Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
HEATH IS READY
To TEST SERUM
St. Louis Doctor Will Compete
For Charles E. FinIay's
Million Dollars.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.--For the first
time since the announcement of its dis
cOvery, Dr.. George NJ. Heath has eX-
planned, for publication, his treatment
of tuberculosis, soon to he tested in
competition with the friedman cure
for the milliondollar prize offered by
Charles f. t'inlay, New York banker
and real estate operator.
In his laboratory at the National
University Of Arts and Sciences Garri-
son and Lawton avenues. he explained
the method of manufacture of the
serum, the manner in which it is adj
miniStered, its effect upon the patient
aud his plans for future development
In talking of his discovery. Dr.. Heath
declined to give the technique of his
work OF preparation, fearing that should
it come to the knowledge of unscrupu-
lous persons the manufacture of the
serum would be carried on commercial
ly, and, possibly. used incorrectly, would
result in great harm.
I'm the process of manufacture" he
said, considerable skill is required and
absolute asepsis must be maintained at
all times. If the technique were given
out to the medical profession and the
laity. interruptions people would at
tempt its manufacture, and the product
if not properly handled, would be dan
gerOus to humanity
The treatment consists of a subcu-
taneous injection of a bactericidal, non
toxic serum in which has been incor-
porated non toxic tubercular bacilli and
their metabolic substances.
Given in conjunction with this injec-
ton is a preparation which supplies the
deficient mineral salts taken from the
system by the tuberculosis germ, This
preparation also acts as an oxygen
carrier, bringing to the blood the oXy-
gen the diseased lungs are unable to
supply
Like Koch Treatment
THE treatment" said DR.. Heath, SIS
practically a continuation OF the Dr.
Koch treatment, except that it takes
into consideration the mixed infection
which prevails in a majority of tuber-
culosis cases. 1t is this mixed infec-
ton which causes the Koch treatment
to be ineffective in a majority of cases
for the reason that, though it removes
the tubercular germ, it leaves the sys-
TEN a prey to the ravages of the other
germs.
ut is pretty generally conceded that
the tuberculosis germ seldom produces
death in a tubercular patient. The real
cause is the tearing down of the It's
sues by these other germs working ir
harmony with the tubercular bacilli.
Forty Cures in ST. Louis.
Because of the presence Of this mix
ed infection no case Of tuberculosis can
! be cured in one or two injections of any
serum OF vaccine, owing to the fact
that they do fully as much, if not more
damage as the tuberculosis germ.
Three months is the time required to
effect Il cure under my treatment, and
even then we can not always be sure of
good results. Remember, | have only
claimed percentage of 65 OF cures
Just why one case will respond to the
treatment, and another will not, is
something | can not explain, though |
hope to be able to raise the percentage
in the near future, and am conducting
experiments along that line now.
AT present there are n number Of
patients under treatment in ST Louis
about 40 have been cured, and a number
have been treated unsuccessfully. Usu-
ally we can determine at once if the
treatment is going to be successful IN
any case"