The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-03-31
K0CH'S LYMPH.
DR.. TrOuSSeau Has Received a
Quantity Of the Lymph.
AN EXPERIMENT AND IT'S RSULN
The SyriuEe-Co Composition OF the L. .nPh
The Doctors Expectation.
AN EXPERIMENT AND IT'S RESULTS

Last January, il accordance with
= desire to experiment with the cele-
brated hoch's lymph, DR.. q. Trous-
sean Of this city sent 10 Berlin to
obtain q quantity OF 1t for use on the
Islands. The lymph with the
syringe used for injecting 1t was re-
eeived by the last trip here Of the
steamship Zealandia.
In an interview with the doctor an
ADyERrISER reporter learned Tues
day evening something of Its com
position. the use to which it will be
put and some Of its effects upon
patients using it. Our reporter was
first shown the syringe. This con-
sists of a very small silver tube or
hollow needle, attached to 3 gradu-
atsd glass tube. At the other end OF
the glass part Is hollow rubber
ball. with d small opening for air TO
be pressed either in or out The
rubber part Is connected with the
glass by stopeock. Before taking
up the quantity OF the preparation,
the glass Is dipped in absolute alec
l-5l and the silver tube heated over
. spirit lamp for the purpose OF
making the instrument antiseptic-
The rubber ball is compressed so
that when the needle Is dipped into
the LIQUID q sufficient quantity Is
taken up when the stop cock Is
turned. leaving as little az IN the
tube as possible. The bal. : IN
fated. the stOp-cOck turned sd the
injection Is made, leaving q small
quantity Of the liquid IN the tube SO
that no air Is pressed IN with the IL
lection
The lymph IS put up in two dram
bottles. and Is IN appearance the
color of claret. The sending - the
lymph Is under the supervisor OF
DR.. Libbertz. OF Berlin. The lymph
Is an extract Of bacillus Of tubercu-
losis IN glycerine. The usual first
injection Is one mmg, or 1-1OOO OF a
gram.
Dr.. Trousseau, having obtained
the lymph for use here, wished TO
see the effect on himself before
treating any Of his patients He
accordingly had DR.. Lutz make an
injection Of five times, the usual first
dose. or $1,000 Of 8 gram This was
injected at Il O'Clock noon Sunday,
22d instant. No result was felt
till sitter the expiration OF eight
hours. when the Doctor began to
feel al the symptoms Of lis effects,
with the exception Of the fever,
showing he had no signs Of con
sumption. He hsd eaten very spar
ingly during the day, dreading the
ususeating effects, which afterwards
resehed to q great degree. The
principal other results noticed were
severe pains through all portions OF
the body and head, preventing him
from sleeping more than two hours,
between S and 10 o'clock durinS the
night. After the force Of the lymph
had spent itself. the experimenter
felt better than before the injection
He intends making one more ex-
pertinent upon himself, with double
the first dose, OF LOO Of g gram
Next week he intends trying the
lymph upon two patients N the hos
Uital and two outside patients, all
consumptiyes- Later an experiment
VIII be made upon those affected
With leprosy in the first stages q the
disease No experiments viii be
tried for some time, at least, upon
anv other than those patients who
may desire II.
Dr.. Troussesu has considerable
confidence that. while perhaps this
lymph may not affect perfect cures |
n leprous subjects, 8 lymph VIII be !
made in q similar manner from /
levrous Is was the Koch lymph from /
cousumptive germs His experiments
viii De watched with great interest /
By the people here, and the best /
wishes from all for success viii &C
company him n his laboTs-
After thanking the Doctor for the /
valuable information, the ADVERTISER
Withdrew