The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-27

enough to be Of value in trying to
nullify the effects of diphtheria poison
in other animals or in human beings.
30 the scientists finally inoculated
horses and other large animals. In
the horse they found the medium that
they were looking for. They learned
that IN the course of a few months
they could so develop the resisting
power Of horse that they could with
out injury TO il administer the poison
in quantities several times a. Ia roe as
that which would prove fatal to the
animal had IL not previously been mt
through course of training There
was no doubt now that through the
mere presence OF the poison IN the
blood nature was induced to furnish
some other quality ukich would fight
il and overcome il IL il had fair
chance II only remained TO be proved.
then. that this new remedial quality
could be drawn from the blood Of the
horse. and, after having been injected
into the blood of al animal or person
suffering from the effects OF the poison
IN quantities so large that The sufferer
was of itself incapable Of overcoming
them, be forced 70 act benefcially in
this new and strange field.
One experiment suhced 70 prove
that this was possible. although many
more were made. II was quickly
shown that the counteractant 20 the
diphtheretic poison was definite
quality, and that il made 10 difference
what its source waS-wbether or not u
was generated in the blood OF the per
son or the animal originally suffering
from the disease. or was introduced
into the unhealthy arteries and veins
artificially, from an outside source-it
would do its work equally we'll
AS soon as this was definitely set
tied. then experiments began on a large
and elaborate scale in the Laboratories
of the Koch institute for infectious dis
eases in Berlin These experiments
have shown constantly increasing good
results, and samples of the anti-toxiue
there obtained have now been fer
warded TO all the great centers of med
zeal research in the world. In every
instance, where this anti-toxine has
been intelligently used. the results
have been even better than the diScov-
erers claimed that they would be, and
thus another great power for good has
been added TO the possessions of the
modern physician One of the most
gratifying features of the new cure is
that it is entirely harmless in any cir
cumstances. There is not single in
Id - h...
proved injurious, and as DR.. Edison
SAYS, il has been couclusivelv shown
that where it is possible to apply the
remedy before the disease has been al
lowed TO run twenty-fOur hours, the
percentage of cures has been one hun
dred-that is, there have been no deaths
whatever. The new Giphtheria cure Is
one of the very few remedies in eX-
istence which are absolute.
unfortunately, however" said Dr.
Edison. in commenting on the cure.
1.-The preparation of this anti-toXine is
a long and costly process. To properly
produce il requires the constant sur
VIGILANCE of trained men, and il takes
from four TO six months TO properly in
Oculate an animal for the purpose Of
producing the serum. Besides, one an
imal is only capable Of producing a
small amount of the precious sub
stance.
Nothing more astounding than the
cure Of 100 per cent. of the cases treat
81 mas ever occurred In The history or
medicine. The mortality from diph-
liberia in Berlin. during the three years
preceding the discovery of anti-toxine,
ranged from 32.5 10 AZ per cent. Since
the new cure has come into vogue
there. Prof Bajinski has succeeded in
completely SCATTERING this record. He
treated Ice cases, in very many Of
which the disease had been raging for
more than thirtv-six hours before he
was able 10 inoculate the patient.
Despite these delays. he reduced the
mortality 10 u per cent More recent
Berlin statistics show in 50 cases treat