The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-08
THEY D0 NOT AGREE
SOME OF DR. KocH's TuRERcu- Losls THEORIES COMMITTED
 AT WASHINGTON.
HE TELLS HOW DISEASE IS PRODUCED
The German Authority Declared That Bovine Tuberculosis Was Not Dan- qerous to Humsns--A French Doc tor combatts pr. koch--Many Papers Were Read by Delegates.


 Washington, Oct 2-That his decla- ration at the British congress on tu- berculosis in London, in 1901, that Human beings may be infected by bo- vine tubercule bacilli. but serious dis eases from this cause occur very rare ly," have undergone no modification was emphasized by Dr. Robert Koch. the eminent authority, before the in ternational congress on tuberculosis here Wednesday, Dr. Koch stated that he still entertains the opinion he then expressed.
 He still holds that pulmonary tu. berculosis Is produced by the tubercle bacilli of the human type exclusively, and declared that our regulations for combating tuberculosis must by all means be directed against that source of the disease He made known Wednesday for the first time that he intended to undertake experiments along this line on broad scale At the same time. I wish to make my plea to other tuberculosis workers in order that as many cases as possible may be examined" said Dr ss0cn. "to join me vigorously in this task. But wish to lay stress on the fact that the conditions laid down by me for carrying out these investigations must De followed. I consider it quite pos sibie that in this manner the essential fects for deciding this important ques- tson may be collected in about two years and be presented in the next international congress"
 pr. Koch made the above statement at a joint session of sections two and seven of the congress when the sub ject of The Relations of Human and Bovine Tuberculosis" was discussed. Many of the most eminent scientists in the world participated.
 Dr. s. Arloing of France. in com batting the views of Dr. Koch. declared himself staunch adherent of the doctrine of the unity of the tubercle bacillus and pointed out the necessity of taking precautions against the tu- berculosis situation whatever may be its origin Dr. Koch declared that to his knowledge the bacilli of the human type have never been demonstrated in cattle, but that the bacilli of the bovine type can occur in man.
 They have been found in the cerevical lymph glands and at the in testinal trace" he said. with few exceptions. however. these bacilli are but slightly virulent for man and re main localized"
 Dr. Koch took sharp issue with many of his opponents who, he said, had made strenuous efforts to prove that the tubercle bacilli in man and those in cattle could not be of differ ent species, and added:
 "They imagine that they can refute my contentious. I have never held that we are dealing with two distinct species. but have only stated that they differ from each other in certain char. acteristics which are of the greatest importance in combating tuberculosis. am concerned only with the practi- cal significance between human and bovine tuberculosis
 Among those who found fault with Dr. Koch's tuberculin was Dr. Nathan Raw of Liverpool. who declared that it had proved of little value in the treat ment of pulmonary tuberculosis, all though 1t was of the greatest possible service in treating all infections of bovine origin.
 A number of papers were read at the several sectional meetings Wednes. day, among them being one by Jacob H. Schiff, president of the Montiferio Home for Invalids in New York City, who talked on the work done by that institution.