Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-29
YELLOW JACK.
And Its Authetic Adicrobs progwns-
tor.

And It's Authetic Microbe Progwns-
tor.
Dr. Paul Gibier. who was deputed By the
French Government to investigate the whole
| question OF yellow fever, has just delivered a
lecture before the Academy OF Science in Ha.
vana, embodYing the results st which he has
ct present arrived. Before leaving Paris be
felt 80 convinced Of the truth of DR.. Freire's
views that be got himself inoculated With
some OF the cultures which that distinguish
ed Brazilian physician had brought The first
inaer tion-made with a Ianseit with great
eare--was followed by no result whatever
A week later some Of the attenuated virus
was Injected simultaneously, and this pro-
duced such violent effects that DR.. Glib err de-
clares nothing In the world would induce him
TO submit TO repetition of 1t. Since bis ar
rival 10 Cuba, he has made postmortem ex-
aminations OF a number Of persons who have
died OF yellow fever, some OF the examIna-
lions taking place only two hours after death,
and one OF them within hteen minutes from
the moment life became extinct The en-.
summation Of the blood taken from the heart
In these cases, as well as the inspection OF the
urine, the bile. the pericaraial fluid the liver.
the spleen, and the mesenteric glands. con,
any mierobe. He, however, discovered in
the black matter always found n the intes-
tines bacillus presenting many points of re-
bemDlance 10 the eo-caiied comma baciilI OF
cholera, being sometimes curved and occur
ring IN some cultures Ia spiral form, pos
sessing also the property OF llquefylng geIa-
tine. This bacillus. when cultivated ia pen-
tonized broth. blackened the sides Of the
tubes; aud when q few drops Of the culture
we're Injected into the intestine of guinea
pigs u sometimes proved fatal the tesfinal
contents then showing great resemblance
70 those found 10 yellow fever patience. Ia
dogs, The Injection Of few drops into the
small Intestine rapidly produced violent
eifeets--Fomiting, diarahm, aud, the night
following, pyrc1ia Cultures OF this bacillus
hnd a smell resembling that of the black
vonlt moist heat OF 90 2 c. deslrofed the
baculils 10 few minutes; desiceation also
proved fatal TO 1t Ia less than twenty-four
hours This last observation led Dr. Gibier
70 suggest that II this bacillus was really the
cause OF yellow fever the immunity of inland
districts might thus be explained, the com
paratiye dryness or tue air destroying the
virus IL developed extremely well 10 sea
water charged With organic matter. living too
ior long time side BY side with the ordinary
microbes OF putrefactIon, so long at least as
the medium did not become acid, for even q
Terf Aght degree OF aciditT DESTROYED the
organism ia few hours ia confirmation of
observations made at tue Laboratory, DR.. Glib.
ter mentions that be has several times had
an opportunity OF demonstrating The same
circumstance In The dead house, the contents
OF the iptestnes, when they have become
aeld some hours sitter death, ceasinK 10 show
the presence OF the bacillus since writing
on this suhjec. previously DIR. Gibier has had
opportunities OF examining the bodies Of
foreign sailors who have died IN the civil hos
pltai of Havana. aud be has been able 70
demonstrate the presence OF the bacillus 10
those who have suffered from yellow fever
and It's absence Ia those who had died from
other diseases His opinion Is that vel low
fever Is due 10 the Development OF the mi.
erobc IN Tie intestine, the affection being
therefore essentially local one Hew York
Medical ReooTd