The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-16
Dr.. LEACH TO TEST
ASSIMILATION THEORY,
Now In New Orleans to Submit
Himself to Stegomyia Attack
Under Supervision Of Physl-
Clans.

COE Guc uTSt tliuC l II Vic AASVOAS VI
this country experiments are to be
made to prove or disprOve the efficacy
of arsenizatiOn as q preventive OF
yellow fever. According to DR.. Re-
ginald B. Leach it has been amply
proved in Brazil. But arsenizatiOn
has never been given a trial in this
country, and DR.. Leach is the first to
bring it to the attention of the
American medical world.
DR.. Reginald B. Leach, of st. Paul,
Mimi, arrived here yesterday morn
ing and went to the St. Charles
Hotel. Several weeks ago, when yell
low fever was first reported here, DR..
Leach wrote to an old friend of his,
Mr.. E L. Prescott, who now makes
his home here. and suggested to him
arsenizatiOn as a yellow fever pre-
ventive. MIR. Prescott took up the
matter and gave it publicity. The
idea Immediately became so popular
in some quarters that many people
took it up. DIR. Leach subsequently
offered to come here and make ex-
periments on himself in order to
demonstrate the truth of his theory.
Through Mi. Prescott, Colonel A. r.
Blakely, of the St. Charles Hotel,
who placed . suit of rooms at the
disposal of the Doctor, and certain
railrosd officials, arrangements were
made for DR.. Lesch's coming.
DR.. Leach desires as little as pos
sible advertising in this matter. He
wants to see the arsenizatiOn theory
advertised because it il for the bene-
fit of humanity. He is q legitimate
practitioner, who loves his fellow
man. He is ambitious in his profess
sion, a every man should be. DR..
Leach was graduated in medicine
from Dartmouth College, New Hamp-
shire, Nov. IA. 1882. He subsequently,
received his diploma from Bellevue
Hospital, New York city. He vas in
charge of seven distinct charities in
New York when his health failed, and
he had to abandon the work he was
doing. To recuperate he went to sea,
and for some time ran on steamships
between New York and Vera Cruz.
He settled in Paris, Tex, for q while
and served as Secretary of the Paris
Board of Health for seven years. He
first saw yellow fever in this city in
1884. He left Paris, Tex, in 1897, and
went to st. Paul, where he has since
made his home. DR.. Leach comes
here with full credentials, including
his medical diplomas and letters from
the Governor of Minnesota and the
Mayor of st. Paul.
Anticipating the possibility of COM
ing to New Orleans, DR.. Leach began
subjecting himself to the arsenious
acid treatment before his arrival.
According to DR.. Leach one is ARISEN.
ICED after two weeks of this treat
ment. His two weeks will be up to.
morrow night, ant he will then b
ready for experiments. He will lei
an infected stegomyia fssciats mos.
quito bite him and see whether or moi
yellow fever develops as q result.
DR.. Leach has never had yellow fever,
and is, therefore, nonimmune. In con.
Quoting this experiment he wants tc
put himself in the hands of q com
mittee Of physicians who will care
fully observe the progress and result
Of the experiments.
DR.. Leach says that in the thou
sands of instances in which ~arseniza'
ton has been tested there we're only
twenty instances lin which the sub