The Washington times., 1929-10-30
DOCTOR Gives
NEN THEORY
Of DISEASE

POINT LOOKOUT, Nd. Oct so -
Al sntirely Revolutionary theory
disease was outlined BY DR.. Lay
Marlin, instructor In clinical medi-
cine IT the Johns Hopkins Medical
School
The theory has as its basis the
possibility Of becoming diseased only
through 4 susceptibility, either in.
herited or caused BY previous cir.
cilmstances.
Speaking at the final session Of
The semi-annuaI meeting OF the Med.
ieal and Chirurgical faculty Of Mary.
land at the Point Lookout Hotel. DR..
Martin brought hearty applause and
vain appeals that he be allowed to
speak beyond the lime limit as he
linfolded to the physicians the re
suits OF two years Of Intensive re.
search.
Seeks TO Kill Bacteria
The research In non-specific pro
tean therapy and efforts to find ar
iatravenous chemical which viii Kill
bacteria and not harm the organism
was done III abcrati0n with DR.
Justine II. Hill. also Of the johns
e f1OpMlnS NdeulCal AGHo0A, al INST ~
TOR In UroIogy.
Al diseased condition, according e
Or. Martin, is the result Of fight
between the body and antagonistic
organisms. Without q susceptibility
to the action Of these antagonlstic
Organisms their presence in the
body would be unnoticed.
In the usual course Of events, the
body is surrounded BY and daily
takes III untold numbers Of germs
and bacteria. It IS when the body
IN susceptible To them and puts uT
the fight against them that the
body Is said to Be diseased.
Experiments have shown said Or
Martin. that animals not sensitized
TO certain bacteria will throw them
off readily Ii the usual bodily func
Mons.
Reaction II Cells
Let us think somewhat III fhis
manner about disease Z he said
ut Is the reaction Of sensitized cells
ID bacteria parasites, toxins 81
either, anaphlot and other
things that cause disease.
sSo-called natural immunity II
the negative phase of this. Thers
/ is no cell response to the introduc'
tiOH 81 bacteria or parasites that
will render the cells sensitized
Consequently there Is no anaphy.
lactic response or disease =
DR.. Martin IS q Baltimorean. He
was graduated from Princeton Uni
1 wersity with the degree OF bachelor
of science in 1915 and received his
/ degree of doctor of medicine from
Hopkins in 1920. Numerous articles
by him have appeared in the medi;
cal journals and he is now engaged
lii writing a book in which he
treats of the diagnosis of abdoni,
nal diseases for a system of ,medi
cine.
Treatment OF themes which have
direct bearing on the immediate
practice Of medicine has been al
times froWned upon BY the medical
and chirurgical faculty at meetings
Quoted Other Authorities
The speaker quoted a number oi
medical authorities in investigations
which tended to contribute to his
conclusion. Among them was the
finding that bacteria In the blood
stream does not cause chill.
This takes places" he explained
sonly when the organisms have
made contact with the body cells oI
when the bacterial products have
made such contact. In the meet
ing certain split products art
thrown off which have great Ell
feet upon the negative nervous sys
tenn. =
The antibodies which DIR. Martif
referred to are creatures of scientific
theory. They have never been iso
lated. It is when these are formed
he said, in a susceptible organism
70 fight bacteria that disease is rec
ognized.
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