The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21
Claims Il Worked Effectively
In ihS Case Of Miss King.
, SHE AT ONCE DISAPPEARED.
That Was When The Cow From Which She
Had Been lnueuIsisd Was Killed
b, fAs Health B''ra +

Kew York. Jan. 21.-pr. George II. Bar
ney. OF lol Third street, South Brooklyn,
some time ago made UP his mind that II
a healthy human being was inoculated
with consumption germs he or she might
be cured IL the serum from an infected
COW was used as an antidote.
4 trained nurse. Emma Il. King, con-
sented to receive q hypoderr1ic injection
OF tubercular bacilli from a patient and
trust 90 ,hc Doctors wisdom and skill 10
cure her of tho consumption which was
likely 60 follow
The doctor shortly afterward an
nounced that the young woman had the
disease. Then he trotted out the tuber-
culous cow, and from the serum he pre-
pared gave the patient injections.
The board OF health one day seized the
cow and killed IL. The surgeons said
there was no trace OF disease about the
animal. Now the doctor announces that
Biss King is cured.
She has returned 20 Brooklyn and fs
feeling very we'll This shows, the doctor
says that eonsumptive COW serum Is the
real thing for those who have tubercu-
losis. other physicians say he IS preiu-
diced IN his belief, ana that it is only
his own opinion.
DIR BARNEY'S STATEMENT.
He, however. made statement last
night, IN which ne said.
AT the congress OF tuberculosis in Lon
don during the past summer Professor
Robert Koch expressed his belief that
animal and human tuberculosis are sep-
ate and distinctive diseases and there
fore are not intercommunicable. A
statement of such a sweeping nature
coming from one whose work In that
line has been Of so much benefit 10 hu-
manity naturally attracted tho attention
Of the whole civilized world and caused
not little comment from authorities
everywhere.
ITO me the position assumed blythe dis
tinEuished German scientist seemed I'm
tenable and opposed to all that is known
in regard 20 the disease in question
First, there Is but little differences be-
tween the bacilli of human and bovine
tuberculosis. True the latter are very
slightly larger and they take the usual
stain a little more freely. but both null
tiply precisely in the same way and in
tho same culture media And the symp-
toms they produce IN their respective
victims are practically Identical
Then tho widespread prevalence OF the
disease in the animal whose flesh and
milk arc common articles OF human food
all over the world seems 10 indicate a
relation Of cause and effect which l. not
10 be ignored. especially MS an increase
OF the care NTH which city milk Is in
spected has appeared 20 lessen the num-
ber OF deaths probably due 10 the inges-
tion OF germs OF the disease
CHANCE or A LIFETIME.
The doctor goes Ell TO tell how he in
oculated the COW and the young woman
and describes their symptoms. He con.
cludes by saying that he thinks he has
proved that tuberculosis Is commurica-
BILE from beet animals 20 human beings
He is slso satisfied that his serum Is a
cure
Several physicians last night when
asked about the case refused 20 be
quoted but one asked why it the serum
was A cure tho doctor didn't send H.
about to tho cOnsumptivc wards OF the
various hospitals
IT one has consumption" said ono
physician. whether q Is from "A cow or
not, tho serum ought 70 cure him or her.
Here is the chance Of Dr. Barney's life"