The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-23
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
eooDIREPoRTFoR TAE'JETIlEs
An Interesting Paper on Ferran's Cho.-
era Preventive(P)-The Cattlemen
Must Leave Indian Lands.
Appointments. Etc
DR.. rerrau's Cholera Remedy,

Ut. Ferfan's CnolorA hemeuys
WASH GNaToN, July %. Colonel
John w. Foster, United States minis.
terto Spain, has transmitted TO the
State Department report made to
him by L. De LaGranjs, y physician
of Boston, on the cholera in Spain, and
the prophylactic anti-choleraic inoc-
ulation OF DR.. Ferran. De LaGrapja,
accompanied medical commits
sion which was recently sent to Va.
lencia by the Spanish government to
ivestigate the condition of the chol-
era epidemic whichis prevailing in the
province and to report on the efficacy
of the new system of incubation prac--
ticed by DR.. Ferran. De LaGranja
described the arrival OF the commits
sion at Alira, town of $4,000 inhabi-
tants, in the injected district, on Nay
%, and tells of the enthusiasm Of the
inhabitants over DR.. FerrGn's treat
ment. They, aided by the mayor,
clamored that DR.. Ferran should no.
main among them and save them
| from the scourge. On May 81 the
commission went to Algemesy and
found cholera raging there. "This
settled" the doctor adds, 1.-THE COM
mission decided TO spend the rest Of
the afternoon in examination OF the
inhabitants who had been inooulated
by DIR. FerrGn with HIS anti-choleraic
| broth. The number OF those exam
ined was quite large and HI OF them
were enthusiastic in praises given TO
DR.. Ferran. They had been inocu-
lated in both arms, but presented no
marks or scara other than those made
by the hypodermio syringe, and now
almost obllterated. Some of them
STAYED that they had little headache,
end all severe pains in the arms, last-
ing about "A hours after the inocula-
tiOn. One OF the most remarkable
things is that mono had either vomits
or diarrhga while suffering from the
effects OF incubation, or from the ut
tenuated cholera, as DR.. Ferran and
his friend style IL, excepting the small
children unable to speak, who ac-
cording to the evidence of one of DR..
Ferran's assistants, had both. During
the last few days the number of oppo.
nents to DR.. Ferran's prophylactic in
collation. has greatly increased and
/ sincerely believe that there
would be but very few adherents
were 1t not because the opposition &c
the present government of Spain have
made poliOal capital out of the well
grounded suspicion OF the inoculatior
until after tho termination of the inyes
tigation and report of the acientifi,
commission as ordered by the score
tary Of the interior. The suspension
OF the anti-choleraio process of DIR
Ferrsn is nothing but an experiment
is perfectly true, and 1 have NJ
hesitation in asserting that even as al
experiment it is very crude, unscien
tilic and anti-pathnlogic, and un
fortunately it has been divested of al
merit, If IL lever had any, by converting
it while in its rudimentary state into
an unproiessiOnal industry"
DR.. LsGraDja, continuing, says some
persons were found who suffered Sc
we're Inflammation OF the arms from tn,
incubation and that olhero wero re
ported TO have died from blood olson
lie attributes this to careless meth
DDS in tho work OF incubation, anC
proceeds:
"The states presented by DR.. Fer
ran to subBtantiate his claim in tore
OF his broth seems TO give him sup
port, but unhappily for him, that cal
: not bo takon as statistics by any
body tres Of prejudice. The favorit
statistics Of Or, Ferran are those o
Aleir. In this place o little less thai
one-half tho population have b0en Ia
oculGted and much moro than one
half tho deaths are among tn
inoculated; but taking into considers
ton that tho deaths are counted fron
tho date OF the invasion Of the teWn b,
the cholera; that those who sufle
most from its attacks arc the poor, i'll
housed, iil-fed and uncleaD, who ar
those not inoculatea; the statistics ar
deceitful and misleading, and conse
quently are not to be relied upon unles
IL Is to support the false claims amoni
the fanAtical and horror-stricken peo
pie. DR.. Ferrau makes the assertion
that tho inoculated do not have AM
, immunity from cholera until five day
after the incubation, but no does no
know for how many days after tha
they are protected. To say the least
these statements arc unscientific ant
empiric, as well as the doings OF DR.
Eerran, and are 10 be taken for wha
they are worth. The iuoculatet
do not appear to acquire much immu
nifty, because they are attacked by tn
cholera aud die like those not inoou
lated. Had DR.. Ferran been correct II
his theories and In suppositlon tha
microbla is the cause of cholera | d.
not know whether humanity woul,
have been benefited or damaged b,
his prophylestic discovery. Ifevery In
oculated person had suffered from tn
experimen tai or inoculated oholerl
and the dlarrhma, consequently IL ha,
been loaded with microbes, each inoc
ulated person would have beon
source of infection for the rest Of man
kind. Under these circumstances,
think the Secretary ofthe Interior de
served great praise for forbldding tn
incubation II Is my opinion tina
Ferran's prophylactic OF the oholer
will be of short lie and will fall into q
much dlscredit as the treatment o
cancer by tho use Of condurango, dis
covered some years ago by one OF GU
physicians"