New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
a., CONSUMPTION CTRE'

Repuled specifics for the cure of tuner
rulosis have been numerous enough and
disappointing enough TO cause the an
nouncement of another TO he regarded
with reserve: yet the latest which has
been reported comes before MS with
; commentators Introduction which com
mands respect and inspires some hope
that the thing so greatly desired has at
last been found. Logically, Of course.
there IS abundant ground for expecting
that such remedy will he discovered.
There is no more reason for considering
tuberculosis proof against therapeutics
than any other germ disease, and there
is reason for believing that every germ
disease can be made TO yield 10 some
remedy.
Dr. de Szendeffy, Of Budapest, the dis
cOyerer Of the reputed cure Is not much
known 10 the American public, even by
name. But DR.. BerBheim. president Of
he "utuvre dc In Iubereulose Humane,
and Or. Dieupart, chief Of the anfi-tnber-
culous dispensary Of ST. Denis. are recog-
nized authorities: and associated with
them in vouching for the discovery are
several Independent cxperimenters who
for three years have been studying its Of
fects: all Of whom bear testimony 10 its
OK ira ordinary virtues. Moreover. its com
position. Of which no secret is made,
strongly suggests great value. Its dom-
pant ingredient is iodine, the curative
powers Of which are we'll established. In
deed. 1t was long ago thought that iodine
would prove 10 he specific for tubercu-
lOSis. upon which II has marked effect.
if il were possible TO administer il: but
unfortunately its use has had con
comitant results which have practically
ruled it ont But DR. dc Szendeffy com
bines peptonized iodine with little
mcnthol and radium harium chloride. and
thus. it ia said. entirely avoids the un-
favorable results while actually increas-
Ing the therapeutic potency.
The irst experiments were upon ami
mails. which were by the Use Of this
preparation made immune against the
III lection Of tubercular bacillI. which
otherwise proved inevitably fatal. Then
human patients received the treatment.
IL no case were the unfavorable effects
without exception marked improvement
occurred. After dozen injections blood
splitting and night sweats ceased, appe-
tite and weight Increased and all symp-
toms became ncres singly favorable. TIL
| berculOsis Of the bones and of the
| larynX, which are supposedly fatal.
promptly yielded as did also cases ~
| lupus and other malignant forms Of
the disease. When other microbes co.
exist with the tubercuiar barilli the
case Is much aggravated, these other
germs seeming ia increase the virulencc
| OF the tnbercnlar bacili. In such cases
the new remedy was Of exceptional
yalne. destroying all the other microbes
within three days.
| II is in view nf such results. which are
reuorted by a number NJ physicians Of
the highest ability. Judgment and inteC-
rity. operating Independently and ut
great distances from one another. that
the two authorities whom we have
named base their belief that Dr dc Szen-
deffys discovery els really the complete
remedy ~ which he speaks in his re-
"searches--a remedy which Is never Of
"feHsive. which always acts and which
"cures in a very great number NJ cases"
| Certainly there Is encouragement for the
world TO wsteh with hopeful and sym
pathetic interest for further authentic
announcements concerning this discoy-