Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-17

doctor does great deal of work. He has
made himself famous, and deserves all the
praise given him.
PROF. Koch doesn't claim to be able to
cure a man who is down with the consump-
tion. He can't furnish new lung. How
ever, he does claim that under his treat
ment, with hyperdermic injections of his
preparation, he can take a case in time, and
prevent the lungs beiug eaten away, and
thus save the lives of many. Unless a case
is taken in time, the disease must prove
fatal. DR.. Koch has so far held back the
composition of this lymph for good reason.
He wants it to be thoroughly investigated
and does not want Its chances ruined by
placing 1t in the hands of quacks. He will
lecture on the subject until the physicians
become thoroughly acquainted with his
methods, and he will then inform them what
to use. Prof. Koch does not care to make
money by the means of his lymph. but is
keeping it secret for legitimate reasons"
NOTHING OF THE QUACK IN IT.
DR.. W. j. Arsdale, of Penn avenue, is
very much interested in the discussion of
DR.. koch's consumption remedy. There is
nothing of the quack in his makeup" said
DR.. Arsdale. "and we will secure great bene-
fit from his discovery. He is very eminent
man, and in his experiments has hit upon
something that will prove boon to man
kind. / believe that other discoveries will
be made III this line, and that of Prof.
Koch's is only one of them. 1t is the same
as the use of the virus of cowpox used to
eliminate from the body the virus of small
pox."
Microscopic Edgar A. Mundorff has for
several years been studying the tuberculosis
bacilli, with the end in view of discovering
just what DR.. Koch claims he has at last
found. The tuberculosis bacillus is distin-
guished from the other bacilli by its taking
a certain blue stain. Several times the doc
tor has shown bacilli, through powerful
microscope, to DISPATCH reporter. The
specimen was obtained from the lung OF
consumptive. DR.. Mundorff could find the
bacilli all right enough, and could breed
them, but tailed to find anything that would
give the effect attained by DR.. Koch's
lymph.
DR.. Muudorf, though he was unsuccessful
himself, was sure the problem could be
solved, When asked why he studied day
and night when it resulted in naught he
would answer, iii all scientists worked
hard to discover the great remedy one is
sure, sooner or later, to strike on the right
thing, and it will not matter who makes the
discovery, as long as suffering humanity is
thereby benefited"
CONSERVATIVE, But HOPEFUL.
DR.. W. h. McKelvy was inclined to be
conservative when approached on the sub
ject. He said: 1--WE are in the dark yet,
and know little or nothing of DIR. Koch's
lymph. DR.. Koch is esteemed and relied
unon by medical men, and L hone that he has
discovered what is claimed. We must wait
patiently and see. There was great furry
about the Brown-SeqLard's discovery, which
went up in smoke, but 1 don't think the
comparison between him and Koch is just.
Both are eminent doctors and scientists, but
Brown-Sequard was in his dotage, while
Koch is young"
Dr.W. A. Thompson. physician for the State
Board of Health, said ali that could he done
was to wait and see the result. DR.. Koch is too
eminent a man to doubt him without cause.
He can freely give his secret to the world,
for he will have all he can do to attend
patients that come to him.
DR.. H. A. Page is another who hopes for
the best, and thinks the chances bright for
Koch and his remedy, but rests on his oars
for further developments.