The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-12

to get the names of each man, woman
and child in his entire district, and
check them off when vaccinated. If the
people do not come willingly they can
easily be found by the police.
At present the vaccine corps is locat-
ed at the first temporary farm, where
300 head of cattle are under treatment.
After these animals have been treated,
the corps will remove to- another farm,
and thus continue its work until the
1000 cattle have furnished the required
vaccine. DR.. Timothy Leary has charge
of the pathological tests, which, of
course, determine whether the animals
are healthy and in a fit condition for
treatment. For the vaccination of the
cattle and the collection of the virus,
two squads have been organized under
Drs. L. L. Gilman and J. S. White, with
Drs. Gustave Moret and w. r. Kirk for
associates. DR.. Richard Wilson will
have charge of the distribution. From
the government stations the vaccine
points VIII be sent free to the various
district towns, whose only expense will
be the employment of physicians in the
actual vaccination.
For the instruction of the Porto Ric-
ans, DR.. Amets has directed the publica-
ton in the Spanish newspapers of an
explanatory circular, which reads in
part: Smallpox has become wide
spread in the island of Porto Rico. 1t
has extended in such a manner, par
ticularly in the interior towns, that it
has become necessary to suppress it at
once. If this measure is not taken, a
great many lives will be sacrificed, an
enormous expense will be created in or
der to care for an epidemic, many per-
sons without excuse will be distiGured
forever, a large amount of property
necessarily will be burned in order to
destroy means of contagiOn and the
business trade of the island will be-as
has occurred in other places. if the
towns allow the disease to progrt IS
stopped and finally ruined. New York
and other ports of the United States
and Europe, If nothing is done to ward
off the epidemic which threatens US,
will close their trade soon, to the de-
privation of this island. Tourists end
capitalists will go away from is. in
consequence, the business interests will
be stopped. And all this will be caused
only by not preventing the spread of an
infection easy to check at first.
For more than century nbserNa-
lions have demonstrated clearly that
vaccine virus is a sure preventive
against smallpox. In view of this fact
the general in charge of this island.
the people, has issued an order dire ct
ing that all the inhabitants, except
those who have been treated so, should
be vaccinated He moreover has taken
the necessary measures to furnish all
towns the required vaccine. Tho gov
eminent of the United States will give
the virus free of cost. besides rrGariz-
ing the vaccine corps. for the protection
of the people. The extent of the work,
greater and SprNira1 h1a frn,n q
scientific standpoint than ever before
has been seen in the world, alone will
show the Porto Ricans its Importance.
In conclusion, the vaccine corps
trusts in the active cooperation of all
citizens in lending aid to the work for
the benefit of the public health
DR.. Ames. in coming to Porto Rico.
has taken up his sanitary and vaccine
corps work voluntarily. AS the owner
of extensive stock farm interests. a
leading citizen of the Massachusetts
commonwealth, and a personal friend
to the president. he naturally is not
compelled to labor at Cuamo and Ponce
for a livelihood. He is in the work for
the sake of humanity. An ardent, prac
teal eNpanSiOniSt he believes that the
problem will show to the world the at
titude and policy of the United States
government toward its new possessions.
and will be to the anti-eXpansionsts
IAN illustration that we hold the pos
sessions in trust for civilization" BY a
complete and detailed history of each
part of the work DR.. Ames further
hopes to benefit science. His experience
along this fine of work has not been
limited heretofore. Since 1872. when he
first issued the famous Wakefield,
Mass, health rules and regulations,
which now are in force in 5000 towns in
the United States, he has been sent
abroad by the government five times in
order to study public health questions.
He has also served as secretary of the
American Public Health association,
and as a partner of Russell Harrison in
the Montana Live Stock association. He
Il, a large holder in the Ames and Ply
mouth Rock Cattle companies, and has
held the office of vice president of the
Consolidated Cattle Growers associa-