The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-04
THE INCUBATION THEORY.
A Talk with Dr. Nunez Villavicencic
Co-Laborer with Carmona.

A Talk with Or. Nunez VillavicenCiO,
Co-Laborer with Carmona.
From the Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union.
Dr. Nunez do Villavicencio arrived in
Jacksonville on Sunday last from New Or
leans. He came here for a purpose--the
demonstration Of the value of incubation
as a preventive OF yellow fever. He has
rooms at the medical bureau, and there a
representative of the Times Union found
him yesterday. He was just welcoming to
his quarters DR.. Hypolitus Huau q Cador-
cite OF this city, an old physician friend OF
many wears ago in Havana.
DR.. Villavicencio is native of Cuba, has
tray eled extensively in all parts OF the
world, and has practieed in Havana, the
City of Mexico, Panama, Vera Cruz, and
numerous other cities in tropical ATTITUDES.
He is graduate with high honors from
the universities Of Havana, Pennsylvania,
Guatemala and Hayti, and for number Of
years pursued his studies in Paris, BARGE
Iona, Havana and Philadelphia. He was
duly licensed as a practicing physician in
the English colonies, and in the Mexican
states, after successful and brilliant exami-
nations. The doctor has occupied the posi-
tions OF substitute professor in the University
of Havana, and professor in the Royal
institute, celebrated school of Spanish
literature, at Matanzas, Cuba. While in
Guatemala, President Barrios made him
general sanitary inspector of the republic,
which position he held for quite length OF
time. The doctor removed to Panama in
order to make researches concerning the
incubation for yellow fever, and became
one Of the members Of the board of health
of that place He also held the office of
general vaccinator in that state.
In the presence of so distinguished a
member of the medical fraternity, the
Times Union man felt not little abashed.
but he braced himself for the ordeal, and
fired away after this fashion:
"What can you tell me about incubation
as a preventive of yellow feverl Have YOU
ever employed ity'
"Yes, often-and with great success, too.
l was several months with the celebrated
Carmona in the City of Mexico. and became
thoroughly convinced of the efficacy OF his
preventive theory. Later, at Panama, only
a few years ago, vaccinated scores OF peo-
pie with yellow fever virus, aud have
watched its action and effect very closely
IL was wholly successful in preventing the
disease, except in one or two instances"
chow do you SECURE thus virus, doctorF'
"From The blood, bhe liquid in the intss-
tines, or from the urine of a yellow fovor
patient. IL is fact very well known that
yellow fever is produced by a mcrobe.
This is vegetable not au animal sub
stance. This can easily be detected ia either
OF Jue HuluS ndllet. see mere the
doctor drew from his trunk some small OBJ
long pieces of thin glass, upon which were
spots of yellowish substance, dried, not
unlike the stain which might result from
oily portions of an orange peeling III .e-
cured these myself" continued the inccu-
lator, land will risk my name and repu-
tation upon their efficacy in preventing
yellow fever Th3 substance is simply
moistened and injected beneath the ssiuh
"What Is tAs rysuIt! Loes the part tnen