Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-22
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Cholera, and Some Inoculatod Rab-
bits.
A year ago DIR. e. o. Shakespeare OF
PhilAdelpbia was comm issioned By the
President to visit the countries In
Europe where the cholera was then
epidemic and prepare report upon
the disease, its nature, prevention and
treatment. Ga. Sunday evening the
doctor returned after just ears work,
his researches having extended as far
East rs India. DR.. Shakespeare YVES
met In New York by his brother, Jas
d Shakespeare, the lawyer.
DR.. Shakespeare was peculiarly
equipped for such tour OF ihvesti.
cation. He hiss been for many years
Psychologist ut the Pbiladelphta Hos
pitsl, where bis opportunities for the
study Of morbid conditions have been
great He is In the prime OF life, 80
years old, Of powerful frame and robust
health. He is . graduate Of the UNI
versity CT Penney lvatis, and has been
In practice since 1869. He 10 also an
accomplished linguist, speaking, beside
English, French, Spanish, Italian and
German, and being abe to read Dutch
and Portuguese.
To . Press reporter yesterday DR..
Shakespeare gave short outline Of his
travels and OF periebce "When left
this country" he said, Il intended to
60 directly 10 6psin, but on arriving on
the other side 1 found that the cholera
was more malignant in Sicily, 81 COZ. \
cluded to begin there. first went to
Berlin to purchase Instruments and ap-
paratus for my researches, and then
went directly to Palermo, where tn, re-
was bad epidemic. stayed there q
month watching the sy mptoms Of the
sick, making autopsies and microscopic
researches, rs we'll as observing the
generE by gienic conditions Of the CITY
and people, the water supply, drainage,
food supply. mode OF living and all
other points bearing on the subject.
"When / had finished at Palerno
went to Spain, visiting on the way the
principal cities where the cholera was
worst sailed directly from Marseilles
to Barcelona, where the disease was
| violent in 1884 and 1885. Then made
tour through all the priscipal pro
vinces that had suffered, and then re-
| turned to Madrid for general investia "a
| lions.
EARLY last Spring left Spain and
went to Paris, where stopped little
while TO get Information from the Gov
erument about tho cholera in France.
While there I met n. Pasteur and
looked into his laboratory and witnessed
some Of his experiments. 1 then went
70 London to await orders from my
Govsrnmt IS to whether should
continue on TO India. Receiving the
orders, reached Bombay early in
| June found no cholera there, but
was taken with fever and liver trouble,
and WAS sick for three weeks.
| "In fact all the " ork 1 did In India
did while fighting against bad health.
At Calcutta made some satisfactory
investigations, and having gone out
with letters from the British Secretary
for Foreign Affairs to Earl Dufferin, the
vicercy, and the governors OF the pro-
vinces. found both my social and pro
feesionai opportunities excellent. I
left for home ON August 3, BY the Pen
insuiai and Oriental route, and stopped
| few Gays ut Paris on my way to
Liverpool. have brought home from
Pasteur's laboratory in Paris several
rabbits innoculated with hydrophobia,
and intend to make serious study OF
the Pasteur method of treatm emit Of that
| diseaee.
II would not like to 20 into any par
ticulars as to my cholera researches
until after I have made my report to
the President. In general way may
say that Spain has been the country
most ffiicted, and this is undoubtedly
caused by the miserable conditions Of
living among the lower classes there.
There IL no cleanliness, the cities and
villages are filthy; the water and food
supplies are unsuitable and the mode Of
life wretchef. 1 saw no such squalor
anywhere except among the lowest
class OF the natives of India. In South
ern France and India the same cordi-
lions exist, but TO somewhat less de-
gree.
"My conclusions are that while chol
era Ia extremely fata TO those attacked,
and little or nothing can be done for
them by medical aid. 1t can lie easily
prevented by the application of the
oommonest principles Of hygieDe Very
great practical advances have been
made in the knowledge Of tt means of
prevention of the invasion and spread
Of cholera by the Investigations made
during the recent epidemic by the sci
entifc commissions sent out by the
various governm snts, knowles re which,
II properly applied by local and State
authorities can certainly proven. dc
| structiye cssjcemic,"
| DR.. Shakespeare Ia Delawareau, the
son OF the late ex-senator Shakespeare
OF Dover, Dil. His grandmother. Mrs.
Mary Shakespeare, resides ct No 646
Madison street, this city.