Telegram-herald., 1890-12-14
A Limited Number or Patients
Can Yet Be Accommodated
at the Surgical Hotel

dreadful diseases - which the human
family are liable. la consequence OF
the excitement which nov ealSss upon
tue subject numerous newspaper art
icles VIII be circulated fuli OF Nagaries
and nonsense, for which Dr. X KOch
is no way responsible. The theory that
consumption, cancer, EcrOIuia, lupus,
and many OF the acute diseases
are caused by bacilli, or min
ute organisms preylng upon the
body, - comparatively new
thought TO the masses Of the people.
and the crude Information winch Will
be gained about Il from the public press
only lead 10 the most absurd and gro
tesque notions. For the past ten
years ] have been watching with great
interest the progress OF Or. koch's study
Of bacllll, OF lso-called) disease germs,
aud am prepared 10 accept with the
utmost respect any statement he may
make concerning this branch of science.
Bat very much that is now current con-
cerning DR.. Koch and his discovery
probably did not originate with him at
all.
OF the many people who have visited
my mlcrOscoplcal rooms since this ex-
bacili, there WAS none but expected to
see living animals OF some kind crawl
about the stage OF the microscope. But
when, by using very high power OF
magnlticatlon, they only saw a few IN
nocent-looklng, r0d-shsped objects,
lerfectly motonless ana transparent
unless stained), and came 10 know
that these little organisms did not even
belong TO the animal kingdom, but be-
lOnged 10 the lowest order of vegetables
known as protophytes), my visitors IN
yariably went away disappointed.
Whether these organisms are the eff
feet of disease, IL remains true that
whatever treatment causes them 10 dis
apear will Also cure the disease.
The general interest manifested by
the public IN DR.. Koch's discovery viii
be OF great value 10 humanity III. many
ways. First, it Will call attentior'to the
fearful mortality due to consumption,
scrofulous diseases, and cancer.
Silently, but surely, these diseases are
causing more deaths than all epidemics
combined. Second the universal IN
interest felt-in DR.. Koch's discovery will
yite public attention TO the complete
failure of the ordinary treatment Of
these diseases. If a person falls VIC
tim TO consumption friends and doctor
gives up at once in despair, and, while
pretense Of doing something is made
10y keeping up treatment with cOd-ilver
oil. whisky and rock candy, quinne
and opium in some form, yet from first
TO last little hope Is felt or expressed
by any one. The same want of success
is had with the ordinary treatment of
cancers and scrofulous growths. 1t is
generally believed there is no radical
cure for these diseases. 1t must De
confessed that the almost complete
failure OF the medical profession TO sue
cesslully treat these three diseases fur
nishes ample ground for this sceptlcism
as to cure. The third benefit Of DR..
kOch's discovery is, that III tho state
ment explaining his cure ne has made
public the fact that he depends on
mechanical massage 10 prepare ms pa
tients for the injection OF lymph. The
following is taken from cable letter
direct from Berlin.
"The first care IS TO free the organ
ism from bacilh. To attain this END we
apply massage al an early stage of the
treatment 10 the glands, joints, etc,
affected by tuberculosis. in order %
force the bscilh. which have encased
themselves IN cysts, into tho blood
channels, where we can more easily
reach them than when they are IN
those parts where the circulation has
Little influence. After the massage and
the injection subdue the bacilh, all that
remains to be done IN case of tubtrcul-
osis of the bones IS 10 remove the dead
pieces of bone and TO restore the gen
eral health of the patient"
Should the lymph itself prove to be
Of no value, be has rendered great
service 70 humanity by giving extended
publicity TO the curative virtues Of
massage. We have been using this
treatment at the Surgical Hotel for
some time to assist the treatment
for consumption, sCroiula and cancer,
and do heartily endorse Or. kOch's
words id favor Of lt. The massage and
passive movements necessary - pre-
pare the patients for the treatment for
tubercular diseases can not be accom-
piishcd without the osClllatory, undu-
latory and rotary mechanical appafa-
tus such IS are ia operation ID tbe
treatment rooms Of the Surgical Hotel.
We prepare cases of consumption and
cancer Tor our internal treatment pre-
cisely as DR.. Koch is dong, wbica uoi
only makes the treatment NOR ccr-
tam Of cure, but also much quicker In
ire action. Indeed, N the treatment Of
All chronic diseases tie mechanical
massage renders durable cases entirely
ncura0le without g.
Tne LYMPH which Dr. Koch iniecis
into the blood for the cure of consump-
ton and other iubefcnlsr q seases =
not composed n another kud a. bscsli
Uhich destroys the tuberculsr baciii
tas vas FIRST reported. bat ls fae8i-
enc composed Of metallic salts In
tins respect slso q Dr. koohs treat-
ment exactly like oBr oun. He FIRST
az Is done at the SuraCsl Hotel pre-
nares be patients - massage. thea ad-
ministers medcIne fby injecting Il un-
Ger fne skI which cteanses Size sTstfT1
cr the tuhercnlaf f1clI. urfch ls pre-
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