SPAHLINGER'S WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18471, 7 August 1923, Page 7

SPAHLINGER'S WORK.

SACRIFICE FOR HUMANITY.

NO REWARD SAVE HONOUR.

LONDON. July '.'.B. Professor Spahlinger informed a special representative of the Sydney Sun that he is anxious to send supplies of his tuberculosis serum and vaccine to Australia, but that it is advisable to send sufficient to enable the best medical experts to make teste: with hundreds of patients at various centres,' in order to place the efficacy of the treatment beyond doubt. "I have not a penny in the world," said Professor Spahlinger. . "If the banks have not sold my institution at. Geneva during my absence, they may sell it at any moment. I have been engaged in research for 16 vears, and have treated with success 600 patients, chosen because the men were dying, and were fathers of families. I have refused to take a penny in remuneration. My father has financed me. We have, mortgaged all our properties, and the banks are now closing down on us. '"'My large staff' of assistants as being rapidly dispersed, though I have retained the best till the last. I formerly kept 80 horses, also cows, goats, and guinea pigs, but now have only 10 '[ horses left. It is essential that I' should 42.; ;• _- "There are 22 poisons which create tuberculosis, and , these I extract, injecting one different poison into each of 22 horses for a phthisis serum of the human type, of bacillus, and a different poison each into 20 other horses for a 'surgical serum of the bovine type, of bacillus. The best horse is a thoroughbred..;: Irish hunter. Each horse forms an antidote to its specific poison, and produces 8 partial serum. * All the serums together form a complete serum. A combination; only ot some of the 22 is sufficient for some patients. The serum is for dying parents unable to make the effort necessitated bv the vaccine, which is for early and chronic cases. '-'.'". .- ..-.', ■ _• , "Commercial organisations have offered me a small fortune for my, formula, but it Is my life's work, and I am determined that "it shall not be discredited. I endeavour to treat successfully all my patients. The manufacture of. the serum and : the vaccine takes a long time, and requires minute exactitude. I fear that a propir'etary company desiring: great profits quickly, would: eliminate certain parts of the formula, and reduce the time essential for the preparation, thinkine 'it would be all ritrht if it were successful ■ with a small percentage of people. ; "I want no payment. , The honour of the achievement is my reward, but I want to help my father and arrange with the tanks to release his securities. I intend to give the formula to the qualified medical world, after I have, personally pre-, pared sufficient vaccine . and serum, and supervised v the treatment of sufficient people adequately to demonstrate this treatment for: consumption. "The Australian doctors, Jackson, Morriss, McKeddie, Wyllie, and , the New Zealand doctors/ Collins, Leonard, Williams, and Mclntyre, \ have taken great; interest in it. and are satisfied with the treatment. Why, do not; the /Dominion and the State Governments create permanent medical commissions to investigate the treatment thoroughly, and when the. decision is given, .adopt It? It is so disheartening constantly demonstrating to manv different investigators, who enthusiastically approve, but whose recommendations are without result. . Why does the public pay £100.000 to see a boxing match, but take no action to help the unfortunate soldier who contracted consumption fighting for their country?" ..