New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
LEPROSY IN ia VAIL.
ExTRAvAGAyT STATEMENTS DENIED.
TIE DISEASE SAFELY sEGRt GATED-poCBIo -
To ITS CONTNGIOUSNEsS-No DANGER
TO THIS COUNTRY.
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TO THIS COUNTRY.
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Washington. Fob. 2i.-Thc Hawaiian COMMISSIONERS
have been much annoyed TO see published in various
newspapers cxtravagant and misleading accounts -,
tie number Of people IN Hawaii who are Affected WIN
loprosy and the various evil, resulting from 'hat
diseosc one Of the commissioners said To-Day '"''
T.. hoped tdat gr~> misrepresentation oil '"> h'''
woud not I've rcsortcd T. 10y the enemies OF ahh'A"uo
adding: 80
We have represented and rest our case on Us
merits II will not be pleasant 10 bring b'io'c "'o
,phlc .vidcncr of fa,ch od and malice to weaken our
posItion Int WE can and shall do If pushed Ton lar'
Mr. Tnir,ton chairman Of the c)nimi''ioh' s''u u"
reply TO inquiry aS the number oil caNeS y hp''
and effects OF lcprosy In Hawaii
I'VE regard the disease very much rs yon % any
I Local Ioa,hsono disease which l. epidemic. but com
plciely and safely segregated. Naturally W. "s''
lis existence but dave 40 fear OF benz ""''"'u
| lac e ,ving IN the absence OF danger. Lcpro'S WIS
hrouchi IN the Islands by the Chinese ana i coniu
n those people and the natives iHcrc "'1 INV
fewer than 1000 Icpcrs in Hawaii ana '' I'll '"' WV"
the exception If a few cases up Ill tI'' '"ou'''''
on the island Of Molokai, which Is aoon' Ior'S UNIV
from, Hon ,luu On this lsand-thc most D'auu"'
Of The group-thcre modern hospitals uho'r '"rE'
~ comnetcnt medical aids supplied by the GoV'rhh'h'
rhrough scientific care and treatment IN" luno'r 81
cases Of lcprosy Is gradually being decreased. l"
fine tho disease will probably become ch'iT'y ~
tlnct. o
There Is n dispute Is to whether ieprosy Is CO"
,acions 4 recent medical congress In London d'''r
rIncd after a careful consideration OF ule fp'9"""'
hot rho disease was not contagious. and on inc
strength of tl Investigations and conclusions o '
congress tho English authorities sent h''r"''''"
tbcir colonies where lcpro>y existed not 10 ''s"'"
rs contractors. We are In doubt ABOUT III" "'""" "
Hawaii We incline TO the opinion mat IN NUM-"
~ cases epro,y has been inherited. and In NeVera' III
of
through physical contac-aS smoking pipe uS'" ~
= lcncr for example. In sense can the di'eaS' "
considers, contagious as are smallpox s''fc' ie'c'
or other germ troubles , 900,
.Thcrn are two kinds Of Ieprosy-tubcrculou' ana
onsestletlc The former Is the serious lo''n'o"o
tyne Patients with this form become very rd anu
srn mn 10 great proportions and In sloughedoh Goa
,,., r horritle ,lrht, TO see. In the anacsthctic
farm, tho nerves Of the patients seriously lhP"r"
and ,be sense Of feeling il more OF less 1851. l'
This form there Is sloushng. 'uriouSf' I'D p"''
acconponics either form Tie disease wcakens tho''
who are affected with IT 20 such an extent '"'' ''
victims fall easy prey 20 other dl''as'S'
Tho poticn,s al the lepcr settlement are nni"r
tho falthful care Of sect OF Catholic sisters me
HEADQUARTERS OF whose order l. at syracuse ~ J.
These sisters are constantly with thr lepr'1, "''
none OF them ever have been affected with the disease
in any form. The superintendent 81 The H-'''''"'
and his family lave lived among the lcpcrs for years
and
also true Of the doctors who attend III" lcpr'' u"
probable explanation T. that ID" whites observe '"'
usual rule, OF health and CLEANLINESS IN interesting
scientific feature ~ the dcac that anlWalN never
contract j. At the settlement there mr." all hihd'
OF animals horses dog and cat, Ia great hummer
About 600 Of tie patients have hou>'s. snort
time MO A French doctor NEGOTIATED a monkey with
the virus OF one OF hi, wort patients. Win apph
emily no effect.
The point | wish 10 make now, In view oi MS |
eadiny article, in tn, newspaper 4 that whatever
eprosy exists on IL" Islands IA afcly and rcmptrly
isolated from those engaged in all kind OF business.
Those patients on the settlement are under strict
guam and could not cscap' and muslc with otler |
persen, even II they desired T. do ~. Ann"Na1on |
cannot imcr.a~. lcprO,y. Person, having Tie dl"i""
chhno come 10 America and sound persons going |
10 Hawaii will not contract It, Their" are tWl0' %,
many cases 81 lrpro~y Ia norway o., there are 40 |
Honolulu. H. Norway there T. no attempt at @crfl
lion. DO you hear thai people fear Ia 90 10 Nor
way Oh account Of lcpro,v There + much loss |
danger Of contracting thr disease iu Hawai- Than ~
hat country