History, Proceedings and Reports of the Diphtheria Antitoxine Commission of New Orleans November 7, 1894, to March 7, 1895 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...for the establishing of the plant was too small, and that he should have said $20,000 instead of $15,000. A feature of the discussion was the argument that the plant would require the services of efiicient medical men, who would be compelled to devote their entire time to the production of the serum, and the question of their compensation was consequently one of prime consideration. Dr. Loeber, in the course of the discussion, mentioned that he had received ten bottles of the Behring serum from a friend in Germany, and that the price of the remedy was very reasonable.-This brought on a discussion as to the advisability of purchasing the serum in Europe and not establishing a plant in this city, but the arguments brought to bear against this plan were of such force that the subject was dropped. It was advanced that the serum might spoil in transit. the supply might give out at a time when most needed. and that the public would be at the mercy of foreign corporations. In this connection Dr. Chassaignac moved the appointment of a committee to consider the ways and means for the establishment of a plant in this city in order that the people could feel secure in having a constant and fresh supply of antitoxine, and because this plant would be the nucleus of an institute to study and manufacture Other preventives. More discussion followed this proposition. Dr. Bruns moved that the commission urge the institution of a plant without further consideration, as the utterances of its members were to the effect that this would be best under the circumstances. ' Dr. de Roaldes thought that the appointment of. a committee would be the best plan. He said that the public were anxiously awaiting the promulgation of the report of the...