The herald., 1895-12-22
AMERICAN LEPROSI
In Spite of All Precautions This
Loathsome Disease Threat
ems to Become a Ma
tional Plague
IT'S SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT

| I was on an overland train coming to Los
| Angeles, some time since. when my eye
| eau hit the following article in a d lily paper:
at is we'll known that the ancient ana uni
versslly dreaded disease, oriental Leprosy'
! has gained such II fonthold among the inhapl-
| tants OF the Fan witch island that there is no
| hore f Graduating it for generations TO come.
| The fact that per occasion lily e'cape from
| Honolulu to this country to avoid banishn eht
to the leper settlements has caused considera-
! bic alarm among the inhabitants OF the Pc
cific coast. But we have in our own country
| n deep rooted disease mo widespread IN
| its raVages. and apparer thy as obstinate IN lts
| hold And yet when we name tins disease
American Leprosy-many OF our reaoers smie
and call us alarmists. Those, however VINO
! understand the nature OF this disease VIII
| fu ly agr with us when we say that 1t is the
! most common and one of the most o OBSTINATE
affections that atllict the people OF the untea
| / read further, but through some mistake
| OF the printer the conclusion OF the article was
| omitted Now, l was coming TO California to
| locate. ana for years had been a suffer r from
nervousness to such an extent that tne ienst
| thing worried me so l determined to keep
| the article and consult some doctor who knew
| something about this American Leprosy
was calling on frier d IN the by ne pul ~
| ing few days ago. and happening to pass the
| Offices OF the English and German specihhits,
| concluded to ASK them about this W disease,
| American lie rosy Upon entering their recep-
| gagged, and, inquiI ing. ascertained he was ne
| very enc wanted 10 see, for upon asking him
| II he cOuIu tell III uDvlHlHE dDOut
| leptosy he invited me into his office and said
| "American leprosy is certainly ,ra pldly
becoming the great American disorder;
and it is spreading more rapidly ana
victim at first experiences train OF
symptoms which make lie burden ana
cause him TO fish for DEATH and IN ADDITION
to the physical disorders caused by the as
ease, il very frequently, from its proximity 10
the brain, causes loss OF memory, CONFUSION OF
| ideas, and som times insanity, ana lew per-
sons are aware OF the dangerous and obstinate
character of this disea'e and how 1t gradu-
ally extends from one organ TO another, until
permanent disorders and fatal complications
result"
sumo different forms, according 10 clreu I'M
stances constitutional pc. uliarities and the
habits of different individuals, but IS always
essentially the same disordeJ .
I'm one pc son it may be confined 10 lts
original seat, the nasal cavity, without devel-
oping any alarming symptoms; in otners the
disease extends with greater or less rapidlty
to the ears, eyes, throat. larynx' stomach ana
lungs
what are it's symptoms. Doctorf"
"Among the many symptoms are usually a
slight discharge from the uose accompanied
by the dropping of mucous in the throat,
dull, heavy headache in the temples and
across the eyes. This continues untli me
mucous mem branes become swollen ana IN
famed to such extent that IT is dlncu or
impossible to breathe through the nostrlis.
The discharge is often thick, tongh ana ropy,
and can only be removed from the heal ana
uos trils by pc sstent blowing ana spitnng IN
9th r cases the di charge is slight and and the
disease is principally recognized by heada mes
and a sensation of dull, heavy pressure upon
the brain above and around the eyes,
"IIow does this disease aSect the sensesT
at affects toe nose by i'm pairing the sense OF
smell aud eventually destroying it. 1t causes
deafness, commencing with ringing ana ronr-
ing or noises in the ears indicating the or
ganic changes which are progressing towards
a disastrous termination. 1t affects the 81 ght
by impairing the action OF the ducts when
carry off the surplus secretions OF the eye ana
sometimes by closing up the passage OF the
duct by which the tears escape, ana 'hey are
continually dropping over the eyes causing
inflamm ton and weakness.
''rhe diges tive organs are anecteu, ny tne
dropping OF the discharge ON the nostrlls
into the hroat where it is swallowed in sleep,
producing nausea, indigestion ana loss OF APP
petite These arrangements OF the stomach
are sometimes attr buted to other and lar dlt-
ferent causes than his disease
The throat suffers, as its delicate inning is
continually irritatcd by the passage OF this dis
charge and raw feeling is experienced ana
upon examination it will be found covered
with pimpes and ulcers"
"Does il affect the lungs"
an time, ii not checked, it will reach the
lungs, and when lis virus has progressed thus
far in the system serious results ar sure TO
follow Sometimes there is dull, heavy pain
and ct others sharp, prickly sensation or
darting pains, and whenever these symptoms
appear the sufferer may be sure he rs IN dan
gerous condi tion,,and unless relief is speedily
Obtained he Will soon be beyond the reach or
human skill. These are but few oil the more
should be more than sufficient to warn the
prudent OF it's DANCE Gus character
sis there not some other name Tor this dis
ease than American leIroSy?
dyes, there i, but know of none so appro'
PIRATE as American lepro y, because oil It's
stealthy approach and its loathsom- charac,
ter. II is known commonly as catarrh, and
because OF its simple name and the Ignorance
OF the people concerning its dangers. as well
as its stealthy approach, lew people pay that
attention to it they should
chow does this disease generally originated"
"Catarrh is usually the result OF repeated at
tacks OF what are commonly termed cold in
the hesd, but it is also the local NANTES tation
OF some deep-seated constitutional faint, ire
quently appearing as the sequence OF small
pox, meas es and other eruptive disease"
"Can it be effectuallv cured?'
at certainly can, and it can be thoroughly
driven from the system by proper treatment,
and that treatment is not only by giving the
patient medicine TO perco ate through the
syste m, but by direct application OF the tcme-
dies to the parts affected"
sis catarIh prevalent in Southern Califor-
nia?'
.'Yes, it is, and the wonder is that so many
people have it and pay no attention to il,
W.T. en- il can be readily cured by proper ,reat-
ment'
as your treatment for the cure OF catarrh
expensive, doctor?'
including all me6iclres, and one week. trial
treatment is given free, TO convince patients
that the treatment is all that is claimed for
it,"
"Wel doctor, greatly obliged for your
information. and shall certainly take pleas
ure i'll calling upon you again and in recon-
mendug my friel as to consult with the Eng
lSn and German specialists VIII. n suffer ng
from any CHI onic ailments, as I suppose your
staff treats herdiseases than catarrh, do you
not p
ayes, the Ens sh and German specialists
treat all classes OF chronic ailments, including
consumption, catarrh, lung troubles, blood
diseas s. kidney and liver diseases skin is
cases. diseases OF the stomach. heart and blad
der and private and nervous diseases OF
women and men, and having a specialist for
eac elias of disease, they are effecting cures
which have be II pronounced iucurable by me
general DOCTOR"
/ babe the doc or good day and made a note
In my memora dun book OF their ad ress-
The English ami German Expert Specialists,
Byrne Building, Los Angeles.
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