The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17
ssGreat White Plague May Lose It's
Power Thru Discovery Of
a Genoaese.
Chicago Health Commissioner Gives
Light on Discovery in a Re
cent Bulletin.

Il Health Commissioner P M. Hall has just
received the weekly. bulletin of the Chicago
health departm e, t. IA q which 81. Arthur e.
further light on the method OF lighting the
great white plague discovered by Pro-
fessor9 Edoardo Maragliano. Of Genoa. Italy.
campaign against tuberculosis and it is quito
agog with curiosity over the latest discov-
cry which promises SO much. DR.. Reynolds
1.-THE promise and the potency Of a vie
tory over consumption as brilliant and bench
cent as Jenner achieved over smallpox are
of the labors of the Italian physician, Pro-
lessor Maragliano These results form the
subject Of the professors address, entitled
culosis and It's Immunization, presented
at the fourteenth International medical con-
gress, held at Madrid u last April. For some
has been published only within the last week
and the abstracts that appeared soon after
the adjournment Of the con gress were 50 mea-
ger as to attract little notice, or comm emit
at least in this country ii
Briefly stated in non-technicaI language,
Professor Maragliano#scl claims to have pro-
and experiment, both In the laboratory and
the clinic; serum which,, introduced be-
meath the skin of the arm, as vaccine lymph
is in vaccination, produces /. a small circum-
| slight fever for two or three days, after
which the system of the subject is immune
to tuberculosis or consumption, as the prop
erly yacctnated Individual is to smallpox
"Thea professor. says these results are the
fruit of the abors. mot only Of one person,
but q ofza school They are in fact the ex
carried on, either III my medical clinic or il
| the Institute for the Study of Infectious Dis
eases which I founded and where a band Of
eager workers find at their disposal all neces-
sary material for their research work, OBJ
! servation and experiments. FIJI Z. .s Is.
" There is fact that always gives food
| for reflection to those who are interested in
tuberculosis, viz, in spite Of the enormous
diffusion of the tubeele bacillus in the midsi
| OF cities, q great many persons remain I'm.
! affected by the terrible disease
| This fact implies that the majority Of the
human species possesses natural immunity
to the omnipresent tubercle bacillus and The
problem therefore Is to develop an artificial
or acquired Immunity in those in whom suct
natural immunity Tis lacking or impaired
| such immunity as vaccination gives agains
| smallpox n
The. editor Of The Medical News sfNev
York, July ~ referring with feeling 8
enthusiasm to this first publication of tn,
address, says: When Maragliano declares
feet cures of tuberculosis cases BY means o
the injection of the serum of immune animals
we are. convinced Of the genuneness Of hi
Sa bas s. as Masa ne tia
l terial which, all danger of infection being ex
i eluded, will causes; when innoculated unde
the skin, tuberculous abscess, and which will
render man immune to tuberculosis; W
echo his wish that there may yet remail
enough of life in: him to see this tongues
of science brought to an end =
4 Such men as Ar1oing, Behring, Koch an
notably Trndeau in our own country, have al
! contributed to the end which Professor Mara
i gliano believes that he has reached # til
i salvation Of humanity is at hand. no one /
without honor; but after such earnest striyin
i for such a glorious goal, we feel that. Mara
i gliano and his co workers will win for them
selves the satisfaction Of having given hop
to the race. - yaf.% 49, 4r5E-E n