The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-30
Seek Cure In Vain Physicians, After Tests, Say Dr. James H. Kelley Can't
 Recover
DISEASE AN UNUSUAL ONE
No Serum Yet Found to COunteract Acute Glanders in Human
 Beings.

New Haven, Sept. 3O-Examination of the blood of Dr. James H. Kelley by bacteriologica1 experts, has deter mined without a doubt that the veter- mary is suffering from an acute form of glanders, and cannot, unless some unforeseen development sets in, recov- er It is stated he cannot live more than two days.
 In the history of the medical pro- fession there has never been discov- cred a cure for the acute form o1 glanders in human beings. Dr. James Flynn, who is attending Dr. Kelley sent last evening to the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research in New York, for a serum to counteract the disease, but was informed by Dr. Fleschner, the director, that no serum had yet been discovered to cure the dread affection. It had been admin istered with rather indifferent effect to horses affected, but never to hu- man beings.
 . Not content with this answer, Dr Flynn. determined to do all in his power to save his patient talked per sonally with Dr. William H.. Park o1 the New York City Board of Health who had been much advertised among veterinarians as having found a cure for glanders, by injecting vaccine. Dr. Park told Dr.. Flynn that while vac cine had been used, in chronic cases of the disease he had never heard of 1t being any use in acute cases such as DE- Kelley has, The affliction is of such comparative rarity in human beings that no steps have as yet been taken by the profession to cure it, al though in London, and cities on the continent where the ravages of the infection have been alarming, vaccine has been taken from a patient suffer %I,@ +%1l to another patient. This form of in- oculation is similar to that of small pox
 The symptoms of the disease are similar to those of typhoid. pr. Kel- ley has had high temperature mount ing into the hundreds. Eruptions have appeared on his body much like small pox. During all his illness he has re- mained conscious. The disease is diff ficult of diagnosis, and for that req son it was not quickly ascertained that pr. Kelley had it until it was some days advanced. He was thought at first to have had typhoid fever.
 The disease has fifteen or six teen days run, and it is now twelve days, according to Dr. Flynn, since Dr. Kelley took it.
 It has been established that the vet erinary surgeon became Infected from two horses which he wi treating for glanders The horses are now in his stables, A statute on the subject of glanders requires that a. report of the disease be made to the commissioner of domestic animals, as soon as discov- cred. The failure to comply with the law entails fine of $50. In some cases the law permits arbitration in the matter and where the animals af- fected are not killed strict quaran- tine is placed upon them, to insure prevention of spread of the disease.
 Dr. Flynn said last night as far as he knew the animals were still at Dr. Kelley's stables, and Dr. Atwood, the state veterinary surgeon, said no re- port had been made to him of the case of the horses.
 The disease in horses attacks the mucuous membrane of the nose and pr. Kelley must have become infected through cut or scratch $