New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19
EXPLAINING KOCH,S METHOD
PROF. GERHARDTS DEMONSTRATIONS IN BER-
LIN, BEFORE MANY FOREIGN DOCTORS.
THREE CASES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE LYMPH-AUS-
TRAN DOCTORS DISTRIBUTING
THE NEW TREATMENT.

Berlin, Nov. 1s.-Profcssor Gcrhardt to-day eS-
planned Koch's method to q large number OF foreign
doctors, exhibiting three in Illustration. Inc
first was case Of aggravated disease OF the troa''
The patient received injection yesterday OF TWO
milligrams of the lymph To-day there was decided
reaction and cure is expected. The second was q
Of phthiss in which the treatment had already
been attended with marked success In the thrd case
the treatment applied means OF diagnosis ana
no reaction followed Professor Gerhardt assumed
that the patient free from tuberculosis. In INC
course Of lecture Professor Gerhardt warned MS
hearers against the idea that KOchs treatment merely
required the injection of the lymph to drive out the
disease.
1t has been arranged that after fresh supplies have
been prepared the lymph shall be distributed, hrst
among the laboratories and hospitals Oh Berhh heAs
among universities and large hospitals throughout Ter
many then among the hospitals OF VIENNA PaI1s ana
London and lastly, among ;private practitioners.
Only small portions of the lymph have as yet been sent
abroad-to DIR. waltzoldt Of San Reno ana 10 DOCTOR
at Davos . .
Professor Koch is chagrined the reappearance Of
lupus patient reported as cured Inis Is the only
instance however of the return OF the disease aief
supposed cure.
Vienna Nov Is-Doctors who have returned from
Berlin express doubts to the radical cure OF lupus
by Dr. Koch's treatment They say that in some OF
the cases declared TO be cured suspcious-looKns
pustules were seen breaking out afresh near the
cicatrized wounds The leading Austrian specialists
warn the faculty against overestimatng the emcacy
of Dr. Koch's method. They affirm that up 10 the
nresent time not a single of undOubted and
permanent cure has been recorded. They also tnlnn INK
it possible that the strong reaction OF c ieedI & O
diseased tissue may prove dangerous 10 weak lungs
and interfere with respiration Three deaths a'upuVeu
to this cause have already been reported
Dr. j. H. Lnsley, who has charge OF the pathoiogicai
and meteorological laboratory at the PostOradua'o
Medical School and Hospital in Tweneth-st, and who
spent last summer in DR.. Kocs laboratory, sails ior
Berlin to-day on the Trave for the purpose OF IN
vcsgating the treatment for consumption which has
been discovered by DR.. Koch during 'he. i'''
year. and, as he is thoroughly acquainted with the
professors methods in meteorological study, he VIII
he qualified TO ascertain the exact value OF the ds
covcry The directors of the POSTGRADUATE Ho,ptai n
have sent DR.. Lnsley their representative VIII ' %
Intention should DR.. KOch's treatment prove W po
successful of Immediately opening wards 1or ane & TA
elusive treatment OF cOnsumptivc patients uhuer Ut
Linsley,s superinendence They will spare no t0Qoie
nor expense to give American patients the penenG 2i
Professor Kocs investigations at the earliest possible
moment.