The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
PARLIAMENTARY New Theory
Excites Intense Interest
in Medical World.
DEVELOPS THE KOCH IDEA
Hopes TO Discover Remedies for
Many Diseases at Present
"Incurable."

HALLE, Germany. April ga question
on which the interest Of medical men in
Europe IL concentrated 10 this: Does the
diagnosis based on an analysis of the
blood of the patient by the we'll known
professor OF physiology Of the University
of Halle, Prof. Abderhalden. really revo-
lutionl:e the whole diagnostic and thera-
peutic sciences as the present experi-
ments seem TO promise. and az European
medical authorities OF the highest repute
have affirmed?
Should the present extremely interest,"
ing results be confirmed by the expert.
ments still under way, new era full OF
promise would open before the diagnostic
and therapeutic sciences In the prompt
recognition and in the successful treat
ment Of diseases In man and animal.
When two years ago Prof Adder
haiden-for many years the collaboration
Of the famous organic chemist. Emil
Fischer. celebrated throughout the whole
world--published the news that after
fifteen years OF research work he was able
TO prove pregnancy at very early stage
by an examination Of the blood. this
communication was received with the
greatest interest BY medical men in every
country. This interest did not bear 10
much on the new diagnosis Of pregnancy,
however important the question 10 in IT.
self. but rather on tho ingenious theory
that underlles the experimental methods
of Abderhalden.
Tho fundamental discoveries OF sero-
thera peu;ics made by Koch twenty years
before had opened new epoch in the
history Of medical science. Koch had
proved that the human az we'll as the
animal organism reacts against invading
bacteria. Homogeneous bodies as science
calls them. by producing protective sub
stances. The object OF these protective
L.. unta No,
In the blood. Generally these Sub
stances show certain characteristics
that make It easy TO ascertain their pres
ence. Thus q possibility was found to
recognize certain infectious diseases at
an early stage, by an examination of the
blood. But the discovery Of Koch has
not only shown me way to rapid dag
also enabled US to fight the disease with
the aid OF the protective or better ami
hila:!ng substances produced by nature
herself.
Natural weapons STRENGTHENED.
Animals are vaccinated with the Sac-
terra provoking come special illneas !:
these animals. s!cken and form In their
blood certain protective substances. The
blood OF these animals inpregnated with
these substances. IL then introduced as
serum" into the veins OF human beings.
infected by a like disease. Thus the
natural weapons OF the body for fighting
the illness are being artihcialiy strength
ened. For certain diseases the curative
results thus obtained are positively mar
vellous, for instance IN the case OF
d!phther.a with the serum" invented BY
Behring.
Thus medical science had found entirely
new ways by the methods discovered by
Koch and perfected by. Rehring. Should II
,lnaaihia n anniv hs. m "a n
the treatment by serum to the diseases OF
the inner organs then the whole medical
science would undergo n revolution. This
Is the starting point OF the discovery OF
Abderhalden.
some one comes 20 his doctor com.
planning Of strong and continuous head
aches accompanied by insomnia. The
examination reveals no symptom permit
ting a definite diagnosis. The doctor
takes q small quantity OF blood from the
patient and distributes II In number
OF test tubes. Into each test tube In ther
put u piece from a different organ OF ar
animal a piece of brain matter. q p.ecs
OF liver, OF the lung. OF the kidneys, o.
the heart, Of the thymus and OF the thy
ro!d gland. as the patients headaches
may have the most various causes. The
test tubes, twentyfour hours later. show
that lung. liver. kidneys and heart have
not been altered By the serum. but that
signs Of being decomposed.
This proves that tho blood OF the pa
tient contains ferments from the bra!T
and from the thyroid gland. The presence
! OF these fermcnts IN tho blood indicates
+ that the functions OF these two organs ar,
! disturbed. thus Introducing into tho blood
cells .nsufficiently decomposed. The secre
ton 81 the thyroid gland being OF extrem,
| Importance Tor the proper function Of thu
| brain. the positive reaction OF this par
Of the experiment shows that the dis
turbances OF the brain cells are caused
by the thyroid gland supplying tho brazil
| !nsufflciently with this necessary aecre
ton. Thus the doctor knows exactl.
| where his treatment has to begin.
Assertions Cancers Presence. o.
"S.nce my last publication SAID Prof
Abderhalden. experiments made in tn
| different scientific institutions and hosp!
| tails have led to q most interesting an
specially valuable result: It has bee
found that the diagnosis by blood analys!
| Is equally OF great importance IN cases O
cancer, of brain diseases. troubles OF tn
internal organs and OF infectious diseases
From the results of my own expert
ments as well as from the reports tina
have reached me from Munich, Breslar
Florence. kon!gsberg. &c, Il follows tina
the diagnosis by blood analysis permit
Of asccrta!nlng the presence of cancer /
lts very first stages. IL IL OF course need
less TO enlarge upon the vital importanc
OF this with regard to the treatment 9
, cancer,
Moreover, the operating surgeon wi
. find an analysis of the blood OF the pa
tirnt after the operation OF very grea
value; about fortnight after healin
has set In, the cancer ferments disappear
| II four to eight weeks after the operatio
has been performed, or the treatment wit