The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-03-25
kOCH'S LYMPH.
DR.. Ir0usSeau Has Received a
Quantity of the Lymph.
AN EXPERIMENT AND IT'S RESULTS.
The ~ riDge-Composition OF the Ly nph
Tho Doctors Expectation.
kOCH'S LYMPH.
AN EXPERIMENT AND IT'S RESULTS.

Last January, i'll accordance with
a desire to experiment with the cele
brated koch's lymph, DR.. g. 1roas
seau Of this city sent TO Berlin to
obtain a quantity OF 1T for use on the
Islands. The lymph with the
syringe used for injecting it was re-
ceived by the last "trip here Of the
steamship Lealandia.
la an interview with the doctor an
ADVERTISER reporter learned yester-
day evening something of its com
position, the use to which it will be
put and some of it's effects upon
patients using it. Our reporter was
first shown the syringe. This con-
sists of a very small silver tube or
hollow needle, attached to a gradu-
ated glass tube. At the other end of
the glass part is hollow rubber
ball, with small opening for air to
be pressed either in or out. The
rubber part is connected with the
glass by stop-cock. Before taking
up the quantity of the preparation.
the glass is dipped in absolute alco-
hol and the silver tube heated over
spirit lamp for the purpose of
making the Instrument antiseptic.
The rubber ball is compressed SO
that when the needle is dipped into
the liquid sufficient quantity is
saken up when the stop cock Is
turned, leaving as little air in the
tube as possible. The ball is in
Hated, the stop cock turned, and the
injection is made. leaving small
quantity of the liquid in the tube so
that no air is pressed in with the in
lection.
The lymph is put up in two dram
bottles, and is in appearance the
color of elaret. The sending of the
lymph is under the supervision of
DIR. Libbertz, of Berlin. The lymph
is an extract of bacillus of tubercu-
losis in glycerine. The usual first
injection is one ming, or 1-1OO0 of
gram.
DR.. Trousseau, having obtained
the lymph for use here, wished to
see the effect on himself before
treating any of his patients. He
accordingly had DIR. Lutz make an
injection of FIVE times, the usual first
dose, or $1,000 of gram. This was
injected at II o'clock noon Sunday,
I'D Instant. No result was felt
till after the expiration of eight
hours, when the Doctor began to
feel all the symptoms of its effects.
with the exception of the fever,
showing he had no signs of con-
He had eaten very spar
ingly during the day, dreading the
uauseating effects, which afterwards
reached to a great degree. The
principal other results noticed were
severe pains through all portions of
the body and head, preventing him
from sleeping more than two hours,
between s and Is o'clock during the
night. After the force of the lymph |
had spent itself, the experimenter
felt better than before the injection.
He intends making one more ex-
pertinent upon himself, with double
the first dose. or HOO of a gram.
Next week he intends trying the
lymph upon two patients in the hos
pital and two outside patients, all
consumptives. Later an experiment
will be made upon those affected
with leprosy in the first stages of the
disease. No experiments will be
tried for some time, at least, upon
any other than those patients who
may desire it.
DIR. Trousseau has considerable
confidence that, while perhaps this
lymph may not affect perfect cures
in leprous subjects, lymph will be
made in a similar manner from
leprous as was the Koch lymph from
consumptive germs. His experiments
will be watched with great interest
by the people here, and the best
wishes from all for success will &C
him in his labors.
After thanking the Doctor for the
valuable information, the ADVERTISER
representative withdrew.