The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-29
Way TO Kill
Dreaded Germ Disease.

~ a1hahBluu June is-DI. oscar LeoW
one OF the expert vegetable pathologists
of the Agricultural department has de-
veloped TO wha, he believes is a point
OF practical use. new remedy for germ
diseases which promises 60 supersede the
serum treatment now Ia use IN dptherIa
fevers and many other diseases. Dr..
Loew's work has been carried on for sew
eral years in collaboration with Dr. r.,
Emmcr,ch. The experiments have been
conducted IN the laboratories Of Munich
and this country The suits have never
been published In full, but have been such
as 70 warrant introducing the treatmep,
into actual hospital practice.
The treatment Is similar in some specta
TO the serum treatment but depends on a
different principle, the basic idea bsina
the presence Of a class OF frments known
az engines, which are produced BY the
same bacteria that produces the disease
il ls because Of the production, or rather
OF over-producton Of a certain enzym
that disease. such as typhoid "w,li ,ur
iis course" and then die out Of the system
The bacteria In this case. q g. stated, ar,
simply killed out by the ferment thel
produce. The object Of the new treatmen
is 10 procure a new and pure engine
which. introduced into the human system
viii XII the disease germs without inju-
lus the patient The difference from tn
principle o incubation for smallpox AM
other diseases where the object Is 10 Civ
tbe patient % mild type Of the dis ase T.
render him immune 20 the more virulen
form
Dr. Leow and his colleague DIT Emme.
icb have studied and cultivated the en-
zvrne- OF various diseases. and It IS nov
claimed have found that the engines o
certain bacteria wul KIN not only the.
parent germs but also the rms OF chol
era. typhoid fever anthrax dptheria
black plague. staphloccocci and probabl
gouococci An engine that will be fats
10 tuberculoss s. being sought though IN
baccnluc of tuberculosis ems 10 be IN
capable OF producing an engine that
fatal 90 ITSELF This is also true OF th
black plague. and for this reason IN
serum Of black plague was applied with
our success 10 the cas- recently develoI
ca Do one Of the labratories IN V emma
The engines are very unstable producr
and for this reason quickly deterlorst
but Dr Leow believes he has found
method OF preserving them IN shape Z,
use. The further development OF IN
form of tratment ls awaited with intere
hy scientists
III Paso Texas June 2s-The secn
days hearing OF the Mrs. Matte Rich p,
irad ton cass la the federal court WI
occupied with hearing the testimony
witnesses for the defense.
Dr. Jesus Aguire testified that ne W
callsd early on the morning Of the shoa
iny 20 see a wounded man and advs
Mrs. Rich % send for surgeons from
Paso The mans wife was admiristerh
ice water 20 him and Rich said that q
shooting was accidental
. Mrs Rich took thhe stand in 'aer or
i o-half and said that she was born
Chicago and had been twice married. I
} first time 10 Horace Howard. II nsy
rode bare backed horses IN circus
the newspapers have stated f" sald lie Z
fendani "but 7 gave exhibition IS r
gil'sf hold the titie OF champion Ia
pug'list of Illinois Ths ght my nus5a
was shot ] saw him talking 70 a strar
woman and 7 gave her pair of bla
eyes
Il found h'm IA his room At daybre
badly wounded and he tod me q tell
Z one bu, 70 get a doctor"
Witness told of being excluded from