The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Seven Cases Officially Re-
ported by the Board of
Health.
PHYSICIANS ARE GREATLY
INTERESTED.
scientists in All Parts of the Union
Ask That the Results Be
Made Public.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.

NEW YORK, y Y, Oct 15.-Professor
Maragiano, an Italian physician, who has
been treating various consumrtive pa
tients here since September - with serum,
has according to the Board OF Health, eff
f-CteI seven cures.
The first case, which was re marka BILE,
was that OF 14-year- old girl, Rosina Cat
tineo VIII had been pronounced incura-
be by physicians.
The glTl has been treated with seven in
leCtions OF the serum, and from one who
stood on the brink OF the grave has been
transformed to a convalescent, heavier BY
halt a dozen pounds with a vigorous ap-
petite, and freed seemingly from all taInt
OF the deadly disease.
The results OF the treatment in five other
cases Of consumptives are similar All
are receiving serum from DR.. Antonio
Flnnoni of 66 West Tenth street, who had
taken young Rosina in hand.
While the treatment must continue for
one year, the marked Improvement in the
patient after a few injections of the serum
is such as 10 command the attention OF
scientists and medical men, so long seek
ing for cure for a disease which each
year has lessened the population of this
city by 5000.
DR.. Fannonl has received hundreds OF
communications from physicians and
scientific investigators in every State IN
the Union. In almost every letter the
wriler begged in the interest OF science
and hum anity that further tests be made
in be same fair and open fashion and
that the results be made public
To demonstrate the exact value of
Marazhano's discovery-to show what it
Will ccom plish and what it will not-Dr.
Fannoni undertook the treatment of sew
eral other patients. Surprising results
have been reached. The dispatch here
with presents the facts The public will
draw its own conclusions. The doctor re-
quests medical men, ire pectiv' of school
or preJudlCes. to watch his experiments.
Giuseppe PnnnettiAre is % years old.
Several members OF his family were the
victims OF con sum ption, and the disease
had Lid its hand on him. Two years ago
Giuseppe went from doctor to doctor until
strength and money were alike gone. The
verdict Of physicians was Consumption,
far advanced and hopeless" Three
months ago he gave up work. He was
emaciated and weak as a child. He
turned in loathing from iood, and su
fered from fever, night sweats and a rack
ing cough. Thus he was when Dr. Fan
nonis attention was called TO him. The
doctor examined him on Septem m Der %
and found both lungs seriously affected.
the right lung being IN a particularly bad
condition. Then the physician selected
Giuseppe for u test which would gauge he
virtues of serum in slow consumption.
where the disease, although advanced, had
not destroyed the lungs.
To guard against all doubt as to the
4 lyas,,
sputum was submitted 10 the Board of
Health. 1t was carefullys exam ned by
Dr. Agramoute, assistant bacteriologist
under DR.. Hermann NJ. Biggs. His re-
port was that the sputum contained nu-
merous tuberculous bacilIi and that Pam
netieTe suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis, or consumption, in its ad-
vanced form.
DR.. Fannoni began the treatment late
in September. When the first injection
was made Pannettiere's fever was at lU1
degrees. Two days later a second in iec-
ton was made, and there was no visible
change IN the patients condition. But
with the third injection the patient
showed signs of improvement. Pan
net;iere reported a marked sharpness of
appetite and a stoppagc OF the night
sweats. In those first six days he ha
moreover, gained half a pound IN weight
But the lever rema ned unchanged at
1Ol de-. With the sixth in lection came a
surprise for doctor and patient. The fever
had entirely disappeared. Pannettiere's
temperature was normal again, and nor
nal i: is still.
Since the disappearance of the fever
Pannettiere has made rapid imnrove-
ment. The cough which had clung to him
for two years has almost entirely ceased
HIS appetite has returned and MS strenotb
is increasing. daily; He was hard at work
10 T. lr1O q ri ia trrho
spondent saw him yesterday. He smiled
for he was happy. 81 am getting well y
he said in rapid, broken English. Gall
in TWO weeks my lie changes. l now eat
and sleep like a well man. My strength
is coming back and my cough is almost
gone. It's wonderful am too happy to
talk about IT.
The cures Of other patients are reported
equally remarkable.