Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
Great Medical Discoveries in Store for the
World, Sir MorrelI Thinks, Are Sure
to Come Soon.
STARTLING SURPRISES FROM KocH,
The Same Authority Says Are Not Improbable Within the
Next Few Weeks In the Light Of
Present EvertS
TIE METHODS OF GERMAN PHYSICIANS
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LONDON, Dec. 6.-Sir Morrell Mackenzie
was seen this afternoon by a Dunlap re-
porter on the subject of Prot. Pasteur's in
terview and his views on the recent discovery
of Prof. Koch. "Ah," said the great
specialist in throat diseases, $50 Pasteur has
got his knife into Koch?''
sis there any reason, Sir Morrell, for ILL
feeling to exist between the Professo-s?"
asked the reporter.
mot that know" answered the surgeon,
Except on the question of nationality,
which, let me say, as one who has had some
experience in the matter, is very
strong in the medical profession. 1 have
heard that Pasteur has made very con-
siderable advance in the preventive remedy
of which be speaks but we are not likely to
hear more of it until it is tolerably COM
shall discover the bacillus for all specific
diseases, fever and other illnesses, which
run distinct, specific course, but for the
others, such as rheumatism, which is most
uncertain disease, no bacillus will ever be
discovered.
No Violent Reaction Resulted.
"Do you consider that the Koch lymph is
Of such unheard of virulence as that de-
Scribed by Prof. Pasteur, and the reaction
1t produces might prove fatal and probably
affect other parts of the body in an injurious
msuner?''
''That has not proved to be the result with
my experiments thus far, as in the hospital
patients have treated 1 have injected
eentrigramme of lymph, which is five times
stronger than the injections referred
to by Pasteur. So far the patients
have stood the treatment remarkably
we'll and there has not been
any violent reaction. I have heard, how
ever. that one patient in Frankfort and one
in Innsbruck have died from the effects of
inoculation with the lymph. In fact, this has
prevented nv treating private patient, for
when he read in the newspapers the accounts
of these deaths, although perfectly willing
before, he refused to allow me to operate on
him.
Would you advise all consumptive peo-
pie to undergo the treatment, Sir Morrell?"
II certainly would, came the immediate
and unhesitating answer. "If the Duke of
Clarence, for instance, had any cause to con-
suit me for pulmonary consumption should
most certainly advise him to undergo the
Noch treatment"
Some Great Discoveries In Store.
How long will it be before you can say
definitely when the patients who are now
Gnder your care will be proved to be
Iured?"
Il cannot say; nay, 1 cannot pretend to
give you even an approximate time"
"You have seen, 1 suppose, Sir Morrell,
that Sir Joseph Lister reports that Prot.
Koch will startie the world in few weeks
with more new discoveries?"
Yes, and L think it is very highly proba-
bic be will. The Germans are very far
ahead Of the English and American doctors
in experiments of this nature. One reason
for this state of affairs is that until recently
the Royal College of Surgeons of England,
which is the wealthiest medical corporation
in the world, had no pathological labora-
tory. 1 understand that this same state of
affairs exists in New York and that the
laboratory of the Bellevue Hospital is only
provided by the money left by some of the
late members of the Vanderbilt family.
Again, you see the German nature runs
after experiments and the German doctors
are content to live on a much smaller in
come than that which would suffice for
successful London or New York physician,
and by strictly attending to his patients he
is able to spend some of his income and de-
vote part of his time TO scientific re-
searches"
"DO you know to what new diseases Sir
Joseph Lister refers?'
'No, do not, but am convinced that
we are on the eve of great discoveries on the
lines which have been laid down both by
Prof Koch and Prof Pasteur."