The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-03
The Anti-To1in nEethod.


There is no subject before the medical
profession today that is receiving the at
tention that the anti-to1in treatment for
diphtheria is. In fact the absorbing sub
jects for the past decade have been those
which are directly or indirectly prophy-
Tactic, such as Pasteur'S treatment for
the prevention of rabies, after one has
been bitten by a rabid dog or animal; and
the abortion of tetanuS when the first
symptoms have set in, by the anti-to3n
method
Dr. Roux, of the Pasteur institute IN
Paris. has more fully developed the blood
serum or auti-toXIn method of treating
diphtheria, begun n France and Germany
some years ago. than perhaps anyone
else. AS the COW furnishes the virus for
vaccination the horse is to furnish the
anti-toXin for incubation against diph-
iberia. The horse is peculiarly subject to
a diphtheriC sore throat. and for this
reason was selected, and being a large
animal and having large amount of
blood he is q fit subject to furnish the
apti-toSic serum,
The manner of obtaining the serum in
hrief is about az follows. A portion of
diphtheritic membrane is procured, the
haoiIu of which are C0lOniZe1 in solid
flied blood serum medium, After twenty
four hours they are transferred to me
dunn of veal broth. Here they are Guilt
waited for about FIVE weeks, when there
should be sufficient toxin in the liquid so
that an injection of two grammeS into
guinea pig, of 800 gramrnes weight, will
filtered liquid containing the toxin not
the bacillus. that is to be injected into
the horse The injections are made daily:
beginning with about a gramne. and
gradually Increased to about an ounce at
each injection.
After about six weeks the blood If the
IN which case the serum ie separated
from it and is ready for use. The child is
treated nv simultaneous Injection child
a year old receiving a eranrne as dose
! int
nutae of DrophyIaotic treatment but To
make strong plea for its higher study
| and DEVELOPMENT.
| It is the true object of the profession to
prevent disease as we'll as cure It. The
surgeon bears Dr0nhylaXis in mind in hie
oneration. If he did not there would be
little need of operating. The obstetrician
| observes the Strictest prophylaxis in the
! Iying-in chamber.
Visit Your Physician Periodically.
I People careful of their teeth call on the
dentist regularly twice or four times
yearly. Why should not these same PEG
DIE call upon their medical adviser equal
y 6tte sn. tGr 1 tni29ToIgh examination O.
| more frequently be absorbed and the
I healthy patient could be advised OF APP
J preaching evils.
| How often do we see children 90
I through life with one OF their eauses In
! jured or entirely lost from the effect of a
| severe case of scarlet fever or soma OF
! the so-called children's diseases which SO
| many think are absolutely necessary ia
childhood Some children are even ex.
! posed on the plea that the disease has To
4 be met sometime. and that it deals easier
i with children than with adults This is
wrong, and the idea, should be relesated
to the archives of the past from W1nnoe
\ il came and never again thought of ex-
cept as a huge joke on our forefathers
for the strict observance of the traditions
of the Dark Ages.
One cannot receive q traumatism with.
out showing the cfoatriX neither can :
child pass through a siege of illness with
out showing the effects.