The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-03-05
THE LEPER GIRL.
Minnie schoItz Cured in Germany
Statements ~ Her Father 60 q
Ecnorrer

account OF what occurred after the San
Francisco authorities had undertaken to
prevent him proceeding on his journey
from these islands to Germany with his
afflicted daughter The following ex-
tracts are interesting:
" When the courts got to quarreliug
about my daughter and what they were
going to do with her, | simply made up
my mind to 20 away and let them do as
they pleased. didn't let soul know
OF my intention and when we left nobody
knew it. We were well ON toward the
! East before our departure was discovered,
but it was then too late to stop us. No
one suspected US on the route until after
we got to st. Louis.
Then man sitting in the seat in
| front OF us kept looking around. 1t wor-
ried me and | feared more trouble. But
my anxiety was stilled on the second
day when the man turned round and
asked me if the girl was my daughter.
.. l answered him, saying she was, and
in reply TO further inquiries told him
had come from Mexico, where | was
married to Spanish woman. This
seemed to explain the dark complexion
Of my daughter and satisfied the stranger.
We were not bothered after that and
on July 9th our ship arrived at Hamburg.
My little girl, as you will remember,
was said by the physicians here to be
suffering from leprosy. did not deny
it, as the girls mother is 4 native of the
Hawaiian Islands, and although she is
herself not afflicted with leprosy, may
have transmitted it tutae child.
claimed, hove yer, that the disease
had obtained SO little start that it would
be inhuman TO stop her here, when there |
was 4 chance OF cure offered in Germany.
The Upshot OF the quarrel between your
officials was that ! went away.
Until recently, medical opinion |
tended to the belief that the disease was |
incurable. Several years ago DR.. F. G. !
Uuua OF Hamburg, probably the most |
learned and accomplished specialist III /
skin diseases in Germany, startled the |
medical fraternity by announcing leprosy |
durable. His prelensions created great |
excitement throughout Inc world, and |
started innumerable controversies among |
physicians.
"a demand was made for the German |
PHYSICIANS method, but he declined TO [
disclose ii. even in the interest Of science. |
He offered however, to cure any we'll |
developed case Of the disease, and failing T.
in that agreed TO pay g large sum toward |
the establishment OF 4 hospital. The Of !.
fer was not accepted, but the experiment !.
was made with 4 confirmed Ieper, and (
the results were disclosed to few inti-
mate friends
So The German physicians fame
reached the Sandwich Islands, which is
now looked to Is the particular home oil
the disease. The Hawaiian Government
offered q large sum to anybody who
could successfully cure leprosy, hoping
thereby to induce DR.. tnna to 60 to the
islands, but the sum was TOO small.
AS he would not come to the islands,
my daughter and he examined for dis
mine whether they were vet subject to
the influence OF the disease. They were
found all righJ and then the doctor, with
the assistance OF DIR. Tanner, an init
mate friend and co-worker began his
operations.
81 was permitted to view some OF
them They first subjected the patient
to an electrical treatment, going over
every part OF the body. The tedious
labor developed the presence Of the dis
ease in the hands and left cheek and
slightly in the ears. After that they
rubbed my little girl with some powerful
ointment, following it up by covering
her with a brown plaster.
They also gave her large quantity
OF medicine internally. This treatment
seemed to bring out the disease very
fully. Next the girl was again anoiuted
with an oily substance and once more
covered with plaster, but this time it
was white When that was removed
the skin began to fall off in flakes and
new and healthy skin appeared be-
meath it.
q remained there three months, and :
when I left my child she was almost
cured and the doctors assured me she
would be entirely well in a very short
time. am very much oYerjoyed at the
result OF the doctors work and have left {
the girl in Hamburg so that she can be
under the doctors care.
I also intend leaving her there for | .
term OF years to be educated. While ]
was stopping at Hamburg member OF
the royal family OF Brazil came there to
be treated for leprosy, and although adj
vanced in years lac was much improved !
when ! LETT. ] have had u rough time t
getting back, having had to work my [
passage, as my rGmittanCes were mis- {
sent.
''There We're SO many delays that a ;;
good deal Of my money was spent be-
fore / rot % Germany. On departing |
desired TO leave all could for my
care. got job as engineer
on 4 steamer and then worked in New I
York for two months t. get enough for
my railroad fare. I
"When ] get home, however, l will
nave all | want. It is q strange expert :
lnce for me at my time Of life and
used 10 having money.
-" / am satisfied that leprCsy can be
.ured if attended TO early enough, As my I
,irl is an instance Ny wife viii be s
Jverjoyed at the good news and the
Captain, as he is known on the isl +
inds, walked aboard the ship just before :
he gang-plank was hoisted.
wiz Look for the Phoebe Chapman. :
The bark Kalakaua sailed for Hong 7
Kong last week in command Of Captain I
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