Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-22
TO CURE DIPHTHERIA.
Something About Anti T oxine
and It's Wonderful Cures.
THE PRESIDENTS BOLD BREAK
Carlisle Submits Sumo Figurcs .-Presi
dent CleVe and's Independence
Causes Surprise.
Special correspondence.


valuable report from the United States
consul nj Frankfort, Germany, on the
manufacture and use of anti-tONine, the
lately discovered remedy for the cure of
diphthcria. As with all radical depart
ure, from established usageS, the new
remedy was received with incredibly;
but ii, successful use in actual practice
has had the effect of convincing lis
most bitter opponents. of lis value. II
has been used in Paris with the declared
result of reducing the death rate from
diphtheria from 80 To II per cent. The
demand is so much in excess OF the
supply that establishments for It's man
utactule are being erected in several
European cities. The only place where
il is manufactured now in quantities at
all commensurate with the demand, Is
near Frankfort, Germany.
The material first used in its manu-
facturc was the blood of sheep and
goats. but these animals in grazing are
apt TO eat plants which may temporarily
effect the quality of their tissues, and
recourse was had TO the blood of young
horses. and these animals are now used
exclusively 10 furnish the blood in
which ant-toXine is developed and con-
tanned.
Dr.. Behring. the discoverer of the
remedy, found that when animals which
are by nature susceptible to diphtheria,
are noculatcd repeatedly with grad
ally increased doses of diphtheria poison
or living bacilli, there Is developed in
the tissues of the animals 50 treated an
anti-toNine principle which neutralizcs
and renders inocuous the poison Sc
GREETED by the true diphtheria bacillus.
This neutralizing agent is called anti
toyine. aud forms the basis OF the new
remedy which is used as preventive
and in cases where the disease is well
developed.
Ant-toXue is clear amber-colored
fluid. soluble in water. and whens used
promptly the death rate from diphthera
can be reduced 10 four per cent Small
quantities of the remedy have been sent
To the United States, and used success
fully. With increased facilities for its
manufacture, the supply will not be 50
limited, and the time Is not far distant
when this awful scourge will be robbed
of its terrors.
In reply to a resolution IN the senate
a, TO the kind of moneys received in eX-
change for the United States bonds
issued under the refunding act of 1870,
Secretary Carlisle has sent to the vice
president a statement showing that
there sold $500, 900, 900 worth of five
per cent. bonds of 1881; $lS5, 900, 900
four and one half per cent. bonds of
1891, and S7l0,345, $50 four per cent.
consols of 1907; total 81 ,395, 345. $50.
The proceeds of these bonds were paid
into the treasury in United States gold
coin, gold certificates, called bonds,
past-due coin coupons, and in some in
stances uncalled $40 bonds subject TO
call. He says that the amounts respec-
lively of bonds, coupons, certificates
and coin received cannot be stated from
the records of the department, but that
the entire proceeds were equivalent to
United States gold.
There are less than two weeks re-
manning of the present session of con-
gress, and five important appropriation
bills are. awaiting action in the senate.
Should tilibustenng ensue, as il more
than probable, the hope of getting a
vote on the various financial problems
becomes beautifully less each day, but
the more sanguine members believe that
some agreement may be reached As soon
a the sundry civil bill is out of the way
At the best, however, many important
measures are doomed to he shelyed.
Speaker Crisp OF the house has noti-
! fed the members that he will force a
quorum in order TO expedite public bus.
mess. Consideration of the naval APP
preparation bill and of the general def
cheney bill has occupied nearly all of
| the time of the house this week.
President Cleveland "took the bull
by the horns" with vengeance when
he sent his last financial message to
congress. Until the same was read
! in congress not a member of his cabinet
had the slightest knowledge that a
special message had been prepared. He
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not consult with his cabinet a. to the
advisability of sending the message. or
even intimate that he had prepared one
The very originality of his proceeding
has caused many of his party leaders t.
stand aghast and wonder what he will
do next. The presidents action in so
entirely ignoring his advisors has given
rise 10 much unfavorable comment,
which grows IN bitterness as the men,
bers of the cabinet realize how COM
pletely they have been snubbed. Those
who pretend to read the signs of the
times say that Mr.. Cleveland has 50
little confidence in those who are sup.
posedly his counsellors that he prefer,
to act ON his own responsibility in hnan.
cial matters, rather than be handi.
capped by advice which ho does not
propose to utilize.
Mackinac Island Will soon be made a
state park, senator Mcmillan having
succeeded in his efforts to have provis
ION attached TO the sundry civil bill to
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