The herald., 1896-08-30
ABOUT CONSUMPTION
How II Is InsidiousIy and Alarm
ingiy Increasing
ITS CAUSE AND DURABILITY
Words Of Hope and Encouragement to the
Afflicted snd Signals Of Relief for the
Needy

| From the most reliab BILE statistics 1t /;
| found that consumption causes about
| one-sevsnth of the entire death rate
| and here in Los Angeles the records Of
the health office show that over one
third of all the deaths are from this dis
| ease.
| 1t is found to be gradually and alarm
| ingly on the increase. andthe health Of
! ficers of the state and the public press
! are discussing methods for the control
and limitation of the spread of this dis
| ease so fatal to the human race.
The cause is now known to be the
microscopical germ called tubercle bac-
Illus. and the presence of these germs
in the system may be due to infection
from turberculous meat or milk. from
Inhalation of contaminated air, or dire IT
contact with and transmission from
persons affected with tuberculosis. Pr
disposng causes operate to prepare the
physical system to receive and yield 20
the effects of the germs. and these pre-
disposng causes are hereditary tenden-
cies. severe and rigorous climatic condi-
tions. and other diseases, such as Ia
grippe, pneumonia, CGtarrh, bronchitis
etc
Consumption has been admitted to be
an irCurable disease. aud the combined
efforts of physicians have failed to ef-
feet cure. but a new scientific discov-
cry has been made. which makes con.
sumption as amenable to treatment as
any other disease. This discovery is
improved tuberculn" (B. & W.. and
II is being used with remarka BILE results
at the Koch Medical institute.
ordinarily physicians. realizing their
utter helplessness to combat these life
destroying germs. the bacilli. neglect
the patient, fail to diagnose the exist
ence of the germs. and blindly attempt
to build up patient with tonics, cod
liver. oil. creosote, quinine, etc. Ignorant
and preiudiced as they are. when asked
about the improved tuberculin' treat
ment. they hotiy denource it and do ev-
erything possible to discourage a pa
tient from trying it. unwilling that pa
tient should receive benefit from a treat
ment they themselves do not administer.
and preferring rather to see patient
wane and die under their own inefficient
treatment rather than permit him to re-
cover under the treatment of another.
Such are the ethics of the profession,
and il is burning dise ace TO an hon
ored profession when such gross inius-
tice to mankind is permitted and fos
tered under the protection of medical
societies.
The Koch Medical Institute however,
are happy to announce to the public
that they are prepared to offer their
improved tuberculin' trea tment to all
who will investigate it and who will
have the courage to accept means of
cure from consumption whether ap
proved by their doctor" or not. Many
have had the temerity to disregard the
advice of the ethical physicians and arr
proud and happy that by so doing new
life has been granted them and health
restored.
1t has cost the men something who have
dared to throw off the yoke Of profess
sional ethics ard sacrifice their so-called
professionally standing. as determined
by the standard OF medical societies. 10
engage in this noble. beneficial work of
saving lives by curing consumption
when other ethically professional men
cannot do il and will not do it, But
they have made the sacrifice. preferrirg z
rather the esteem and respect of the
masses of cured and saved people than
the empty professional regard OF a few
ethical doctors. and choosing the salts
faction derived from curing and relieV-
ing these co0sumptives in preference 20
a professional standing sanctioned by
those who fraternize as the medical So
cieties.
The means are at hand to greatly di-
minish the mortality from tuberculosis
and unless the records of the health Of
fice show a diminuton during the SUI
ceeding years. it viii be the fault of the
ethical doctors. who will neither avail
themselves of the opportunity to cure
their patients nor allow their patients
TO avail themselves of an opportunity
to get cured elsewhere.
The public should IKE and take the
matter in hand and investigate the
claims Of the Koch Medical Institute.