The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-16
N sIrTY YEARS

- oNsERvATfyE DR.. Enrico cas-.
tell. OF 0enon. the great
Italian specialist and lnveAI-
gator. In hls address 70 the American
Association Tor the study and Pre-.
vention OF Tuberculosis. predicted
yesterday hat within fifty years tu-
~berculosis will be under as fun aud
complete control through the use Of.
s~efuna as smallpox Is at present. Al
ready he claimed. by his method OF.
serum diagnosis he Is able to deter
mine the amount Of tuberculosis tn
fection. the degree OF immunity
against the diease. how much tuber-
culosis matter must be introduced
Into the body 70 obtain complete inn
munity and how long this immunity
will last. Immunity. he predicted.
would be as absolute a. ;..ss from
smallpox. within half a century. He.
said:
I'VE have applied successfully the
method Of vaccinations against tuber-
culosis. conceived for the first time
By Meragiiano in 1903. We are able
now TO apply his vaccination on a
large scale among human beings and
animals and we have shown that we
can even vaceinate pregnant women
and animals and obtains products %
conceptions showing features % com
piete immuniza,ion. We also have
vaccinnted babies during the first six
months OF life. when the body shows
a natural immunity against tubercu-
losis infection. n we have obtained
an immunity which in some cases
has proved 10 be still active four
years after tho first incubation OF
Vaccine.
More important stlil. acting on the
knowledge that much OF the tubercu-
Ious Infection tn infancy is contmct-
ed through milk, which forms the
principal element of infant diet. we
concluded that u we adopted for the
feeding OF babies milk obtained
either from immunized animals or
vaeclnated mothers. we would eilmi-
the principal source OF Infection
OF his disease. The first six months
Of life is the best period for storing
the new organism with all the ma
treial defense necessary to react
against a future possible Infection
In our opinion. the baby that is made
through the vaccination OF
the mother and characterization, and
kept IN a condition Of active reactiv-
lty against a possible infection BY the
OF lmmunlzed milk. is a VIC
tim stolen from tuberculosis. We
succeeded In training a group OF
farmers In the province OF Genoa IN
The technique OF immunization % anil
mails and have demonstrated 10 them
that the milk thus obtained does not
enither In taste MOI in its
nourlshing qualities.
I'VE fee that we are IN position
now 10 master In a logical and sys-
way the problem Il prophy-
Of tuberculosis and that VI have
a better understanding OF
It's treatmen'. The faculty Of Genoa
Is convinced that by applying 70 the
prevention Of tuberculosis all the
means at our disposal, In less than
Rny years from now we would ac-
oomplish In tuberculosis what Jenner
has accomplished IN smallpox AS
part Of a campaign which We had
planned In Italy before the war. using
the boards Of health as agencies we
recommended the foilowinE program'
II. An extensive and regular use
Of serum diagnosis In hosp.iaia' dis
p~ensaries and private practice 10 Sc
cure earlier recognition Of tuberou-
losis.
"2. Compulsory vaccination Of AT
babies under six months Of nse. The
vaccination has been proven aoso-
luteiy harmless.
80. ADVISING vaccination Of WON
en- who are about 20 nav children.
-. Establishment of farms and
dalries supplying lmmuniSed milk for
exclusive use Of children or adults
showing evldences OF tuberculosis.
IS. Vaccination OF pregnant cows
40 secure lmmunizee products Of con-,
ceptlon.
IS. The administration Of tuherou.
Iosis patients Of the whole blood OF
immunized animals. including serum
and corpuseles. We have shown that
not only 10 the serum OF immunized
animals impregnated with a%nti-bodies
nut also the other elements OF the
blood ~ well We have been able to
perfect a technique Of Modification