Human Experimentation

Kean remembers a conversation with Gorgas, who believed that Reed had found a way of producing mild, non-fatal yellow fever. As such, Gorgas planned to start inducing experimental cases. Kean comments on the planned commemoration of Reed by the Fourth International Congress of Tropical Medicine and Malaria. He hopes that they will include a Cuban speaker for the event.

Kean discusses Wallace Forbes, a yellow fever volunteer who disappeared November 24, 1926 while in the service. He suggests that Forbes' medal be given to his sister.

Kean relates the incident in which Carroll broke quarantine and ruined the validity of the experiment. Reed told Kean that he was quite irritated with Carroll's actions.

Kean approves of Amador's idea for a popular history of yellow fever. He relates his recollections of the X.Y. yellow fever case.

Kean requests that Kissinger's address be given to the dean of Harvard Medical School.

Kean informs de Niedman that he will testify on behalf of a pension bill to recognize the work of the Yellow Fever Commission and volunteers, including Agramonte.

Carroll thanks Latimer for her sympathy. She notes additional speakers for the meeting at Johns Hopkins.

Carroll thanks Kelly for his letter of sympathy. She will loan him a photograph of her late husband.

Wilson relays Kissinger's situation to Kelly.

Wilson writes to the Editor concerning the situation of Kissinger. She hopes that something can be done for him.

Clark provides Edsall with Kissinger's address.

Jessie Ames will send Hench some of her husband's papers. She thinks the success of the yellow fever experiments depended on her husband and that he was not immune while he was nursing the volunteers. She was hurt by Kean and Ireland's lack of support for her husband being honored.

Ames answers Hench's questions concerning her husband's role at Camp Lazear.

Jessie Ames writes that Hench may keep the fever charts as soon as she gets them back and can send them to him. She thinks the War Department does not have a complete dossier on her husband, and attributes this to carelessness.

Ahrendts informs [Hench] that Pinto claims to have been the first person inoculated by Lazear.

Skinner writes that he will attend a meeting at the Maryland Club. He expresses his sentiments for Carroll.

Gilman sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Andrus comments on Truby's draft about his Cuba experiences, especially in regards to Agramonte.

Andrus discusses the yellow fever experiments and his own experience with inoculation.

Andrus sends Truby his chapter entitled "I Become a Guinea Pig," but states that he doesn't want to claim undue credit for his role.