Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31

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nbIss ana Was isih6Yei ~ iiYadia, WntRre
" was nfnuWssi ip convey him ~ Hlusp u
~ hopes Nat lhs .niidsi climate would
seemed 81 imminent lhat hp ref,aei o. gn,
sdllhk liHi tH wanted "a dis ia bis avn
county. Tho aHt iuina Quietly one morn
us 80 he Was surrounded ~ Lis wife and
family ~. Prince df Wales and piinruhs
AHa az ~ sBG-tlarmstadt, Ia whom the
nsHIeWtoh had been hetrothoi Folluw-
iHB tho funeral cHna the marriage Of the
souhb couple, VINO wore ballad Siih no
riaInat lions 1t 81 Petersburg. Nicholas H.
the new cg1r indicated more enlightened
policy In his administration than his ia
TIERS. Loading nihilata announced that
the campaign Of violence would bo suspend
ed lo give him an opportunity 10 institute
tho reforms needed by tho country. The
popular rlEhls party OF RUSSIA drafted n
constitution outlining their demands The
new ear announced that ha would DO
guided by the pacific policy OF his predeces-
SCR iiy Tits Europe was reassured Ero-
dlctlons Of an alliance between Russia
England and France were made but were
lfBhlAfb ~ Ii'ib
pi,covrry Of "a Diphth.rin Cure.
Much discussion has been aroused 10y the
reported success attending the treatment Of
diphtheria by the new antl-toxino method
developed by Prof. Koch OF Berlin. On
commission of tho health board OF New
York city. DIR. Hermann NJ. Biggs, chief in
spector OF the bureau OF bacterioiogy, was
sent to Berlin To investigate. The import
ance he attaches to the discovery Is seen IN
the fact that the health board of New
York city, on the strength OF his report,
asked for an appropriation OF S3O.UOO, to cs-
tablish stations for the treatment. Dr.
Biggs reported az follows:
out OF more than go cases treated by
the new method Uhe anu-toxine), when the
cases were noculated on the first day, 100
per cent recovered; when treated on the
second day, 81 per cent; on the third day,
81 per cent; on the fourth day, 20 per cent;
on the fifth day, ~ per cent The conclu-
sions seems to be justified. that % any per-
sen after exposure can be rendered immune
to the disease, If the symptoms have not
already developed; ca If cases can be treat
ed within the first thirtysix hours. or per-
haps forty-eight hours. of the disease, the
mortality may be reduced practically to
zero. After this time the value of the
treatment becomes progressively less"
The culture Of anti-toxine is described
thus:
"Bacili are taken from a patient suffer-
irg from diphtheria. and after these have
been proved of the genuine diphtheria, they
are put in broth, and after six weeks a new
crop has formed. A small number of the
bacilli are injected under the skin of the
animal which is to be rendered immune. The
swelling produced subsidies after a time and
a second and somewhat larger dose Is adj
ministered. Thus the doses are Increased
from day to day, until the virus ceases to
have any perceptible effect on the animal.
Then, when neither its temperature, appe-
tite nor digestion is affected, It's blood con-
tains the anti-toxire, and this, when in
jected into the system of the diphtheria
pa tient, has the beneficial effect above men
toned"
Neurology.
II mention were not made of those whose
physical presence Is no longer with us,
but whose influence and deeds have re-
NAMED as a heritage to humanity. In
fact, the year will remain marked In his
tory as that in which such and such a
person died. The names OF the more nota-
BILE OF those who have passed away are
George w. Childa Ferdinand DE Lesseps.
James McCosh. Jane Austin. George Tick
nor Curtis. John r. Ford. Steele Mackaye,
william +. P9olc, Constance Fenimoro
W oolson, Hans .von Bulow. Louis kossuth,
Rosina votes william Henry WaddIng-
ton, Geo. w. Abel. David Dudley Field.
william Walter, Phelps william ~ whit
ney, Charles I'd ard Brown-seauard. John
Duke Coloridae dord chief JUSTICE. Ed
Joseph Holt. George tnnoHs Celia Thhxter.
prof. James strong. James G. yelling.
Amy Futpch Madi. Hermann Won Helm.
holts, sir Austen Henry tayard, the
Count OF Parts, Loon Albeit. Robert G..
Winthrop ana Eugene Kelly.