The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-20
A lev GERMIC.DE
Especially Valuable to Ward off
Typhoid Fever-A's0 Used
For LeprOsy

The War department has for the
time being turned it's attention from
armament, steel plate and explosives,
to the purpose Of doing something in
the way Of conserving the lives of
the army and navy units. by making
an invest cation of a new discovery
which many of the officers feel quite
certain will have the effect of maxi
ing the camp barracks, and tented
field. healthful places to live in.
1t Is no new thing for the War
department to be investigating the
work OF scientific men who have i'm
proved upon some means of taking
life. but that Is warfare. and Is sec
ond nature to those men of might
and deeds. II appears to be a step
In the right direction, that they have
been aroused to the necessity of car
ing for the lives Of their men when
not In action. 1t Is claimed that the
heads of the department urged on the
proper executive machinery for the
purpose OF securing to the govern
ment the sole information and owner
ship Of the chemical discovery Of
Prof. II. G. Carel OF the University
OF Minnesota, which Is listed in the
investigations, as benetol. This, 1t is
ella med, Is the first time any OF the
mended that the government lake
over for its ownership, any dist ov-
cry outside OF those of armament,
plate or defense. An emissary Is be-
ing sent to Prof. Carel, to enter into
negotiations, and for the first time in
it's history, the United States govern
rnent may go into the germicide bus
mess.
The first whisper OF the value of
benetol as germicide. came from
the leper colony at Honolulu where
demand came for a quantity. 1t ap-
apears that one Of the minor officials
there was a friend Of Prof. Carel the
quantity for a test on leprosy, and
had reported marvellous results. Very
shortly afterward came a very strong
communication from Major George
Thorpe. u. 8. Marines, who had Sc
cured quantity Of benetol through a
Minneapolis friend. and who had it
tested on the II. s. s. Connect cut,
thuse. F. M. Shook, patholog'st at
the u. s. medical school, at Washing
ton was asked to make invest cation
and secured quantity of the bene-
toll. from the New York, U. s. Ma
rine, hospital. The Interior depart
it's surgeons began making tests up
on the Indians, with such wonderful
results from everywhere. that the
offic ais became interested.
When finally reports began to come
from some of the Western barracks,
that 1t was practically a.
''cinch" to ward off typhoid fever by
the use of the new discovery. the de-
partment got ready to act, and hence
the emissary who will go to the Min
nesota discoverer. bearing gifts and
a plan for having the government
take over the discovery, because of
It's remarkably beneficial effects upon
HUMANITY in making It possible for
the health officials and physicians, to
break up any germ Scourge, anywhere.
Typhoid alone" said one of the Of
ficiaIs, stakes more lives in our army.
in war and peace. than the bullets
Of the enemy. If therefore, this bene-
toll will prevent that one germ dis
ease only as sorre IF our officers say
It VIII the government should control
t. especially since as I am informed
t can be manufactured very cheaply.
Such a powerful germ killer which. =;
am told. can be sent into the human |
stomach in large doses, is certainly a
revelation which is better worth con-
trolling than some new explosive, or
gun barrel"