New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT III
PHYSICIANS AND DOSES OF LYMPH.
vovnrg1YG ABOUT A REPORTED MEETING
GASES UNDER TREATMENT.

GASES UNDER TREATMENT.
,.. rosut OF the publication of fictitious report OF
letting If physicians alleged TO have been heiu u"
vd.v night at the Academy OF Medicine, AZ "h'oh,
Ior+s said the assembled physicians expressed
nseyes emphatically In favor OF the administration
=, mall rather than Of large doses OF lymph mas Ueh
fly 70 stir up the ply sicans OF the town. Whoever
,ov have been the first physician to use Vmph III
yor.york, DIR. Abraham jacob Is looked upon py
,oritv NJ ply scians as the one who has done most
D. ring about practical results with entire safety Ills
oneraons with the lymph are closely watched Dy MS
,essonal brethren, and his conclusions arc accep'cu
as authoritative H., , s,o,
After the reports OF the alleged meeting OF doc'ors
ro unfinished Yesterday morning, scores OF prominent
,bxeicans rushed to Dr. jacob to Inquire WHY they
had not been invited to be present at so important
,hernc Others sent him more or less expressive
os rcrrctting that tho writers had been ovcrIo'hed
Dr Jacob was greatly surprised for he had not even
hoard of any such meeting certainly, he ea!u TIC hau
not attended it. If one was held, lie lett so'oWna'
agrrievei that he not invited. y iittc ihVeAuea
lion showed that no such meeting had been held DE-
H. Lnsley who recently returned from bcrlI
whittier he had been sent by the POSTGRADUATE Mcdlca
cohool read a paper before the New-fork County
MEDICAL Society at the Academy OF Medicine on MON
day naht embodying his observations OF Dr. hoch
methods which was listened to by about -oo physi-
clans, This is all the foundation there was Tor inc
renorts of the alleged meeting. The question a. "
be giving Of small or large doses of lymph was
not mentioned, excepting by DR.. LIlsey III INC
course OF his paper. The reports Sald a''o
TINT most OF the physicians who have been
conducting the experiments with lymph in Ncw-lork
rere present and had admitted that they were
little too reckless I'm the use OF lymph, ana hn a5'eeu
TO reduce the quantity used in the inoculatons.
Dr Kinnicutt Of St Lules Hospital, said yesterday
thai he was not present, and did not believe that any
l..tt IN. I.Ill aid
fine musicians who have been conducting expert
ment, who were present at that meeting Dr. hinnI-
ont, tells me that he was not there. Dr. Baruch,
who +, associated with me at the Founding Asylum
and Montehorc HONE" says he knows nothing ABOUT IT,
DR. ucincmann who is assisting me al Mount SINAI HOS
pial. wa, not there and was not. Who are the
doctor, who have agreed that We have been making
mistakes right along :!
There was a good illustration at Mount SINAI HOS
nitaI ON Tuesday night, Of the value Of small doses
in beginning treatment. \ strong Irish woman hii
been admitted TO be treated with lymph for cpltheo'
Of the face. cancer. An injection oil one MIN
cramne was Administered, and the rach'"a'3
SYMPTOMS followed closely Her temperature ran UP
10 1O4 Il degrees, followed by chill lasting nearly
half an honr. The question naturally arises ii one
miuigramme produced 4 temperature IN this case Of
,o4 +, degrees how high a temperature would have
bcen caused by four or five millieldminc, IL was
her first dose aud larger one nlSn nav .C,n
l.
urnnmrs caused the temperature 81 patent III b'il
Ia ri-, 70 lO- degree. Death follower, 'Ne 81 W
iuut,, case, at the Mount sinai Hospital ne" h'lrN
cured received an Injection Of Twelve HilItT'n'n
,e.tcrlav the largest dose yet given. ne n"' U'.'
iudcr treatment from the frs, however, ana ~ ~
n.uafinn, have been increased according To- tt' ~
yeloumcut IF the rcactionary symptoms. lac I"P"'
c,.c are all doing well. and some OF thcn VIII S"''
he discharged cured. Twelve OF me Mouhi 'iId
nntlrnf, were r.lnoculatcd vest rdty ~ DF' i'!,'
mann one received twelve milAerdmne, one . nm,
i've eight one one, five, one foGF' one in'cc
ard a half: one three.
small doses gradually increased las hem the policy
a. iii fho hospitals, with the exception 81 BellNu' anu
a, ali 81 them TIA" patients arc reported I" ne u1li-
,r,u DR. Klnnlcutt said Yesterday that AT - L""i
the szc and frequency Of the ln'culaiioh' hNe ~"
,,,rdcd unon tn symptom, and general '"holu"l ~,
;hc uatienfs \ number 81 them wore rclnw uI"''
,r.trrday There also r-inoculailnn AZ th ''I
man Un,pl.al - Mark, and the M"nt"h'f' nom.
The u.c of the lymph il rapidly spreading among iI'
bosu,als and an prt two or ihrrs are noW Ucd'ns
,j,R II numerous ca,cs Of pthrl> and lupus. IT
-Lradv began apartments YESTERDAY AZ - tI"|l'
tn.rlfal aid Dr. Wcudt inOculatcd = !'W p''eut-
~ he Ncv. York Infant Asylum and S. J".rpn
Asyum There IS room for lupus eases, ch~'N or pore
and gr,udular tuberculosis and 81 ncPlrt nor d,
many ali 81 the hospitals. Gases 81 adNIu,eu Pm
r,onsrv corsump'lon will not be troai'Ti Pity Vu'
.,rai, na.cnts ~ the Povcn'c Hospital
Dr ) 81 Warner. " the Charity Hospital mas sen,
, letter 10 The Tribune saving that during me ur oI
cxnc,n mis- in that Institution the physicians prefer
mo-, 10 be asked for Information.