The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-12-13
NEW DIPHTHERIA REMED
First Supply for New Foreign
tors Dispute its Clains.


The first trade importation of anti.ton
the new remedy for diphtheria, has been
ceived in New York, and It has been pll
exclusively in the hands Of physicians haH
the most need for 1t in their practice. III
obtained in Germany by New York Arn
great expense and with much difficulty.
supply appears to be far too small for the
mand.
The production OF the serum has been
dertaEsn by the New York board OF heaI
the hrst inoculations having been made 4
seven weeks ago, the subjects bcln;
horses and several other animals. n
three TO i've months are required for the 4
pietion OF the series OF injections which Il
the morse proof against the disease, 4
cause the full development in the Il
serum of the substance that oyercome|
neutraizes the diphtheretic poison. n
probable tte New York board will havI
supply OF It's own manufacture early
January.
The importance of such remedy is |
tested by the fact that during the ceH
year the number OF persons who died
diphtheria In this country was 3s,ii3,
there were also nearly $4,000 deaths ascr
to Group.
advanced for the curative effects Of II
Behring's diptheria serum IL setting il rs
seriously. The most significant utteranca
this respect was made ut "a meeting We'd
day last OF the Berlin Medical society.
Dr Hans mann, an assistant in Prot
chows pathological institute. as mouthl
OF Prof. Nirchow himself. sharply critic
IN detail Prof. Behring's serum therapeg
he denied that the serum immunizes bud
beings and declared that no sufficient
had been procured respecting its cuf.
properties. Furthermore DR.. Hausen
claimed that the effects OF serum trealn
IN many cases. was dangerous 10 health,
even to life. The statistics thus far ol&
able OF the results OF the serum trratmcl
pronounced to ~ unreliable and often
leading. The lecture was received with
applause from one part OF the audience
with Kisses from the other part.
The extension OF the serum treatmes
other cities, at home aud abroad, howeyd
reported to be going ON steadily. and
chemical works az Hoeshst. near Franl
where the serum Is manufactured, have
enlarged In order 10 meet tho demand;
the serum
DIR. q. ii. X. Nuttall, "a young Amef
physician, who IL now assistant prOfcsso
the hygienic institute at Berlin, ia view o,
fact that his share OF tho discovery Of
serum treatment has not apparently
clearly understood, has made the folio
statement. He studied In 1887 and
under Prof. Flugge, at Breslau, and q,
tlngen, and while pursuing experimeDl
the laboratories, he made certain dscou
which enabled him to demonstrate iot
first time that blood possesses bacterioo
properties. He published the results Of
researches, among which was tho fact
the blood OF an immuniked sheep destr
more anthax or ba0illi than the bloc
non-immunized animals. He thus e
showed the way which Bohring and
subsequently took, and, in point OF
laid the foundation ofthepresent blood
treatment. Harvard university avs
Nattall and Boylston the prize for orlginI
search.
DIR. Briggs and DIR. Pruddin, OF New
In an official report, inform President VI
OF the Health Board that several m
ations OF the diphtheria antitoxin have
put on the market. and that they haw
hinined one or two Of them and nave
them to be absolutely worthless.