Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
KoCH's LYMPH.
1t Should Only be Used in Hospitals
Where Constant Care is Taken.

1t Should Only be Used in Hospitals
Where Constant Care is Taken.
BERLIN, December goth. = Professor
Koch paid long visit to the American
Minister, Phelps, yesterday. Koch said
bis decision to henceforth give the lymph
only to hospitals was due to reports of fatal
results that followed its use in private prac.
tice. He carefully added that he was not
personally cognizant of any death resulting
from its effects, but was convinced that the
lymph was dangerous. except when used
under constant watch BY physicians The
patient he said, ought to be seen at least
every two hours.
He declares that it is useless for AmeYi-
can doctors to come to Berlin. The lymph
will be assigned to American hospitals
that are properly vouched for. The sick
Americans should stay at home. Berlin is
already toe full of patients
New YORK, December 19th.-A cable.
gram received 10 this city says that Koch
lymph is now known as "Kochen." Sew.
eral prominent physicians who had gone TO
Berlin to study the new treatment as prac-
ticed by KOCH have rsturned. Among
them were DR.. II. P. Loomis, DIR. H. S.
Stearns and DR.. J. II. Linsey. The two
former physicians brought with them a
small quantity of lymuh, secured from DR..
Libertz, chief assistant to DIR. Koch. 1t
was obtained after considerable trouble,
for Koch objected strenuously to supplying
the fluid to any but those representing hos
pitfalls, and all credentials were scrutinized
| with great care. The vial of lymph
brought by LOOMS was the last given on,
| before he sailed. Only a nominal charge,
| 25 marks, or S. is made for the lymph OF
the Koch laboratory. DR.. Loomis said at
that rate the quantity on the open marke.
| would bring in thousands of dollars. He
| knew, personally, that English physicians
had offered as much as 500 drop for the
preparation. Loomis' vial, when diluted
will snffice for about 5000 injections. In
| speaking of the effect of the discovery in
Berlin, Lomis said: The effect on the PEG.
pie in Berlin and the surrounding country
is something wonderful. The entire com.
munity seems deairous of paying homage
to DR.. KOCH
Loomis said that professional ethics
would not permit him to make his concln
sions public until after he had conveyed
them to members of the profession. He
would probably put his observations into
| the form of q paper which h. would reaG
before the Academy of Medicine at al
early day. He said that DR.. Liber;z had or
file about six thousand applications fol
lymph. Among them was one from War.
rem Coleman, who was sent to Berlin By
Surgeon-GeneralH Hamilton to procure some
of the lymph for the Government. Up t.
the time LOOMS left Coleman had beer
unsuccessful, notwithstanding his stron,
backing, DR.. Loomis expressed much sur
| prise when told that several walls of lymph
had been received in this country. 81.
seid that before he left Berlin he had ,
long talk with Professor Libertz, who as
sured him that only two walls bad beer
sent TO America. One of them was ad.
dressed 10 Secretary Blaine and the Other
to DR.. Abraham jacob, Mt. Sinai Hos
pital. DR.. Stearns also was surprised wher
told that several walls OF lymph hat
reached America in advance Of his arrival
These New York doctors are confident Of
the efficacy of the lymph in cases of lupus
bone tuberculosis, etc, but as to its effects
on pulmonary diseases they seem to enter.
tain some doubt.