Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-14
Medical men and women all over
he country will be deeply interested

the country will be deeply interested
in the successful treatment of that
dreaded disease, typhoid fever. with
typhoid serum. in many cases at the
Garfield Hospital at the National
Capital. Here it is being used as a
cure for the disease rather than as
preventive. The latest case is that
of a lad. Is years old, and the re-
suits are regarded in his as in other
cases as most satisfactory. In his
instance, the disease was taken as
near as could be judged at the fourth
day, when the temperature was run
ming los. A small fraction of a
cubic centimeter of the serum was
administered, and this was con-
tinued at frequent intervals until a
cubic centimeter and a half Of the
serum had been administered. This
was about cubic centimeter less
than is used in the preventive treat
ment with a healthy individual.
Inside Of IA days the lads temper.
allure was reduced to normal, follow
ing which it never went above that
point. He was admitted to the in
stitution and discharged in 16 days.
shortening the course Of the fever
from a week to 10 days, and shorten
ing the convalescence at least 20 days.
The curve of the fever chart was like
that of normal typhoid case except
that it was shorter, and at the end
the fever dropped more rapidly.
Medical authorities interested in
this new form of treatment say that
one of the important features is that
it appears to kill out the typhoid
germs that otherwise are apt to re-
main in the body of a patient and
spread the Infection after the patient
apparently RECEIVERS. Thus, the dan
ger Of patient becoming what is
known as "a typhoid carrier is elm
mated. may add that serum treat
ment is being used here in quite a
number of other infectious diseases.
For instance, in the case of an elder
ly lady with virulent sore throat,
that failed to respond to treatment,
the affected part was sprayed and
wiped out frequently with disinfect-
ants, and the discharge appeared
regularly the next day. Some of the
throat infection was secured and
serum made from it. The patient
was then treated with the serum, and
this proved effective, the case giving
no further trouble.
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Now and again congressman are
cOmnel1ed tn face tho nuSio Union
they are boldly and frankly told by
one OF their number that they are
towards in voting for measures that,
in their own conferences they con,
denim, simply because they fear that
some Of their constituents will hit
them a welt below the belt when
they come up either for denomination
or reelection. A case in point arose
during the discussion elected by the
Sherwood dollar-a-day pension bill,
when the belligerent and. outspoken
Texan, Representative Martin Dies
asserted that his colleagues on the
floor of the House were not voting
their convictions, but were support
ing an increase of pensions through
fear of losinH their seats. THE de.
party abounds in just as
much cowardice on this question"
said he, las does the republican
party. Some Of my friends say that
If we do not give the soldiers this |
money We won't be returned to Con- |
gress. There has been a rivalry be-
tween the republicans and the demo. !