Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-02
DR.. KoCH AND HIS LYIPH.
How Il Is Used md What Results Ceno
non Il.
An Intessstins Letter srom n. 4. J.
3o9astia IA Relation 70 The Great
Cure.

In aprivass letter from Bremen. Germany.
received in THE city Saturday. DR.. r. J.
Martin speaks of DR.. Koch and HE famous
lymph ~ foliows;
BaEMEx, Ga.. Jan. l6.
Since my arrival In Germany, out.
eide OF a slight sickness, have bad
one Of the best opportunities Of OBJ
serving Prot. Koch aud his method Of
treatment. Much Of THE 10 due 10 the
kindness Of DIR. Biewend, an American
physician. who 10 Kochs cousin and conse.
ausntly has had grand opportunities.
Through letters from Gov. Basleieh and
Hon. J. II. Mauley to Minister Phelps. I
have also received great help from thas
source. In fact Mr.. Phelps 10 alvays
ready to extend every courtssy to all Amer
icAps.
Dr. Koch is about five feet ten inches In
height, not inclined 10 German corpulsacy,
and with the slight stoop Of the ssadsns.
He 10 ofs light complexion with. Night
blue eyes and full sandy beard. Injured
eyes from constant use Of the microscope
uecessitate the use Of glasses. In manner
he 10 pleasant and cordial. HE life 10 de-
voted to research aud experiment and he
has no; time for che practice Of medicine.
NJ pVtecut uu stuuy VI uACitu 0uu VI
patients under treatment Of lymph ocoupies
his whole attention.
He makes his rounds at Chante hos
pitAl. sees the increase or decrease Of baollll
under the microscope, lives Q secluded life
and few foreign phy siciAns ever zee him.
The value of lymph 10 unquestionabls.
In lupus its effects seem certain. Cases Of
lsrypgeAl phthesis certainly improve. In.
cipent phthisis seems to be cured. In
advanced phthisis, the effect. II any, 10
doubtful. can speak Of the above effects
quite confidently A. have seen with my
own eyes, the patients from day to day and
noted the results. The lymph has come
as permanent remedy in certain forms. Of
tubercular diseases.
Injections are made on every second or
third day and the amount Of lymph
used depends on the febrile reaction Of the
patient. Generally they commence with
one miilisram Of lymph which has been
diluted 1000 times. This may be increased
to 10 or 10 mi!iigrams at . time. Many
precautions and much care must be used.
II 10 understood that the constituents Of
lymph will In little while be given TO the
world. At the present time only DR.. Koch
and his two assistants know II. II 10 said
on authority that several American doc
tors have returned home with spurious
lymph. II WAS sold to them by unauthor-
lied parties without the doctors UNDER
standing the imposture. At the present
writing there are not over = dozen bottlss
of genuine lymph In America and those
are at the public hospitals. At Chante
hospital in Berlin, where l have seen re-
peated injections, there are about 30 cAses
under treatment.
The other medical clinics in Berlin are many
and brilliant, but all are ovefshadowed by
the interest in lymph. Berlin physicians
have even resorted to opening the lupss
and eauterizing the tubercular cavity
while using the lymph in more advanced
cases. and thus far with very good Yesults
Berlin is certainly one Of the great cen
ters Of medical science, and the patient
work and research OF German physicians
must maintain its ascendAncy.
The hospitals here are cleanly, and strict
antiseptic precautions are employed. The
beds seem nearer together and not ~ much
space given to each patient ~ in American
hospitals, This seems to follow the rule o.
the general crowded business condition OF
German cities.
Outside of the above In the medical
world, there is not much OF interest.
japanese physician here claims to have dis.
covered = cure for tetanus, but nothing
has been demonstrated.
sail for home on the Gath inst, and II
looks as If might bring with me email
amount Of the much sought for fluid.