The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-06

hen'pton From Animals. and Nc-s
Ures 70 Protect Him Win Also p-o.
teet An'mals-Ne~ York Doctor
Calls Consumption Blessing Of tne
Peos As Il Keeps Lives Snort and
sir-pie."
/ Washington. Oct S.-The theory Of
/ Dr. Robert Koch. the eminent q -rr,an
scientist. that The tuhcrcle haelll OF
/ bovine tuberculosis are aiacrtnt c,n
/ those OF human tuberculosis was erai
iensee 10y the solid array o. An,er'c n
veterinarian delegates before The IN
| ternationd Congress- on Tubercu,os.s
DE discussion did not however. by
any means close the controversy. ana
doubtless II viii be wased indcfnitrf,
with the scene shifting from II. Mai.
form 20 the medical pubicatio Of
the world
NJ hen on Wednesday last DIT Koch
declared before the congress that nm
70 date. IN no case OF pulmonary tnA.r.
oulosls has the tuberCie bacillus OF fse
/ bovine type been definitely dem n
strated and that he stiu maintai-sd
his position that pulmonary tuher.p.
losis was produced BY the tube--is
bacillus o. the human type EXCLUSIVES.
iN. ne found himself in sharp anto..
onism with many eminent Europ N
ana American adhcrents OF the theory
~ the unity Of the tu0ercle baciln Il
had been expected that Or. Koch
would recede from his original posi-
tion announced at the British conc-. s.
IN tuberculosis in 1901. and his re-
statement that as a result OF 4 series
~ experiments carried on for n long
period but confirmed his or.einal
stand. served 10 rekindle the fires OF
opposition
The German scientists theory 90 the
nifty Of the human and bovine tuher.
N-e oacilil was combatted by some OF
ne most prominent veterinary sur
seons of this country. led by Dr. OTTO
o. Noack, OF Reading Pa: Or. Arthur
Hughes. OF Cornell university. and |
others
Dr. Noack declared that the u,if,- |
NIFTY OF the tubercle bacilN was recor
ai7"d everywhere. Even the Prussian /
government rcfutcs Kochs theory bv /
having instigated the research work /
of Damman and Muessemcier ana ac. !
cepted their findings DR. Noack cited /
The report also OF the English com
mission which reiterated in 10 2. /
Man and beast can infect each o-ha~~
AL measures TO protect man against 4
me transmission OF tuberculosis fr1-u
m mails. said Or. Noack. tend AZ che
same time 20 prevent the spread from
animal 20 animal The principal rc-l-
iations in this direction are meat and
dairy herd inspection"
I'm America" said DR. Hr~bas
there IS a general Disagreement with
The views OF Koch minimizing the dan.
ger oi animals tuberculosis O. man
d. Woods Hutchinson caused a s.n.
-aticn 5y declarlne that "Consuuption
Isl the most certain Of the numerous
blessings Of the poor. To IS tuberculo-
SIS that Keeps the lives of tho Door.
IKE their annals. short but simrla.
But when one attempts TO establish
De precise relationship between these
two conditions. the difficulties begin
Il is. % course. and has been for half
. century. a commonplace of vital
statistics. that the death rate from O..
oerculosis varies precisely with the
social position OF the individual fall
ing most lightly upon the highest and
wealthiest classes. and most heavily
upon the lowest and poorest. Today
those nations which have the highest
rate Of wages and the shortest hours
have the lowest death rate from tuber-
culosis"