The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-01-15
Will it Cure. Cancer, Too?

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Patients under the treatment of DR..
Koch's lymph are now satisfied that it is
q wonderful remedy, while it has been
clearly demonstrated that consumption
and lupus yield to its use. 1t was an.
nounced yesterday that two patients, who
had been received at Mount Sinai Hos.
pital several weeks ago suffering from
tubercular diseases, had been discharged
as cured. Ever since the physicians
began the treatment in the hospitals of
this city with kochine, a good deal of in.
terest has been manifested in the result
of the continued inoculatious, and now
cures have been made, all doubts as to
its great efficacy seems to have been dis
PEELED.
The Superintendent of Mount Sinai
Hospital told Star reporter yesterday
that handsome young girl, 10 years of
age, had been received during the very
first days of the lymph treatment. She
had been suffering for years with lupus
| on the hand, and the disease had extend.
ed along the arm to such an extent that
she became, as we supposed, hopeless
| invalid. The very FIRST injection was
wonderful in its beneficial effects, and as
the treatment continued the dose was
increased to as much as eight MILL
grammes. The reaction continued to be
manifest, but gradually decreased until
last week, when it could no longer be
observed.
The induration of the skin entirely
subsided; tie scar became dry, and then
the general health and strength of the
fair patient were greatly improved. The
attending physicians believed that the
young lady was fully cured, but they
were not entirely prepared to give Ger.
tifcate to that effect. The patient, how
ever, felt convinced that her trouble was
entirely over, 60 she insisted upon leav-
ing the institution. When she returned
to her home on Madison Avenue there
was great rejoicing among her relatives.
The latter don't entertain the slightest
doubt about her corvalesence. The au.
thorities absolutely refuse to divulge the
name, because her parents are wealthy
and the family is we'll known.
The second case was that of young
man who had been suffering from phthi-
sis. Treatment was continued until all
signs of reaction disappeared and the
patient gained upward Of ten pounds of
flesh. When the man found that all
coughing had ceased. and that the mi
croscope failed to reveal any bacilli in
bis sputum he was anxious to leave the
hospital, but was induced to remain
few days longer. He finally became
convinced that he vas cured and there
can be little doubt that he is now a we'll
man. The authorities of the Institution
declined to place him on record as cured,
but we're compelled to discharge him
because he refused to remain any longer;
DIR. George F. Shrady, who has already
a supply of lymph on hand, received
cablegram yesterday from Berlin saying
that two mere bottles were on the way
consigned to him. When he first began
his treatment at St. Francis Hospital
with tuberculosis patients, he inoculated
large number of patients In all cases
improvement has resulted. Being sur
geon, he was anxious to find out how far
the lymph could be used with benefit in
cases which had formerly been treated
with the knife. One of his patients was
suffering frca g tubercuiar knee joint,
and after four inoculations the stiff joint
became pliable, and in three weeks the
patient was able to walk.
Speaking Of other cases yesterday, Dr.
Shrady said:
The strangest of all my experiments
were those on the cancer patients at the
New York Cancer Hospital. 1t is we'll
known that DIR. Koch says that no reac.
ton will follow iroculation with the
lymph, unless he has bacilli lodged in
bis system. I treated ten cases of cancer
and found that the reaction vas not ma.
terially different from the record in cases
of lupus and phthsis. 1 detected the
same indications in cancer cases as in the
ethers, the reaction affecting both the
local disease and the constitution.
"In four of the cancer cases / noticed
the reaction very plainly, the wounds in
one patient bleeding. This latter effect
is something new to medical science. I
do not claim that the lymph treatment
will do any good in cases of cancer, and
I have really very little hope that it will
result in benefit, but DR.. Koch's theory
seems to be contradicted by these cancer
experiments. Itmsy be yet proved that
the lymph will have a reactionary effect
upon a person in perfect health. My
experiments iE the CAGES of cancer have
been exceedingly interesting and may
prove valuable. e."-New York Star.