The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-07
BEHRING'S DISCOVERY
Famous Physician Confident He
Has Cure For Consumption.
EXPERIMENTS PROMISE MUCH.

EXPERIMENTS PROMISE MUCH.
By Rev Method of Treating Tuber-
culosis He Has Succeeded In Rem
dering Animals Immune, aad They
Can Probably Be Cured When the
Disease II Fully Developed.
Whatever may be the practical value
Of DR.. Behring's new treatment Of tu-
berculosis, the announcement Of his
discovery has created sensation both
in scientific circles and with the gen.
eral public, says Paris cable to the
New York Herald.
The exact facts are that have been
studying for long time new meth
cd Of treating tuberculosis and think
have broken fresh ground" said DR..
Behring in speaking Of his discovery.
There are certain animals which con-
tract this malady with great facility
and have hitherto proved refractory to
| all attempts at vaccination.
II have finally succeeded in render
ing them immune as regards the bacil-
lus and probably can even cure them
when the disease Is fully developed In
them
Experiments on mankind have not
yet been made, but there is ground for
hope in this respect, the path am fol-
lowing being totally different from
those explored up to the present"
DR.. Behring went on to indicate that
he found the germ Of his new depar-
ture in works on pathology written by
the French scientists Bayle, Laennec,
Lebert and Robin in the early part Of
the last century.
He noticed that they classified tuber-
culosis in two categories, one charac-
terized by gray transparent granula-
ton, known as Bayle's granulation.
and the other, which developed toward
suppuration. Virchow's discoveries
have created tendency to class both
categories as one and the same thing.
DR.. Behring says this tendency Is er-
roneous. His studies have convinced
him that the old distinction established
by the French pathologists is well
founded and may be fecund in results.
He continues:
"Bayle's granulation does not contain
| q microbe. It Is not accompanied by
| suppuraton. The other species Of tu-
berculosis, on the contrary, swarms
with microbes. A minute investiga-
ton on the evolution OF both species in
| the lungs and spleen has led me to
wonder whether the cure Of the NAL
adv might not be found In the malady
itself.
by means Of process which
shall explain later utilize Bayte's
granulation to eradicate the evolution
Of the other form Of lesion, the one that
is really dangerous, the one that con-
tains microbes, suppurates and re-
suits In purulent consumption Of the
lungs"
Discussing this matter editorially the
medical editor Of the European edition
of the Herald says:
"Every one was struck by the SEN
sational communication made to the
Matin by Professor Behring. The mat
ter In question is nothing less than the
discovery not only Of the means OF
prevention Of tuberculosis, but Of a
cure for that disease. DR.. Behring will
not make this discovery known before
year has elapsed. He reserves for
himself the right Of exploitation dur
ing a certain period which will enable
him to prosecute other researches.
'This news Is Of nature to hold out
marvellous hopes to unfortunate con-
sumpuves In the future. But how sad
for the present sufferers, who know
that a decisive remedy will be made
known when they can no longer profit
by it!
Immediately after DR.. Behring's
communication the Herald made an In
quiry. Without going so far as to
make an affirmative statement for the
reason that what it knows has been
learned through indiscretions, It Is In
a position to state that portion at
least Of DR.. Behring's remedy comes
from the milk Of COWS previously rem
dered immune against tuberculosis. As
it Is scarcely probable that this milk
can be used in its natural form there
is some reason for believing that serum
alone Is employed and it could scarcely
be utilized in any other way than that
| Of subcutaneous Injections"
BerIin's Dust Catchefs.
An investigation is going on In Ber'
lin as to the danger Of the dust Of the
streets causing sickness, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. The royal board
of health at various places in the city