The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
KICKING AGAINST KOCH.
THE MEDICAL WORLD OPPOSED
TO FURTHER SECRECY.

The Minister of Medicinal Affairs still
Insists, Before Giving Out the Sc
cret, on Informing the Governments
as to the Precautions Necessary to
Secure the Production OF the Gen
uine Lymph.
Copyright, 1891, By the Ne,c York Associated
PresSl
BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Prof. Kochis first step
on returning here yesterday was to seek a
conference with DR.. Won Gossler, minister
OF medicinal affairs, etc., on the agitation
Of medical societies against the continued
secrecy regarding the nature Of the lymph
and the present. method Of its distribution.
Prof. Koch is in Ill humor over the increas-
ing severity of the professional criticisms
here and abroad, or he would disclose the
mode Of manufacturing the lymph. 1t Is
understood that he asked DR.. vOn Gossler to
relieve him from his pledge to surrender to
the state his rights to the discovery.
VoE GossLER FAvoRs sEcRECY.
DR.. Won Gossler is opposed to publishing
the composition Of the remedy until foreign
governments are Communicated with ns TO
t@NSNNAAA0oS
ductlon Of the genuine lymph. When the
Landtag resumes its sittings an official
declaration will be made repudiatng
any desire on the part OF the gov
ernment to retain any advantage through
the production OF lymph, aud expressing
its readiness to communicate the process OF
manufacturing the lymph through other
governments which are able to guarantee
against the abuse of the potent chemical
Tn he, a A.
medical circles arising from privileged
traffic In the lymph Is growing IN warmth.
A BAvARIAN's PROTEST..
DR.. Petienkofer, a leading Bavarian ply
sician, while declaring recently his belief In
the success of Prof. Koch's method in the
treatment of lupus and tuberculosis of
the joints. added that it was deplorable
blot upon German science that some Berlin
physicians abused Prof. Koch's discovery
for pecuniary gain. He suggested that the
state fix q regular price for each injection
OF the lymph.
DIR. ooRNET's MONOPOLY.
The TGgsbLdtt asserts that while many
patients are awaiting treatment a large
quantity Of lymph remains unused in the
Libbertz laboratory, and that Drs. Cornet,
Dangel and Publ have practical monopoly
of the use Of the lymph. DIR. Cornet, 1t
says, besides his private clinic in
Charlottenburg, suburb Of Berlin,
will form a similar establishment In
the center of the city for high class patients
This, it adds. makes the fourth place where
injections are given, and all four are under
the control of DIR. Cornet. The Iagsbl0tEs s
statement is somewhat exaggerated, and ig-
nores the fact that daily increasing guam
tity Of lymph is sent cut OF the German
and foreign hospitals. The Libbertz lab
oratory is chiefly drawn upon for the sup
ply. The Austrian government has for
hidden the use Of any lymph except that
from the Libbertz laboratory, and has also
ordered physicians to report every death
that occurs from reaction and hold post
mortem examination in each case.
EFFECTIVE IN LBPRosY.
DIR. Cheyne Of London has been here sev-
eral weeks testing the efficacy of the remedy
in cases of leprosy. He has become con-
vinced of its value, and be will proceed to
ST. Petersburg, where he will inoculate
lepers. Lepers under treatment Of Prof
Neumann of Vienna show improvement in
their condition. The tuberculcus nodules
datten and the desquamation is consid-
erable under the treatment.