The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-12
lEPROSY.
Two Sad Cases of the Terrible Disease
That Have Lately Appeared In New

Two Sad Cases of the Terrible Disease
That Have Lately Appeared In New
York.
Several weeks ago in these columns
was given the sad story of young
lady of fashion in this city who had
been visited with strange disease
diagnosed as leprOsy by her physician
and by experts, one of whom was a
member of the visiting staff of Mount
Sinai hospital-in consequence of a
wild nights frolic with a couple of adj
venturous companions in an opium den
connected with Chinese laundry on
Third avenue. The diagnosis of lep-
rosy has been sustained, not only by
the concurrent opinions of all the ex-
perts who have been called into the
case, but also by the whipcord enlarge
ment of the ulnar nerve. This signifi-
cant symptom was already distinctly
defined under the finger when, ten days
ago, acting under the advice of her
physician, the beautiful patient sailed
for Europe with view of consulting
the best medical authorities in the great
lOIciSE CtHtctS VI sCiCHtihC uClINllN.
Another case of the same kind, not less
sad than the preceding one, nor less
certain in its symptoms, although of
obscurer origin, Is now under the OBJ
servation of a group of practitioners.
The victim is a promising and brilliant
actress, as beautiful in person as she is
fascinating in manner, of English ex-
traction, and belonging to a family that
has already furnished somewhat dis
tinguished notabilitics of the stage
The young actress arrived in this city
about a fortnight ago, and is staying
with her mother in private, denying
herself in her morbid sensitiveness to
all her former friends and ac-
guaintances. The history of
the case, as furnished by her
attending physician, is as .foH
lows: In the latter part of June last,
on the eve of her departure from the
city with light comedietta and comic
opera company, the young lady, whose
name is withheld for obvious reasons,
noticed one morning at her toilet
strange purple blotch, rather larger
than the ball of her thumb, beneath
her right eye. 1t was of irregular con-
tour. and extended from point midway
beneath the orbit some distance be-
yond the external margin. RehearSals
were in progress. She was studying
very hard, and she attributed the APP
pearance to late hours and Overwork,
smootked and painted it over with
rose-water and bismuib. and thought
no more OF it for the day, other than
to be careful that the painting was
efficient, Contemporary with THIS she
began to beresiless, troubled with want
Of sleep, and when. at last, the longed-
for oblivion came, disturbed and eul! of
starts. Twice in the days of these
embryotic days CT the disease her
mother was awakened BY stealthy foot
steps moving about the house, and
with rare courage for woman. sur
prised her daughter with open, but I'M
seeing eyes, wandering from room to
room, trying one door after another
with silent hand. These nocturnal
Tanderings were succeeded by morn
mgs of nervous hebetude. In this con-
dition, with others of the company, she
set out on her dramatic tour. from
which she anticipated great results, in
the latter part of June, and was soon
gathering abundant plaudits and press
notices-and, what is better, fair
harvest of cash-in the cities of the
Southwest. She arrived in New Or
leans, languid and tagged out. While
performing in one Of the large