New Britain herald., 1925-06-18

eight or 10 days of the infection, be- cause the germ stayed in the blood | for about that time and then left of | roci, which they usually are found | in, Such as the pyers patches in the lymph glands and the small. in- tcstmes and the mesenterlc gland anu in the spleen and liver
 "l told him that the blood could sometimes be cultured if the doctor had any idea of what the disease was, the first two days-the first few days when he called on the patient, he could take the blood and make culture on 1t and build up the germ. This was not usually done because very few doctors recognized typhoid fever at once.
 He also spoke about the diph- theria bacllli and l told him that adults didn't get it near as ire Quently as children, that 1t was just common in infants and children, and that it was usually inhaled or some AA44A'G AgllA' V A4Al pN k IT 4llANNLfl lIAAAs
 Cultures Described
 | asked him about the cultures, the germs had given him previous )y, and he said that they looked all right and told him if there was any green or colored moulds forming on 'he top that showed that they were contaminated and it was no longer Il pure culture, although germs the typhoid bacillus should still be present in there. think that was all about that visit.
 He made an appointment-we made an ppointment-for the fol- lowing Wednesday and this was also made at the Palmer House and l met Mir. Shepherd right after noon and we discussed again the various infections, especially typhoid and diphtheria, and he asked me what the best way would be, a poison would be infected or the surest way Of an infection, most common way. and l told him that it was through water, because when the water en- tered the stomach that the bacili- you could not see the germs in it. 1t would be clear as crystal and have no taste and still could be loaded by the typhoid bacilli or other germs. "I also told him how to transfer these cultures Of typhoid bacilli. IL was very simple procedure. I just showed him how to take another tube and take the material from one tube and place it in the other and they grow on the food. on the agar agar media, which is solid media"
 we did not make any definite ap- | continent at that time. Mir Shep- i herd said hs would call me up" con- tinued the frightened appearing wit
 ness, Along few months later, in June or July, Mir. Shepherd called
 me Up and he made an appointment i for luncheon at the Atlantic hotel ! He said he wanted 10 see me abOut
 some thing and l went down there l just before noon and we had lunCh- 1 con in the grill room and resumed
 our former discussion on the bac-
 teria, and kept talking about, re- ! viewing some Of these things We had
 spoken Of before and also we were
 talking of family or personal af-
 tairs Mir. Shepherd told me that he
 had an adopted son, that he was
 guardian of the boy and l told him
 it was nice for him, as he did not
 have any of his own, and he said
 that the boy was worth a lot of
 money, probably one or two mil.
 lions, and he told me what his name
 was; his name was Billy, and we
 spoke about him, l asked him how
 old he was and he said he was be-
 coming of age now and told him il
 would put him in kind of bad til
 to lose him. asked him about if he
 arranged any will for him and hc
 said that he had arranged his will
 that he could do practically as ht
 wanted with it, and told him it Wal
 very fortunate for him 10 have al
 adopted boy, especially one with { lot of money.
 After some more discussion ol the bacteria and the modes of in
 lection and the symptoms of typhoir fever. tuberculosis and diphtheria
 We left after an appointment for tn next week at the same place." State Springs Surprise
 Springing an 1Ith hour surprise the prosecution yesterday requested that Faiman, who has declared h. gave typhold germs 10 Shepherd anc | told him how to slay MCCIintock, b' summoned hv the court. The mo ton was opposed bitterly ny defense | attorneys. W. <. Stewart and w W OBrien, who said they would waiy' | objection only if States Attorne, Grove would say the witness va | mot worthy Of helief"
 1 MT. Grove replied he would no