The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-01
LIVE GERM THEORY
SPRUNG BY EXPERTS
Only Successful Method of
Immunizing, Is Scien-
fists Claim.
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that the United States Department of
Agriculture was in the van in this DIS
covery, which was the subject OF not
debate between DR.. Koch and other
renowned specialists yesterday
Fiberger's Views.
DR.. Johannes Fiberger. professor of
pathology and anatomy in the Univer-
sity OF Copenhagen. in the course OF
his remarks during the debate yester-
day. said:
"As early as 1886 and 1898 TheObald
Smith (Harvard) called attention 10 diff
ferences in morpholoBy, biology and
pathOgenic power existing between tu-
bercle bacilli isolated from man and
from cattle. These remarkable inVes1-
cations only attracted merited attention
after the congress in London, 1901, where
Koch mainly based his opinions that
man very rarely is infected from cattle
on experiments really agreeing with
those OF American investigators, Din
widdie. rockingham. and especially
TheObald Smith"
Causes Sensation.
Following the discussion between the
great specialists yesterday, while the
delegates were discussing 1t on every
hand. DR.. Mothers statements created
something akin 10 sensation.
He said:
Animal Industry has been constantly
wrestling with the problems presented
by tuberculosis, chiefly with the disease
as II affects our domestic animals. AT
no time has it forgotten the intimate
relationship between tuberculosis Of
animals and tuberculosis in man, nor
has the danger which threatens man
kind through contact with tuberculous
animals. or through the ingestion OF
tuberculous milk or meat ever been
ignored The disease has been studied
in all its phases, both by original IN
vestigations. and by the sub5tdnJlatloll
Of the published reports OF the Work OF
others.
I'm view OF the many years work con-
Quoted by the bureau resume OF Us
- achievements must prove OF interest 70
a gathering Of people composed OF
those who are in earnest in attempting
10 eradicate the worlds most destruc-
In DursuIDU this historical review
it will be seen TINT the Bureau Re
ports for 1895 and 1896 contained the
first notification which the public
ever received OF the possession OF DIFF
fcrent characteristics OF tubercle ba-
ciIIi from bovine and human aOurces
Later Investigations have been devoted
TO the preparation OF special culture
media for growing tubercle bacilh; &c
tests OF human. bovine and avian cul
lures upon various warm bloOded ami
mails. 10 extensive experiments IN the
procuring of immunity for cattle aBalhs
tuberculosis. to tests for determining
the length of time that tubercle Dac
iii retain their pathOgenicity IN buttel
and cheese, and to the examination o
creamery by-products in an attempt L
find the cause of the increase or IuDer
culosis among the hogs OF the country
In the meantime the relations of tn
berculoSis animals to the public health
the inspection Of meats and the deStruc
ton of tuberculosis CarcasseSs the test
ing with tuberculin OF pure-bred cattt
intended either for expectation or I'M
portation: and the means OF eradicatini
the disease from the farms Of the eoun
try have received constent attention.
A recent appropriation by the Fedora
Congress Of $4,000 for the study o
tuberculosis and the determination o
the locations IN which the disease j
most firmly fixed. viii lead to Increase
EFFORTS in the eradication OF the diseas
from the farms and homes or THIS couh
try.
Austrian's Able Paper.
A paper by Dr. Clement Won Pirquet
OF Vienna. on the Frequency OF TubeI
culosis in Childhood" read in section
6, attracted several hundred phys
clans to that part Of the congress
The result OF sanatOrium treatment
given by Dr. Lawrason Brown. resider
physician OF the Adirondack CoAeg
Sanatorium, Lake Saranac. The result
he said. are very encouraging
In his paper a study is made Of N
condition Of the patients after they hav
left the sanatOTium. for periods Of tim
ranging from one to twenty-three year.
A discussion OF the value OF the ult
mate results, their economic important
and the method Of obtaining these ST;
tistics at the Adirondack Cottage Sal
atorium, are gone into in conslderaD
detail The patient is written TO ever
year and urged TO write, not only In r
gard to himself, but also about 9th,
patients of whom he may know {
the 1,209 patients now known 10 be II
ing out OF .05S, or Il per cent OF Il
whole are engaged in, or able TO d
some work The paper includes ais
a list Of siXty-three living patients WI
have been discharged from fifteen
twenty three years ago.
tuberculosis Nurses.
The True Function Of the Tuberc1
logis Nurse was the subject OF a pap
by Miss Mary E. Lent. head nurse
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Associ
ton, of Baltimore.
"The work OF teaching is slow" 81
said. "and in the case of the very DO
it is impossible to teach them to pc
sistently apply the principles of pr
phylaxis to their daily lives in such
manner as to insure the safety of 4
other members Of the household. The
is a class of people that cannot
taught and the community is In gre
danger from them. When people q