Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
BEGGING FOR LYMPH.
There Is Neither Lymph Nor Courtesy for
Doctors Nor Accommodations for
Patients-Exploitatlon First.

New York Norld.l

neutrality-suspicious. First
New York World.l
BERLIN, November 2l.-Four doctors
in Berlin whom DR.. Koch so far has in
trusted with the exclusive practice of his
cure are exploiting Koch to enrich their
own pockets and purposely withhold
ING Information till their personal nests
are well feathered. With the excep-
ton of Drs. Bergman, Cornet, Levy,
and Koehler the physicians in gene
raj practice in Berlin are as Ignorant
of the details of the cure as are physl'
clans in New York and London. English
deators are here by the hundreds, but
they are permitted to see little and learn
less. They complain bitterly Of the scant
courtesy shown them. 1t will be the
same with the American doctors when
they arrive. To see Koch personally is
practically impossible. To procure O
supply of the lymph is ont OF the ques.
ton, while admission to the hospitals to
see patients operated upon is beset 10y sc
many barriers that many have given UP
the effort in disgust and gone home.
Practically all the incubation III Der
lin is performed by Bergman, Cornet
and Levy. Bergman secured his pre-
ference through the powerful influence
Of the Government Levy secured his
because he has for years allowed Koch
to use his private hospital for expert
ments. Cornet WAS allowed to cooperate
because for years he mas been close
friend to Koch and n useful assistant
in Kochs special lines Of scientific In
yestigation. SO far as general prac-
tice is concerned these men have q mo-
nopoly which is making them rapidly
rich. They have three private houses
for hospitals, charging patients from $
per day upward for room and food. moi
including medical attendance. Levy
charges each patient So for each visit.
Even at this exorbitant price he il
treating nearly 200 patients daily. The
other three doctors have an equal mum
Der of patients, though some Of them
charge less prosperous people only Sl5
visit. These doctors are making hay
while the sun shines, working early and
late.
CROWD OF DOCTORS.
Physicians and students are clamorine
for admission to the clinics. They
gather about the doors OF the private
hospitals like crowds about court during
famous trial, and remain until evening
waiting their turn. Even when they dc
get in, the examination of patients is as
hurried as the views Cooks tourists arc
able to obtain OF European picture gal.
leries. Anything approaching care
full examination OF patients IS i'm
possible. Even as high as the
rates charged by doctors are, tht
hotels are Overlooking with ricl
patients, willing to pay, but obliged e
remain for weeks IN order to obtain treat
ment- This enables the doctors visiting
from London and Paris, through Berlin
doctors who command influence. e
charge their patients big price for pro
curing rooms Mt the hospital. L know o
one Englishman who arrived from Lon
don to day in response to atelegran
from bis English doctor, who charged
him $50 for obtaining room at the hos
pital. He will visit him each day To-
treatment there at five dollars visit
with the addition of heavy charge
by the doctor who conducts the opera
ton. No poor patients should come e
Berlin yet expecting treatment, whici
can only be obtained by a plethori'
purse freely emptied. A limited mum
her of moor natients has been treated
mainly at the Charlie Hospital bu
charity treatment has been suspended
for the present because the supply o.
lymph is so nearly exhausted. There ar
nearly two hundred German applicant
for every free bed, so that foreigner
stand very small chance.
THE CURE A MONOPOLY.
This to of affairs causes bitter com
ment ThcSocial Democratic press com
plains that this cure, like every othe
public benefit, is made the monopoly o
the rich. In fact, several papers ar
warning people against the exaggera
tons respecting the efficacy Of the new
remedy and are printing dispatches from
Vienna and San Reno, saying that SOM
operations with Kochs lymph Their
were wholly without effect, and argu
ing that the lymph shipped a long dis
lance becomes weak.
Concerning the frantic efforts made b.
visiting doctors to get the lymph / cal
only give the following facts; In sma!
phiai the lymph undilated costs, accord
ing to Kochis price. Sc. This phia
when diluted viii inoculate 2oO patients
One London physician was oiierinl
| to-day go IN, a., dyona of undilute(