Condemned Man in Latvia to be Inoculated Riga, Oct. 5.
Dr. Sniker, belonging to the Latvian Institute for the Treatment of Leprosy. has been authorized to try inoculation upon a ¢riminal named Kirstein, who is. awaiting execution.
Dr. Sniker contends that leprosy fs not contagious and that it can be cured. He proposes to inject matter from a living leper into Kirstein, who has agreed to submit to the experiment, for which he has been promised remission of his, death-sentence, but he will have 'o remain in prison—Revter.
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