Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
TUBERCULOSIS
EASILY CURED
DlSC0VERER TELLS OF HIS
METHODS
Prof. Won 5ehring Makes Statement
Before International Tuberculosis
Coneress-Nature Places
Remedy Beside MaIady
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS, Oct. 14.-At the closing ses-
sion of the international tuberculosis
congress Prof Won Behring made
a statement relative to his new curative
principle for tuberculosis, and 1t was
also decided to hold the next congress
at Washington in 1908.
The professor said:
"In the course of the last two years
I recognized with certainty the exist
ence of curative principle completely
different from the antitoxic principle.
This new curative principle reposes up
on the impregnation of the living cells
of the organism with a substance orig
mating from tuberculosis virus, which
substance 1 designate IT. c.
Prof. Behring then gave a lengthy,
technical description of how ''T. c."
was introduced into the cellular organ
ism. and said it had already given
marked results in the treatment of ami
mails. The professor expressed the con-
fident belief that his researches would
permit similar curative results in hu-
mans.
Has Cured Animals
"Certain animals" he said, (Which
easily contract tuberculosis, until my
discovery appeared absolutely incapable
of taking any form of vaccination. Now,
however / can render them immune
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cure them when the malady is merely
developing in them.
"The experiments with man have not
yet been made, but there is ground for
hope, the manner in which l have pro-
ceeded being quite different from all
the methods tried hitherto"
Prof. Behring then explained how he
had been led to recognize the correct
science and the fertility of the French
anatomopathologists of the first half of
the nineteenth century-Baile, Laehnec,
Lebert and Robin, who distinguished
two sorts of tubercles-the trans
parent gray granulations (Baile's
granulations), and the tubercles which
develop into suppuration or Justification.
1.-THE minute study in the spleen and
lungs of these two dissimilar LESSONS"
said Prof. Behring, lied me to ask my
self whether I had not discovered the
remedy, placed, so to speak, by nature,
beside the malady; and by utilizing
Bales gray granulations, by a process
which will be made known later, 1
succeeded in arresting the evolu-
ton of the other tuberculous lesion
the one which is really dangerous, the
granulation which suppurates and
causes the prurient dissolution of the
lung. l cannot at present define more
completely the method 1 employ"
Seeks No Reward
Prof. Behring grew indignant when
the suggestion was made that he might
sell his discovery for a large sum of
money.
"This work is done in the interest of
humanity" said the bacteriologist. IT
shall give it to the world. No recon-
pense has been thought of; none will be
accepted"
When the professor shall have made
known his discovery, and after the
learned societies have proclaimed it's
indisputable value, he will also receive,
if he can be induced to accept it, the
24000f. of income from the PriX Lacave
reserved by the Academy for the con-
queror of tuberculosis, and the sum of
10000000f. set apart for the same pur-
pose by a wealthy Brazilian.