Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1914 — GANGRENE MICROBE IS FOUND [ARTICLE]

GANGRENE MICROBE IS FOUND

American Ambulance Bervlce Surgeons In Prance Make Discovery of Greatest Importance.

Paris. —A microbe causing gangrene in bullet and shrapnel wounds has been discovered by Drs. James Scarlett and Georges Desjardins of the American ambulance service. '

Previously Initial cultures all were Impure, leading to the belief of scientists that the disease was caused not by a single germ, but by a combination of germs. After much research and experimentation on horses and guinea pigs, a single bacillus has beeh discovered and isolated and the serum is being prepared by Dr. Henri Weisber* of the Pasteur institute.

The discovery is expected in medical circles to have world-wide importance. The serum is being injected into patients oh the battlefield in the early stages df infection, obviating amputations and preventing a great loss of life.