The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-07-02
LeProsy in California and Other
Countries.

There car Dc 10 60abs Jba; this disease pre-
vals IN CaEfcrss s. i, does Ia other countries Of
the ABereas Coariae1t- a Tor fnz,aace II Peru.
Chile. and the Ceu,1l American R-pgblics,
where Il atrrscls 20 Ersa; public attention. bet
A. Tie sane tine : frsq1satiy f5uad am0ug the
c9aaca people In some Of tbe Narqgssan
sruuP. We are inf ,rme,i nearly 0ne-half The pop
al4fiou are TINTED ~ith II and YET 10 SPECIAL
sE1rss are made By the authorities there 10 cheek
u spread l. Ezs froa the MarqlesaH grogp.
We believe. that TO French priests returned to
France. 70 seek relief from the Iepr0sy which
they hid contracted whiie living zmoug the Ia
ives On their arrival a. PlriS. thss we're a.
ouce take1 charge Of BY the authorities and kept
eD16ae3 IN close apartments separate from other
pagiznts. The fact i. there are very few eoan-
tres. Ehers the authoritis< are a. vii4nt ia sep
arati-g the Iepers as IN HaEaH uei- and the
rssult I'll De thar is spread siI Be checked and
the disease hereafter held under eoutroi if not
entirely sradlcated- Ic a recent A1a We fad the
fo;issiHg communication from Dr. Baflm Who
fgrrasriy rssi-,I here The Doctor i not correct
10 his sgpPo-itioo thar Isprusy i eou6ned to
tropacaI euqrtriss- NoEh-re Is il more yiruieHt
thzn IN the northern countries OF EaroPe, partIeu
larry Norvay and Sweden
E1-rozs AIrA--Havinz rad the several articles
Lsrzf1 fu S1u Francisco 20 Pers on lsProsy. = 2
nv 1ufy 10 the pablic TO make a fair st1rrueut OF
tie ae-s regarding The disease AZ the SdGcWlca IS
Frrfr- vrsesfced medicine there i've years. from
80 z-fIi ISL. I became uucl interested n tbs
disease. Il was new 20 ne and uite i 4 thorough
study L lad existed there long time, the natives
cru1 NOT tell hos long TIE uli>siouari-s sag that
ever siucr rh=y have bsru the stands the natives
have ber1 troubled With the 1isease, bat the. Lad
ret heard Il caei lePrusg until within feE ysars
aud u1arE zuuRfn the zane AIS new supposed e
L. G.. - u1e ueE GiseaSe and that II must have been
hrgazht there truu soue foreign and, a11 some q
rt- knowing oues said il must have cUce from
China
An examination Ess commenced, the natives we're
gTauined- but IL was soon iouud that the disease
caL-6 Ierrusy had eTer been suoug The people and
10 one lad serH The eseass 90 a1y Cr51luau = 1en
bruuar rhrrg- But To make THE matter certain Dr.
HLlc1ranG EhiIe be- China il l>d6 lt1r Eore euo-
E->1. seat over CdIuamau thai TAD tEe ASiaiic
eprusy tor cuupari>gn, ard all the rrgular physi-
cli1s re Islfnc= entirely safi<1rd That the
Chinamau. disease vas q different Character run
thar 1t the E1waaus I was there ar Tie time. and
exal1iae,. him Hiz disease Uas OF seaE nal lret
cuu-mznci- the back tn large rlu-s- and extend
"a caEu co fhe legs IN rings and patches. Vlile the
disease of the H1UaiaE> / tE1erClizr IN i0r1- arc
j. n-sJ sr o. the feet hands nc face ard presents
szfI= s5zrreut cuucIriou Of the skiu-
That tie ChiuaulEu have the disease in the tropics
have % doubt TOR e prevails II all hot ciiu1irs
a11-- rte laS grade 81 people of the G4rk Skinned
rac-ss Get &c i seldom ihat Ee lad Il auuu< the
SINE people in any climate Therefore ! Ilins
there i tte DANCER u the disease SPEEDING in Cal
i.urui1- Tuurs truly. a C. ECFFrN, n D.