New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-14
PROF. KOCH WILL KEEP HIS SECRET.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS WITH THE INoCU-
LATING FLUID.


LATING FLUID.
Berlin, Nov 13-Professor Kochs article in the
"Mediznischc wochcnblatt" states that the most i'm
portan property of the curative lymph is its specific
effect upon every description Of tuberculcus disease
process. The effects of the lymph described as
important also from dlagnostc point OF view. Com
peely successful results have been obtained in cases
of lupus, tubercular disease Of glands, bones ana
joints. incpcnt consumption. The article does not
describe the composition of the lymph or the mode OF
application. In fact Dr. Koch has decided not to pub
sh the secret Of the composition Of his inoculatory
fluid.
The aTageblat.'s, medical correspondent at Frank
fort describes the of boy Of nine years treated
by Kocls method for lupus on the right side OF the
face which he had had since he was year old. An
Injection of the lymph wa, made into the subcutaneous
tissues the upper part of the back Six hours aer
the injection the boy became fcversh his temperature
r.ing 10 lO43 degrees Fahrenheit. Two hours later
the fever had abated. At 10 a. m To-Day the tem-
perature had fallen to 1913 degrees. The boy was
sl,en in good spirits though his tongue was slightly
coated and dry and his appetite was poor lie
bad vomited little during the night ABOUT
six hours after the injection the lupus swelling
became bright red in color and the network OF scars
ON The face resulting fom previous cauterzauos' De-
came smooth. ON all the spots where 'here were
mnus tbercles bubbe-like swcilings appeared hiied
with a light serous liquid. These sweiiings are A
ready drying and crust has formed aroniu ee e"s
A decioram of llaud is used at earh ln1ecuoh' Inc
,,onb acts as a potent chemical rcagent on uDer
culOsis. n Al. ,rrnh
Today Professor Koch injected some Oh the iynp"
into his own body A few hours after the h'ec"oh
h ,.oeane IN with a strong sensation OF nausea anu
40 yeas Obliged 10 return home from the Ihlefsar'ei'
,.. be had been walking while watching the enecs
OF the Injection 81, HE .ss,stap+
r-naer the sanction OF Professor kocb MS asss'''
M Ioyv exnlaned the method at a meeuhs VI
.a,caI men today in his private laboratory a
, r,,ic,t who received an injection on septe"oe'
90 was exhibited and the cure was sho"h '" -
no.r;,g nr,gress Another patient with lupus ecc>e'
,l,. tr.t iniection to-day, and the medcai me" "
,,,nd to watch the course Of the cure In iroiesSo'
V,,ses laI,oratory DIR. Cornell treats pulmonary
and aryDgeaI tuberculosis Desiocs i"P"'
:, .r. Meaical Record Of this city which VIII
no ,nblisbed on saturday the follOwihg eoi'oiiSi "
,r 1Koch's experiments viii appear
A. 40 ,,,,te the daily papers are printing WIN e''''
-, 80 ,,esh news Of the wonderful, and as yet sec'e"
-, %. consumption discovered by Dr. Hours ho.'"
, ,e,ast n &c is natural and Intense In this eou"y
~. orc come two hundred thousand sufferers foh Iiis i
d,.se and I'm Europe and other parts c the "orio s
greater army Of victims are hopeiuny io'"'"s ~
or patiently awaiting the end- a n,vs,e,
The ex,ectations aroused by the numerous anu nv'
nus re,,orts that are issued from Berlin must Dc '
7, 4, VOL therefore TO consider how much can w III
..,,..a ,v tho announced "eure" OF IL we kho" Nv 49,
mi, that a T. Qermicde, and that It's action de.e'
~ dcstroyiuc the vitality or power OF grown " a 49,
ele Iacui II this is the case 1t Is reh'eoy .' ~ -.
h.va y.r,oas limitations It's usefulness Fn'"iS's "
mo-. c.ses I'm its inception Infectious Daciih'' 49,
put after lung tissue well invaded. ana heo
a.s..m.tory processes set in the INFECTION ~eS ''