The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-11-21
4 ;.rea; RusI. of the Afflicted TO Or. Koch
for Treatment ana Il Temporary
Hospital Bccomes Nee
cssary.
INTEREST IN THIS COUNTRY.


in an advanced stage Of the disease, had
to he carried into the consulting room.
In this room there were three assistants
at work by i little table. One patient sat
in chai. addressed and undergoing eX
animation. and three other patients par
TALLY addressed were awaiting their turn.
''Dr. Corncl. in the meantime. made his
way through the throng, calming the pa
icnts and seeing chat every one look his
OF her proper place.
"A workincman WHO seemed TO be SUI
tcring greatly pleaded that he vas the
father Of four children and asked that his
case NIGH! be taken without delay. he
WAS told he would he admitted rs soon ~
a vacancy occurred. Similar answers
were given to others WHO were imporiu-
nate.
The stream Of applications for treat
mont has grown into a perfect torrent.
The writer. in conclusions says that the
municipal authorities ought Immediately
to erect temporary hospital for the
irea1mcn, of patients with tuberculosis.
Bosrox Mass. Nov. 20.-l'he project to
establish in Boston an institute where
consump,ioc patients may be treated -
Kochs cure is to be put into operation at
once. y local physician who has iusI
returned from Berlin. where lie had an
opportunity To investigate the new cure
for consumption. is about Ia take active
steps to provide hospital Tor the rccep
ton of those afflicted with the disease
l.ylnph for NEGOTIATIONS is Oh The way TO
this city. and arrangements have been
completed So that Il full supply will he
coStantly on hand for members Of the
medical profession who will use ii.
EXCITEMENT ~ urLLiy.
Br.iix. Nov. 40-it would be tilicu!i
to give AN idea OF Tie mingled sentiments
OF anxiety and citation which have per-
yadcd Berlin society during the last ten
DAYS while waiting for the results Of Dr..
Kcch's great cure for consumption. The
members of The medical profession may
literally be said TO have been robbed oi
their sleep. The general public has
awaited The daily bulletins as il they had
| been records OF events from the Franco
German seat Of war. The capital has been
and is being invaded liz visitors from
every German town and from every part
of the world. ~ if con%rcgaiin" 10 witness
RomHn triumph. and the entire popula-
ton has been intent upon celebrating the
greatest moral and pacific victory OF the
century Now that Frof Koch has pub
lishcd his essay he has abandoned. for the
present, the idea OF lccturing on it.
The berlin newspapers say that it is the
! duty cf Germany 10 prove. in Suhsinn-
jf;al manner. her deep gratitude 10 the
great di>covcrcr of whoru the Faiheriand
may we'll he proud. and To whom belongs
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mankind by his careful and systematic
/ Investigations The rush for copies q! his |
articles WAS the best possible proof of The
intense interest in his discovery. Never.
/ perhaps, has any publication been awaited
with such cagcrnes>. The demand con-
iinucS almost und;minishcd. and more
| than lGG.om copies have already been
sold One small Berlin bookseller alone
has ordered ,,,a copies. and thousands !
more are ordered from abroad. Repre-
scnlaivos OF all the newspapers in the
world hesicgcd The printing Office reslcr-
day to ge early copies. One applican!
even offered 10000 marks Tor the first
/ issue. hui both publisher and printer were
incxorablc, Oh the ground that the ter
man invention should he first published
/ in Germany.
CONE AFTER Lymph.
A>nvnAE. y. c., Nov. aO-Dr. Karl
Won Ruck proprietor OF the Winyal san
iiarium in this city. iel to-day for New
York to take the steamer V cdncsday en-
route for Berlin. He WAS Il pupil in the
laboratory OF Prof Koch in Berlin III
! 1853. when The existence OF The germ oi
tuberculosis was II subject % invcSiiea-
ton for demonstration Immediately after
its discovery was announced hy Prot.
/ Koch. He is well acquainted with Prof.
Koch and believes that his discovery is
what he claims it to be.
EXrENsIvE TREATMENT.
Sir. Z. l.. llunnicu; has returned to
Ashcyille with his little girl Cora from
Sew York. where he went for her treat
mcmt al the rasleui Institute for the bite
OF Il mad dog. The treatment continued
for fifteen DAYS Mr.. Ilunnicul says the
institute was crowded with patients dur
ing the time lie was there from all parts
Of the connlry OF all ages and conditions.
The usual Zee Tor wcl-!o-do people i
81 coo Nothing was said about pay 10
him until The close Of the treatment, when
Il bill of $3.50 was presented. but he WAS
given his own time to meet it. The rail-
road companies passed him and his child
free lie owes still $3.50, and the ciii-
zen list remains open.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 2C.-Dr Crumey
leaves next week for New FORK and will,
from there. embark Tor Germany. The
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