The Washington times., 1913-06-09

y for TubercuiOsfs at Ashevtlle, ". e.
I had been impaired 1t could be said to
have been restored completely.
| These observations were thought to
command the attention Of the profeS-
| sion to this as practical method OF
| prevent on; heEce the announcement OF
| my results in May, 1874 with the neces-
sary corroborative proofs, which consist
ed in experiments upon lower animals
and in blood studies for the demonstra-
/ ton of the destructive and germicidai
power upon living tubercle bacflli. The
| blood of immunized persons invariably
showed this power after the adminisira-
and it can still be shown without i'm
pairment on denominations OF the vac
/ cinated children and adults two years
| after treatment.
Federal Tests Ordered.
| had called the attention of the direc-
| tor of the Hygienic Laboratory of the
| United States Public Health Service to
| these results several months before
| making my first announcement, ana
! since then / made repeated requests
| that my results be controlled officially.
! In these efforts l succeeded through the
courtesy and interest of the Secretary
| of the Navy and of the Surgeon Cen
| eral of the Navy. In conformity with
| a recent Senate resolution. like inves-
| tigation is about to be made by the
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service. F..
Longer Trials Necessary.
In respect to the preliminary examin-
alton by the Navy Department, made
by the medical inspector of the navy,
Dr. E. r. Stitt, It should be stated that.
while his report entirely corroborated
my published observations, his judgment
no cod rasrlIfS and nvi-
denee as was able to demonstrate and
| TO lay before him during his stay here,
which was only a short one, and that
l he must repeat my work and must him.
self obtain the same results in order 20
make a final favorable report.
Concerning the results of treatment in
, cases of tuberculosis In which the dig
ease has progressed beyond the stage
in which the administration of the vac
cine in a single dose appears to be sue
at this time to make any definite or
conclusive statements.
In order to determine definitely
/ whether the new vaccine has indeed
similar preparations. and more partic-
ularly than the one which l have used
heretofore, longer trials and investiga-
tions are necessary.
Operation Is Preventative.
The object of preventive vaccination
lies in the induction Of immunity to the
disease germ against which we vac
| cinate Tin our case the tubercle bacil-
| lus), that is to say. the power of the
blood Of the vaccinated person to de-
| stroy promptly the bacillus Of tuber-
culosis. In this respect 1 am in posi-
ton to supply every possible proof.
In the actively progressive, ad-
- he
cations occur which are due directly
or indirectly to the tuberculous dis
ease and degenerations of other or
gans which are important to life and
health are frequently met with. Con-
sequently 1t Is absurd to speak Of the
discovery Of "a cure" or '.the cure for
tuberculosis" il we include within the
meaning of the term tuberculosis"
the advanced and especially the ter
minal stages of the disease, that is,
the stages of progressive consumption.
for II would manifestly be futile and
equal curative value in the primary
disease, for which il is specific, and
| also in secondary degenrations and
incidental complications which 1t can
not influence, but which of themselves
may become SO formidable as to cause
death, even though the primary tuber-
culous disease had been removed.
Nor could We expect such a remedy
to exert a favorable action in those
cases of consumption, which are OBJ
served occasionally. which do not de-
velop on a tuberculous basis.
/ At the present stage Of our knowledge
patients in such advanced stages Of
| consumption have nothing to gain from
! vaccine or from serum of any sort
or kind whatever and the adminstra-
tion of any one of those now in use
| must not only fail to give relief. but
\ may actually hasten an unfavorable
| termination.
Hopeless In Febrile Cases.
! In markedly febrile patients the vac
cine treatment could not be admins
tered with any hope of success. even
II their cases were otherwise favorable.
| and these patients should therefore re-
| main under the care of their present
medical advisers until the fever has
| been controlled sufficiently by appro-
| priate methods of treatment.
In the case Of patients who are at all
sufta bic for treatment with my vaccine.
II Is, as a rule, not matter OF such ex-
treme urgency that a delay of few
DAYS or weeks would jeopardize the re-
suit or would make any material differ
euce In the outcome. There Is always
ample time to have such cases sub
| mitted by physicians and to make suit
able arrangements for their necessary
care and treatment.
For the treatment of early stage cases
that is. for those patients who have
| no fever and no complicating diseases.
| In whom special laboratory facilities
| for controlling the effect of the vaccine
are not absolutely necessary. physicians
| may be supplied with the vaccine, and
although the preparation is an expen-
| siye one / shall be glad to supply 1t free
| of charge for the benefit of those who
| HE tn for their freafment