The sun., 1901-11-13

WITH GERMS
Miss King Willing to Become a
Martyr to Science.
HAS FAITH IN DOCTOR
He Says That if She Contracts Con-
sumption He Will Cure Her.
Much Interest in
the Case.


New York, Nov. 12.-Watched by the
medical fraternity of the entire country,
and no less by the public ut large, Miss
Emma II. King awaits calmly the deyel-
opment within her system of the most
dreaded of diseases-consumptio
Her voluntary submission to fate to
escape which men and women sacrifice
every worldly consideration is one of the
most remarkable stories in the latter day
history of science OF martyrdom.
1t may be week or it may be ten
weeks before this young girl can be sure
ypronounced consumptive, but its com
ing is nevitable-unless, indeed, Profess
or Koch's startling theory that CON
sumption cannot be communicated from
beasts to the human subject is true.
Ii Miss King does not develop the dis
ease the truth Of one of the greatest
of modern medical controversies will
have been demonstrated. If Miss King,
as il confidently expected by her physi'
elan, deyelopps the disease, then the
world will have been saved from false
theory that might have cost uncountable
| lives.
|
victim to the disease she courts it viii
remain for another theory to be proven
or disproven, and one life will bc IN,
forfeit if the theory of cure is wrong.
| Miss King smillingly says that the lif.
in question is hers, and that none cal
deny her right to risk it for the advance
nent of science.
The inoculation of Miss King with III
| n. I,,-I Ilr ID
npy, of No. 401 Third street, Brooklyn
,reated the profoundest interest not onl!
,mong physicians, but among laymrn.
4 No one subject, perhaps, is more inter
,.sting to all the world than that OF tn,
rentment, prevention, and cure 6f con
.,mption--the greatest devastation o.
nankind--the .Great White i'.ague'
hat carries off more human beings thai
I'll the wars that were ever wagcd.
Dr. Barney had inoculated COW witt
serum produced from consumptive pa
tient. The COW developed consumption
Microscopic examination on Saturday 0
.he milk, blood, and secretions af tn
animal showed deadly bacilli. That con
sumption could be transmitted from th
human to the bovine subject WAS proved
\ 10 prove the reverse of the eoroilary
human subject had to be found and eN
perimented upon.
| Here is Miss Kings own story of he
submission to the great test:
IL do not want to pose as heroine;
want to do good to mankind. | am u
much afraid of consumption as any on
else. but have the utmost confidence /
DR.. Barney, and he has assured me tina
Il | develop the disease he will effect III
cure. have watched his treatment q
consumptive patients, and believe i
can and will do what he says.
.'0f course, | am nervous, more h'
fcause of the publicity given to my cts
than any fear | have of the outcome [
. the experiment.
"If live through this | will hay
proved IL great scientific truth; If die
hall have disprOved theory, and 5
hall have done some good to my fcllo'
heings. That is something worth 'iyin
for. 1t is well worth the risk.
J Il have never had any lung trouble.
have suffered from tonsolitis, and have
slight cough now, but that is a loc
trouble.
= "The inoculations We're made one {
zach side Just below the shoulders.
did not pain, and if it had l should IA
have minded il. | am not easily frigh
: ened by the appearance of a hypoderm
!, syringe.
t 81 have given to DIR. Barney an af
$ davit relieving him of any responsbiii
: in case OF my death, and if the wor
+ should happen / sincerely trust that
a may not be in any way interfered wi
t, by the authorities. My life is my ow
: and if choose to risk it for science
know of no reason for Interference
t Miss King is about twenty-eight yea
e of age, a brunette, OF slender figure al
d bright, intelligent face. Her parents Ii
II in Manhattan. hut the young woman
d now with friends near DIR. Barney
II home.
DR.. Barney said last night: "Thc &C
% from which / inoculated Miss King
e growing steadily worse. There is
10 doubt left that the animal is suffer-
.. from consumption. Miss King had
q, Slight chill today, and her temperate
X tonight is 80 3-5. slightly above the nj
d NAL. Still, / do not look upon these
symptoms of the disease. 1t is too en-
). vet to expect any real symptoms.
u 81 have no fear of the result If NJ
m King developes consumption. Sl
he take her in the very first stage Of !
disease and put her under course
treatment that haye been using
some time with remarkable success.
II put the patient in an almost a
tight compartment. which | fill with
" non-toxic vnpor. which is a strong &
micide. The patient suffers no i'll effet
=. and the consumption germs is killed.
- !, cure is absoute-but Of that later.
- "As for this talk of prosecution on
~ part Of the health authorities, l hi
-, Or. Blacks assurance that shall not
al interfered with.
:. "Professor KOCH the highest author
=" on consumption, has declared that tut
y, culosis is not communicative from
,.I cow TO the human being, so, accord
~ to his teaching, l have done no harm
=. Miss King. l believe, however, tina
y. ta shall disprove the Koch theory. bu
~ am prepared to undo the harm that u
e' come from the transmission of the
ease"
DIR. Black. health officer Of Brook
said yesterday that he knew of
,on grounds upon which to interfere with
rv. Barney. and would not attempt to
,be so, for the present at least.