Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25
TO CURE DIPHTHERIA.
DIR. koch's Treatment to Re Tried I'm
New York.

DIR. koch's Treatment to Re Tried In
New York.
NEW YORK, August 25.-The anti-tox-
inc treatment, which is alleged to be a posi-
tive cure for diphtheria, will be introduced
into this city by the board Of health az
soon as an appropriation can be secured
for the purpose. The treatment was dis
covered by Prof. Koch and worked out in
the institute for infectious diseases at Ber-
lin. In order to study its workings, Prof
Herman o. Biggs Of the health depart
ment recently paid a visit to Berlin. The
result OF his investigation was announced
today In a lecture at the Offices Of the
health department by Health Commissioner
Cyrus Edison. In $50 cases the anti-toxine
treatment produced the following results
under Prof. Koch's prescriptions:
Where the treatment was applied within
the first twentyfour hours, all cases were
cured; where patients were inoculated on
the second day Of the disease, 81 per cent
recovered: when inoculated on the third
Gay, % per cent recovered; on the fourth
Gay, 20 per cent; on the fifth day. 81 per
cent. BY the treatment any person who
has been exposed to the disease can be
rendered immune II the symptoms have nor
been developed.
II cases are treated within thirty-six hours
notning. IT can be seen how wonderful the
treatment Is when II IL recalled that the
average mortality Of true diphtheria Is "a
per cert. The anti-tcxine Treatment rests
on the following facts:
l.. II mas been found that where a person
contracts an infectious disease and re-
covers from II. that person cannot contract
,ne same disease again for a greater or less
Many infectious diseases are known IN
De cat sed by specific germs
D. Death from an infectious disease Is NOT
caused by the germ Of that disease. but by
poison Voxine) created by the germ. In
diphtherta the Klebs-Loefiier baciiii of the
disease create a poison, which. when ah-
sorbed from the throat by the body. cause
4. The reason why a person who has ra-
covered from an infectious disease can,,ot
take that disease again for a period of
time Is because there has been created in
the body Of that person an anti-toxIne s,r,s
substance which neutralizes the nerson 20
slkali. an
8, DR.. Koch has found that Sc large ami
snaaI; su suen as horses. cows. &C. be given
sman ooses OF diphtheria bacilh, they will
become slightly sick. giving them another
oose atter they set well, and then anofher
anu anotner there comes a time when no
sTse s,cS OF Pc, oiphtheria bacilli will make them
SICK. Iney have then developed in the
DIooo the anti-toxine substance. whicheyer
S snIs rs, which neutralizes the poison Of
ulpntner1a-
~ The blood Of these animals then becomes
al anuoote to this poison. 1t IA drawn
On Oh. IN suSn Quantities as win not injure
tne animals and may be used at once on =
case. VIC ois-
As. however. the injection OF tbe h,o,a -,
an animal into a man would create n Te,or %
the serum Of the animals blood is sens.
rated before II Is used.
Inis contains the anti-toxine substance
II THIS anti-toxine serum IL injected into .
healthy person II has no febrine effect what
liberia. Va UPn-
1t takes from four to six months to eet
an animal into the condition where the
anu.toxine substance exists in its blood
During these months the animal has TO be
watched and treated by skilled men,
1t Is the purpose Of the board OF health
wnen Il has this serum ready to give It to
throughout the city for use As
the work Of making It is costly Il must he
Done by sanitary board or the poor could
get none Of II.
The board will ask for an APPROXIMATION
OF 10000 to carry along the work.