Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-12
OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMENT OF STATB,
Washington. April /

| J
The following communication from the M mister o
the unitsd States at Paris is raie public for the in
formation of parties interested in the kubjset t.
which it relates:
| LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES
| Nos. Paris. March 4. 1874
| SR: notice has heen publis he'd in MANY news
pacers of the United States that beuuest of hun
dred thousand francs has been made TO the French
Institute, as a premium for the discovery of means
OF curing the Asa,c ch iera of the cause of the
peshenoe Uutil the cure be found the interest ct
the money is to be given each year to him who hes
done most in combating the disease
| This publication ssem3 to have excite5 r,nrh AT
fention in the United States, and numerous letters
rom all parts Of the country have been received
| tlls legation. in some, essa7s are enclosed TO be
laid Before the Institute. and in Others uiries are
| Daue 10 enable The writers to become competitors
| i'r the prize At my request, n. yattemare ha.
| made the necessary investiga ion, and kindly ad.
dressed to me the enclosed letter. explaining the
cumseances OF the bequest, which has brought for
| Waid so many ingenious and benevolent comcet ii.
TORS Will feel greatly obliged If the department
| approve Of its publication in the newspapers OF
| washington city, that correct information may be
municate their views the subject of Asistc ch,l-
era as the competitors for the liberal reward Of
| fersd by NJ Breant in his will
1t VIII be observed that until the litigation com
n. need by the testators heirs contestin the vail.
dty OF the bequest shall have been decided the In
itute Is not prepared to act the subject even to
the extent # prescribing regulations for the
ts'lon OF essays When this impeachment shall be re.
moved, II the decision Of the courts shall prove ia
vorabe TO the legality Of the bequest am Inform
that the programme will be PREF arei and an CD
tunity afforded to all in every country, who may
feel SO disposed. to compete for the prize bv com
municating the results of their observations or re-
nectlons as to the eau Of the terrible dis
ease known "a Asiatic cholera Under existing cir
cumstances. such communications are premature
am quite sure that one IF the regulations will
m hp in fhn IT,
langu &c.
have the honor to be, most respectfully. your
obedient servant, JY MASON
Hon. VIZ. L. MARCY
Secretary of State.
CENTRAL AGENCY FOR INrERgATIoSAL ExcHisGrs,)
In So Rue de Cichy.
Paris, March 3, 1854
SIR: have at last succeeded in procuring the
incarnation you requested of me concerning the
legacy made to the Institution of France by the late
hr brest, Tor the reward of the person who should
discover the means of curing TIE Asiatic cholera
hasten 10 transmit to you. IN the FIRST place, LET
me give you translation, as exact as possible IF
the WILL as published III the imperial decree Of the
9th OF November last.
81 constitute and do give affor my destb 70 be
decreed to the Institute Of France prize of 100 oO6
francs to the one who shall have discovered abe
MEANS OF curing the Asatic cholera or found cut
the cause OF That terrible disease In the present
state CT science, think that there are vet MANY
things to be found in composition Of the air and
IN the fluids 1t contains. in fact nothing has tn
TINS tiua been discovered concerning the action Of
the electric, magnetic and other fluids upon animal
economy. Nothing, likewise, has BEEN as vet. die.
covered concerning the inca'cuahle number of an.
imacuIes existing In the atmosphere and which are
perhaps the cause, or ,ne Of the causes of this
lrigntIui disease do not know of any kind of
apparatus adapted. as is the case with lonids for
astertalnlng the existence in the air of
so nall as those perceyable in water by using the
microscope Instruments provided by science for
those VINO give themselves up to that study As Il,
is presumable that the prize of 100000 TANKS. in
sntutsd as above explained will not be Immediately
awarded, my will is, that until the prize is granted
the interest OF said capital be given by the Institute
70 the person who shall have advanced the science
upon the question of cholera or any other epi ief
cal disease, either by giving the best ANALYSIS Of rho
air, showing in it morbid element that would he
possible 70 perceive and study the animacules which
10 Inns time have ascaped scientific investigation
ano winch might he the cause, or one of the causes
OF this disease. We're the Institute to find that
none OF the competitors have deserved the annual
pzs formed BY the interest of the capital this Or re
may os obtained by tue one who would indicate the
means OF radically clring the dartrous disease, or
pointing out its origin by making known the ami
maicuies which, Ia my opinion, originate this dis.
ease, or oy explaining, in positive manner, the
cause by which 1t il produced. TheS Institute will
oe the supreme Judge Of the necessary end Of
the aptitude imposed upon the competitors, aud (
the subjects to be proposed for competition: but
only IN the lillits have just laid down. entrust
TO said Institute my idea convinced, am, that
the knowledge Of its members will secure the
full execution Of my Intention"
BY decree Of November Is, 1883, the Institute
the heirs have raised pretensions to be determined
by justice. Owing to these pretensions, the tesla
ment will have effect until the defuiive ludR.
ment OF the court. Until then, the Institute viii