Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-24
PASTEUR INTERVIEWED.
The Great Chemists Treatment OF
the Newark Boys.
the sLAcKMAILERs ARRAIeNEO.


LONDON. December 23.-Ths tour aAik
dren from Newark. N. j., who we're sent to
Paris to be treated according to N. Pes
teurs system for the prevention Of hydro
phobis, were inoculAted for the second
time Yesterday. The little fellows ars
lodged in q small hotel near the Pan,
thsou, and are brought every day to n.
Pas.eur's laboratory BY Dr.. Billings and
kr. Ryan, mother Of the youngest pA-
tisni. vAo- accompanied them iron
Newark. The Paris Correspondent. Of
the Cable News, called on N. Passeur ls,
evening, and was received in the work.
room ot the great chemist, . pla My fur
nished apartment not larger than sleep.
ing car. In answer TO . question - 70
the condition Of his little patients from
America, NJ. Pasteur said: Everything In
regard TO their cass 10 satisfactory. ThsiI
gen.ral health 10 perfect, they have nc
morbid feelings and they walk and amuss
themselves in . perfectly normal manner.
am very hopeful OF being able to send the
children home cured 10 the course Of next
Week."
THI ONLY REWARD HE wiSHEs.
The Professor Was assured that thu.
would be the cause Of great rejoicing in the
United States, and that the gratitude Of
the American people would doubtless end
expression. as usual, in some substantial
manner. NJ. PAsteur responded: III.
IS you suggest, the Americans should
desire to give me . reward. hope
it will take the shape Of subscriptions .
toward the establishment Of Q special hos
pital for the treatment OF hydrophobia
Nothing could reward me better or CRAFTY
me more. have nov had l09 cases under
my care, and my only source Of regret Il
that the conditions for the treatment Of
these cases is not the most favorable. l
would prefer to have the subjects under my
direct observation from the beginning 10
the end of the treatment; but. - you see
have no room.
NYsTERIEs or The DISEASE.
When asked II such constant supervis
ion was required to enforce special distary
rules Mr.. Pasteur replied mo, special
dieting ID not necessary. and no rules OF
life need be enforced except such laws OF
hygiene a. would be insisted upon BY any
physician if the patient wers In bis own
home. Bat the symptoms OF hydro
phobia in its incipient sta.
ges are subtle and mys.
ferrous. Many important changes are %
slight in their immediate effects that they
hardly attract the attention oil the patient,
and il described afterward to doctor The
description 10 apt TO be inaccurate. Then
the disease is % mytterious and variable 10
Development that the doctor 10 CD, 10 not
attach The true value to the sym mptoms -
described to him. For these reasons svssy
case Of hJdrophobis should be carefully
and continuously watched BY specialists
not only for the benz fit OF the individonl
patient, but 10 the interest Of medical
science
CASE wHERE TREATMENT fAILED
The Professor was asked about tL.
young French girl from Algeria who died
under his treatment. He replied: You
must understand that the degree Of success
which | look for. a. we'll - the manner
and extent Of the inoculstions. are propor.
tionate TO the time that has elapssd since
the patient Was bitten. Since the oass
you speak Of four little girls were biusL
by mad dog In Algeria. Three Of them
we're ient to me forthWiih, and were die
charged thoroughly cured within 6fusa =.
days, The fourth was sent Q month latsr,
and she died OF rabies
rHg PRINCES BLAcEvAILYRs ,RRlIGsyb
LONDON, December 23.-John Ms<es
and his vile, Sarah, arrested on Er,dsy
last at Remington, on the charge d hav
ing attempted to procure monsy from the
Prince Of Wales BY means Of threatening
letters, and remanded for further hearing,
we're brought into court to-day. The Lei.
ters written BY the prisoners we're placed
in evidence and read. These e-istles In.
formed the Prince that four men had been
deputed to assassinate him, and for The
work the assassins we're TO receive 1880
each; also, that for . consideration Of RI..
600. and for free pardon, the vritsss
would give information that would lssd
70 the arrest and conviction Of the would
bs sssassins.
After the reading OF the lstts1 the d.
tsctiyes testified that an appointment va
made With the prisoners and thst they tsn.
dered them . package containing 500 fsr
things, which the latter accepted, belle,
ing the package TO costaiped the fI 900
asked 10 lieu Of the infoems.iou thsy
claimed 10 be possessed OF. The detscr
tves further testified hat when the a.
rests were made HAses upbrsided tbs
Prince. charging him With ussehery, Do
msndins fI00 for bic information ssd
threatened to shoot them.
A comparison Of the writing ip the lei,
ters With that on draft found In MAssss
Possession At the tine Of his srres, and
bearing his signature, cooclusively PROVE
that he wrote the lstters. The prosecutor
withdrew proceedings against the woman,
and her husband vss com mitted for tisl.