Reprints of three editorials regarding the priority in demonstrating the toxic effect of matter accompanying the tubercle baccillus and its nidus.

  • Samuel Gibson Dixon
Date:
1890-1891
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Credit: Reprints of three editorials regarding the priority in demonstrating the toxic effect of matter accompanying the tubercle baccillus and its nidus. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    ,':> [Editorial in The Review of Insanity and Nekvous Diseases, U. S. A., June, 1891.] In the wild enthusiasm over Koch's dis- covery it has been apparently forgotten that Dr. Sam'l G. Dixon, of Philadelphia, practically anticipated Koch by a year in his method of treating tuberculosis. Dr. Dixon's discovery was announced in the Medical News, in 1889, and his remedy and that of Koch is essentially the same. Though experience has not sustained the expectations held concerning the remedy we yet believe it to be a great discovery. It at least indicates the probability of a remedy for bacterial diseases and points the way for future investigations. We be- lieve a remedy for these diseases will some day be found, and when that is done, Dixon and Koch will be regarded as hav- ing been the first to demonstrate the pos- sibility of such a thing. We call atten- tion to this matter now. chiefly for the purpose of emphasizing Dr. Dixon's prior discovery. While American physicians are screaming themselves hoarse over Dr. Koch, we trust they also uncover to their modest fellow countryman, who antedated the great German's discovery by at least a year.