The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-30
DR.. Detre SuStainS Theory of
Classifying PhthiSiS by
InCculation.
CHILD SUBJECTS
PRODUCE RESULTS
In Ten Patients, Eight Have
Human, One Mixed, and One
Bovine Consumption.

THE practicability Of my tests has
been proved. and by system OF diagnosis
oy inOculatiOn is . success. I submit II
to the scientists Of the world with lit
tie fear Of the result The tests which
have made a the ChIdren's Hospital
have proved it to be all that 1 said it
would"
rms announcement, by Dr. L. Las
Elos Detre, Of Budapest. CARRYING a
message Of great Importance 10 the
scientific world, was made TODAY To n
representative Of The Times bv the
distinguished Hungarian specialist. He
was not exultant. but made the an
nouncement quietly, as though he con
nrmed something OF which he had long
been confident.
am not making this test for public
edincation," he said, but for the men
OF science who are attending the con
eIesS' and who are best judges of suc!.
analIs- 1t has been said that I have
exploited my theory. Nothing could be
farther from the truth.
Success of Experiment.
All as is that the men Of science
VIII withhold their Judgment until I
can personally them Of the success Of
Inc tests, which distinguishes bovine
from human bacilu in tuberculosis
Nine children were inOculated YESTERDAY,
Seven OF them manifested a reaction
which showed that their form OF clIrDD-
Ton was caused by human baciIL one
showed signs of being infected with
mixed baciIu, and the last showed lln-
anistakable signs Of the presence of bo-
vine tuberculil
The number Of reactf0Ds sbou-iro
boVlne bacilH is considerably smaller
Ihan IN tests which I made IN BudaDest.
tt gut mat nat is accounted for By the fact
lhstJ mere IN America there is less tuber-
Eulosls In cattle than in Hungary.
Inc statement has been made that nv
Iest was the same as that Of DR. Won
Prquet, Of Vienna. ! regret exceed
lngly that anyone has attempted 10 in
yccJ a false note OF rivalry in this mat
Ter Dr. PlrqUet is one Of the leaders
IN IN Ihls question OF diagnosis by inOcula-
llon- L have followed him; that is all. !"
Other Tests Demanded.
Il am very glad that the test has
proved successful. but the scientists Of
America must not accept the theory on
that test alone. Many others nnust he
alade to convince them Of its practf-
liability, but I am confident that they
VIII see that it is good one, and means
much to the medical profession in the
eight against tuberculosis"
Dr- Clemens Won Pirquet went 70 the
sChildren's Hospital early this afternoon
10 conduct number Of tests in his svs-
item OF diagnosis by incubation.
Dr. Henry G. Boyer, Of washington.
who was present when the Hungarian
scientist made the announcement of the
success Of his test. declared that DR..
sDetre had been entirely too modest in
.his statements, and that he was entitled
10 great credit for his work.
''r. Detre has said right along that he
owed much TO DR.. Pirquet, Of Vienna. in
This matter, but Dr. Detre has gone a
long step IN advance. Far from ex-
plotting his own tests, he has sought
right along TO do his work as quietly as
possible, and he regretted the publicity
given 1t very much. The success of Dr
Detre's tests means much to medical
tscience.