New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-08
TIE HOME OF THE LEPERs.
THE LEPgR COLONY OF MoLOKAI IN THE SAND
WICH IsLANDs-HORR0RS OF TIE DISEASE
DANCE OF DEATH.

WITCH IsLANDS-HOIRORS OF TIE DISEASE
DANCE OF DEATH.
cisco Bulletin gives the following description OF the Home
OF the Lepers, the north coast OF Mooka Inc low
on which the colony Is located Is about three
miles broad spreading couple OF miles into the sea, and
completely isolated that It ia an appropriate ana
secure retreat for the poor victims OF erOsy rough
sea breaks continually upon Wild forbdding coast At
the back almost perpendicular wall towers 70 me
hgbt OF OOO feet There but avenue OF approach
by landa narrow, zigzag trail cut in the face OF TINS
wall Tine leper indeed banished ont OF the world ana
fcrpottcn men, yet this very banlshment Is 10 Nun
good fortune his home II he have any worthy OF the
name he is regarded with suspicion Many OF me natives
are afraid cOnagon. Forty years ago. VINO
visited these islands communicated TINS horrOS oisease
native woman and from them nave sprung the seeus
that even at this dag hardly be eradleated Every
island In the kingdom is haunted with the miserable VIC
tins, terribly branded that no arhee can aSh tner
tackled Mr. and Mrs Walsh have charge OF the ~ epes
in tho settlement ana i've sur,oundgd ~ .ng Nag
right I'm the midst OF the pesence Here, seldom meet
nS,.I IN their caution continually at the mercy OF the
multitude around them, themselves possible Ncuus oi
the same terrible malady, patient longsuierng, merc
mi their fe Is indeed heroic and worthy OF all praise
Sir, Walsh showed us through the hospitals, four
fair.slzed buildings Of one room each, with
plenty Of windows, and air almost always blow
ing over tho place We walked perhaps quarter OF
mile 10 little village Of lepers nesting at the foot OF
beauty There live the moderate cases. having their
IA helpers" for company. They certainly seem CON
tented, some OF them are actually cheerful me
tsmtpS wiling TO lve there With their afflicted friends
and care for them They build and repair houses attend
10 the gardeus aud generally useful making their
own yng and serving tho lepofs besides In this way
they are also relief TO the Government since the are
waichfu OF those who would otherwise require hired
wacher I has been decided that husbands OF leprous
and resd, are IN nature divorced put " they
arc willing, may acceT. fe - quo eelteneht, with It's
rostetlons many gladly avail themselves - the GppOr
tuulty poem OF Algernon Charles swinDurne' IN
when youth IS made 10 LAVISH S'g s uR gdeons
couceit There dozen cases OF IKE nature IN TINS
valley OF death. Though equally incomprehensbIe they
t1..f,a atvua A..
wears old and repusye as COBRA Is fairly Worsnpped
by Kellnit youth OF a. who fSTsakes the world ana
wife lived together for half dozen years, one being
lepr0us while the other is Undecided Lepfosy Is not
swft In tile work Of destruction. One may live Is or 70
years growing slowly but surely worse the whole time
Tho following brief statistics made some Tune since az
the settlement show the number OF cases In proportion
t heiT standing: OF III leperstwO cases were OF Is
yenrs standing three years two OF - years seven
yraTs o. OF / 10 years, Is under year.
In some instances IL seems TO have been heiedlary'
bu uot always The youngest leper now at the settle
nent Ia about six years OF age and there Is one Old man
supposed to his s0th year Tie was estaD
been cared by the Government OF these "a nave ued
not large proportion when You CONSIDER t soo t
ages OF n aud TO- girls from 10 to ls seem 70 be the worst
GS and the patient gradually passes away. So far no
rel ef has been found IN this part Oh INC Wuliu5 ~ 80,
anu Ina ~ discoyerng some check TO the progress OF
tho disease It's first symptoms arc hnlOs' III ~,
40 avoid errors temporary retreat is established
nj Honolulu called the Kahn Asylum helv ,,n at
doubtful eases 70 a do 6at wait for further develop
nents such as a thckenlng OF the lode OF TUG car sne
ng OF Iho etc There is deadly look the eye
which hardly DO mistaken WIN M 'neso ute haI
S,a,,nis of doom there is PAIN The senses are be-
Climbed As soon as becomes certain that the patient
really eper he Is sent az once aIa and seryd with
II fair allowance OF eaables per day Tie oiuer Was
almost perfect during my say a Of Mr. and
Mira Walsh / am moreover satined That no e9mhmuly
whites, under the same SouI o wSrst
themselves as well as these Door nrat,to and
features OF the disease are an unhealthy appetite a
complete demor9lzaon; dnS tpeTe Is some service held
in one OF the hospital wards Prayer ~ d
psalm singing have become second nature Win the ou
pso,ia little church, talked Of They Will doubtless
have one before long, part OF tho funds being IeaIS ~
SeCd fop four hours at by choir OF native
bows singing readily by note out OF one copy Oh 'no
YIN Gamber Of Horrors Is ed with dozen or fifteen
recnnbent figures among the worst on inc Vsa I
ment We hear hard, hoarse breathing, MARSH pI
aud deep signs from those VINO can % eoa orsss is
almost the last stage Of tie plague, anu seems o one
terrible OF all Inc patens orc ,p@e3 no ma as we grope
among the haf conscious sufferers tao ooA hS hosd
tley n aacb gash healing had left h0rtd seam Ears
swoen 10 twice their natural slLe raN-loon,nS ,b
while The enormous lObes hanging nearly 70 tno
piOi2r oo1a with sickeniDg pns There arc lhQso
with nostrs slowly whitening uMaSs eoHftv re-.
10 rs zoo aSomim6le TO be thought OF for moment
Fingers grown sharp the end sHg os and
me- t tnins one bv one. This man can lay hou " tnu
. Yao Xyithont any sensation. what is ~ lnat 80
nar"vses the sensi6Itesi Nothing bnt dsath Itsei.
ce%aSn}ng the vitals They are but nan any viii
spel and carry their Infectious pses Dou ~
t6en One old man sitting in male narrow Eo0d " oo
cloIh Douu 5 s,yeInngs There Is not valley enough
Set%asn his esny SsA 81 70 obv pain
UP o. yO iia turns gliastly grin-supOseu 70 po
smsupon u.s. he exhibits 2, new %boh is likely to
la M t few of the older ones Inc poor " i,
100 more ike a horned toad, pohsheu uo"h i'''
Than a man and brother tn, =. .or,narta ~ human
iy deliberately gave grand pa s az ,S patents ana
%Ss p % ary The 6a s Sas o 9S sSSS
topic OF COZ ff begau 10 pick up tune or Two on
haa al es made OF bamboo The lamps named o IN o
death Of Iaifparay limbs over the bare loOg