Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24
IL There LeprOsy I'm New York;
eoNH rAcrs ABOUT rHE cHISRss-AN ASEcDorE O
THE WEST.

OONE FACTS ABOUT TUX CdlNEsk-AN ANfCDuTE OF
The FAR WEST.
The recent discovery OF Chinese leper, named
Sam Ling. In Newark \. j., says the New York
Mal and Express, and the consequent local ex-
element thereupon have had quite marked ef-
feet I'm reawakening New Workers 90 a conscious
ness that there Is vast deal OF this horrible dis
ease wherever there are Cinnamon. and that this
dent consideration for the preJudlces OF white
PEE pie, who generally believe the disease infec-
uous-an opinion not shared oy the Shlnese-ouI
Monaghan neighbors generally take very 5000 care
te hide away their lepers
Only q few weeks since an American physician.
learning from a Chinese convert where there was
q leper In a fsr-advanced stage OF the disc ase.
sought 10 view the case for the purpose OF making
q study OF It. He found the house, on Mott street,
where the man was secreted, but was met on the
stairs by a couple OF Cinnamon who made him
understand by signs that they would chop his
head with couple OF very ugIy-ooking hatchets
penetrate any furtner. he iieL. but returned the
next day accompanied by health oflcer. armed
with authority 10 search the house. IL was too
late, however. The leper had been spirited away
during the night. and whether he Is still kept
somewhere In The swarming hive OF Mott street.
or or, was snpped on 70 bee sx Tf NE s hOe
whether leprusy Is really Infectious or not Cali
fornians-who have had more opportunities 10
study Chinese life than we OF the East nave en-
Joyed-think that II Is and certainly a good many
white people have died OF IL on the Pacific SLOPE
remarked Californian TO MAI aud Express re-
case that was painfully tragic. a young man,
treasurer and general manager OF nourishing
brewery company, IN which he owned an interest,
boarded where did, on o'Farrell street do not
think that ever knew a more geaiaL generous
clever. and popular young fellow than ne Was
One Gay he called me into his room and directed
my attention TO singular spot the right side OF
his neck, where the collar ordinarily covered IL IL
was about the size OF dime. round, and looked as
II painted with zinc white, or rather as II all color
mad been extracted from the tissues there DO
you know what that isT lac asked me. hesitated
While believe that knew--iOr had already
been examining leprosy consiierably-it seemed
too awful thing TO think that my handsome,
talented, blithe young friend. whom We all liked
30 much for his manly worth, had upon him the
ineffaceable brand OF that most horri0e doom. Il
believe you suspect what IL Is as do, he went
on, but we viii see how 1t progresses We may
both be wrong
"some SIX weeks later he called me In again TO
look at the spot. IL had grown 10 the bigness OF
silver quarter. And another spot Was showing.
No doubt was possible. He was doomed a know
when caught IL; three years ago. he remarked
We wasted no words discussing the situation, Tor
we both Knew that his condition was hopeless. lie
simply pressed my hand, saying, Don't mention
IL 10 anybody / said, NO. few days passed,
IN which he seemed as llghthearted as ever. Mean
while, as we aiterward learned, he was quietly and
systematically Closing up AL MS business Affairs
Then one night as We met In the nah he shook
hands and said, 'Good-Uy.' i understood hun
correctly, but could not, under the circumstances
dlsapproye OF his purpose. He went OuI-anl
DID not return. Two or three days elapsed
The landlady-a pretty little widow, as god
as she was charuiing, 70 whom he was engaged 10
be marrled-Sas very anxious about ham. At his
place OF business there was much wondermenJ
over his disappearance his friends, and he had
reached us that away down in Santa Rosa, In a
lonely place by the bank OF a stream, had Ueen
found the body OF a young man, handsome and
Wen dressed, out without anything about Linn 10
give any clew 70 his identity. A bullet hole Was
through has head, and revolver, with one cnam-
Der empty, was sill clutched In his right hand IL
was our friend. lie had put a stop 10 his leprosy,
the only one posSlble-death."