New-York tribune., 1885-07-22
FAILURE OF CHOLERA INOCULATION.
DIR. FkRRAN's GREAT WORK IN SPAIN A CRUDE
.xn uHscIRSrfPIC EXPERIMENT.

ASp UNscIESrfPIo EXPERIMENT.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Colonel John w.
Foster United states Minister to spain has sent to the
Slate Department report made to him by T.. do
Ia Granja physician OF Boston, on - The Cholera IN
spain and the Pretended Prophylsctc anti
choerlc NEGOTIATIONS Dr. Ferran." Mr. Ia Granja ac
eompsnied the medical commission which was recently
sent 20 Valencia by the spanish Government 10 ihNes
gate the condition OF the cholera epidemic which Is pre-
vang in that province and to report upon the eicacy
Of IN. new system of incubation pracsed BY Dr. Fer
ran. He says:
n, MAY 20 we entered the infected district and on
ARRIVING nj Alcira town OF about 5000 Inhabitants
the enthusiasm manifested for Dr. Ferran was inde-
scrbable The people clamorousy asked that Dr rer'
ran should remain among them ana that the ihoeula
ons Of his sntchoerc broth suspended by order oil inc
SECRETARY OF the Interior should be continued forthwith
10 save the people from the dread scourge that was de-
stroyiug them We visited Algemesi May 81, ana
without loss OF time began TO visit and ex'
anime the patents. Satisfied that the epidemic
was one OF true cholera. the commission decided 10
examine the inhabitants who had been inTcnaea % ny
pr F.rran The number was large ana az OF them were
enthusiastic tn the praises gwen 10 DI FoIIan nuS
lad bcen inoculated ia both arms but presented no
marks or scars other than those made by the hypode
mic syringr aud almost obliterated som" OF them
,aid that they had had little healaene anu M ,
pains IN tie arms lasting about twentyiour hours hlet
pocuation One Of the most renlafkDie lhnss 10 u1.
none had either yomlis OF dairhra whiIe nun
the effect OF the incubation or from the atienuated
cholera Dr. Ferran and his frends syle H. except
children unable TO speak,
% In The last Few days the number Of opponents TO
DR. Fcrran's prophyactic inoculntion mas greatly
Increased and fheicve would be hut few al
horepts were not because the Opposition 10 Tue pres
ou Of the grounded suspension Of the inocuatlons
until after the terInnatiop OF the investsaoh anu re-
nort OF the scientific commission as ordered ny tue
srr.,ary of IN. suspension which has allowed
Dr. Ferran and his assistants aud associates 10 poe as
martyrs I'M the cause OF humanity. science and progress
one thing however, must be sald III Iavor Oh "
Ferran's inocuauons Those VINO have unaergone inc
= - ,u.h enuu
have lost all fear OF the disease t, -oo
The members Of the committee having examined aZV
inoennied persons came the conclusion that snch
inocnations inoensye and they recommended 10
the Government that Dr. Fean should be allowed 10
continue with his experiments That tue ahtichoierc
process OF Dr. nothing but an experiment Is
true and have no hesitation In asserting mat even as
logic and unfortunately II has been dlvested OF al
msn,ary ms1t state into an professional industry"
Dr. GrApa continuing some psr,pSns son s wsrs
from tho incubation, and that others were
reported to have died from blood poisoning.
fhe statistics presented by Dr. Ferran TO substanate
his claims I'm favor broth to give him support
but unhagp FOR a cannot be taken as sa,ss ar Sy
those OF Alera where little less than half OF the popu
iaon had noculated Much more t6an hall OF the
sideraton that the deaths are counted from ,t the
date Of the invasion OF t'S ,o"i oy yaoSs ns are the
t@Sso poos' InG iihoSsed. used. iiod and unciean: who
lied upon unless Is to support false claims among the
fapatlcal aud terror-strlcken people. ,,
DR. Ferran makes Tue Mseruon INA. ,no ,v ~
do not have any immunity from the cholera untii nv
days after the n0culaon but does not KNOW Tor no"
ydays after that theyae protected TO say the least
thsss are and enpric woc rs
the dongs Dr. Ferran and to DO thkon Tor what
they are worth. hoinocuated donot appear TO acquire
much immunity because thoy are attacked the choera
and die those not noculaed Had Dr Ferran Desn
correct In his and In the suppositon that the
mcrobe 10 tho cause OF the cholera. 1 do not know
whether humanity would have been benefited OF dam
aged by his pretended prophy discovery every
or aenuatcd cholera and the darrhDa consequent to
had been loaded with mcrobe each inocua,cd person
woud have been n source OF Infection for the rest OF
mankind. Under these circumstances think That the
Secretary OF Interior deserves great praise Tor Tor
bidding tho noculaton II Ia opinion that Ferrans
method OF treatment will be- rs short lived and VIII ta
into IA much dscredt tho treatment or cancer by the
use OF discovered some years ago by one OF
our own ply sicinns."