New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-11
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
WITHIN REACH OF ALL.
Vom Behring'S Discovery Ready for
Use Within Year.

The vaccine for the cure of tuberculosis, the
discovery ~ which was recently announced at
the international congress in Paris by Profess
sor Won Behring, viii be brought within the
reach Of the poorest people in every part Of
the world within year, according to state
-nent made yesterday by DR.. E. Bischof, OF the
firm Of c. Rischoff & Co, the professors
American agents 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
10 be gained from its exclusive use. He said:
Professor Won Behring is a poorly paid scholar
OF Prussia He receives allowance from the
government TO enable him TO pursue his studies
but they are very expensive and take every cent
that he get together. In 1901 he received
vaccine, called by him ''bovovaccne," for the
iIamunization Of cattle from tuberculosis.
Every dollar of this has gone toward his
researches. Whatever he realizes his present
discovery will so like the $4,000 and the money
he made on his other Observation-Disclosures fur
Jherlng his Investigations.
He told me in the spring that he hoped TO
August II VIII be cheap, and any physician
can readily obtain II. Special rates will be
given TO philanthropic institutions and to per
sons 100 poor 10 pay much. Probably large
quantities viii be made available for the very
poor without compensation.
cannot say what the ingredients of his new
vaccine are, but I am satisfied that he would
never have announced 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 Won Behring's bovovacctne does cure
animals afflicted with consumption and does
make others immune TO tuberculosis Since 1901
1900 head Of cattle have been vaccinated with
the serum in Europe, and in the last six months
many have been vaccinated in America me
animals vacclnaIed have continued III me
health in spite Of aggravated conditions. ana
have given increase Of about % per cent in
about six weeks ago the Borden Condensed
Milk Company had its COWS vaccinsted and
second vaccination is soon 10 occur. me vac
cinaLion has been taken up enthusiastically IN
Massachusetts, New-Jersey, wisconsin, New
York Minnesota. California and Maryland The
Agricultural Departments OF the last two states
named have begun experiments with the serum
In this State, Professor Lehman, OF the EeL-
Urinary School Of the New-York university,
made the first inoculations toward lrnnluL1! s
cattle against tuberculosis. AT present, In oroec
that the vaccinating be done properly, We seno
cur own surgeons and the cost q head OF caLI'e
is 81.
As e rule. herd Of cattle on large farm.
though infected with tuberculosis, may present
z fine appearance, and II takes time before any
distinct symptoms OF tupeICuIoSIs a. 80 80
Now and then g COW coughs or loses nesn' anu
shortly the number OF cougnlng aLL [TIS nd
creases the offspring deterorates the lille 60
meat production decreases, until many LIS
scourge Of tuberculosis is plainly marked
Professor Won Behring'S ent-tuneICuIaL So
stance has been tried with great success IN the
counties of Hessa-N Nassau, in the tIraIld OuSiIy
Of Hesse, in the large dairy OF Bone II ACPo-
nix near Berlin These tests and demonstra-
lions date back q number Of years, and posluFs
results have been obtained One hundred heao
Of heifers were irrTnunized at an estate IN Meek
IarbI1re StreIitz and one hundred head OF catt!e
At an estate in Sarvar. Hungary, belonging 10
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria In the hungarian
T7oeressfors Of the Archduke Frederic Of austria
calves under three months have been inoculaIeo
The cattle of these estates were hlghly tuoeI-
or1ler bur every one Of the inlrnunized animals
Tbe4 ras been slaughtered so far proved, upon
examination, 10 be perfectly free from Iuoercu-
losis On account Of these and other results
obtained We are perfectly convinced that We
have here q method which will lead to success
and VIII be OF immense value in suppressng
cattle tuberculosis.
As Professor Koch stated once, The con
s71n7n+fou of tubercuIar milk and meat Is dan
ger 10 human beings, which. be II great or small
Should ia removed Professor Won Behr1ng
said. The main source OF the development OF
tuberculosis IN human beings is the milk con-
supaed BY Infants" Professor Won Behring 5
method for inlnunizing calves against tubercu-
losis became law in Hessta, Oldenourg' MecR-
-eni1lJrg and the Kingdom Of Saxony-
BovoVaccine consists Of dried Uubercle oacl4I'
derived from z culture tested very carefully as
70 its effects upon cattle ever since the year
1SQ5 The harmlessness Of this culture in the
rresrr1bed dosage and mode Of application mas
hAer demonstrated by thousands OF VAGINA
+fo1s IN cattle. We assert positively that
the cases Of so-called vaccination tuberculosis
Tnopfruberkulosel reported by some authors
v-ere nothing else but cases Of animals injected
r,-io- TO The vaccination. Nobody has as yet
been able to develop in healthy cattle tuoercu-
Iosfs and "PerIsucht' by means OF bnVoVacclne'