The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
BEHRING'S NEW CURE
Will Be Ready Within a Year,
Say American Agents.

cure EOr consumption ny thS HEo-
fessOr's Representative In This
Country - Remedy to Be Brought
Within Reach of Poorest,
The vaccine for the cure Of tubercu-
losis. the discovery of which was re-
Gently announced at the international
congress in Paris by Professor Won
Behring, will be brought within the
reach OF the poorest people in every
part of the world within a year, ac-
cording to a statement made recently
by DR.. Z. Bischoff of the firm of c.
Bischoff & Co, the professors Ameri-
can agents, says the New York Tribune.
| DR.. Bischoff is satisfied that a cure
for consumption has actually been dis
covered and denied that Won Behring
is holding back his discovery for the
sake of the money to be gained from
| its exclusive use. He said:
Professor Won Behring is a poorly
paid scholar of Prussia. He receives
an allowance from the government to
enable him to pursue his studies, but
they are very expensive and take every
cent that he can get together. In 1901
he received the Nobel prize of $4,000
for the discovery Of vaccine, called
by him 'bovovaccine, for the immuni-
cation 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 $4,000 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 1t will be
cheap, and any physician SSNn readily
obtain it. Special rates viii be given
to philanthropic institutions and to per-
sons too poor to pay much. Probably
large quantities will be made available
for the very poor without compensa-
ton. l cannot say what the tngredi-
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. 1t has been we'll proved that
Professor Won Behring's bovovaccine
does cure animals afflicted with con-
sumption and does make others i'm
mune to tuberculosis. Since 1901 49,
600 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 i'll fine health
in spite of aggravated conditions and
have given an increase of about % per
cent in their milk.
I'm this state Professor Lehman Of
the Veterinary School of the New YorH
university made the first NEGOTIATIONS
toward immunizing cattle against tu-
berculosis. AT present, in order that
the vaccinating be done properly, we
send our own surgeons.
LAS a rule, herd Of cattle on a large
farm, though infected with tuberculo-
sis, may present a fine appearance, ana
it 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 or
tuberculosis Is plainly marked.
professor Won Behring's antituber-
cular substance has been tried win
great success in the counties of HesSe-
Nassau, in the grand duchy Of Resse,
in the large dairy Of Bolle in Kopenlk,
near Berlin These tests and demon
strations date back 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 tubercular, but every one Of the
1mmunlZeQ dulludlS lhdI AoS OC0A
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.
LAS Professor Koch stated once, The |
consumption of tubercular milk and |
meat is a danger to human beings,
which. be it great or small, should be
removed. Professor Won Behrtng said, |
THE main source of the development |
Of tuberculosis in human beings is the |
milk consumed by infants Professor
Won Behring's method of immunizing !
calves against tuberculosis became a