Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-12-25
The Cure of Consumption.

For many years noted physicians of
both hemispheres, says the I7adeGAp
peal, have labored strenuously to Oh
tain a remedy that would positively
cure that much dreaded disease-con
sumption. From time to time the press
of the world has heralded the discovery
of new ''cure" for consumption, but,
alas, when the test was made the rem
eedy lacked the curative powers that
had been claimed for it. The lymph
of DIR. Koch, which was SO much ad
vertised and SO widely exploited, like
prior preparations having for their oh
ject the cure of consumption, failed
lamentably. There is now being tried
in New York city a remedy which, If 1t
does not really cure consumption, GER
tainly brings about some remarkable
results, and is sure to command the at
tention of the medical fraternity In all
parts of the country. This new serum
gives excellent promise of being com
pletely successful in the treatment of
tuberculosis, either incipient or ad-
vanced. 1t is preparation by Prof.
Maragliano, of Genoa. During the last
four months over two hundred con
sumptives have been treated with it in
various European hospitals. The first
were in Genoa. Remarkable success
followed in incipient cases. All of those
were pronounced cured, and many of
those in advanced stages showed i'm
provement. The process of obtaining
the serum is kept secret, but Prof.
Maragliano promises soon to make pub
lie this preparation which it takes six
months to make. At the last medical
conference in Rome Prof. Maragliano
delivered an address on his researches
and experiments with the growth of
consumptive bacilli and the inocula-
tion of animals for the purpose of OBJ
tanning serum. His hearers wore cleo
trified by the Importance of his discov
cries. DR.. Carlucci, a visiting physi-
clan at the Italian hospital in New
York, obtained some of the serum from
Prof. Maragliano to try Oh a young In
dian who is patient in the institution,
and who is suffering from form of
tuberculosis known as galloping con
sumption. The disease was descended
to him on his mothers side of the fami-
ly tree. Two months ago this patient
caught cold; pleurisy followed with
night sweats, high temperature, severe
coughing and great loss of flesh. The
technical report of the case is SO inter
esting and SO highly important that it
is reproduced herewith: THE patient
was admitted to the hospital Novcm
Der Sd, and the first injection of serum
was made November 9th. His pulse
was 100. respiration "a and temperature
l0i. One cubic centimeter of the fluid
was injected in the patients side
There was scarcely any change of TEN
perature, his pulse rose to 1856 and res
piration fell to 80. Before the second
injection. two days later, the tempera
ture diminished, respiration became
more nearly normal and pulse fell to
ia. No reaction followed the injections
which We're made every other day. On
November 10Th daily injections were
begun. Since then his condition has
improved rapidly. The serum acts d.
rectly upon the bacilli." When admit
ted to the hospital it was not thought
that the patient would live more than
three days at the most. He now eats
four times day all kinds of nourishing
food, night sweats have diminished, he
coughs very little and his expectora-
tions have become small. He is getting
strong, walks about and reads. His
pulse grows fuller every day and every
condition points to successful cure
Should perfect cure be effected one
of the most important discoveries of
modern times will have been made.