The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
YELLOW FEVER SERUM
cALDAs WILL TEST FIVE NoN-
 IMMUNES.
He Claims That American Author ities Were Too Rash With Ex- periments-Dr. Doty Talks
 of the Matter.

NeW IOrk. Aug A.-Dr. CalQaS eX- periments with his new yellow fever se- rum will not be stopped by the death of two mosquito-bitten subjects, says a dispatch to The Journal and Advertise CT from Havana. but the official tests under the direction of Major !. Har- ward are at an end. When pr. Caldas, the Brazilian physician, announced that he had discovered a serum with which he could. as 1t were, vaccinate persons and thereby render them ini- mune. or with which he could cure persons having mild attacks of fever. Havana was the spot selected for tna proof. Major Harvarfs mosquitoes were to have the supreme test.
 The test is to take place next Thurs day. in spite of the death of Carro and Campo. Dr. Caldas said:
 It will make no difference in our experiments. We have already inocu- lated five non-immunes with my serum and on Thursday We shah test them with infected mosquitoes.
 The American authorities were too rash and reckless in their experi- ments. One case should have been al- lowed to develop before another was attempted. Yet 1t was natural er- ror."
 Major Gorgas, Chief Sanitary Officer at Las Animas, saids
 We shall cease our experiments. l have already issued orders to that ef- feet. It is to be deplored that such an accident should have occurred at this time. We had made more than thirty inoculations prior to this time with no fatalities. and I cannot understand how it happened. Each of these cases was of the greatest severity.
 ,"I hold myself responsible for what occurred. and cannot sufficiently eA- press my sorrow. We shall aid the widows of the dead men and assuro them positions for life.
 Ut Is terrible that this should occur just as we appeared to have immunity in sight through Dr. Caldas's seruin."
 It has not developed yet what action the American authorities w.ll take in view of Caldas's decision 10 continue his experiments.
 Valuable Knowledge Gained.
 New York. Aug. 21.-Headth Officer Doty, whose experiments in extermi- hating malaria, by staying mosquitoes, having given him an expert knowledge of the bearing insects, discuss ing the experiments in Havana, said: While deeply regretting the loss of valuable lives in the experiments of the United States authorities in
  quitoes, I positively know that they have been caSried out in the most con- servative and scientific way, carefully and adVisedly in the best interest of science and for the benefit of mankind generally.
 The two unfortunate men, and all | others who have given themselves up to these experiments, knew in detail what risk and danger they assumed I Ah.r Ax~tr | It is a well ll-known fact, based upon long experience, that a person once having suffered from yellow fever Is | immune against a second attack. The 1 two dead men and others, in order to become immune, preferred to suf> | fer an attack of yellow fever commit nicated in the experimental manner | with mosquitoes than run the risk of catching this disease and take chance of probable fatal results.
 "A great reason for this desire was that. all previous cases of yellow fever communicated by the infected insects had proven very mild in form. "The knowledge gained by these unfortunate deaths is of inestimable value. to the myriads of human beings dwelling in the country and districts l infected by fellow fecver. To be of any value to the human race, these | experiments must be made on human bodies and accidents will happen. However grievious these may. be to the few, great benefits are conferred upon the. majority of our fellow .mor- tals. Vaccination may have killed many, but how many millions have been saved from smallpox thereby?
 "The great point is whether the end justifies the means. l say, notwith- standing this lamentable fatality, that 1t does.
 ITO begin with, yellow fever is most uncertain disease. An eminent physician. with great experience Of the disorder. once said: There are two kinds of yellow fever-one where the patients die, and the other where they don't
 1.-TWO lives have been lost, unfor- tunately, but how many millions Will be saved if they only follow tne ies- sons derived from these valuable in- | tioOS 2''