Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24

grave doubts that any treatment whatever
could save her life. As II usual In this dis
ease. the kidneys and bowels refused to
work altogether. gave her an Injection OF
Aronson's serum. and from that time on
these organs worked naturally. The usual
asceptic method was carried out to avoid
local infection. The childs condition I'M
proved gradually. and today she Ii as well
as she has ever been.
The second case. in which was called
In consultation with another physician, was
an eight-year-old girl. who had been SICK
three days. and whose temperature was tOf
degrees Her pulse was weak and rapid
A very intense eruption covered the entire
body. Large necrotic patches covered the
throat. 1 gave an injection of the scarlet
fever serum. On the second visit. I noticed
the entire disappearance Of necrotic patches
OF the throat and the disappearance of the
obstruction Of other functions identical
with my own case. am Informed that the
child has almost recovered.
Il do not hesitate to say continued DR.
FISCHER. that. given proper food. proper
nursing. and proper hygienic surroundings
patients may be cured of scarlet fever with
the new serum as surely as they are OF
diphtherta with anti-toxin. All of us can
remember when diphtheria was disease
all parents dreaded 1t was regarded as
We see children In the last stages cured in
few days. This is the case at almost
cvery hospital
Three Deaths in Fifty Eight Cases.
DR.. Baginsky has kept a careful. record
OF his success with the scarlet fever serum.
In the first group OF cases. nineteen In all.
ne had only one death. In the second
group. five cases. ne had no death. In
the third group. eighteen cases. he had
one death, and In the fourth group six
teen cases. one death. This makes a total
OF hfty-eight cases and three deaths. or
AZ per cent.
IT understand thar a number nj nhvs,
clans In this country have sent for some
OF the Aronson serum and are experiment.
ing sIa with It, In careful and esperisnced
should not be as satisfactory here as they
have been abroad.
The specific action of anti-toxin in diph-
the action attained from the use of this
scarlet fever serum. II Is too soon for
me to form definite conclusions upon the
after effects Of the treatment based upon
an experience Of only two cases. But the
clinical results were certainly striking The
eject Of the serum on the temperature
shows that 1t did inhibit bacterial products.
Another interesting observation. In both
cases. was the almost melting away of the
necrotic membranes after the fourth day.
The temperature came down gradually The
glands OF the neck. in both cases. were
swollen and subsidized with the disappear
ance Of throat manifestations DR.. Begin
sky maintains that, all In all, there no
disagreeable effects from this new serum.
The fever, even In severe forms. declined
steadily and without interruption from
complications.
The Cholera Infantum Serum.
at is too early, yet" concluded DR..
Fischer. Ito form opinion on the value
of the new Flexner serum for dysentery
and cholera infantum. experiments on
which are going on at the Rockefeller In
stitute in Baltimore. and also In Phila-
delphia. Let all hope that successful
results may come from 1t. Prof Flexner
is not a man to make unwarranted state
ments If he can work out his discovery
it will be the means of saving thousands
of children from death"