Show WHEN WE FORGET FORGET- OUR OUR HEROES That real heroes too often are neglected Is well Illustrated by bytho bythe bythe the tho following story atory which comes from rom New York telling of ot the heroIc act of ot John R KIssinger who helped to rid the world of yellow fever and who now Is penniless pen pen- penniless penniless and In la distress In the winter of 1900 yellow fe- fe fever fe Ie fever ver er was a terrible scourge In Cu- Cu Cuba Cu Cuba bag ba ba The American government startled by the spread or of o the the dis dis- disease disease disease ease among American troops sent senta a commission beaded headed by Walter Reed His Ills job was as to find out what caused yellow fever His Ills pus sus IUS suspicions ns were soon directed to the mosquito But he need needed ed cd proof He lie sent seat out a call can for tor volunteers I Kissinger and another private named John J Moran w were re rethe the first to respond Dr Reed point out the danger They were ere determined He lie talked ot of tom Com Compensation com compensation They refused Gentle men I salute you ou he said Later he declared that this exhibition been or of moral courage had bad never surpassed In the annals of ot the army On December 5 1900 five ti mosquitos were selected The They I were allowed with his free con con- consent consent I Isen sen sent to bite Kissinger The me- me sult le-sult suit sult was perfectly successful we weare weare weare are told for Cor or about midnight on December S 8 the who subject subject who had been under strict quarantine dur dur- durIng during ing lug 15 16 was days days was seized with achill a achill achill chill that proved the beginning The ot of a well marked attack next day Dr Reed need wrote exult exult- exultantly exultantly antly to his wife wiCe It Is with a great deal of pleasure that I hasten to tell you that that we have haye succeeded In pro pro- producing producing a a case of unmistakable yellow fever ever by the bite of ot a mos mos- mosquito mosquito quito Rejoice with me sweet sweet- sweetheart sweetheart heart as aside from the he anti toxin anti ot of diphtheria and Kochs Koch's discovery ot of the tubercle bacillus It will be regarded as the most important pIece ot of work scientifically dur dur- durIng during ing the nineteenth century Major Kean says that the discovery Is worth more than the cost cast of the the Spanish war Thanks to these men and theIr yellow yellow fever feer which used to take Its toll of tens ot of thousands dead Is a menace no longer longer-at at least so 50 far tar as the AmerIcas are concerned In 1925 only three cases were reported from the entire western hemi hemi- hemisphere sphere and sphere and e even een e en these three were not certainly authentic America should not forget the heroIc act ot of Kissinger and and In Inthe inthe Inthe the hour of his distress the hand of help should be extended to him |