New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Daughter of Hospital Of
fetal One of the First
to Offer Aid.
PROFFERS OF HELP
FROM OTHER STATES
Experiments Show That New
Treatment Gives Hope
for Future.

Anne Alidort, fourteen, a daughter OF
the vice-president of the Peoples
Hospital, of so West 10TH Street, went
yesterday afternoon with her family
physician to the Willard Parker Hos
pital.
"If my blood can save only one VIC
tim from suffering" said the girl, who
had infantle paralysis eleven years
ago, 81 don't mind undergoing the
pain"
The little girl was one of eight who
offered their blood yesterday to Dr.
Abraham Zingher. Six were accepted
Among them were Miss Grace NJ. Lytle,
of 6O7 Fifth Avenue, and a male uni
versity student who would not give
his name.
Amounts varying from three to eight
ounces were extracted from each
Thirty-two ounces, or one quart OF
blood, was taken from the six. One
man had had the disease twenty-seven
years ago. Offers to give blood have
come in from New Jersey, from Wash
ington, and from all over New York
State.
The blood is made into serum, the
action of which is somewhat similar to
the diphtheria anti-toxin. 1t is in
jected into the spinal column and helps
the patient to throw off the disease. 1t
is not a remedy. But physicians be-
licve that patients so treated stand
great deal better chance of living, and
more of chance than those who are
not so treated of being free from the
lameness that often follow.
Experiments With Apes.
Experiments made with anthropoid
apes lead physicians TO believe that
the serum may be valuable also as
preventive. 1t is thought that if
children in family where there is a
case of poliomyelitis are inoculated
with the serum, immunity from the
disease may result. The experiments,
however, have as yet not been com
plete enough, it was said, TO warrant
the practice. Nor, indeed, has blood
in sufficient quantity to make the
necessary serum been obtained.
. Fourteen of the 900 infantile par
alvsis patients at the Willard Parker
Hospital were treated yesterday.
Special attention is being paid to the
six cases first cared for in this way.
Spocial nurses are detailed to each
patient. noting every change in tenn
pcrature, every reaction the sufferer
shows. Three Of these cases were al
ready paralyzed when the serum was
administered; in the other three the
Blood was injected when patients were
in the fever stage. Slight paralysis OF
the respiratory and swal lowing muscles
set in yesterday in one of these last
three. The condition of the other two
has improved markedly.
Early Treatment Best.
The serum is most effective, it is
said. when applied in the early stages
OF the disease. Injections are made
several times in twenty-four hours for
a number of days. The patients tenn
perature has usually sunk TO normal
after the second treatment. field
workers Of the hospital are locating
cases Of the disease in the early stages
md in many cases are applying the
serum.
at must be remembered" said DR..
Zirgher yesterday, that we are zeal
Ing with a disease of unknown origin.
unknown dissemination and unknown
period of incubation. We cannot,
therefore, draw many conclusions
when comparatively few cases have
been treated with the serum. What
we have observed, however, of the
treatment warrants the continuation
Of its use"
Writing 10 allay the fears of other
donors. a young man from Brooklyn,
from whom eight ounces Of blood were
taken, told DR.. Zingher yesterday that
an increased appetite was the only
after effect he experienced.
Ready To Be Called.
81 will be ready in a few weeks"
said the letter, ito undergo the same
experience Should | be needed be-
tween now and September l, you have
but to call on me for an immediate re-
sponse."
The first case of infantile paralysis
10 be discharged as cured was that OF
Joseph Noble, of 1853 Warren Street
Brooklyn. He was sent from the
Kingston Avenue Hospital on Wednes-
day. Joseph's left leg is in plaster
cast, and he may have to wear. a brace
the rest of his life. Physicians be-
lieve that the use of the blood serum
before paralysis had set in might nave
saved the child from lameness.
He was put under the care of Dr. );
Rushmore's clinic at the Long Island
College Hospital. He will be, given
complete after treatment, which con-
sists primarily of massage. On &C.
count of his age it is hoped that ne
may be saved from being permanent