St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-11
DIR. NELSON. RETURNS.
He Has Some of the Koch Lymp
and Will ExDerIment With 1t

He Has Some OF the Koch Lymph,
and Will Experiment With 1t.
Minneapolis now has some of the
Koch lymph which is known to be gen.
uine. Shortly after the Koch discov-
cries were made known to the world.
DR.. Tord Nelson. of Minneapolis, left
for Berlin to investigate the new dis.
eoyery personally. and to have the adj
vantage of studying its workings under
the eye of DR.. Koch. He returned yes
terday with small package of the
precious lymph. That it is genuine is
evidenced by the seal of William Walter
Phelps, United States minister to Ger
many, which it bears. DIR. Nelson is
I " ell known as a specialist in lung dis
eases, and he intends to pursue some
experiments with the lymph. He was
seen yesterday by GLOBE reporter.
r'HOW were you received in Berlin,
DOCTOR" was asked.
VERY cordially. l had the adyan-
vtage of most physicians going. there,
ihaSmuch as | was armed with dOcu-
mentS from our governor, our United
States senators and the surgeon general
Of tie United States in the shape of let
tiers of introduction to our consul gen.
efal and minister plenipotentiary. Be-
sides. was, before l started, through
the kindness of the governor, by cable
assured of cordial reception by DR..
Koch through his first assistant, DR..
Garnet"
.How did you find Berlin?"
sit is beautiful city. At present
seemingly captured by hordes of for
eign physicians aud patients from all
parts of Germany and the world. The
Germans, and more especially the Ber-
liners, are very proud just now. IdOubt
if they were prouder after their victory
over the French. They seem to think
that the rest of the world is not in it,
and that their DR.. Koch is bigger man
to the world than our IgnatiuS Don
nelly to the Farmers Alliance. In fact,
| think that should man be run over
in the streets OF Berlin and killed, and,
upon investigation, it should be found
that he was foreigner, he would SIM
ply be placed on one side of the street
so as not to obstruct traffic, and per-
haps hauled away in one of the snow
wagons cleaning the snow from the
streets"
The Germans then seem to have con-
fidence in the discovery of DR.. Koch"
'Unbounded. OF course the Ger
mans, and especially the medical pro-
fession of Germany, are very conserv-
atiye, but their belief in Dr.. Koch and
his great discovery is, as | said, un-
bounded. DR.. Koch is much honOred
man. The emperor and the humblest
citizen vie with each other to do him
homage. His great success seems not
to have turned his head at all. He is at
all times buSily engaged in the pursuit
of his medical researches. Of course
every one wishes to see him, and should
he for moment permit his privacy to
be broken in upon. his time would i'm
Inediately be monopOlized by the visit
ing hordes. Hence you will find on all
the doors Of his apartments the lnscrlp-
ton snichG Zu Sprechen'-nOt to be
talked with. He has a body guard Of
three very large and very powerful men
whose mission it is to resent In the most.
convenient way any persistent attempt
at intrusion"
"How long did you stay in Berlin ?"
"Three weeks. During this time 1
had the very best opportunities offered
me to make observations of the effects
of the treatment. AS l said before,
through the letters brought was ad-
mitted to all the hospitals and treated
most cordially by the authorities In
charge. In this connection | wish to
say that cannot speak too highly of
the kindness and courtesy of our United
States minister, w. w. Phelps, and our
consul general, Mr.. Edwards. am
under lifelong obligations to these gen.
tlelmen, and but for their aid l could
have accomplished but very little."
: did you obtain any lymph from DR..
Koch 2"
.Yes, brought back with me enough
for 5000 injections. You know that the
authorities in charge concluded some
time ago not to issue any to private
physicians. An exception was made in
my case on account OF the promise
had by cable before starting, and the
letter IN my possession already men,
toned"
Et'What is your professional opinion of
the discovery ?'
& ssIt is a specific remedy against tuber-
culosis, acting upon tuberculosis only.
In case of external tubel culosis this can
be clearly seen by anybody. But in
cases of internal tuberculosis the reac-
tion can be seen by the change of tenn
perature and the pu lSe, and in cases OF
tuberculosis OF the lungs by physical
signs. The papers have stated that the
treatment is dangerous, and have re-
suited fatally in many cases. About
this let me say that we must not loose
sight of the fact that there are certain
stages of the disease where the patient
is bound to die and where hope of recov-
cry is perfectly futile. But it has been
demonstrated beyond a doubt that in
certain stages of the disease the remedy
is everything that has been claimed for
it,"
"What are your future intentions,
doctor?"
81 shall Immediately go to work and
procure proper hospital accommoda-
tions. AS soon as this can be obtained
and not before-I shall begin the in
jections. cannot use the lymph in
outside practice, as l have to bring all
my patients under my stricteSt personal
supervision AS soon as the necessary
arrangements can be effected the medi-
cal fraternity will be invited to inspect
the treatment and its results, and every
courtesy will be extended to them SO as
to facilitate any investigation they may
desire to make"
1t is understood that DR.. Nelson Is
now making arrangements with the
DeaconesS' Institute Of the Norwegian
Church with view to securing their
nurses for his hospital. 1t is worthy Of
mention in this connection, that
Minneapolis Is the Rrst Western city to
found a hospital for the Koch treatment.
DR.. Nelson deserves, and no doubt will
receive, the hearty co operation of the
doctors aud the people.