Show Oun Government has determined to investigate the discovery of inoculation for prevention of yellow fever and has detailed army surgeon Sternberg to conduct con-duct the inquiry Drs Freire and Gererd made the discovery that yellow fever may be thus resisted Two years ago it was tried in Rio Janeiro and in 1885 and and 1S8G no less than 0524 persons were I inoculated there In that time 1075 persons fell victims to the fever but of these only eight who had been inoculated died This data is sufficient warrant for thorough investigation by our Government Govern-ment for next to the West Indies and the east coast of South America the United States is most exposed to the disease |