The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-08
CONSU MPTION
How It Is Contracted and How
Cured
A Concise Statement About the
Only Remedy Which Does Posi-.
lively Cure Consump ton

CONSUMPTION and how 1t IL contracted
II a subject that has received much at
tention from professional men and the
people. The insidious manner in which
It makes its appearance is the cause of
much alarm among thinking people, for
is often happens that persons seemingly
in good health and without apparent
cause begin to run down and finally fill
a consumptive's grave. 1t also happens
often that the mere catching cold" or
an attack Of pneumonia results In
progressive form of consumption. There
are of course, a greater number Of colds
and cases of pneumonia that do not re-
suit and the mystery has been why any
case should so result. But the cause Is
now so we'll understood to be the pres
ence of germs in the lungs that the mys-
terry Is cleared up.
Consumption is contracted by the in
gestion Of food containing the micro
scopic germ, which gains admission to
the blood through the vessels of the
stomach and intestines. and Is thence
carried to the lungs where, when loca-
ted they flourish and multiply; or the
germs become directly located in the
lungs through inhalation of air which
contains these minute germs In suspen-
sion In either instance they have but
to begin the process Of multiplication
till there is set up about them an in
flammation which extends in proportion
y.
There being no nerve f1bres In the lung
tissue the symptoms to be expected are
absent and the process Of extension be-
comes so great as to involve much lung
tissue, and then the general health be-
comes affected and local symptoms be-
gin to appear but only after the lapse
OF months or years, perhaps. At such
time 1t becomes more easy to diagnose
the disease, and as 1t progresses 1t be-
comes more apparent.
Consumption and how to cure It is also
q subject which has received much at
tention from professional men and
others. No other disease has had more
remedies or systems Of treatment pro-
posed.
The story can be briefly told. Ali the
remedies and all the systems of treat
ment generally fail, and by all ordinary
methods Of treatment there are no cures
The reason 10 apparent. The cause Of
consumption is the germ, tubercle ba-
cillus. As long as the bacilli are pres
emit the disease hour1shes and progresses
The germs are very tenacious of life, and
practically not affected by any Of the
remedies given. When sufficient Of the
remedy is given to destroy the life Of the
germ, 1t will also destroy the life Of the
patient. The great desideratum has been
a remedy which would destroy the germ
and at the same time be harmless to the
patient, and much experimenting with
that in view has been done.
This great desideratum has been found
and is the Improved tuberculin" Of Drs,
Ballard & Whitman, which Is being
used at the Koch Medical Institute. and
by Its use consumptives are being cured
and restored to health. The value of this
remedy Is proven by its results, and all
honest Investigators are forced to con-
clude that improved tuberculin" (B. &
W) Is really wonderful specific
Consultation free and all details about
the treatment and cure Of consumption
can be ascertained at the Koch Medical
Institute, No. 529 South Broadway, Los
Angeles. ONCE hours, 10 a. m. to 4 o. M.
or at the branch offices at Pasadena, in
Masonic temple. rooms and 9; office
hours, to II a. M; at Riverside at the
office Of DR.. G. G. Sherman.