The chronicle=news., 1914-05-02
NEW TYPHOID
SERUM INTERESTS
WORLD SCIENTISTS


army, lie has been experimenting
with IA view to iess-nin. the side es-
sss,s OF ihoeruia,ion, His new serum
ia comparatively free from aibum-n
and he believes il = decided improve
men, over existing sefums.
Notwithstanding his discovery.
and the success. attending sompui-
sofy inosSuiaiioa OF soldiers in the
United slas-.. the German military
authoriIi-s have decided not 10 adopt
a rui. for compulsory in"..uiaiioa
Of German soldiers in tim. o. peace,
The report from Washington.
showing only lxo .as.s Of typhoid
fever among so.ooc officers and men.
compared ~iih i." TO 81. eases ah-
nuaiis before compulsory in.s.aia-
,ion s'as introduced. has attracted
the attention of Surgeon General Vaa
sshi-Fhihs. chief Of the army ssni-
iasy s.ris and his saborainai-s.
They are aui'- ready To be- convinced
tina, the serum niay be- ara almost Ger
lain m-,ho-; af imniunisaiion against
typhoid. bat prefer to keep the tf-ai-
n-ai !a r-~~p- and us- i, ahi, in
ras- oI = ssriois oitbr~ak Of typhoid
in ~ar ,in-. .H.
i.iSfit-nanI Coiah-i Hoffman. chief
staff saFsson. representing G-n-rat
VSa Fehi-fnihs. explain. tha, .l-
rate foe typhoid in the G-smaa army
is already s-ry los. sniY fissy .foas ,s
'it,Y eight Sas-~ .s-r hundred thoeisr
ana saiai-ss occurring annually Cora
l''iisoss ina-eaistisn in time sl 2-ac~
pusiij ns--s si,a snh siderable .bI-s'r
,isn and l. scarcely n.S~ssasIo tn.
possibility of an oaibs-sk at ~
pheid Ilrins . campaign. ssi.h as
sha,ar,-ris-.i the Nm-sisan f,ptiiisAH
sion TOT tho Srani.hENm-ficaa ~af.
tho iifitish campaign against sh-
ilsrrs aud the itss.ian campaign in
NahEkuria. ts. ho.-,.f. tstrsr~ns and
The sanitary .erg-s has snaa. all psrpa
asasiaa. 10 have q sappis as sastt,sH
shai.' snrus'a tot us- in aH rairss-nss
and to lnssoala,-. ErnrrAlts Tbs
troops .htsh sr- exposed to iet-sH
.ioa. trofn the reports OF ih- Ger
aaa a,,ask- -, wassiaEs.s j, ss
kna-n thst ia.e.uiasisn carried sSi'
.nssns N. ts.sPs ai.ns -. M.sirsn
troati-s t~s ysafs as. s-ua-sea .
lasf- proportion of the men unsis fcf
.~ssi.- ssr several days riasIas
par. at an AIRY h.ss dc sassalsss in
sai. way -sa.a be a dsaEssurs rsH
issrisa.ass II; Es realized. In sar face
II .Ar -aesaS. sEs ,aS Hr-ssan 60
s~sss srraF-aiiF saua,F 1p~a iar
iasa ia sta'inz Oft an .a'sfeaA us+
al after ~. decisive battles have
besa s.ash,a
Csrs asauy's rsprs:eace is sar ssu,h
NsriSsn ssr4saiss OF is-i shavs The
irsp@ssibility of sas..ussdias AGAINST
;grbeia -s5t;-salc uadrs field suSs
iitisrs. even .E-e alt possible hf1
srsic rFsrsa'Iaas as- ;aSras Warned
hy the .sitbrvass in the spanish
NHsri.sn. Ea-s and HussF-jssaa-ss
vars. the IN. iisai authorities then
.s-- up a sn.si elaborate s7sgen Of
regulations To cope With this danger
before sh- expedition s-s oft for
ass,h Nsrisas Typhoid n-vrsth-i-ss
broke ou; and sanitary corps felt
barA on iasscsiasi.a ~i,h an'i-tJ.
gheid sesu.s. at that iirn" iuss COM
IN. into ao;icc through .ss-r'mcnt.
in thu sasiish army Tho t.ssl's
s-r- convincing. M attempt At
compulsory iuperulasioa was made.
bu; volunteer, v.r- iHSii-d to sub.
nit to in.t.uia'ion. Statistics
showed .ha, uut of every ,hous and
soldiers submitting to the fret incc-
ct,latinn. oniy fitty -oHc ,sash, iy-
ph.ii. while tho general rate ior nnn.
iHvccuIat-L was ninc'y-n\" pes
thousant. almost twice az hizus Chc
-r every eight Of the latter died. a.
compared with ono to fifteen Of III.
iao,euls,cd persons. The number of
eases among those submitting ;s the
second and third inoc,,iia,i1rs was
still more convincing and the mortal
i,y rate among tho latter 80 almost
to nothing.
The Germans arc preparing to usc
prophyiac,ic NEGOTIATIONS against,
ether diseases in case of war. \ ser
tim aeains, lcckjaw is to be carried
with all advanced hospitals. the anti
dipthcric serum will he found at all
base hospital. and experiments arr
ais, bcins made with scrums To pre-
vent dyscn,ery. which. with typhoid.
constitutes the chief medical horror
of war.
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