The Washington times., 1894-09-12
DIR. SHADES DISCO VERY
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Quite an Undertaking and RespOn-
SibilitY.

The first thing THE TIMES reporter did yes
terday morning was to call upon DR.. Shade
at his Office and residence, 1882 Fourteenth
street. We were received by the Doctor after
a long wait-his parlors being filed with pa
tients-and found him TO be very genial
gentleman, between forty and fifty years of
age we should jndge aud a picture Of vigor
and health. Though somewhat exhausted by
the extreme heat through which we have
passed and the great number OF patients who
visit him daily, he nevertheless entertained
US very delightfully."- and, we believe. proita-
bly,, for almost an hour, during which time
he gave US Il brief history of his discovery for
the cure of diseases arising from germ, es-
pecihliy consumption and kindred ailments.
We were pleased at the Doctors willingness
to have his discovery investigated, provided
it was done in an impartial manner and JUS
tice TO all concerned"
DR.. Shade is a native of Philadelphia,
where he was educated, and graduated At
the Jefferson Medical College when Profs.
DunglesOn. Gross. Pancoast, and Da Costa
were in the faculty, all of whom are now
dead except DR.. Da Costa, emeritus professor
of practice, who enjoys the reputation of
being second TO none on the continent ss a
diagnostition and eminent physician. DIR.
Shade completed his studies in the pathology
of disease in the Philadelphia Hospitals by
taking fourth course of didactic and clini-
cal lectures after practicing routine medicine
or a general practice of seven years, since
which time he has been advancing original
thought in the medical journals for q
number OF years on the pathology of disease
and which resulted in his discovery three
years ago.
During the last three years Dr. Shade has
been practicing medicine in the District and
has, as he alleges-and as we shall further
investigate cured number OF eonsump-
tives right in our midst. Some few are said
to be physicians themselves.
Dr. Shade tells us that for about three
years he endeayored TO introduce his discov-
cry through the local medical profession. and
while a few physicians did all they could to
assist HIM in his endeayors, very evident
feeling of prejudice and jealousy prevailed TO
such an extent among the common rank and
file of the local profession that DR.. Shade was
unable 10 introduce his discovery through
the regular channels. whatever they may be.
DIR. Koch, of Berlin. was enyied and hin =
dered in ike manner at his home after he had
given to the world his discovery Of the bacil-
lus, and so bitter was the feeling against him
among the local doctors in Berlin that he was
compelled to resign important positions that
he filed at the time of his discovery
while DR.. Shade would not boast of his
ability being superior TO DR.. Koch the learned
German physician, yet he emphatically alleges
that his discovery cures consumption by de-
stroying the bacillus and breaking up the soil
in which the germs develop.
II Koch's lymph has cured as many con-
sumptives as Shades mineral treatment IS said
to have cured right here in Washington, it
has never been given to the public Prof.
Morgan, who iIls the chair of lung diseases
in the San Francisco Medical College, says
that "Dr. Shades plan OF treatment for con-
sumption is the greatest discovery of this
century"
But in order that our investigation be COM
plete and in no way partial we viii make
haste slowly until we have completed our
work TO to the entire satisfaction of all con-
cerned. ..Irnth is mighty and shall preyail ,,