The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-13
AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT
IN CUBA HAS CHECKED THE
DISEASE
STUDY OF FEVER INFECTION
SEARCHING MEDICAL INVEsTIGA-
TION IS BEING NOW CONDUCT
ED NEAR HAVANA
IS CARRIED BY MOSQUITOES
Previous Theories as to Spread of
the FebriIe COntagiOn Are Com
cIuSiveIy Proved to BE
Erroneous.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Dr. Louis
H. De Bayle, the delegate of Nicaragua.
and several other Central American
countries at the recent Cuban medical
congress, is in Washington as the guest
nj the Nicaraguan minister. Senior Cor
fea. Dr. De Bayle is the son-in-law Of
&%-President Sarasa, of Nicaragua, and
his prominence in the scientific world is
1rdicated by his selection to represent
number of the southern republics at the
congress which was to deal with the
yellow fever problem, and like subjects
of vital concern to them. He says the
medical delegates recently assembled In
Cuba We're impressed by the remarkable
sanitary improvements installed by the
enterprise of the Americans, especially
by the scientific experiments being con-
Quoted to learn the cause and to check
the progress OF yellow fever
STUDYING YELLOW FEVER.
"The experiments on yellow fever are
being conducted just outside of Ia-
Vana, 3" said he, under conditions which
make almost exact results obtainable.
Certain apartments are filed with filth
OF all kinds, with a degree Of tempera-
ture and an amount of moisture exactly
similar to the condition which breed yell
low fever. Here animals, and in some
cases, medical men, expose themselves.
with view to determining just how far
contagion and infection can be spread
under the worst possible conditions In
other apartments the best sanitary con-
ditions prevail, except in the presence of
mosquitoes confined in jars, and allowed
to circulate through the room when an
experiment is being made. 1t has been
demonstrated beyond a doubt that these
mosquitoes, when once inoculated with
the yellow fever communicate it by their
bite, the disease developing in from two
to three days
DUE TO MOSQUITOES.
'fIn another room there is another
class of mosquitoes which by actual ex-
pertinent have failed to convey the dis
ease. In the rooms where yellow fever
filth is located individuals have lived for
from thirty to fifty days, showing that
there is no danger from this cause. AS a
result of these American experiments
the delegates to the congress were of
opinion that the ascertainment of the
cause of yellow sever had gone beyon the
experimental stage and that it is now an
accepted medical fact that certain
class Of mosquitoes convey the disease.
] will 50 report to the government which
] represented. do not rnef ITO say that
this is absolutely the OIL > way of COM
uunicating the disease, but it is certain
ly proved that it is the most efficient
cause of the spread of the disease in
yellow fever localities. Such a con-
clusion is not only OF Importance to
Cuba, but to all countries similarly af-
fected, as we'll as to the United States
and other adjacent territory likely to be
invaded by such a plague
YELLOW JACK UNDER CONTROL
Already the American administration
has established this valuable scientific
fact and has reaped great practical benefit
from it. There are now not more than
four or five cases of yellow fever in
Havana and at times the number is as
low as two cases, which is an eXcep-
tiOnally good showing.
The Americans are to be congratu-
lated also on the excellent sanitary con-
ditiOns throughout Havana. Modern
sanitation has been carried into every
house, perfect methods of plumbing TAX
ing the place of defective and dangerous
old systems. The streets are keps
scrupulously clean, garbage is sys-
tematicalIy removed and not only the
public, but all private localities are kept
in the best sanitary condition. This
alone speaks much for the beneficial in
fuence which the Americans have ex-
erted.
LAS to political conditions, I found the
Cubans having a natural aspiration for
government, although they are quite
willing to concede guarantees to the
United States which will prevent foreign
aggression. With these views prevail
ing there seems to be little but detail
to arrange to afford Cuba a free govern
ment and ait the same time, give just
security to the United States