The sun., 1890-11-21

thousands OF innocent patients and at the
same time bring into discredit Q system OF
treatment which. I believe, will prove boon TO
all mankind" Then tho Professor added
earnestly and warmly:
Il believe have the right to demand that
the nrst experiments In It's use shall bs made
before my own eyes, and with the tools which
Ihavs made and tested II those expert
ments turn out successfully. then the medical
world will find me and my devoted assistants
only too ready to initiate them into the intri-
caces OF the treatment without the least re-
serve. But until then. although it seems per-
haps selfish. really claim It ia at once our
duty and the purest unselflshness. They must
content themselves with being patient
In the moan time advise them TO be very
chary 40 to tho statements which appear in the
press regarding our progress. And right hcre
Will speak about the poor child who died on
Friday In Doctor LEWIS clinic under Koch's
treatment as the papers had It. Now. this
statement. like most misstatements, has a
grain OF truth In It, The Door child had the
most terrible case OF lupus I have ever seen.
while her physical condition was next door to
dying. She was the child Of a pair OF paupers.
and they had not been able even to slaoken tho
progress OF the disease BY giving her proper
and sufticient nourishment- Whom brought
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dying. state. and at any moment. when tho
disease reached some vital organ, death was to
be expected. Dr.. Levy stated the case bluntly
to the parents, and told them incubation
could do no good, and yet no harm.
At the same time he would like to make
the incubation. "a In no case could the child
live week. and In case OF her death he
would like to have the opportunity OF studying
the effect OF the incubation psthologically.
They consented. The incubation OF two milli-
erammss OF the fluid was made and in three
days the child died. Tho pathological report.
which has not yet been completed. will bs in
valuable TO US at this moment
Now We will sum mp the results OF the
treatment 40 far In the cases In which the
physical condition Of the patient was good.
Lupus has yielded easily to the inoculating
treatment even when the cases have been Of
many years standing. The bacilli have been
destroyed completely after number OF inJec-
ttons. OF course varying with each case. and
the web OF lupus has in some cases been
slouehed Oh. but In the majority It has been
easily removed sureioally. The narbs or star
which marks the spot where It existed is not
so large or the Disagreement anything like so
great as is the case with the sharp spoon treat
ment in which the tissue is scooped out. Con-
seQuently the danger OF lessening the useful
ness Of the affected limb is much less. and
think the danger Of . recurrence is also les
sened.
Now. as to tho effect upon living subercu-
losis. Though the disclosure is premature
will tell just how we stand. I have twenty pa
tients with whom personally follow tho treat
ment minutely. and they represent land have
Of course. chosen them on this account) the
graduated stages Of the disease In fifteen OF
those patients the bacilli have completely dis
appeared from the sputa. They have gained
much in weight. in general appearance. and in
spirits. which Inst is not to be . neglected
symptom.
I'm the remaining five cases l regret to say
there is not the slightest indication that tho
ordinary course OF the disease has been
stopped. These are cases in which found
already large cavities IN tho lungs. In these
the cough. tho rattle in the throat, ana the
almost undiminished number Of bacili In the
sputa continues. All Of these symptoms. re-
peat. have disappeared in the other cases.
OF course. nothing can bs considered final
yet. the first injection to human being hsv.
ing only been msde seventy days ago. hope
for good results in all cases In which the vital
organs are intact"
1t is impossible for me to reproduce here
Prof Kooh's modest. shrinking manner and
the skilful way in which hs avoids all personal
mention OF himself in relating the story of his
unique medical discovery. The patients In tho
Charitee and the private clinics worship him
like god. When be appears In their wards he Is
hailed as a deliverer. Yesterday saw patient
stoop down swiftly and kiss his hand, which
homage however. made the Professor very
angry. find have nothing to add to the dis
coverer's own relation Of the results Of his new
treatment except to aocentuats tho fact that 1t
is most modest and almost pessimistc in view
Of the results which have been obtained.
The capital is simply consumption crazy.
It is very much to be doubted whether tho
hospital and clinical facilities. though they
are being greatly enlarged. will sufice for the
great number OF patients who are arriving every
day. The preparation OF the inoculating fluid
also takes much time. and those who can walt
had better watch the course Of events for
few weeks before coming to Berlin. And
especially as II cannot be too often repeated,
those patients whose lungs are gone had bot
ter remain at home. Such cases are merely
being experimental on here. but without the
slightest hope or pretention Of curing them.
Lind the doors Of Prot. Kochs laboratory
open to all properly accredited students from
ell countries Prof. Koch is too busy himself
to do no. but In the course OF the next week or
ton days his assistants Pfuhl. Won Bismarck.
and PfeifYer. will insugursts series OF leo
lures dealing with the now discovery OF tho
master.
It Is unpleasant to read the frivolous com.
ments Of the French press upon Kochs work.
and the comparison they make with Pssteur.
To-day Koch spoke In tho highest terms OF
his great oonfrere, and then added. We both
began to study bacterioloRy about the same
time. but We came to It by different ways. He
began with chemistry. with botany and the
study OF plant parasites"
BERLIN AECCA FOR DOCTORE
Four More Sailed Yesserday-A Coasunp.
tios Cure 70 he Set Up Here.
DR.. D. o. Edison brother OF Dr. Cyrus Edison
OF the Health Department. sailed for Europe