The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-15
TNOCULATED WITH VIRUS
TAKEN FROM DEAD BODIES OF
CHOLERA VICTIMS IN ASIA.

A Newspaper Mans Nerve-His Body
gull of the Dreaded Comma Mi
crooes-Report by the Patient of His
Eaelinqs After Receiving the Virus.
ZION, Paris Edition. Of the Neto York Herald
As the HerdId's correspondent, for the
haneft Of the medical profession IN particu-
IA. and humanity at large, was yesterday
t,ooulated with the new anti-cholera
n.rus. which NJ Pasteur considers as great
a discovery as that which has made his
name world wide famous in connection with
rabies.
ALIVE WITH MICROBES.
Therefore, as write, portion of my
S.odv is alive with hundreds, aye thousands,
Of cholera microbes which have been taken
from the dead bodies OF cholera victims in
Gaigo. asia, where the pest Is ever present
10 it's most virulent form.
vent to the Pesteur Institute at IL
o'clock in the morning. Downstairs the
eating rooms and bigs halls were oiled
with people, waiting for the anti-rabies iu-
oculation. A curious sight, such as could
ecarce be seen elsewhere-people OF all ma
lions. many in bright national costumes.
IN THE LABORATORY.
TTnsteirs, first door to the left, second to
Aha right there Is a laboratory where Drs
Eefkine and Pasteur have worked patiently
for two years, making the discovery which,
both assert confidently, will rid humanity
of the dangers Of cholera.
nr Haffkine comes forward, q tall, fair
woung man, with closely trimmed beard,
long, thin face, large grayish brown eyes.
btoT. thoughtful forehead He reads NJ
PssteurIs brief note, asking him to vacci-
nate the correspondent OF the Herald. At
once he replied briefly, very good"
TAKING THE TEMPERATURE.
At the same time he hands me the Their
rrometer to hold under my arm for twelve
minutes, so as to get the temperature be-
lore the operation is performed. He hands
M Pasteur's message to Dr. Roux, who
gives the injunctions, then resumes his ex-
animation Of the drop Of cholera virus
ehrough the microscope.
Those are all right" he says after a
minute examination. ''If any other but
cholera microbes are in the veins it is
dangerous. 1t is the duty Of psychologists
30 discover any strangers"
PREPARING THE VIRUS.
Then he proceeded to prepare virus, which
be will use presently on the American
doctor who wants TO take some home and
the commercial traveller who is going to
travel through Russia and on to Altoona and
Hamburg.
DR.. Haffkine left the laboratory and led
llU1SeII
ct small table covered with jars full of
tubes, glass pipes, Bunsen burners and small
medical glasses covered over with f1ltering
paper.
THE CHOLERA GERM CURE.
Taking up one Of the tubes, be said:
THAT yellow gelatinous matter which you
see Ia the tube is the preparation upon
which the cholera microbes thrive We
call it gelos. You see the white film upon
the top. That is the cure for the cholera
germ. have to detRch those germs. To
do so, pour this harmless bouillon-folIow-
ing the word by the deed)-upon them.
Then take this bit Of glass piping, which
has been melted to high point, and gently
dseagage them"
IN THE BoULLoN.
As he did so the white surface was
skinned of and hoated about in the bouiI-
Ion, turning it white.
At this point there was extreme silence,
for the doctor took up one of the bits Of
glass piping. Putting one end in the cholera
virus liquid and the other in bis mouth he
began to suck the thick yellow poison.
1t looked as though he might easily have
got mouthful OF microbes, but when they
half filed the pipe he held his breath, then
raising the pipe with the greatest care.
gently the contents fell into one of the
glasses, which was at once covered with
paper.
The same operation was again repeated;
then all the microbes had left the gelos.
Now the virus was subjected to Iiquihcation
by means of additional boullion.
CRITICAL VIEW OF THE VIRUS.
Drawing 1t up In q syringe and eying 1t
critically DR.. Haffkine said: Here we have
eight injections. When we eject seven
Fights OF the whiteish yellow liquid the re-
mainder, which is about centimetre cube,
forms an in lection -
And now we have got to the moment
when the syringe, which is a beautifully
made little instrument, of the thickness Of
glass, about four inches long, with hollow
needle in the end two inches long, is ready
tur the operation.
DR. RoUx, THE OPERATOR.
81 must introduce you to DR.. Roux. the
OPERATOR"
Then faced man of middle age, with
sharp features and brown beard. A man
OF few words He performs the injection
because the government insists upon its
pelng done by doctor of medicine.
Bare your left side here" be said, touch
lnga point half way between the fifth rib
aud the hip bone, over the intestines.
did So 1t is wonderful the number of
ideas which fly through ones head in
such moments. Visions of microbes
Asiatic cholera, dead bodies and cholera
stricken Spanlsrds, which / had seen
during the last epidemic.
awoke from such thoughts by feeling
the doctor rubbing picnic acid over the ex-
posed part. This as a disinfecLant
THE INJECTION
With quick action he then adroitly
grasped coil OF flesh between his fore
niger and thumb, bent over aud applied
sae syringe.
There was quick, sharp pain and the
needle was firmly and rapidly thrust home
10 the full extent of its two inches. The
valve OF the syringe was pressed. AS the
virus passed into the flesh it produced a
sort OF relief as the instrument was drawn
out
ALIVE AND AUTHENTIC.
r. That is living virus, is it notl" / asked
Dr. Haffkine.
!, Yes" be replied. microbes come to us
Greot from the corpses Of persons who have
ole1 OF cholera in Saigon, Asia. They are
authentic. The first incubation which you
nave received ia Of attenuated virus. The
waited
10 make this plain, the one you have
uau Is below the strength Of natural cholera
microbes. The second incubation, which
!ou VIII undergo IN three or four days, will