The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-08
ANOTHER SURE CURE.

MARAGLlANo's CLAIM FOR
HIS TUBERCULOSIS SERUM.
s.vs It IL an Unfailing Remedy For Con-
.,mption If Administered In the Early
STAGES of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BE-
ing Made In St. Luke's Hospital.
The unusual interest taken by pnys1-
clans and the public IN the tfeai1lheh' VI
pulmonary tuberculosis, or consu1hP'loii,
=. - Is commonly called, will be increased
'7- 49, ,,exvs that serum has been discov-
o.ea which. it is declared, will prove an
s,,.o,,,+e c1,re for the disease in its early
STAGES and will greatly benefit patients and
.,-os+ the nroeress of the disease in its al
,-orced forms The serum is the discovery
- professor Maraeliano of Genoa, Italy
A small quantity was brought to this
conntrv. and the physicians OF st. Luxe
hosn;+al beean experiments with it week
ago. a.. h,oo,
THE seru1n is obtained from the blood
~ horses which have been inoculated Win
the tuberculosis germ in small quah0i'leS
and continued under this treatment 1of
several months. It's effect is to produce IN
the blood of the horse some quahty OF re-
distance to the disease which when lntro-
duced into the human system strengthens
the resting power. The serum theory Is
therefore exactly opposite TO the 'heory VI
sacc;n.t;on. which introduces the germs
of the disease itself into the system, ana
nv nroducinR the disease in mild form
renders the body impervious to It's Iur1hef
attacks.
Only a small quantity of the serum has
reached this country, about 2oo cuplc ecu
Do of IN &c
imnorted for St. Luke's hospital, but the
Ureater mart was presented to the hospltai
nv G. W. Wupperman, Professor Maragh-
AMOS agent. The serum as at preseht NAL
ufactured is expensive each centineter be-
ing worth about $50.
On account of the small quantity OF 1he
serum available, only two patients nave
been selected for the experiment at 81
Inke,s and assurances have been obtalnee
from them that they will remain In tint
hospital long enough to give the remedy
fair test. The claim is not made LOT Id
serum that it acts quickly. Constane t.e.O
ment for at least two or three moh1hs Is re
ouired to produce any definite results, am
* should be continued for q year to efIec
complete cure.
Professor Maragliano is modest In nj
claims for his remedy. He does not eApee
to effect cure except in the early s'ages =.
the disease When It has advanced Id
epouuh to pro<iuce LESSONS of the TISSUES, Z
cavities he does not believe that cure ca
be effected He thinks, however, tha' I'll
progress of the disease can be arrested
The reason for this is that the serum
fatal to only one germ, the tubercie paci
LUIS, which alone is present in the ear
stages Of phthisis, but in the more a.
vanced stages several other baclih whls
are Chased under the general name OF ply
genie, or pus producing germs are presen
on which the antitubercuiar serum mas
effect. The removal of the tubercle BACH
however, is distinctly beneficial and iea y
the patient with more energy to resist
ravages of those that are left, 1t is urseu
The serum is administered ny poaerniic:,,
iy in doses Of one cubic centimeoer aai J
In st. Luke's the injection is MADE IN !.
tissues of the back This is the part OF
body recommended by Professor MARI
liano because of the thickness OF the ;, 1i Use