mosquitoes upon yellow fever patients (not later than the 

 sixth day), and then after an interval of from forty-eight 

 hours to four or five days to allow then to feed upon 

 susceptible persons; the idea was t<> produce a slight attack oí 

 the fever in order to produce immunity''. 



"At a delightful chat we had with the courteous Doctor, 

 on 25th July 1900, he told us many details concerning his 



experiments, which were commenced so long ago as 1881 



The kind of mosquito used by Dr. Finlay was the Stegomyia 

 fasciata (it was referred to in his papers as Cidex mosquito) ; 

 he selected this kind on account of its town-dwelling habits". 



The V . K. Army Medical Commission met with the same 

 reception. Dr. Finia}- handed them the mosquitos with which 

 they commenced the experiments that were definitely to prove 

 the theories he had been maintaining for the last twenty years. 

 With what generous interest he followed the experiments of 

 this Commission, recognizing freely the incompleteness of his 

 own procedures, admiring with an almost infantile candor 

 the new methods in bacteriological technique, and the 

 demonstrative results that were developing! His admiration 

 extended from the work itself, with affectionate demons- 

 trations, to the men who were engaged in it, the members of 

 the Commission and the men who submitted to the 

 experiments. 



In 1902, upon the expiration of the first American 

 intervention, the Cuban Government, at the suggestion of Dr. 

 Diego Tamayo, Secretary of the Interior, did justice to 

 our illustrious compatriot, appointing him Chief Health 

 Officer and President of the Superior Board of Health. 

 Since this date Dr. Finlay left the Island on several occasions 

 to attend various meetings on sanitary matters in the United 

 States. It was my privilege to accompany him. Wherever he 

 went his charming personality attracted the most sincere 

 demonstrations of affection and respect, a tribute at once to 

 his genius and his great virtues. At the XXXI Session of the 

 American Public Health Association, in Washington, in 

 October 1903, he was elected President for the meeting which 

 was successfully held in Havana, in January of 1905. 



.Many are the honors tendered Dr. Finlay by institution-; 

 and publications at home and abroad. The medical profession 

 of Eavana, together with officers of the American army, 

 presided by General Wood, celebrated with a great banquet 

 and the presentation id' a statue symbolic of genius, the 

 triumph of Dr. Finlay in 1900. 



