Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-26
WHITE PLAGUE
 NEW ENEMIES
 NEW THEORIES
Dr. Wiley, the Government Chemist Proposes a ReYo- tluil0naB Plan 10 Fight
 Consumption
VICTIMS ISOLATED
 ON AN ISLAND
of the Chemist are Sup ported 5y Dr. Schroeder aa Authority Ackn0Wl-
 eged by Physicians
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ny Victor Elliott ! WAS4INGTON. November 24.-Ro- volutionary theories regarding the fight against the white plague, are { emanating from the government ex- l perimental farm at Bethesda, Mary , land
 Within a few miles Of Washington ! where the Public He3lth and Mn i rihe hospital service, the department ! of agriculture proper. and Dr. Harvey I W. Wiley are working to determine ] the best method for prevention and exterminaticB Of tuberculosis Dr. Ernest G. Schroeder Is conducting experiments which will he of vital inn ortaIice to the country at large
 Dr. Harvey " Wiley. the govern ment csemist, too, has within the past few days come to the front with a revolutionary theory. and between Dr. Wiley and Dr. Schroeder, seien- lists declare q new era in the scien- tifie treatment of consumption is at hand.
 Wiley's Method Dr. Wiley advocates the sequestra- ton on an island Of all tuberculosis patients. When the New York health authorities refused 10 take him ser iously and regarded his theory in the light Of a joke. the government chem ist came out flatfootedly and declar- ed tha4 he was entirely serious What may come of pr. Wiieys suggestion is prOblenatical for there are many things in the way of it's practical use, but Dr. Schroeder and his theories. the scientists believe. already are win dicated
 Dr. Schroeder came to the front a few days ago. in his official position as a governmental expert. in charge Of the government experimental farm of the department of agriculture, and decs sared:
 That the theories long advanced and generally accepted as 10 the manners and methods Of tuberculsr infection are incorrect
 That only in extremely rare cases does the adllt human being become inIe,ted with tuberculosis in the form that is known as original infee- ton
 That original infection, usually, in fact, almost uHilormally, occrrs be- tween the ages of fifteen and seven teen years.
 He contends that 'an original iE- lection may take place during young man and womanhood, and frequently in childhood, and that t-e germs will He dormant fer years sometimes. striking down the victim at a moment when his system cannot throw or the effects Of the latent infection.
 A New Doctrine One of the most revolutionary Uf his contentious is that dried pull verized human sputum," ground in to dust and borne along on t-e wind, which scientists for years have held was responsible Tor the spread of the disease. never has and never VIII l cause a spread og tuberculosis. Dr. Schroeder believes that infec- ! tion most frequently occurs through | fresh moist sputum from a human be | ing, or from butter and milk. tEe pro ' duct of an infected dairy herd Another theory destined to provoke much comment is that there is no great difference between the ubercu- ! losis found in human beings, and that found among cattle. He holds that the two are interchangeable and trans :. formable from one type 10 the other according 10 their environment.
 Behind these revolutionary state ments made by Dr. Schroeder. stands :. the department of agriculture. and be- hind the department stands the Unit ed States government. with it's many appliances, and it's unlimited funds, laVishly appropriated for the work that the expert Eas been carrying on | Tor the past ten years on the Beth esda experimental farms.
 Man of Authority
 There can be no question as to -he authority with which the physician speaks. and tuberculosis experts all over the country declare he is fore most on their lists.
 So with his authenticity proven, Dr. Schroeder stands today with a mes sage to cAeer humanity. and his theo- ries lift a great veil of apprehension from thousands Of Folks. who believed for instance. that the powered bacilli blown about the streets. imprisoned ia ! carpets. clothes and hangings. lurked on every side. 2, menace to their lives.
 . Dr Schroeder. however. dces not E geek in any way to minimize the vlr- | iiity of the disease. He emphasizes K the necessity Of doing away absolutely with infections dairy herds He cries warning to the young mother. who with skirts sweeping the pavemenss, drags into her home the most sputum expelled on the pavemenfs. He calls this warning because Hc says, the mol spufnm from the ekif- Siil be trared acr ess the floor leaving @ wake | .f the most dangerous of baciiI. and f lahy crawling around will come in esrta-i with them.