Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1929, Page 38

38 INFLUERZA GER ISOLATED N YEAR Dr. Isadore S. Falk Succeeds in Experiments Begun 12 Months Ago. By the Associated Prei CHICAGO, December 13—A 30- year-old scientist, Dr. Isadore S. Falk| of the University of Chicago, has an- nounced the successful isolation of the germ that causes influenza. Dr. Falk, professor of hygiene and bacteriology, began his search for the influenza germ a year ago yesterday, and succeeded in isolating it Septem- ber 30. During the course of the ex- it was learned, the 13 co- as well as Dr. Falk himself, were victims of the disease they sought to_conquer. With the announcement of isolation of the germ, hope was expressed that vaccine or anti-toxin might be de- veloped that would bring influenza and certain types of common colds and bronchitis under control. Tne influenza germ, Dr. Falk said, is of the pleomorphic streptococcus type, resembling a string of pearls not well matched, such as “might have been strung by a child.” The germs colonize in clumps, rough and smooth. The rough clumps are the more viru- lent, Dr. Falk said. /The smooth ones, he believes, produce common colds of the sore throat type. In Normal Throats. Some of the germs he designates as “smooth” are to be found in normal throats, the experiments showed. Samples of the blood and throat cul- ture of one of his assistants, Miss Ruth A. Kinney, were used at the start of the experiments. These revealed many varieties of germs. After continued in- vestigation suspicion centered upon one, and experiments were conducted with it, convincing Dr. Palk that this was the germ responsible for the disease. The germ, Dr. Falk said, will not prove fatal in itself, but the disease for which it is responsible weakens the patient in many cases so that he falls victim to other, deadlier, germs. With the isolated germ Dr. Falk and his associates conducted experiments on small animals, producing in them a disease simular to the influenza that attacks human beings. Dr. Falk was caretul to point against too great hope from the discovery. Experiments Going On. “In research for specifics for some diseascs, isolation of the germ is 75 per cent of the battle,” he said. “It re- mains to be seen whether that is true Experiments in_quest of in this fight. being car- such a specific are now ried on.” It is Dr. Falk's opinion that a vac- cine may be developed which spraved in the throat will cure influenza. De- velopment_of anti-toxin also is to be sought. Indications that the germ produces a toxin that may be combat- ed with anti-toxin are found, he said, in the fact that a person who has had influenza is immune to it several weeks after recovery. Research work in quest of the in- fluenza germ has been carried on at the University of Chicago since 1918, although the particular series of ex- periments that proved successful were begun only a year ago.. In Df: Falk's group of investigators'were R, W. Har- rison, Dr. M. A. Jacohson, Miss Mc- Kinney and Dr. G.. W.. Stuppy of the department of hygienie and bacteriolcgy. Drs. E. R. Long, Bela Halpert and R, R. Cannon of the pathology department co-operated, and ldter several others took part, Dr. Falk said. Graduate” Yale. Dr. Falk, despite lig youth, previously had gained distinc glh!a invention of electrical device$ ‘#o determine rap- 1dly the degree of vifulenee bf bacteria. Both Dr. Falk and President Robert Maynard Hutchins, youthful president of the university, are ¥ale graduates and both are natives of Brooklyn, N. ¥. Dr. Falk finished at Yaie in the class ahead of Dr. Hutchins. He has been at the University of Chicago six years. At the end of ‘the present school quarter Dr. Falk will relinquish his pro- fessorship here to become associate di- Tector of the committee on the cost of :neg‘lrnl care at the Hygieni¢ Laboratory n m. g DIAMOND WORKERS IDLE. Sharp Falling Off of “Demand for Gems Affects Beigiah Industry. BRUSSELS, December .13 (/) —Ap- proximately 32,500 persans- are now idle in consequence-with the reduced working hours in the diamond indus- try made necessary by a sharp falling off of the demand for ‘gems which foi- lowed the collapse of ‘prices on the New York and continental stock ex- changes. > ‘The loss in wages ‘was estimated last night at about $400,000 weekly. Thus far 145 establishments connected with the industry throughout Belgium have been affected. Employers in the dia- mond industry in Antwerp decided on November 26 to close their works from December 7 to December 21. Syndi- cates representing the Belgian industry in general took the less drastic step at the same time of reducing working hours by half. 3 h The depression in the industry alsu has been felt in South Africa and m Holland. The Amsterdam Diamond As- goclation on November 27 voted to re- duce working days to three a week from December 8 to January 4. HORSE BREEDER DIES. Thomas M. Murphy of Louisville Heart Attack :Victim, LOUISVILLE, Ky.; December 13 (#). —Thomas M. Murphy, 63, died yester- day at a hospital heré, where he was taken at noon suffering from a heart attack. Mr. Murphy was the owner of the Golden Maxim stock farm, near here, and had been interested in race horses since he came here from Henryville, Ind., 40 years ago. His farm produced many winness. 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