New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
THREE GREAT DOCTORS.
PASTEUR, SEE AND DAREMBERG DISCUSS
THE CAUSES OF INFLUENZA.

ia grippe from Paris-or pretty nearly so.
That malady does not flourish when west winds
come charged with from the Atlantc
But the influenza bacillus continues to interest
the medical world. NJ. Pasteur, whom have
seen about it, says that the theory launched by
the Vienna doctors is not proven, and reserves
judgment. / should not wonder If this great
scientist were soon TO 90 the way OF the late
Sir William Gull. who was credited in England
with saving the life of the Prince of Wales when
II. K. II. was thought to be dying of typhoid
fever. Paralysis. if / am not much mistaken,
is stealing quick march on NJ. Paseur lie had
one attack some years ago, which left him with
a dead leg The eyellds are now all but inert.
and | noticed that the timbre of the voice had
altered for the worse, and that the speech was
thick and embarrassed. There were wild twitches
in the face. But the mind was keen as ever.
and / thought there was a little resentment be-
trayed at the Viennese faculty poaching in the
Pasteurian preserves.
From Pasteur | went to DR.. German See. Who
is German See? A professor of the Faculty of
Medicine and of the clearest head ever
encountered. He is Jew, but does not look one.
made noise as q Materialist under the Empire,
and is the e-father-in-law of NJ. Camille See.
who carried the law for creating high schools
for girls through the Chamber of Deputies. Nj.
Camille See is OF the most charming per-
sonagcs of the political world-amiable. obiging.
shrewd and intelligent-and thoroughly sound
on the woman question. The house In
which the Doctor lives is filed with
riches. and the Hebrew taste for warm color Is
apparent Jews know better than Christians how
to furnish their homes, though | think perhaps
there is too much of the tent Of the nomad in
the prodgality of door, window and wall hang
ings. At any rate microbes ought TO revel In
the plush and velvet and tapestry hangngs or
NJ German Sees residence. The Professor in
quired what precisely wanted. answered that
desired some light on the relations OF influenza
TO pneumonia and bronchitis So many persons
whom knew or who were known 10 fame caughO
influenza which became purulent pneumonia.
Was bacillus tie cause of this last phase Of the
malady NJ See. because talking to a laic. avoided
technical expressions. He said that he would
first talk little about ibrnous or infammatory
pneumonia 1t was nothing new TO say that q
microbe caused that affection. He himself called
attention TO that fact nine years ago, in paper
on infectious pneumonia, which is always most
frequent between January and April, and least So
| in June November and December. Cold had No
action on this disease. but great action on
bronchitis. acute and chronic. 1t also helped for
ward influenza. The author of this malady was
the streptopyogenus coccus, which was found In
the bronchial tubes Of soldiers who died OF In
auenza at the military hospital Of Val-de-Grace.
1t is a microbe of erysipeus bronchitis, ous nov
Of fbrinous pneumonia. However, it may give
rise 70 an affection Of the lungs Of grave char
acter The pneumococcus pullulates In the whole
bodv after il has established its headquarters IN
the lungs 1t becomes contagious and ATTACKS
whole households. The streptococci are in
the air probably and elect to inhabiu
larynx, bronchial tubes and spleen. IL is posi-
bic that they may prepare the way for the pneu-
mococcns by impeding the aeration Of the blood
in the lungs, and so inducing corruption. lhe
blood is always in a bad state after sharp at
tack of influenza This is why heat is good be-
cause its action causes skin elimination Of the
uoxicus matter that is in the blood. Pilocar-
nine in the last stage of influenza is the patients
best friend. All the organs of elimination should
be attended to. and nutriment taken IN the form
of emollient slops.
DIR Daremberg whom also cross-questoned,
differed in some important points from DIR. See
He agreed with the Vienna doctors in regarding
influenza as contagious and was inclined 70
think la grippe a form of pneumonia Inc
pneumococcus exists in the saliva OF the most
healthy persons. 1t only pullulntes when the
lungs get into some unhealthy condition. Inc
enemy, so to speak, is always at our door, ana
&c harmless rs long as we breathe well fresh air.
Without going into the question OF mlcrooes
there was plenty to show that influenza Is not
an endemic but a contagious disease. Nv 1ol-
lows lines of railways breaks out at hotels where
persons who come from places where 1t Is rlte
put up, and at posto.ices The cradles OF II IN
Paris were the hotels in the Rue de la PAX and
the Place Vendome and the Russian Embassy.
WHY? Because il was rife in Russia when these
botels were inhabited by grand dukes and grand
duchcsses. who daily received letters from ST!
Petersburg by Emperor's messengers. They and
their attendants went 70 shop at the
Louvre dry-goods store, which became
a pest-house DR.. Daremberg never saw
n case of influenza that was not either
preceded or followed by another case or cases.
Ii runs through household as measles would
through a nursery. East winds have nothing
TO do with it, He saw it as bad in the RIVIERA,
which is well sheltered from such air currents as
in Paris Infinite mischief was done, remarked
DR. Daremberg by the doctors of the Paris Board
OF Health in trying to hide from the pubhc tho
real nature of the influenza visitation at the
Louvre There never was more lnslalous OF
invidious malady. Certain cOsmlc conditions, ne
believes, are required for the influenza lnlcroDc 10
pullulate What they? moist state OF inc
atmosphere which robs us OF electricity anu cieoAS
skin elimination In conclusion Or. DafemoerS
said. Get this we'll into your head influenza is
inyidous and nsidious 1t is also infectious ana
COM, cious. and one of the best scyhe shaTpenerS
thai was ever at the service of death.
The painter Protais was fayorile OF the I'M
perial court, and grateful for the patronage ~
extended TO him. lie looked like military nnn,
an air he may have picked up by nNinis
so much among officers in camps froGals
had a tenacious will In the Crimea, whitheeo
he went with General Bosquet, as draftsmah 70
. nictorial PAPER he picked up some English.
urSverbial saying he heard there stuck III ms
lead and because consenial TO him. IL was;
Tear was a good dog, but iloldfas' was oe'tei.
lie was holdfast Protais started as post
onice clerk He thought when he went "
visit exhibitions that he had the stun "neieST ,
great artists are made. He determined 10 stauy