The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-25
DISPUTES DR.. KOCH
PROF. BROUARDEL DISAGREES
WITH HIS GERMAN COLLEAGUE
ON BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS
MAN SUBJECT TO CoNTAGIoN
French Doctor Holds That the Dis
ease May Be PrOpaGated by
Milk or Meat of Dis
eased Animals

LONDON, July 24-The principal paper
before the British congress on tuber-
culosis today was read by Peter Brouar-
del, of Paris, who urged international leg
islation in regard to the notification OF
the authorities of the existence of tuber-
culosis and the disinfection and saIubrity
of the hotels, railroad cars and steam
boats, thus preventing the spread of tub
erculosis.
Prof Brouardel, who is dean Of the
medical faculty at Paris, maintained that
the disease was durable. He said any
measures tending to limit the ravages of
alcoholism would diminish the mortaltv
from consumption and referred to the
great danger in hawking pieces of meat
in public places and in the sale of milk
which had not been examined. Prof
Brouardel believed these dangers could
be remedied by legislation. The speaker
said the measures needed for the preven-
ton of tuberculosis were Identical in
| every country, and the first step in this
direction was to render unhealthy dwell
ings healthy and salubrious. A healthy
house, he said, was anti-tubecular.
- Prof. Brouardel compjlimented the
| United States on it's quick realization of
the dangers Of expectoratng and on it's
legislation in the matter. He said once
this habit had quite disappeared tubercu-
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OPPOSES KOCHs THEORY.
Prof. Brouardel declines TO accept Prof.
Kochs theory that tuberculosis cannot be
propagated by the meat and milk of tub
| erculosis cattle, and has said he thought
! it easy to protect the population from this
contamination by legislation.
In an important paper on the use of tub
! erculosis, DR.. G. B. Heron, of London,
paid a warm tribute to the researches of
! Prof. Koch. He said that the prejudice
| against tuberculosis arose from the ig-
norance Of those who had attempted to
use it while disregarding the explicit in
| functions Of the discovery particularly in
| efforts to apply it in unsuitable cases. He
| pointed out that very frequent mistake
| was to administer an overdose and to fail
| to reduce or suspend its application when
the temperature rose above normal.
| The only chance to cure consumption
! DIR. Heron asserted, was by the applica-
| tion Of tuberculin. He expressed himself
as confident the disease could be cured.
Prof. Koch, who was present, was
| warmly cheered He spoke briefly, in
| dorsing DR.. Hefron's observations as to
! the necessity for caution in the use of
| tuberculin.
The Daily Mail publishes an interview
with Lord Lister, in the course of which
he is represented as having said that he
was absolutely unable to believe the state
ment of Prof. Koch that human beings
could not get consumption through drink
ing the milk of diseased COWS, the evi-
dence to the contrary being far too over
! whelmlng.
Sir William Broadbent declined to saw
| how far Prof. Kochs statement might be
| correct in view of the fact that tuber-
culosis, while generally decreasing, was
| on the incrase among children.
! DR.. Edward Neumann, of Bavos-Platz.
one of the Swiss delegates, said that
Prof. Koch was already prepared to meet
the objections of Lord Lister.