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demand, and the most OF his business is done
through DR., A. Libbertz, who is his friend
and trusted aid. DR.. Libbertz has entire
charge of the distribution Of the lymph: just
before started for home the doctor told me
that he had 60O0 applications for the fluid.
do not care to say just how much OF the stun
I have with me. but I will say have enough
for 5000 injections. While in Berlin l met
Warren Coleman, who Is deputed by the
United States Government as an assistant OF
Minister Phelps, to get quantity OF the
lymph. When left Mr.. Coleman had not
succeeded in getting the stuff. notwithstand-
ing the fact that he wanted it for Surgeon.
General Hamilton. AS far as the value OF
the lymph is concerned, I think it is the best
ever discovered. 1t is easy to explain away
the several deaths that have occurred follow
ing an injection Of the fluid. Those who have
died were dying fast when the injection was
made The injection did not kill them, nor
did did it hasten their death. Their cases
were beyond hope. -.
sDTo give an idea Of the e1clusiveness Of
DR.. Koch and the quiet way in which ne op-
crates his business it is only necessary to say
that was fve days in Berlin before dis
covered who had control Of the distribution
of the lymph. It is. very singular, that SO
many doctors on this side claim to have re-
.ceived the lymph. cannot understand IL.
Before left Berlin DIR. Ebbertz told me that
two bottles only were sent to America. Ono
of these went TO Secretary Blaine and the
other to DR.. Jacobi As to the value OF the
fluid am not ready to speak. 1t wonder
full, in my opinion, and no value can DO
properly placed upon it"
DR.. j. C. Mccoy is another New YORK
physician who went to Berlin and came
back on the Majestic DR.. Mccoy exhibited
a vial of the lymph, which he said he OBJ
tanned personally from DR.. Koch. The bot.
tie is three inches long, very narrow, and
has a cork an inch and half deep. The
lvmph in the vial is the color Of liquor and
fills about one-haf On inch Of the bottle. Dr.
Mccoy said that the exhibit was diluted
solution Of the lymph, one part being COM
posed of the strong preparation and the
other ten parts Of water.
..In it's present condition" said DR.. Nc
Coy, 1T is as deadly in its poisonous effects
as the bite of rattiesnake. The quantity OF
nv vial is one drachm. As now diluted, one
totem, it will be diluted again one to 100 The
latter dilution is what is used for injections
and is technically named one milligramme.
It's ccndition then is one one-thousandth part
of fifteen grains A few days before LETT
Berlin a number Of applications OF the
lymph were made in the case of hip
of the bones. The effect of this lymph
Is marvellous. About the same time
they made an injection into msn who was
troubled with leprosy. The apparent result
when left was very good. DIR. Koch has
given I'D all work in the preparation Of the
lymph and is devoting all his time to getting
up a preparation similar to thelymph for the
cure of scarlet fever and diphtheria. The
professor by this charge puts himself on rec
ord as saying that his lymph is perfect.
American doctors have experienced great
difficulty in getting the fluid, but no more
than physicians of other countries.
The principal reason for this is that,
now that DR.. Koch has given up operations
those who have superseded him do not care
TO give the lymph out to private practic
ltiehers they being determined to make al
those who want treatment to 60 to Berlin.
Professor Koch is not in the scheme. Koch 8
pictures in Berlin have taken the place OF
those of the Emperor. The Professor now
dimes and lives with the Emperor, and tho
LITTER won't let anybody see his guest"
Speaking Of the return Of the American
doctors from their trip to Berlin the New
York Tribune summarizes the result OF their
observations as follows: ''As to the compo-
sition Of the precious and potent fluid they
have nothing to tell: its ingredients belng
known only to its discoverer, or inventor, and
two Of his assistants. These New York doc.
tors are confident Of its efficacy in cases or
lupus, bone tuberculosis, etc.: but as to Its
effects on pulmonary disease they seem to en-
tertain some doubt. The general confidence
in the Koch remedy in Berlin is not declin-
ing, they report, but rather increasing. As
the supply of lymph in this country has
been enlarged by the return of these physl'
clans, the experiments hero will at once be
increased in number and the opportunities
for observation accordingly multiplied"
The Lymph in New York Hospitals.
The doctors in several of the New York
City hospitals are continuing their expert
ments with tie lymph received from DR..
Koch some weeks ago. Favorable results are
generally recorded, but it will take some time
to ascertain the precise value Of the discov-
cry. Many consumptive patients have been
irnoculated with the mysterious huld.