Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-14

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 Within Reach of Poorest.
 The vaccine for the cure of tubercu- losis, the discovery of which was re- l gently announced at the international congress in, Paris by Professor von l Behring, will be brought within the reach of the poorest people in every | part of the world within year, ac- | cording to a statement made recently 1 by Dr. E. Bischoff of the firm of c. 1 Bischof & Co, the professors Ameri- can agents, says the New York Tribune. l Dr. Bischoff is satisfied that cure for consumption has actually been dis | covered and denied that Von Behring is holding back his discovery for the sake of the money to be gained from l its exclusive use. He said:
 Professor von Behring Is poorly paid scholar of Prussia He receives an allowance from the government to enable him to pursue his studies,s but they are very expensive and take every cent that he can get together. In 1901 1 he received the Nobel prize of S40,000 for the discovery of vaccine called l by him 'bovovaccine,' for the immuni- zation of cattle from tuberculosis. Every dollar of this sum has gone toward his researches. Whatever he re alizes on his present discovery will go like the $40,0O0 and the money he made on his other discoveries-toward fur thering his Investigations
 "He told me in the spring that he hoped to have his new vaccine ready for the public next August It will be cheap, and any physician can readily obtain 1t. Special rates will be given to philanthropic institutions and to per sons too poor to pay much. Probably large quantities will be made available l for the very poor without compensa- tion. I cannot say what the ingredi- ents of his new vaccine are, but am satisfied that he would never have an- nounced that he had discovered cure for consumption unless he was certain of his facts.
 -'At the congress Professor Koch's theory that human tuberculosis does not come from diseased animals was upset. It has been well proved that Professor von Behring's bovovaccine does cure animals afflicted with con sumption and does make others i'm to tuberculosis. Since 1901 15,-
 head of cattle have been vaccinat- ed with the serum in Europe, and in the last six months many have been vaccinated in America. The animals vaccinated have continued in fine health in spite of aggravated conditions and have given an increase of about % per cent in their milk
 Tn this state Professor Lellmann of ithe Veterinary School of theJN TUrk university made the first inoeulations toward immunlzing cattle against tu- berculosis. At present, in order that the vaccinating be done properly, we send our own surgeons.
 ''As a rule, herd of cattle on large farm, though infected with tuberculo- sis, may present fine appearance, and 1t takes time before any distinct symp- toms of tuberculosis are shown. Now and then a COW coughs or loses flesh, and shortly the number of coughing animals increases, the offspring dete- riorates, the milk and meat production decreases, until finally the scourge of tuberculosis Is plainly marked.
 Professor yon Behring's antituber- cular substance has been tried with great success in the counties of Hesse- Nassau, in the grand duchy of Hesse, in the large dairy of Bolle in Kopenik, near Berlin. These tests and demon strations date back a number of years, and positive results have been obtain ed. One hundred head of heifers were immunized at an estate in Mecklen- burg Strelitz and 100 head of cattle at an estate in sarvar, Hungary. belong ing to Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. In the Hungarian possessions of the Arch duke Frederic of Austria calves under three months have been inoculated.
 ''The cattle of these estates were highly tubereular, but every one of the immunized animals that has been slaughtered so far proved, upon ex- animation, to be perfectly free from tuberculosis. On account of these and other results obtained we are perfectly convinced that we have here a method which will lead to success and will be of immense value in suppressing cattle | tuberculosis.
 "As Professor Koch stated once. The ! consumption of tubercular milk and | meat Is a danger to human. beings, | which, be 1t great or small, should be 1 removed Professor von Behring said, l The main source of the development of tuberculosis in human beings is the 1 milk consumed by infants Professor von Behring's method of immunizing calves against tuberculosis became a law in Hessia. Oldenburg. Mecklen- burg and the kingdom of Saxony.
 "Bovovaccine consists of dried tu- bercle bacilli. derived from a culture tested very carefully as to It's effects upon cattle ever since the year 1895. The harmlessness of this culture in the prescribed dosage and mode of applica- tio1 has been demonstrated by thou sands of vaccinations in cattle We can assert positively that the cases of SO called vaccination tuberculosis GmpftuberkuloseD reported by some authors were nothing else but cases of animals infected prior to their vac cinstiOn. Nobody has as yet been able tn ln-of-~. s- hn.ieF~ -ms&tn s,.h.-.,, '