Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
CAN OVERCOME
1UBERCULO
EMINENT SCIENTISTS SHOW HOW
BACILLI MAY BE DE-
STROYED.
HEREOITY is ONE OF CAUSES.
Traces in Man 80 Years Old Indicates
Possibility of Stamping Out the
White Plague.
AERIAL GERMS CARRY INFECTION

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept. 29.-The
second days session Of the International
congress on tuberculosis opened at >
clock this morning. The entire morn
ing was devoted TO the work Of Section
l. with Dr. William II. WEIGH of Balti-
more. presiding. Participating i'll the dis
cussiOn which dealt principally with
such phases of tuberculosis us channels
Of infection. latent infection, prediSposi-
ton and heredity. were many distin-
guiShed medical scientists from abroad.
Surgeon General Simon Won Unterberg-
or Of st. Petersburg, Russia honorary
physician ut tue Cars court, contribute
ed his views on "Heredity i'll Tubercu-
loSis.'
All tendency 10 disease that appears
III any individual. asserted DIR. Inter
/ berger, lis To be regarded as heredi ~.
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 30 years
OF age has old remains Of tuberculosis
INFECTION. These facts show how COM
paratiyely easy the human organism can
overcome the tuhercles bacilli and give
Us the Indication for our treatment. the
Strengthening of the organism by by
| glenic and dietetic means. We must seek
TO destroy the tubercle bacillus. but our
chief cndeayors must be directed toward
strengthening the body"
Dangers from Infection.
DR.. Julius Bartet of Vienna. discuss
! ing the routes Of infection. said: The
! infection from pharynX, stomach and in
| teSFlnc& is far more frequent, particular
! ~ during early life. than has generally
| been considered. OF less Importance, as
/ compared with general hygienic regula-
! tlonS. Is the constant dispute concerning
! the more frequent mode Of infection
! whether due to swallowing or inhalation.
! inaSmuch as it is difficult to judge the
! relative effects of deglutiton and aSpira-
/ ton
DR.. Carl Hart of Berlin in his views
I on the subject Of predispositiOn Of the
apices of the lungs TO pulmonary tubcr-
/ culoSis. declared that aside from infec-
} ton the cause Of pulmonary tuberculosis
| III Youthful individuals IS TO be sought in
! an individual predispOsition due to ana
I'tomic and functional disturbance Of the
normal conditions around the superior
/ aperture of the thOraX. The final out
/ come of this battle between the tuberculc
/ bacili and the tissues. depends on the
| degree of the functional disturbance, he
! declared.
I Aerial Germs Dangerous.
! DIR. Samuel Bernheim of Paris. quoting
! from clinical facts and experiments on
animals. drew the conclusion that tubeI.-
! culoSiS is chiefly transmitted by aerial
germs and by way of respiratory tract.
! lie further stated that the skin ma
/ serve as a channel of entrance to tubar-
culoSiS. i'll conditions particularly favor
| able to contamination. although this
could not be considered Il factor of first
! importance.
Other speakers on the programme and
! their subjects were: Prof n. Phi. Ten
4eloo. Leyden. "Channels of Infection
! Dr. G. kuss, Angicourt. France.
Sources aud Paths of tuberculosis In
! fectiGn;" Prof. Francis Harbitz. Chris
tiania. Latent tuberculosis" Prof. A.
! ). Warthin Ann Arbor. Mich, The
! Present State Of Our knowledge Con
! corning ILeredity 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
~rPulmonarv Tuberculosis and Athena
! Universaiio."