Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
CAN OVERCOME
TUBERCUL0S
EMINENT SCIENTISTS SHOW HOW
BACILLI MAY BE DE-
STROYED.
HEREDlTY is ONE OF CAUSES.
Traces in Man 80 Years Old Indicates
Possibility of Stamping Out the
White Plague.
AERIAL GERMS CARRY INFECTION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 29.-The
second days session of the 1nternaUoiiai
congress on tuberculosis opened at
o'clock this morning. The entire morn
ing was devoted to the work OF Section
l. with DR.. William II. WEIGH OF Balu-
more. presiding. Participating III the dls-
cussion which dealt principally with
such phases of tuberculosis as channels
Of infection, latent infection, predlsposl-
ton and heredity, were many dlstlu-
guished medical scientists from abroad.
Surgeon General Simon Won Unterberg-
er of ST. Petersburg, Russia honorary
physician at the Cars court, contrlbut-
ed his views on 'Heredity in Tubercu-
losiS."
"All tendency to disease that appears
in any individually asserted DIR. Inter
berger. lis to be regarded tlS heredlty'
whether or not the corresponding disease
can be traced back each time to parents
or ancestors. The tendency to consump-
ton is inherited and may be developed
by various agencies. Numerous autop-
sizes show that every man over ~ years
of age has old remains of tuberculosis
infection. These facts show how COM
paratively easy the human organism can
overcome the tubercles bacilll and give
lis the indication for our treatment, the
strengthening of the organism by n.y.
Sienc and dietetic means. We must seek
to destroy the tubercle bacillus, but our
chief endeavors must be directed toward
strengthening the body
Dangers from Infection.
DR.. Julius Bartet of Vienna. discuss
ing the routes of infection, said: - Ihe
infection from pharynX. stomach and IN
testines is far more frequent, particular
ly during early life, than has generally
been considered. OF less Importance, as
compared with general hygienic regula-
tons, is the constant dispute concerning
the more frequent mode of infection
whether due to swallowing or inhalation.
inasmuch us it is difficult to judge the
relative effects of deglutitOn and asplra-
ton.
DR.. Carl Hart of Berlin, in his views
on the subject of predisposition of the
apiceS of the lungs to pulmonary tubef-
culoSis. declared that aside from lntec-
ton the cause of pulmonary tuberculosis
in youthful individuals is to be sought i'll
an individual predispOsition due to ana
tonic and functional disturbance of the
normal conditions around the superior
aperture of the thOrax. The final out
come of this battle between the tubercule
bacilli and the tissues. depends on the
degree of the functional disturbance, he
declared.
AeIldI JeTMS dangerous.
DR.. Samuel Bernheim of Paris, quoting
from clinical facts and experiments on
animals drew the conclusion that tuber-
culosis is chiefly transmitted by aerial
germs and by way of respiratory tract
He further stated that the skin may
serve as II channel of entrance to tuber-
culOsiS, i'll conditions particularly favor
able to contamination. although this
could not be considered a factor of first
Importance.
Other speakers on the programme and
their subjects were: Prof. n Phi. Ten
deloo, Leyden. Channels of Infection
DR.. 6. Kuss, Angicourt, France.
Sources and Paths of tuberculosis In
fection;' Prof. Francis Harbitz, Chris
tiania. Latent tuberculosis Prof. \.
$. Warthin, Ann Arbor, Mich, THE
Present State of Our knowledge Con
corning Heredty in tuberculosis DIR.
Johann Won Szaboky. Budapest-Glei-
chenberg. THE Role of Inherited Predis-
position in the Etiology of Tubercu-
losis;" Prof. B. Stiller of Budapest.
Pulmonary tuberculosis and Athena
UniyerSalio."