The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-25

Nv New MethOO Oh AFehNAhS
u,o.ts He Has Succeeded In Rem
dering Animals Immune, and They
Can Probably BE Cured When the
nisease Is Fully Developed.
Whatever may be the practical value
~ Dr. Behring's new treatment Of tu-
berculosis, the announcement Of his
discovery has created q sensation both
IN scientific circles and with the gen
eral public says a Paris cable to the
New York Herald.
"The exact facts are that have been
studying for long time a new meth
Oh of treating tuberculosis and think |
have broken fresh ground,'' said DR..
Behring in speaking of his discovery.
aThpre 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
vet been made, but there is ground for
hope in this respect, the path l 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-
cuosis 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 a tendency to class both
eategories as one and the same thing.
Dr. Behring says this tendency is err
roneous His studies have convinced
him that the old distinction established
by the French Psychologists is well
founded and may be fecund in results.
He continues:
"Bayles granulation does not contain
a microbe. 1t is not accompanied by
Suppuration 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
ady might not be found In the malady
itself.
by means OF a process which l
shall explain later I utilize Bayle'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 or
prevention of tuberculosis, but OF
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 certain period which will enable
nm to prosecute other researches.
This news is of nature to hold out
marvellous hopes to unfortunate con
s0mDtives in the future. But how SAD
Ior the present sufferers, who know
mat a decisive remedy will be made
AnoWn when they can no longer pront
by 1t.
Immediately after DIR. Behring's
communication the Herald made an IN
qulfy. 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
position to state that a portion at
Ieast of DR.. Behring's remedy comes
from the milk of cows previously rem
uered immune against tuberculosis. AS
II Is scarcely probable that this milk
can be used in its natural form there
Is some reason for believing that serum
aione is employed and it could scarcely
oe utilized in any other way than that
VI simultaneous injections"