New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Physicians Get Favorable
Results with Cure from
Normal Adults Veins.
TREATMENT Is USED
ON STRICKEN DOCTOR
New Cases Number l67, In
crease of 2-42 Deaths.
Increase of IL.

The infaniile paralysis epidemic
showed another light increase IN the
greater city yesterday, two more ne"
cases and eleven more deaths being re-
ported than on Friday. The new cases
numbered l67 and the deaths AZ.
Human blood drawn from the veins
Of adults who have never had infantiie
parslysis has been added to the various
agencies with which physicians Of the
DEPARTMENT Of Health arc experiment.
ing in the hope Of developing cure or
preventive for the scourge. Twelve
children, patients at the Willard Parker
Hospital, have been treated by Dr.
Abraham Zingher with serum made
from this normal blood.
The use of the new serum is based
on the theory that adults, as rule arc
immune TO the disease, and embodies a
sound scientific principle. Health de-
partments declared yesterday the re-
suits obtained thus far are very graft
fying, although not so striking as
those obtained from the employment
of serum obtained from the blood Of
persons who have recovered from the
disease.
New Serum Believed Effective.
One case in particular was cited oy
the health authorities, wherein a child
brought TO the hospital in a stupor in
which she lay for seven days, was
treated with the normal blood SERUM
Her condition began to improve almost
Immediately, there was a marked re-
duetion in her fever, and symptoms OF
paralysis began to disappear. fester-
day she was playing about her crib,
able 10 use her limbs and apparently
recovering swiftly. And yet, illustra-
tive of the vagaries of the disease, an
other chiM, who was brought in with
precisely the same symptoms, was
treated with neither Of the serums, but
her recovery was fully as rapid as that
Of the girl who was treated. There
was apparently no difference IN the
condition Of the two patients yesterday
1T is too late as yet TO tell just what
viii be the results of the use OF normal
blood serum" said a Department OF
Health Official Thus far, however
they are encouraging and 1t is prob
able its use will be continued. We do
not anticipate any lack Of blood for
this purpose, as it will be obtained
from the parents Of children thus
treated We have already had great
many requests from mothers that their
blood be taken in an effort to save the
lives of their babies"
Dr. Bingher and other physicians
treating cases in various hospitals are
continuing the use of the immune
bloom serum, from which very bene-
fetal results are being obtained. The
serum was used yesterday in the treat
ment of DR.. lie Roy Vail, of Flushing,
the first physician 10 contract the
disease. DR.. Wallis condition began to
improve almost Immediately after he
had received an intra-spinal injection
of the serum, and hope is now enter
tanned for his recovery. DR.. Wallis
case is attracting much interest, as II
is believed should many physicians
contract the disease, it may be neces-
sary for them TO receive an injection
Of the serum before treating patients
Many Give Their Blood.
Seven persons who had the disease
in their childhood appeared at the
Willard Parker Hospital yesterday and
permitted DR.. Zingher to draw blood
from their veins. A total of fifty
ounces was secured, which will be
made into serum as rapidly as possible,
and injected into the spines of the lit