Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-12-04

centers the surface also becomes red. The
reaction produced II the internal organs.
especially the lungs, when the curative
substance is injected, is not, of course,
open to observation apart from the in
creased expectoration and cough. In all
the experiments after the first injection,
all # any the tuberculous process exists in
the body, the appearance already describ-
ed supervened. Absolutely no exception
was noted whenever dose amounting to
Tooth part of cubic centimeter of the
substance had been applied. One may as
sert with confidence, therefore, that the
remedy may be considered as induceable
to diagnosis. and, in doubtful cases, in
cipient phthisis can positively be dag
nosed by its own even if positive informa-
ton of the nature of the disease cannot be
obtained by the discovery of bacilli, or of
elastic fbres in the sputum. or by physi-
clan examination. Tuberculous affections
of the glands latent, tuberculouS of the
bones, skin tuberculous, ETC.. can by the
use of this fluid be easily and certainly
diagnosed Moreover, in cases of lung OF
joint tuberculosis which have apparently
passed off, it will be possible, by the use OF
the new substance, to ascertain with GER
tainty whether the morbid process is really
and absolutely ended.
Prof. Koch expresses the belief that his
remedy
WILL CERTAINLY PROVE A CURE
for incipient phthisis. Whether, however
the cure will be final and defrite, has not,
he says, been clearly proved. Further ex-
perimentS and continued use of the remedy
will be necessary to determine the question
The curative properties of the new remedy
Prof. Koch declares, are of still greater
Importance for diagnosis. What The fluid
kills is not the tubercular bacillus, but the
tubercular tissues. This fact indicates the
well defined limits which the efficacy of the
remedy will be able to reach. In other
words, it can only influence living tubercu-
lous tissue. 1t has no effect whatever upon
dead tissue, such as decayed gaseous matter
necrotic bones, arSl the like. More than
this, it produces no effect upon tissues
which have already been killed by the APP
pication of the remedy. 1t is possible that
such dead tissue may still contain living
tuberculous 5accllh. These may then be
either expelled with the necrotic tissue, or
it may be tina. under special circumstances
they may invade adjacent living tissues.
1t follows. therefore, that tuberculous
tissue that is still living must first be made
to decay. When this has been accomplish
ed every effort must be made to remove the
dead matter by surgery. In cases where
this method is impossible and secretion can
only slowly proceed by the seIf-help of the
organism, the living tissue must, at the
same time be, protected by continual APP
plications of the remedy so as to guard
against the reimmigration of the parasites.
The fact that. the remedy causes decay
only Of tuberculous tissues, affecting living
tissues, explains why the curative fluid
may be applied in rapid increased doses.
After the patient has been under treat
ment for period of three weeks a dose OF
original dose can be applied, for at the be-
ginning, when large quantity of the liv-
ing tuberculous tissue exists, a smaller
quantity of the remedy sutfices to produce
strong reaction, but each succeeding in
lection causes the disappearance of a
certain quantity of tissue capable of reac-
ton. 1t naturally follows, therefore. that
increased doses are necessary to obtain the
same degree of reaction. As soon as pa
tients treated with increased doses ex-
perience as little reaction as non-tubercu-
lous people, it may be assumed that all
tubercuous tissue open to reaction is dead.
Whether this conclusion is correct, time
will show. For the present, however,
T-TUT. k0Cn Is CUrTvTnCeI that this concll-
sion is a sure one.
In all cases of lupus so far treated, the
amount of fluid injected has been, in the
first instance, one.hundredth part of a
cubic centimeter. Time has been allotted
for one reaction to take its full course
After period of from one to two weeks, a
second injection of the same amount has
been made, this