Smyrna times., 1890-11-19
A Cure for Consumption

The public will await with eager in
terest Prof. Koch's promised disclosure
ol the nature of his recently discovered
remedy for consumption. The'curative
substance is described as a transparent
yellow lymph, prepared by a long
ana dIIhcuit process, involving great
cost According to information ex-
tracted from Professor Koch bv the
Berlin correspondent of the London
I'mr@' the cost will be such as to re-
strict the use of the lymph to persons
OF large means. The Frankfort Zeif,0g
states that small vial of it will cost
50. Metallic salts, saws Prof Koch
are used IN its preparation, with other
ingredients which he is unwilling tn
mention. II is described as havinO a
slght smell OF carboIic acid. 1t should
De understood at the outset that Pro.
lessor Koch does not claim TO cnre
long standing cases Of cOnsumDtion of
the lungs. Ia such cases he saws or ber
parasites beside the tuberculosis bacillus
nave eaten their way into the lungs.
ana Jhcse ne Is unable to destroy
What the Professors lymph does is
TINS 1t kills the bacillus of tuberclo-
SIS proper. This it kills immediately.
stopping the progr ess of CONSUMPTION.
iaNmg destroyed the bacillus the
lymph restores the patients health bv
IT'S inherent healing powers, and forti-
hes MIN against further invasions of the
bacillus. 1t does not however. like the
lymph used to combat smallpox. serve
Uue purpose Ola preventive. DR.. Koch
accordingly inoculates persons who
nave hcen stricken with consumption.
from this circumstance it NAV be con-
Jectuted that his remedy is not cul-
tured bacillus. Gifts value. whatever
us composition, eminent Berlin physi
cans are confident The discovery is
declared to be Of even greater imDor-
tance than the discovery of chloroform
or OF Listers antiseptic. A number
OF patients have been treated by Pro-
lessor Koch at the Charlie Hospital in
Berlin, with results it is stated that
are entirely satisfactory. In tubercu-
lar affections of the skin, Joints and
bones the treatment has been found to
be uniformly successful. A case of
lupus on the face and arms is said to
have been cured within five davs.
The lymph is Of great value in the ear
~ stages Of pulmonary complaints.
should Prof. kOch's remedy prove 10
be as efficient by half as it is said to be
1t Is evident that a great blessing is
about to be conferred on mankind.
Not without reason therefore. the En-
peror William has accorded the inven-
tor the honor of a personal interview.
on the subject of his discovery. with
the view of devising the best means in
the Professors opinion, of diffusing its
benefits as speedily as possible among
his people. The Emperor is ready Il
IS said, to give from his personal means
the handsome sum of S250,0OO to en-
dow an institution for the production
Of the healing lymph. Our people are.
Of course, greatly interested in the
matter, as consumption is a matter of
common disease in certain parts of the
Union. For a time. we shall of course
have to import Professor Koch's nreD-
lration. As the Mckinley bill IMPOSES
tax Of % per cent on all medical
preparations with an extra duty on the
bottles that contain them, our con-
will be severely taxed on
heir health. This would be a scanda-
Gus thing. 1t would prove expedient
I th"1acillus destroyer proves to be
Efficient. to make it free as was the
ase with quinine some years ago. No
emedy for the millions should paw a
SRn.