Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Page #6

I said, "Back to your cage,

Mittelmeyer. "

You see, all our

guinea pigs have names.

This is Speidler.

And this lonely one

is Napoleon.

Napol...

That's good.

Uh, Dr. Hata,

what are you doing here?

I inject rats, mice,

guinea pigs.

- The same as Dr. Morgenroth?

- Oh, no.

Dr. Morgenroth injects microbes,

I inject chemicals into them.

Why?

To test the effect of

the chemicals on the microbes.

Complicated, isn't it?

You assistants seem to be doing

all the work here.

- What does Dr. Ehrlich do?

- He thinks.

Oh.

'Herr professor. '

Hmm?

Well, gentlemen,

what were your impressions?

Going over the books, I was

surprised at the large sums

Expended for test animals

and chemicals.

Oh, were you?

We were also surprised

at the presence

Of an oriental

in your laboratory.

Oriental?

Hata. An orien...

Yes, so, he is.

We don't approve

of this employment

When a man of pure German blood

could fill the place.

What has race to do

with science?

Dr. Ehrlich,

for an employee of the state

Your attitude is very un-German.

In science,

truth is master, not the state.

Those are queer sentiments

for one who depends upon

The state for his livelihood.

- Quite so.

- Right.

Yes, yes.

- Kadereit!

- 'Herr professor. '

Show these gentlemen out.

Gentlemen.

What did you say to them?

Oh, I couldn't hold in

any longer, I simply couldn't.

Gabriel's Horn couldn't

have stopped me

Let alone you

blowing your nose.

- This may cause trouble.

- Oh, devil take them.

Them nitwits, un-German.

Oh, the nitwits!

I should've told Kadereit

to throw them out.

Thank goodness you didn't.

State, un-German, pure...

Morgenroth, Kraus, Becker, Hata,

everybody, come here!

- Yes, sir.

- You called?

Gentlemen, it would seem that

the germ of Syphilis

Has been discovered.

- What do you mean?

- By whom?

By one, uh,

Fritz Schaudinn.

The German Medical Weekly sent

me this proofs for approval.

Listen, "The spirochaeta pallida

is a protozoan. "

"It is a fine, steeply,

convoluted filament

"With six to fourteen turns.

"It is decidedly mortal.

With forward, turning,

and bending movements. "

Tell me, does that description

put your mind in anything else?

"It's decidedly mortal

With forward, turning

and bending movements. "

Why that's just like

the trypanosome.

Right.

If the germ has been discovered,

there's hope for a cure.

Yes, there is hope.

But first, lets see...

If Schaudinn is right.

- Hata.

- Yes, yes, sir.

Go and arrange for some fresh

material for the patient.

- I wanna see with my own eyes.

- Yes.

Yes, it's true.

It's true.

The cause of man's most

vicious disease before our eyes.

'Spirochaeta pallida. '

'What delicate things they are. '

'So small and yet so deadly. '

Hardly more than a motion.

That motion is a dance of death.

Hmm.

Well, what do you think?

I think this spirochaete,

except for it's size...

Is similar

to the trypanosomes.

And arsenic destroys

the trypanosomes

In the living bodies of mice.

Perhaps...

I hardly dare say it.

But it is possible

that one day

In our cynical combination

will destroy the spirochaetes

In the living bodies of men.

Herr professor,

today we are ready

To show you the results

of the first test.

Here, they're all crazy.

Yes, but they live,

that's the important thing.

Only germ has been destroyed

in their bodies.

That indicates

we're on the right track.

Uh, Morgenroth, I want you

to draw a chart for me.

I wish to record the progress

of our work.

Um, a chart, uh,

a chart like this.

There.

Now, we have two factors

to reckon with.

The poisonous effects of our

preparation on the microbe.

And the poisonous effects

on the cells of the body.

Now, the preparation

we've just tested...

We'll call that number one.

Now, that is approximately

100 percent successful

Against the microbe.

But, also it is approximately

100 percent poisonous

To the cells of the body,

as the mice all went crazy.

Now, what we have to do

Is to keep our preparation

100 percent successful

Against the microbe

While reducing its poisonous

effects on the body...

To zero.

When we have done that

Then we shall have been

successful in our search

For the magic bullet.

It would take...

Oh, heaven knows how many...

Hundred preparations

before we find it.

But, we shan't stop

until we do.

Herr professor,

Geheimrat Von Behring

Is here to see you.

I can't see anybody.

I'm much too busy.

Wait. Who did you say?

'Geheimrat Von Behring. '

Behring!

He he,

hello, Pretzel.

Don't you remember me?

Hmm? He he.

Emil.

- Aah.

- What a surprise!

What a wonderful surprise!

I'm delighted to see you, Paul.

I really am.

Well, how are you, Emil?

No need to ask you that.

You're the picture of health.

- Well, what're you doing now?

- Oh, I'm up to my ears in work.

- Are you?

- I'm on something new.

- Well, what is it this time?

- A cure for syphilis.

You don't tell me.

Come, I want to show you

all that I'm doing.

You'll be amazed at the results

that we're getting.

Oh, Marquardt,

telephone Mrs. Ehrlich.

Tell her I'm bringing

a guest to dinner.

Oh, and tell her

to have potato pancakes.

She'll know immediately.

'Wonderful!

Wonderful potato pancakes.

'You're a lucky man, Paul. '

Hedi's pancakes are the best,

the very best I ever tasted.

Well, I married her because

of her potato pancakes.

One would say,

the cooking is good

In your home too.

Mm-hm. Oh.

Yeah, that's true,

I'm getting fat.

But let me tell you.

My authority

In scientific matters

has increased

Inch by inch

with my waist line.

So, I give my appetite

free rein.

I wish Paul would do the same.

He never will, missing meals

the way he does.

Hedi talks about meals as

if they were railroad trails.

Well, Emil,

my home life's unbearable.

Maybe, that's why I spend

so much time at the laboratory.

Now that Steffi

and Marianne are married

And have homes of their own,

I'm the sole object

Of Hedi's passion for order.

Oh, isn't he dreadful?

'Ah, Johannesburger 84.'

Excellent vintage!

Excellent.

'To the old man. '

Ah, that touches

the exact spot.

Well, with good wine

there should be music.

Oh, well, play a waltz,

Hedi, please.

Yes, Paul.

- No, I have given up cigars.

- Why?

Well, I have come to an age

where I have to be careful.

It profits you too, Paul,

to look after you're health.

Oh, I can't think

without a cigar in my mouth.

Tobacco stimulates me.

Yes, Emil...

Chemistry will loom ever

large in medical science

As time goes on.

A time will come

when resistance to all disease

Will be manufactured

in test tubes.

- Uh, Paul.

- Yes.

I'm in a very

unpleasant position.

So? Why?

Well, Minister Althoff

has asked me to express

An opinion as of

the value of your work.

You see,

the real situation is...

You're having difficulty

with the budget committee.

They don't want

to grant your appropriation.

So, he's hoping that my word

may have sufficient weight

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