Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-06

with many sides TO his character, but at
all times. by instinct, training and
achievement, a scientist. Yet his devo-
ton 10 science mas not robbed DR.. Gibier
OF bis eourtly grace OF manner and his
/ keen sense OF humor. His dark south
ern eyes, when they are not bent upon
the int-icacies OF physical science,
sparkle with frank good nature. The
Z lower part OF his face is almost con-
cealed By thick growth OF beard, that
! Is trimmed in two twin points, like an
inverted silhoutte Of Mount Ararat.
ANTI-TOXINE EASY TO MAKE.
DR.. Gibler modestly disclsims all
credit for the manufacture OF the life
giving serum.
at is not difficult to make" he says,
sentsntiously. The trouble was 10
discover it,"
Even when his visitor insisted that as
the first 10 the field in this country, and
the savior OF many lives, he deserved
the gratitude of the community, be
shrugged his brood shoulders aud muir
INJURED:
"Pshawl It is nothing. ! am glad
very glad-to save life, but there are
Others who will soon be ready, aud in
abe mean time l am only sorry that l
cannot make enough Of the remedy to
90 round"
As matter OF fact, although the lab
OratorY Of the Pasteur Institute has
been producing anti-tOxine serum for
the past six weeks al the rate OF 100
doses day, although IL is practically
impossible TO obtain the imported
serum, and although the New York
Board OF Health will be unable to supply
the remedy for some time TO come, the
bulk of the output of DR.. Gibier's eStab-
lishment is sent out OF New York, and
even out Of the United States.
And children are dying of diphtheria
in New York;
The fault is not DR.. Gibier's. Had he
been asked he could have undertaken
to keep the local Board Of Health sup
piled with a quantity OF snti-toxine that
could not have failed to greatly lessen
the mortality among diptheris cases In
New York during the sast SIX weeks.
But, by singular example Of faulty,
The health officers have failed 20 avail
themselves OF the opportunity to render
a signal public service. The Health
Boards OF Toronto, Montreal and Que
bee have not been slow TO take advan-
tage OF the indifference OF
New York, and they now receive
a regular supply Of the Sc
rum, which has In every case produced
marvellous results. There remains for
use ia New York small quantity Of
the remedy, which is eagerly sought for
bv physicians Ia New York and neigh
boring towns who have the diphtheria
plague 10 cope with, snd which is used
by them with like success.
MIN It's public official deeds and utter
ances the New York Board OF Health
ignores the anti-toxioe serum produced
st the Pasteur Institute, aud beseeches
the public to wait until its own arrange
mentS for the manufacture Of the serum
are ia working erder.
HOW PHYSICIANS GET THE SERUM.
Yet the members Of the Board are al
most daily called upon 10 issue certifi-
Gates to physicians who desire TO obtain
DR.. Gibier'S serum. A Journal reporter
learned this at the office Of firm in
William street, who handle the remedy,
and who, owing to It's scarcity, are in
structsd 70 supply It only TO physicians
who are furnished with a certificate
from the Board TO the effect that they
have a case OF diphtheris under treat
ment, An exception was made ia the
case OF Senator OCOnnor, VINO, on the
strength o! a written request from DR..
Cyrus Edison, was furnished with a vial,
which be took to his home In Bingham.