New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15
ENDORSES Won RUCK CURE
Dr.C. A. Julian Says New Tuber.
cuIosis Vaccine Is Effective,
HAS TREATED 400 CASES
In Many Instances Symptom,
Disappear Within Four
Months, Physician SAYS.

The method Of effectng immunp.
against tuberculosis by prophylactic No..
cination recently announced by DR. Ia,
Won Ruck of Asheville. n. c.. is warr,Ia
commended and Endorsed by DR. chat
A. Julian. of Thomasville, y. C.. IN .,
article published in The Medical Record
yesterday. Although Dr. Won Ruck do,,
not contend that his vaccine will cu,.
tuberculosis, he IS positive that il Win
prevent the disease, and declares tina, g.,
use in the earliest stages Of tuberculosi,
has produced beneficial results Senato,
John ". Kern, of Indiana. and the uif.
Of Senator Luke Lee, OF Tennessee az,
among those who are said TO have be-,
greatly benefited by an injection OF N.
Won Ruck vaccine.
DR.. Julian says that he has been asso.
ciated in the practical application Of ne
Won Ruck method in cases Of 962 OF ths
500 children reported upon by the latter
and has had them under his charge in the
Baptist Orphanage, at Townsville, be-
fore and since treatment. In addition "a
his discussion OF these cases DR.. Julian
also reports on l3l additional vaccinations
made independently by him since DR.. Won
Ruck made his first report
Concluding his article DR.. Julian says:
My observation Of degrees Of local and
general changes for the better, with CON-
plete restoration of the general health
in all cases OF suspected or manifest
tuberculosis, which clincisns, as rule
agree to accept at least as evidence 0,
complete arrestment II not Of an ap
parent cure, justifies the assertion tina,
even from a most conservative stsndpoir,
there has been an undoubted relation BE-.
tween the vaccination and the results
shown. This being the case, and
finding that after the vaccination Of
normal children the same protective sub.
stances appear in their sera, with The
same bacteriolytic and bactericidal power
undated in all cases re-examined at VAR.
Gus periods up 10 twenty months since
their vaccination. we have reached the
limit OF the evidence It is possible to sup
ply Of a successful and effective yacclna.
don"
DR.. Julian devotes most OF his discussion
to a report on cases that showed infee-
ton before the vaccine was applied, and
concludes that Or. Won Rucks serum IS
more than a preventive. He states that
he has found no difficulty in arresting
!. active tuberculosis cases by single dose
administered 10 children by him during
the last year. Beginning with children
presenting symptoms suggestive OK
tuberculosis, including cough and rise OF
temperature. all these disappeared. &C
cordlng 10 Or. Julian, in the course OF the
first four months.
A critical examination conducted by Dr.
Julian and DR.. Silvio Won Ruck IN ApriL
1912 OF those whose record showed the
presence Of physical signs on the part OF
the lungs, enlarged lymph glands or other
tuberculous OSCILLATIONS prior 10 Their
vaccination. showed their complete disap-
pearance or retrOgression, and with lev
exceptions, a most remarkable gain N
bodily weight. The local and general In.
proyement. says the physician. was 50
marked that an apparent recovery, or al
least a complete arrest could have been
accepted I'm all but a few OF the more al
vanced cases Another examination. IN
| November 1872 showed equally salts
factory results.
In Dr. Julian's judgment a living VIRUS
would under no circumstances be admis-
sable for pTophylactic lmmunzauon
against tuberculosis I'm human pauenl
He is thus directly opposed 10 the turtle
germ serum of DR.. friedman