New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-13
NEW-YORK PHYSICIANS WILL WAIT
THE DISCOVERY TOO NEW TO BE COMMENTED
UPON sERIOUsLY-OFFICIAL STATE
MENT DESIRED.

Physicians of this city are deeply interested III
the report that DR.. Louis Wallstein has discovered
a cure for cancer and consumption. Several of the
more prominent OF them said yesterday that "hle
they had received only newspaper reports OF Dr
walisten's alleged discovery. and were, therefore,
not prepared 10 discuss the subject Or. Waldstein
had so good a reputation in this city that phys!-
clans here would not be slow 20 act upon any direct
statement which he might make. based on actual
experiments.
Dr. Louis Waldstein was graduated from Heide-
berg University IN Germany in 1873. and later he
began the practice Of medicine in this city at NO
40 Madson-ave where he lived with his mother
He Is a member OF the Academy OF Medicine the
County Medical Society. the German Medical 30
ciety and the Pathological Society. He gave up a
large practice several months ago and went DacR 10
Germany. and IT was understood at the time that
he intended 10 make a special study OF diseases Oh
the stomach His brother is a wellknown professor
Of archaeology. formerly attached to Columbia Coi-
lege and al present in Athens. Greece.
Physicians in the city have been familiar with the
OF p.iocarpne in cases Of Brghts disease Of the
kidneys and dropsy due TO heart disease, out thcy
have not thought Of using it in the treatment Oh
cancer or OF consumption The drug is an aiKalo'',
the active principle of jaborandi. ana the usual
dose applied alphabetically, is three grains. us
use has sometimes been considered dangerous d.
1t often produces excessive vomiting
DR.. Cyrus Edison, the Health Commissioner OF ,n'
city said las; evening that as he had only such m
formation about Dr. Wa.dstein's discovery as ne
had been able 10 CLEAN from unofficial reports ne
vas not prepared to enter into any discussion Vi
the subject ID was well known. however, ne san
mat physicians has been making eXPt fihehlS IA
effort 10 discover some means OF INCREASING ~
activity OF the white corpuscies IN me p'ooI 80
treatment OF diseases. The Whlte COZ pu9c ~
are the policemen in the blood and they attack IN,
bacteria appearing in the blood assembling a., 80
points where local disorders appear IN ga"
Where they are able to overcome the bactcII" ny
Sex person RECEIVERS but when they are Gl5pei
py the bacteria the person dies ~ Df:
has discovered a means Of increasing the actlVlty
OF the white corpuscles in cases OF o IN
discovery will doubtless prove Of great Naiuc ~
medicine, il IL fails 10 cure cancer aHN N''
sumption VI.
DR.. Edward G. Janeway. at his home IN West
Fortieth-st said that he knew Dr. Waldstein' and
would have confidence in what he might ass r.
10 discuss any alleged discovery by Dr.. "aio-
q have seen nothing yet" he continued CON- hn,
something which Or. Wastein has sam ma kG j
iSose and has been perverted or exasb dscssjon
the report. There has been too fnucH u.9."a. 1
Of alleged discoveries In medicine before they wert
H yary tested Such discovery as Una. for
year pefore II would be proved TO be OF P'a'''0"
Or. W. T Bull. the well-known surgeon OF No
80 West Thrty-hfth-st said that he must ueciiiI'
20 tax about the subject until ne was Deter on
sulting surgeons Of the Cancer Hospital, expIes
a disinclination to credit the report OF Dr. "ai"
stems discovery. saying:
1T is surprising. II the report is trae. that no IN
FORMATION on the subject has appeared nh1o ,''
medical journals. DR.. Waldsten has been aDIoa -
onIy a Few months. and II would be lfnpDssi pic =
Jest cure fof cancer in that time We " gu,
nave to wait three years before being sure Una ma,
cuss the subject. however, until / have SOM
nenne Information as to the result OF the eA
Vtner physicians and surgeons in the city t9of
SUBSTANTIALLY the same ground in declining TO uls
9'Ss Dr. Waldstein's alleged discovery.