The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-10

the vital force OF healthy animals could
be transplanted into the human sys-
TEN. with the purpose OF curing or
warding OF disease and increasing the
duration OF life.
This Is hardly the explanation that
would be given by a medical scientist,
but Il Is In the main correct and con-
veys the proper idea to the mind OF the
lay reader. DR. Brown-Sequard, for In
stance. made what he called an elixir
OF life from living animals, while Prof.
Koch obtained a lymph by the inocula-
ton plan, graduating It by various
transmissions. somewhat after the
manner OF securing the new types OF
anti-toxlnes In all OF these remedies,
however. the one vital essential OF cell
life was missing. and II was this defect
that prevented the accomplishment OF
great results at times when success
seemed almost within the grasp Of the
daring eXperimenters Dr. Roberts
studied all OF the systems closely. and
then guardedly told a few OF his medi-
cal brethren.
What we need is not preparation
from dead animal. nor a product OF
incubation. but the transplanting OF
active cell life from healthy animal
direct to the patient"
This proposition was holder even
than that made by Jenner. and re-
celved as little consideration from the
medical fraternity. The bare idea OF a
! country doctor presuming to tell the
sayants OF Europe that they were
working on wrong lines was prepos-
ferrous Dr. Roberts explained his
theory. and the professors shrugged
their shoulders and smiled. But the
Missouri physician labored or, and
finally there came time when II was
admitted that his idea OF the trans
planting OF active cell life might be the
correct one.
But. allowing that 1t is argued the
doubters. what are you going to do
about ~ Il Il impossible to maintain
life In these cells for any length OF
time after they are taken from the ant
NAL. and consequently you are no
/ further advanced than other expert
mentors. who use the products OF In
oculatlon or extracts made from dead
animals"
DR.. Roberts went ahead with his In
vestlgatlons At first he experimental
on various animals to satisfy himself
as to their health. hardness and gener-
al fitness for his purpose. and finally
picked out the ordinary goat as being
the most Immune from disease. II is
well known that the goat In It's natural
condition IL absolutely unRnectsd ny
! tuberculosis, ginndcrn, anthrax anc
similar ailments. which attack all 9th
or grazing animals. and that IL IL well
nigh impossible to lnoculate II with
any OF these diseases. Having satisfied
himself that the goat was the animal
he wanted, Dr. Roberts selected q
number OF young Kids. averaging aboul
months OF age. In order that he might
have the additional benefit OF youth In
the cell life. From these kids he drew
the lymph. taking Il mainly from the
thoracic gland This lymph he inject
ed hypodermically into dogs, which
were later vivlsecteG TO note the effec
OF the treatment. In one case he tool
two dogs from the same litter. botf
being OF the same age and well alont
I'm years. One OF these dogs was killed
Its interior organs, bone structure. etc.
showed plainly the marks OF old age
The other dog was subjected to th'
lymph treatment for some months
during which It's general health wal
manlfestly improved. It became mor'
active. ate better and outward evil
dence Of the approach Of old age dis
appeared to a great degree. FINALLY
one OF It's legs was amputated. and tn,
bone compared with similar one TAX