Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-22
CHOLERA MVEsTlaATlON.
Or. E. o. Ia erania criticisss Or.
Ferran's
soAsrEu sYsrEM Of ,xoculAuox
ALARMING SPREAD OF the PLAGUE.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Cd. John ".
Foster, United States Minister to Spain,
has transmitted to the State Departments .
report made % him BY Z. d. LAGranjA .
physician Of Boston, on the cholera in Spain
and the pretended prophy ylsctic anti-choleric
inoculAtions Of Dr. Ferran.
Dr., LAGranja accompanied the Medical
Commission which was recently sent to Val.
encia BY the Spanish government to invss-
tigste the condition Of the cholera epidemic
prevalent in that province, and to report
lpon the efficiency Of the new system Of
incubation presented BY DR.. Ferran. DR..
LaGranja describes the arrival Of the Com
mission at Aleria, town Of about $4,000
inhabitants in the infected district on May
%, and tells OF the enthusiasm Of the In
habitants over
Dr. fsrran's Treatment.
Headed BY the Mayor they clamored that
Dr.. Ferran remain among them and save
them from the scourge. On May 81 the
commission went to Algensia and found
genuine cholera raging there. The con.
mission decided to spend rest Of the after.
noon in the examination OF the inhabitants
Who had been inoculated BY DR.. Feran.
The number Of those examined wN quite
large and oil Of them were enthusiastic In
praises given to DR.. Ferran. They had besa
inoculaied in both Arms, but presented 10
marks or scars other than thus made BY by
podermic syringe and now almost oblit.
Grated. Some Of them stated that
they had had little headache but all had
severe pains in the arm, lAsting about ~
hours after inocculAtion. One Of the
Most Remarkable Things
is that none had either vomiu or diarrhea
while suffering from the effects Of inoculAr
ton or from attenuated cholera, - DR.. Fer.
ran sndl his friends style it, sxcspting
small children unable TO speak, who. 40
cordipg to the evidence Of one Of Dr.. Fer.
ran assistants, had both.
During the last few days the number Of
opponents TO DIR. Fenan's inocculation has
greatly increased, and sincerely believe that
there would be but very lev adherenu wsrs
it not the opposition to the present govern.
ment ot Spain have made political capital
Of the well grounded suspension Of 10 ,cu.
lations until after the termination Of the In.
vestigation and the report Of the scientific
commission As ordered by the Secretary Of
Interior. The suspension which has 81.
lowed DR.. Ferrsn and his assistants and as-
sociates to
Pose as Martyrs
in the cause Of humanity, science and pro
gress. One thing however. must be said In
favor Of DIR. FerrAn' inocculAtion and an
sorry 10 say that il 10 the only one
can see; that those who have undergone
the process feel 20 much confidence In their
immunity 40 to have lost all fear Of the dis.
ease. In pursuance OF their
studies the members Of the CON mission ex.
amined 720 inoculated per,ons.
In view Of the result produced by the inoc.
ulation, the commission has come 10 the
conclusion that they are inofsnsivs and
recommends 10 the government that Dr.
Ferran should be allowed 10 continue With
his experiments. Tbs favor
lie statistics Of Ferran is thst ol
Aleris in this place little less than one
half Of the population have be.n inoculsr
ted and much more than one hall the deaths
are among the inoculA,ed, bat taking into
consideration the fac, that the deaths ere
counted from the date Of the invasion Of
the town BY cholera that those that suffer
most By it's attacks are the poor. i'll housed,
ill-fed and unclesn, Who are those not inoc.
uls,ed. The statistics are deceihal and
misleading, and consequently are not 70 b
relied upon, unless Il is TO support false
claims among the fsnsiicsl and terror
stricken people.
Alarming Increase Of Cholera
MADRID, July 2l.-Thsfe ia sn alarming
increase Of cholera In the villages around
Madrid. Portytvo nsw casss and dseths
we're reported to. T~o hundred cass ssrs
reported to-day at SarAgossa. Cholera he's
appeared st AlIeiros, in Portugal.
f,tI1 Cholera CNsss.
madrid. Jolly 2l.-There we're 2.<l7 nsv
cases Of cholera and 952 desths repostsd
yesterday in Spain. In Madrid 10 nev
cases were reported. The scourgs hes In
vaded GusdsIjsrs, Bursos and Almsfia-