Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17
KOcm's LYMPu.
Gerraicide Factory to be Established In
This City-Dr. Hamilton's Views.

A Gerrnicide Factory to He Established In
This City-Dr. Hamilton's Views.
It's quite probable that before many months
have passed this city will be provided with q
full-Aedsed and well-equipped factory for the
making Of the famous germicide known az
Koch's lymph, which has attracted so much
widespread attention Of late throughout the
civilized world. Surgeon General Hamilton Of
! the marine hospital service has for several
years tried to secure the transfer to this city Of
| the large and well-furnished laboratory at
tached to tho Marine Hospital in NewYork for the
purpose Of conducting a series Of experiments
| for the discovery of remedies and other ma
| terials of benefit in cases Of epidemic diseases
and others not classed a. contagious. This
proposition has gone UNDECIDED until now and no
appropriations for the purpose have been made,
but under the influence OF the general excite
| ment over the great German discovery il is
more than probable that DR.. Hamilton viii be
able to secure the necessary money for the pur-
pose and that the transfer OF the laboratory will
| soon become an accomplished fact
DIR. Hamilton said 70 9 STAB reporter this
morning that he WIS simply waiting for the ro-
turn of DR.. kinyoun of his service from Berlin.
where he has been studying the effects of the
remedy in DR.. koch's own laboratory for some
months. before fully deciding whether or not
it will be worth while to establish the factory of
the lymph here in connection with the transfer
OF the laboratory. DR.. kinyoun, he went on to
say, will be here about the lat Of March, when
he Will make full report to his chief of his ex-
periences in Berlin. and upon his findings and
opinions will depend largely the use that is TO
De made OF the lymph in an official way here.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMILroN's VIEWS,
II am convinced that the lymph is a great
discovery" DR.. Hamilton continued. although
there has been good deal OF misunderstanding
about it on the part Of the unedueated public.
1t is not a certain cure for consumption. and il
Is yet to be determined whether or not adj
vanced cases will succumb to its influences.
Cases of Lupus, which is a much less dangerous
disease well as less prevalent, have been SO
far improved as to warrant an expectation of a
cure. shall reserve my opinion as to the gen.
eraf effectiveness of the cure until hear from
DIR. Kinyoun. 1t is my plan to ask Congress for
an appropriation Of about 81 100 with which to
rent building for the laboratory in this city,
and then We shall remove the apparatus from
New York. The laboratory there is one of the
most fully equipped, though not the largest. in
the country, and with the basis there obtained
there will be very little difficulty in establish
ing fine plant here for the production of the
lymph.
I'VE shall need O large room on the top floor
of the building, with skyli8ht, SO that we
can conduct our Investigations with the camera
IN micro-photography. There will be a small
expense involved from the hlre OF professional
photographer, but beyond this there will be
very little cost to the government We need
the additional room that will thus be supplied
by the building for storage purposes, and 80
there will be double purpose served.
I'm this connection / would like to call at
tention to the need Of large appropriation for
the study of other diseases than those classed
as contagious. We have made such a COM
piete study Of epidemics and their care and
cure that we have, to a certain extent, reduced
the matter to an exactness. There is large
field for the study Of other diseases now, and
think that there could be no better purpose
served than by the appropriation of few
thousand dollars each year for the investiga-
ton of such troubles Of humanity as consump-
ton and other painful diseases that are not in
fectious."
DIR. Hamilton remarked that he did not think
there were sufficient details in the formula of
the lymph published by DR.. Koch to enable
one to go ahead with the manufacture Of the
substance. and so he finds himself obliged TO
wait until the return Of DR.. Kinyoun for infor-
nation. DIR. Kinyoun has been in charge OF
the New York laboratory for some time. The
laboratory was established the year after the
cholera bacillus Was discovered In 1884.