Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-01

"hieh ot'ui iru sAAfo ueh iAabAiis w CA
tinguish the light in the day time.i
Cholera is also rife In the province OF
capias. There is no fear OF general
epidemic
NEW YORK, May 2s.-"My publish
ed wish has been grstified. have
been inoculated with tuberculosis and
trust that ! may. by the sacrifice Of
myself in the cause OF medical science
do more for suffering humanity than
did john ID. Rockefeller when he Of 4
fered slo.00o.0o0 for certain cure of
the great white plague.
My case of consumption was In
vlted ] feel sick; ! am delirious at
times and have fever. but I am
happy. for, II through my efforts q
cure for the disease that took my
young wife aud baby from me long ago
is discovered, shall die feeling that
my life on this earth has not been all
in vain" So spoke Frank Merritt, who
had been inoculated with tuberculosis
bacilli. according TO his earnest desire,
by Dr. C. &. Carroll of 2012 Broadway.
Mr. Merritt's announcement that he
was ready and willing to die in the
cause of science for the betterment
and advancement OF mankind was pub
lshed at his request last Monday. DR..
Carroll read the story and immediately
sent him a letter. f
On Thursday Mr.. Merritt went to
DIR. Carrolls office and was inoculated
with bacilli OF tuberculosis taken from
a woman patient of DIR. Carroll. The
disease. On Saturday at the same
time Mr.. Merritt was inoculated again,
both times at the base of both lungs
by this time symptoms of consump
tion were plainly evident In the pa
ilent, who was not less pleased than
| the doctor. He showed temperature
| of 102. and was coughing. Also his
lungs had begun to solidify, and the
once active man was compelled to oc
| cupy a room which DIR. Carroll has
set aside for him.
The last inoculation will be made
Tuesday. The lungs. it is expected,
will be in an advanced stage of solidi,
F., fication. Mr.. Merritt will have con
sumption in its worst form. But
II will surely cure him." says DR..
| Carrell. The injections were made
| by process Of electricity called cata
| phorisis. That is, the lungs were in
fected by injecting the bacilli through
| the chest by means of the Roentgen
| ray. And ] will cure him in the same
| way. I will inject the cure through
| the walls of the chest with the Roent-
| gen ray. There is no doubt in my
mind about the success of the expert
| ment'
| VICTORIA. B, c., May 2S.--The
| steamer Shinono Maru, which arrived
today. brought news of another dis
aster through typhoon at Hankow,
following the disastrous freshet which
| involved more than 1000 lives with
the wrecking of 1000 junks and
Stranding OF many steamers. including
| several foreign river crafts. The ty-
| phoon came suddenly and in few
| hours reduced hundreds of boats In
the Kan river to splinters and killed
| hundreds. nedtr rsl1 hrs sssi-sf
| TELLURIDE, May 2S,---The little
boy of Mr. and Mrs. I'D. Quine has
| scarlet fever and the house Is quar-
| antined. rIlnritafa ln-H -fl
| BERKELEY, Cal. May 29.---Buried
| q few feet under the classic soil OF
| the University of California campus
lies a city of the stone age whose
massive walls respond to the instru-
ments of the members ofithe Berke-
ley Society of Psychical Research and
| show their well defined locations, ac-
| cording to the Investigations made by
Prof. Joseph veril, president OF the
| local psychical society and other mem
bers. tts-a eaii .9 ratilr aWs
The series OF Investigations to find
the lines of the buried city, which ante.
dates by thousands of years the time
Of Columbus, have been carried on, 1t
Is said. quietly for the last month since
The society took up this important
branch of their studies,
None of the professors of the uni
versity have as yet thoroughly inves-
tisaied the finds of the society, but
II is likely that If their discoveries are
found to have foundation excava-
tion work Will be begun at once along
scientific lines.
CHICAo. May 2s.--Father j. O'Cal.
laghan. head of the Paulist order iu
Chicago. and Attorney Frances h.
liinckley have been informed through
an anonymous letter. written in blood
and wrapped in crepe. that they have
been marked for death by mysterious
enemies, and st. Niary's church at
Wabash avenue and Hubbard's court,
has been doomed to be blown up by
dynamite. NH. ffaH. .lr..0
Threatening letter was dropped by
an unknown hand into the poor box
at st. Mary's church, of which Father
O'CallaghaD Is pastor. 1t is unsigned
and unaddressed On one side was u
crudely drawn picture of skull and