Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-13
GIN TAKE No ACTION
Health Officers Are Fowerless
in the Matter OF Dr.. Barney's
Experiments.
Miss Emma King Inoculated
With tuberculosis Serum at
Her Own Request.
Will Make Test OF DR.. Koch's
Theory Regarding transmits
sion OF tuberculosis.

Black, a Brooklyn health officer, says he
cial steps in the case of Miss Emma
King, who IS the focus of a sensation.
due TO the fact, as she and DR.. George
4 D. Barney allege, that DR.. Barney has
4 inoculated her with tuberculosis serum
obtained from an infected COW. The
!, COW was inocuiated some time ago by
Lincoln Bell, a veterinarian who wanted
to put DR.. Koch's theory that tubercu-
I losis germs were not intercommunica-
BILE, to the test.
When DIR. Barney was informed that
4 DR.. f. A. Jewett, of the Brooklyn board
4 of health, had been quoted as threaten
! ing him with arrest for inoculating Miss
! King with tuberculosis serum. the doc
! tor laughed. Why" he said, Il had
4 permission from the board of health to
make the experiment. l have the aft
davits from Miss King that she volun-
/ teered to be inoculated, and without
compensation or solicitation on my
part. / think the board of health is liza
bile to prosecution for circulating a
threat that l would pe arrested. Be-
sides ii is still question whether tu-
bereulosis is transmissabe.'
1T was transmissable in the case of
the COW which you inoeulated, WASH t
it?''
Yes,
Is the COW dead?"
mo, she is very SICK
Well it is very probable that it will
be transmissable also in the case of
Miss King??'
Yes
Speaking of the experiment, Dr. Bar
ney said:
There are no developments in the
case yet. The liquid was only injected
on Saturday. and it will take from
week to eight weeks for the presence of
consumption to manifest itself. l in
jected the stuff into the Emphatic
glands of Miss Kings throat because,
injected in this way, the same effect
will be obtained that would in case
person drank inoculated milk / expect
Miss King will contract the disease, as
the experiment was very successful.
and have no doubt of being able to
cure her. Ny method OF treating con-
sumptives is to place them in an iron
vault, almost air-tight, and filled with a
nontoxic varor which is very strong
germicide. The patient breathes this
into his or her lungs, and the germs are
killed. 1t takes about eight weeks to
effect n cure after the disease is con-
tracted. i see Miss King daily, and am
keeping close watch for the presence
x1 II ~ ffcar Ia itau Ia ne
become subject solely in the interest
of science. She Is a trifle nervous, but
not as much frightened as one would
suppose. She will live exactly as she
has, and go about as heretofore.
Before proceeding with this expert
ment, communicated with DR.. Robert
A. Black, superintendent of the Brook
Ign health board, and Chief Clerk Jen-
nings and advised them of what pur-
posed doing. Both gave me their as
surance that the experiment was legal
and could not be interfered with, and
they encouraged me to proceed.
Miss King is professionally sick
rurse, and her present home is at 62i
Carroll street, Brooklyn. She says that
she first met DR.. Barney professionally
when he treated her for tonsilitis, and
she became interested in his researches
in the realm of bacteriology.
You see. it is this way" she said in
answer to inquiries. DR. Barney treated
me some time ago for tonsiiits. no.
ticed in the papers some time ago about
his having inoculated COW with tuber-
culosis germs, and became interested in
the experiments. / went to DIR. Barney
about Two weeks ago and volunteered to
submit myself as subject for expert
ment in the interest of science. DIR. Bar
ney did not come to me, and my sole
object is to further the interest of sci
ence ! expect to contract consumption,
but have full confidence in DR.. Barney.
II am professional nurse, but never
did any work for DR.. Barney. have
never been in hospital as nurse My
parents do not live in this city, and do
not care to reveal any more about my
identity, because do not know whether
my family would approve of my act or
not"
Miss King declined to say where she
had been employed as nurse.
II feel a pain where the needle en-
tered, but otherwise no ill effects from
the INJECTION. / had a slight chill but
Dr. Barney tells me that 1t has nothing
to do with the incubation.
Miss King rose early and sent for the
morning papers. She said that DR.. Bar
rey had telephoned her to say as little
as possible for publication.
DR. Barney, in speaking of Miss King
said. Miss King was a perfectly
healthy young woman She has means
and is independent. Her parents reside
outside of this state She is modest
person and averse to the notoriety that
has come to her. as she wished to serve
only in the interest of science
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