The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21
PASTEUR'S GREAT SUCCESS
WITH NINE HUNDRED AND TIN
CASES OF HYDROPHOBIA.
what DR.. Valentine Mott Of New
York Says, ~ the Result OF
visit 10 the BaVAnG.

New York Erenin0 Post: DIR. Vslen-
tine Mott, who arrived here on the
Etruria yesterday, spent several weeks
recently with the French scien ist
Paeteur, and comes back prepared 10
inoculate against hydrophobia accord.
ing 10 Pasteurs theories and practice.
DIR. Mott said this morning TO a re-
porter Of the Erening Poa: az took
with me TO Pasteur simply letter OF
Introduce on from my father, who had
been in correspondence with him for
several months. was received with
much kindness, and was given the
most ample facilities for studying the
matter in all its phases saw all that
went on in M. Pasteur's laboratory
while there, and became more thor
oughly convinced Than ever of the
value of Pasteur's experiments. Every
day adds converts TO his theories, and
10 scof at what he has done is simply
to ignore the facts. When / left him,
ten days ago, he had treated 9l0 cases
OF persons bitten by dogs sup.
posed to be mad for several months
he HIS treated only patients who
could bring certificate from a physi-
clan or veterinary surgeon giving The
facts Ia the case. OF the $40 cases.
leaving out the wolf cases, only one
person has died, and that was a case
in which incubation occurred thirty.
Fix days after the bite. AS 10 the
much talked-of wolf cases, Prof.
Pasteur does not pretend that inocu-
lation against the bite OF a mad dog
VIII protect against the bite OF mad |
wolf. He has never had mad wolf |
TO experiment with, and the deaths
among the Russians merely show that
whatever the incubation he practices
against hydrophobia may be good for,
1t is not specific against the bite of a
mad wolf.
1.-THE series Of operations by which
Pasteur obtains his virus is compli-
lated and needs special knowledge and
iolicacy. He gave me all the inf r.
nation l could desire, and more than
hat, he allowed me 10 take some of
lis rabies vilus and rabbit which
vas inoculated the day | left. Here
ofore he has refused TO GLOW any
uch material to go out of his labora-
DRY. ! brought the rabbit with me.
IN the seventh day from incubation it
developed the usual symptoms Of
abies, and last Saturday it died
ieste'day my father and | inoculated
mother rabbit; and we are preparing
0 inoculate number OF rabbits and
logs as fast as we can get them and
Ind proper quarters for the work.
here is no reason why the work
hould not now be carried on in this
ountry; II Ia only one person in
5000 Americans who can 90 to Pas
sur, hut almost every one in the
lnited States can come TO New 70 k.
hear, by-the-way, that the dog which
1t Miss Morosini, the last American 1
Tho went to Pasteur, went mad and
'as killed; the fact was cabled TO Pas
our.
III the public want to help along a :
'orthy work il can help esta lish here :
n Institution for the proper treatment :
{ patients according to Pasteur's di- !
scuons. Private physicians cannot j
e expected - give their time and !
honey both to this work; there is no |,
loney to be made out OF such cases !
no public ought 10 do It's share. A =
)mparstively small sum 5000 =
ould suffice TO put such an institu-
on into running order, and enable its +
llue to be tested. Here IS an oppor- a
ity for some OF our rich men. So
II few medical men have betrayed h
le expenses incurred, but that can a
ot go on forever. We need cont,ibu- !
ons now; even rabbits cost money, y
nd | shall be tglad of q few whose 4
Sners are willing to lay them ON the
tar Of scientific sacrifice" \