.
renoculatcd by Dr. llcucmauu Yesterday. each j
Ceving injections II four MILL gITnmrs Dr. Jaco
renoculated the four little patients at the New 10
Founding Asylum, using dose, of four mll.ca,nm
lie remarked yesterday that infants seemed able
bear larger doses than tie older patients, II w;s
too. IN administering caIomci. tho Younger cildr
requiring larger doses Chan Ih-r cidefs At I;cllcyr
YESTERDAY. one new patient was IIOculatcd. V
AFFLICTED with phthisi, and received q dose of tvu mil
gramues. The lupus casss moi r'inuculacd
the xiXtecn cases at the German Hospital fourte
were rcnOculaicd Yesterday. All 81 the sufferer, til,
are doing well with no unfsVogible symptoms I'm A
case There were IcinOculaons or new CA,
at the MUutctOrc Home, Yesterday and ali of the I
tients at - Mark Hospital reported to be dol
well. At 81 Luhc'> Hospital several Of the pat -
rcinoculated. but no odscs were treated
DIR. Beinemann said Yesterday that both he a
Dr. Jacob! had received large numbers Of itiful lett,
nom cOnsumpuye' patients All over the country so
begged TO lie allowed u receive private treatment
New York. while Others prayed thai SOC Of lie lyg
might be sent 81 them. Some q the letters
Hcincman said. wcr~ r"ally hca.tr.rding one v
nom a mother who I%.'cd fl d little lymph for
son, whlle another N4s iiDn who was will
10 GO awning or pay ANYTHING to get some q
precious nud for his mother several letters "a.
from the south Dr. llciuemarn ,aid tat plticntS
the South shOnd not come North at this tlnc OF
year and that all sufferers outside The citv should
hope 10 be received in the New York hospitals