The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-06

way, must first have bitten a malaria pa
tient and drawn the germ from him; also
that this germ goes through a certain
evolution In the stomach of the MOSQUITO
before it is injected into another human
being. That period is usually about thirty
days.
A STARTLING SCHEME.
Now. we shall get some mosquitoes
eggs and raise insects from them. When
tney are fully grown. thirty or forty of
them will be allowed to bite a malar a
Patent-one suffering from only a mild
form OF the disease Then these Insects
Will be fed on vegetable matter until the
germ mas been nurtured in their bodies,
ana they will be sent by mail 20 England.
mere Is no malaria here The MOSQUITOES
VIII arrive hungry, and will be set free
IN room where there will be sleepiny
several Students who have never been our
OF England If those students actually
snow symptoms of the disease. and we
oeheVe that they will in ten days or so.
our argument will be proved beyond 81
bubble. The light form of fever that
they will exhibit can easily be cured with
quinine."
Dr Sambon is rather small. stocl1v
oflght-eyed man, with a nervous manne-
and quick speech, who has the renu.a-
tlon OF knowing tropical diseases from
beginning to end The doctor saws ne l.
an Italian, but his mother was an Eng-
uSh woman, cousin of Charles Dickens.
lie was formerly in the Italian army
and won two medals for bravery in ~
logne In the pestilence of 1854. The ao-
companying picture shows him in his u f.
form, wearing these decorations. Later
on re was sent to England to study the
British medical system. His compan;on
Dr. U. h. Lowe, IS near thirty Years
old, and has shown so great promise as
to be remarked by Dr. Manson. He has
studied in Germany, and IS typica1Iv
cahny. Both men are enthusia tic
over the prospect of boarding the mo-
squito in his lair.
A GOOD BIT OF BUSINESS.
Although these are the mon VINO VIII
actnaily defy malaria to do its worst
once their precautions against rnosoui-
Toes are taken, DR.. Manson of the colo
NAL office is the genius of the whole m
t'+ uerldhlng. l asked him yesterday what
Ihe result OF the test. considered simply
from a business viewpoint, won d mean I,
the British government.
a most excellent speculation" ne -
pied, but the British government viii
pe no more the gamer than Ar,erina To
you, IN Cuba and the Philippines 20 s7v
nothing of Your malarial districts ~
nome, this object lesson will be as yaIu-
aoie as TO US In India and in Africa: 10
european nations as well
Malaria is the great disease or 49,.
tropics. 1t is the principal cause of s,ti, Si,e
ness and death there. and of social stoo
nation. 1t, and practically = alone. Is tl7a
reason why Africa IS the Dark Corfi,7ent.
why SOME. IN fact most, OF tie flares :
anu most fertile regions OF tie earth arr
Dut hoWling WildernosS1s covered v,ith
worthless jungle and inhabited opI,. IN,
@ "iiu beasts ana a sprinSIing Of wilder
ii'eil. rive millions OF people die annual
~ or 1eVer, principally malar;al in Erit-
ish India alcne. That figure hea,.,.
though 1t Is, gives no idea Of the amount
OF suHerlng' Of invalidism and Dovartv
caused by this one disease. over o,c
tnlrd of our soldiers, European and ma
i've suffer annually from malaria. Man.
otner tropical countries are even worse
OH. When we describe tropical co,tntrv
as uhhealthfuf we mean that it is ma
laIlous. Apart from humanitarian con
slderations see what this fact means n
our colonies in tropical Africa. n nooro
than doubles the cost of government
Not long ago [ had a table nranaraa
showing the invaliding and deaths I'm 1S9d
among the government servants iY, tia
gold coast. or 176 European officers *
We're 1nvalided to Europe. 10 died in the
colony and of those invalded died after
ieaVlflS The colony In consequence of dis
eases contracted there. Thus. betwean
death and invaliding the services of over
rs per cent of the colonial officials W-ars
lost to this government. The deatb ra Ia
was about l In TO-
SHOULD INTEREST NMF,RT5,t roo
"To Great Britain this means-and will
mean to the United States-fhat owing
an IA. 80
De employed to do the work Of one ana
that to induce them to accent s,ucT, o,,,s
Pioyneh- these two men have each TO pot
oouCle pay. 1t means that continuity OF
"orA ana accumulation of eHperleuce
"ilcn are SO necessary for successful ad :
mihstrauon, are almost Impossible T,ba
government is robbed OF it's best servants
just as they are becoming valuable n
means an enormous drain on these com
lluiiitueS- Malaria is a rope about the
necl<A of colonies. and the fact thai thev
continue to exist is Testimony ia u,ha+
might he made Of them were this cloud
or malaria that ever hangs over them
dispelled.' 'iieih
And what Is the attitude Cf the colon
ial office to the new theory?"
III believes IN it and will push IT. Mr.
ChaHpeflaln l5 progressive man-you
Know ne mas an American wtfe-and so
iehS as lie is In office the work of Kidding
our colonies from malaria will go on
lhen some old fossil may come in who
VIII say: Lord Tomnoddy didn't do this
2OO years ago. and it's not worth paving
money for now and then II Will drop
That's our great fault, were too much
IN the past I'm glad to see that Ameri-
ca Is working in this direction. Yoa
pflng fresh minds to what you underi AXE
ana you accomplish much. Personally. l
don't believe that tho American is any
smarter than the Englishman. but he's
more fearless. The Engllshman moves
slowly, he's sensitive, AFRAID OF being
laughed at The American pushes ahead.
He Is laughed a for while. but in tho
END he arrives, and the laughing stops.