New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
OPINIONS OF NETWORK PHYSICIANS.
TT WOULD BE WE'LL To WAIT FOR SOMETHING
NOPE DEFINITE.

Dr. Jacob wss asked last night what he thought
about the statements Dr. Koch has Just published ~
greding his lymph. An he would say was that notlnS
definite was yet known about the lymph, and the public
were in alt gctAer too great hurry lie ha! not yet
read Dr. Koch, statements carefully enough t. eA
press any decided opinions about them. bit De felt
that in any case great deal o; time would be required
before ANYTHING definite could be known about the new
| remedy.
DR.. 4. L. LOOMS when about the latest state
ments in regard ~ The lymph, said: 60 In tnIs
statement that he has Just made Dr. Koch
simply states how he arrived at hi, discovery. lie
make, no statement sufficiently definite 10 enable Others
70 make the lymph NJ l Is that there i
nothing definite known about 1t. 1t is 'nbect for
experiment and tie experiments Will take neat deal
Of time"
DR. Francis p. Kinncutt said: In his statement
DR.. Koch dcscibes ia general way tie method by
which the lymph is prepared. but the directions in
the article not fun. Ia fact, the statement was
probably intended more TO give general idea Of The
lymph than 10 give such directions would enable
others u prepare H. lie Will probably give specific
directions, 10 a few bactcr.oog-t,, WHO he know are
capable Of preparing il properly. The most sulfu
work Of trained bactc io0st, Will be required lu u,
preparation. 1t j, powerful POISON. and there are
many way, in which person not Skilled in .be Work
could 70 astray and DO great deal Of harm II vii
polally not De prepared in tn, country 10 any great
extent for me tine A. gari- the effect Of The lymph
as remedy it too early TO make any positive State
mcni. Iou sec bow much there - sun 10 learn by
the statement that Di. Koch make n b., article Tat
he doc not know himself what j., the constitution "
the effective principle or substance. and that what
it IS can al present. only be ,urmi-ed. There r. u,
doubt thai the II the lymph j, attended VITA the
crcatc-t danger I'm unsuitable cases. Person, afflicted
with advanced stages Of pulmonary tuberculosis would
certainly be Injured by it. OF course. in upu, aud
other forms If tubcrcllar disease thi, restriction
does not apply. | have been doing clinical work a.
II. Lukcs Hospital and viii -y that among all the
patients treating there. If whom there are
over thirty. ~ bad symptom Ia, yet developed from
ne of the lymph. ON the co, trary, the patients
have without exception improved under treatment.
Whether OF not this Improvement viii be permanent
remains to be seen. The use Of the lymph requirys
such care both in the quantity used and III
proper discrimination regarding the stages OF
the disease to be treated. that be
Icve its should be confined exclusively
70 hospitals for some time 10 come
Dr. T. NJ. Prudden said " Or. Koch has not de
.crbcd the lymph iu detail. he merely states that
il is gNccrine extract from the pure culture. II
be really did make final statement about the compost
ton Of the lymph and the method Of is preparation.
the press dispatches that have 10 this country
do not contain it al Dr. Koch il man who Is usually
extremely precise in h, statement, and the statement
credited INN b. not 80 fun a. hc would he Hhcy u
make it If he intended il final setting forth Of the
nature Of the lymph. Il may be tia, he has INTENDED
hi, merely as general statement and that something
more specific Will follow. ec no reason. however.
why an expert lacterioodst could not make y from
tie description given. II would Of course require
much tee huical -kill and gIca' deal OF time Any
thing which depend, Oh cultivatng pure Da'Hh must
If necessity take up uunbc. Of weeks, at any rate
II i, 10 be hoped however, that the lymph VIII be-
ureparcd only by those who arc thoroughly familiar
with the technique OF such work. for II is powerful
II would be well for the public TO undsF~ahd
that the lymph is not pauacca. DR. ho'h never
claimed that it would cure advanced staseN Of puimo
nary tuberculosis /; j. only Of use III the IhcPieht
stage, Of that disease and in the various forms oil
local tuberculosis hay. been doing the ba'enoogI
cal work in II. Luke's Hospital III connection WIN
Dr. Kmnicut. Who is attending 10 III" 'Hhhch
work Patient, VIII not be accepted Tor treatment III
whom pulmonary tuberculosis j, ia an advanced Stage
Dr. j. H. Leaning said " The description Ut. hoch
gives of his lymph IS not complete. lie VIII probably
give more specific directions 10 hi, friends. At
tempts viii doubtless De made to prepare tho lymph
in this country, but great care VIII hecd
10 be exercised. 1t is Poweriul poison It,
nsc j. extremely dangerous ~ APi"Pef 'a,c,
probably n0tlns dcGnte VIII be known about i 10 a
year or There are other good ana eHrcu'c IrIious
Of treating iucp.cIr pulmonary tubeIculus' when ~
The only stage u tat disease tie horh FcH"1N j.
applicable TO- We afford to wait until we are sure
'DI Dr. H. = Looms said: THE explanations given
in Or. Koch's statement are not sufficiently eApnon
any degree 0f safety Dr. Koch really dDcsht se-lh
IA know yet just what the lymph Is me a'u E
element is an unknown substnGc, 40 as no idea
says can only Surmisc. believe nc ms no i1 ri
Of people going ahead and mahnS the Nnpm Hi NE ne
ment and has reserved specific details until ia'er
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