The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-05
IN TRAINING.

may at the last moment compel me TO give
up my plan"
IN TRAINING.
"And what did you do while waiting all
these years?"
II first became deputy superintendent
of the Woolton Convalescent home, Liver
pool, Eng, where / remained for about
four and a half years. After rest / went
out to New Zealand, where my last sister
was dying of consumption. A week after
i arrived she died, and 1 accepted the place
as lady superintendent at the Wellington
hospital. Then / heard of the miners in
the South island, many of whom live sew
eral days journey away from any place
where they can get medical assistance in
cases Of accident. You can imagine what
q mans sufferings must be if he breaks or
Injuries a limb and has to remain mat
tended to for days and days till doctor is
brought to him, or till he is taken long
journey to where the nearest medical man
lives. In order to enable them to help
themselves and each other till medical as
sistance can be obtained, l went among the
mines all over the island and gave ambu-
lance lectures. 1t was O strange experience.
Sometimes had to travel four or five days
to get to them; then gave my lecture, sat
with them by their camp fire, slept in a
tent which they had specially put up for
me, and rode off again next day TO another
place.
"On these tours saw good deal Of lep-
rosy among the Maoris. and few months
ago l came home to England, thinking to
60 to Molokai and there make further
studies of the disease.
81 should tell you that my final object
has always been, and still is, TO study lep-
rosy and its various treatments as thor
oughly as possible, and then to 60 to India
to organize the care of lepers who in many
cases are terribly neglected. Soon after
reaching London l went to the Hawaiian
consul, Bond street, to see what assistance
he could give me, but he informed me at
once that only Roman Catholics could be
received at MoIoksi. That, OF course, put
an end to it, as belong to the Church of
England, and once more my hopes seemed
to be baffled.
"At the first March drawing room this
spring was presented to the queen, and
three days after the Princess Of Wales,
whom some of my friends had told of my
intentions, telegraphed, asking me to come
and see her at Marlborough house.
WOMEN OF kO1 ALI AbSlbIlNb-
ST cannot tell you how kind the princess
was. She promised to write at once TO her
sister, the empress OF Russia, from whom
I was anxious to obtain the Red Cross
Order, which had nominally been awarded
to me after the RussO-Turkish war, but
which | had not received. A few days
later was on my way 70 Russia, obtained
the order without trouble and was specially
invited to come aad sec the empress 1T
Gatschina.
And there again / was received with
such simple kindness and sympathy that
could hardly believe l was really in the
presence of the highest lady in the land.
she listened to all had to say, and when
l expressed the wish 70 study the lepsr
question in Russia she promised her help
and the emperor's- The rest Is soon told.
In this folio" continued Miss hArsden,
opening out one after the other the large
white sheets stamped with mighty
official seals and signed by Some Of the
most important and powerful men in
Russia, ''I have papers emitting me 70
90 into all the hospitals, all the prisons
and to all places where think can find
ANYTHING connected with the sSudy OF lep-
rosy AL over RussiA, Siberia the Caucasus
and Asiatic Russia, and 20 $50 everything.
get all information / can, and take what
notes and photographs | Ike about lep-
rosy. Every official is bound to give me
all possible assistance, and as IN some parts
of Russisleprosy is very prevalent, indeed,
/ am convinced that l could obtain infor-
ton OF priceless value.
But tho empress has done more than
that. I don't speak Russian, and that
would have been an obstacle. Therefore
DR.. Duncan the chief medical officer st St
Petersburg, IS 70 accompany me On the
whole tour, the Russian goVernrDsnt pay
ing all his expenses. AT Riga DIR. Duncan
IL 70 meet me, then we 20 on 20 hoSco v
and Central Russia, 70 Siberia. and GnAlly
across the Caucasus 20 TIfls, BGku,
whence, after crossing the Caspian, re
take train 70 SansrkAnd AID enter Trans
casuia, Central Asla-"-Psn Mall GazeSte.