Show I Dr A H Hodgson oC the Marino I j Hospital service while1 In Mexico made I i a special study of yellow fever and decided de-cided that what was wanted for Its cure was something that would relievo he brain symptoms ldat the same time counteract the poison which is the cause of the disease Later In i Porto Rico he learned that the natives there I and In South America l use a tincture made from the cedron bean fo the bites of snakes and stings of venomous Injects I In-jects That gave him a thought and he determined to try the antitoxin qualities quali-ties ofthe bean on yellow fever The circumstancs were unfavorable but In I every case the experiment was a success suc-cess Every yellow fever patient whom he treated with the bean recovered and so great was the success that he believes be-lieves the specific for the serpents bite Is the specific for the poison which makes yellow fever I |