The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-18
HOPE FOR THE LE9ERs.


help. an answer as unexpected as it IS
welcome.
HOPE FOR THE LE9ERS
Or. Juan dc Dios CarrasquiAa. Of
Bogota. Colombia, is finding a cure for
lcprosy that may yct set the lepers upon
their Ieel in the community and blot of
from thcir horizon the word "uncleau.'
Ibis discovery is the result OF lifetime
of band work.
The curse Of lcprosy began before the
time of Christ Lew Wallace makes 81
the subject for the most stirring chapter
in ben Hur." when the girl and beg
mother walk long miles 90 waylay the
Saviour and bee cleanscd from their dis
ease.
As time has progressed leprosy. in-
stead of being stamped out. has grown
greater. il keeps step with the increased
population O. The world and to-day there
are more lcpers than there ever were
before. because there are more people
upon the globe
Absolute sanitation keeps leprosy out
Of this country. The quarantine laws
are SO strict that none are allowed 20
land. nor can they gain access by Nova
Scotia Vancouver or Che border lakes.
Canada looks out for leDers with strict
ewes. Every incoming ship bound from
China. Brazil. Honolulu. South America.
or India is searched with fidelity not
auprcriahle ny those who have not seen
the close scrutiny put upon the passeng-
ers OF steamers from leDrous Countries.
They succeed in keeping leoers out
OF ,his country except iu few instances.
\ baker who. looking FOR work was ar
rested hy the Board of Health when in a
TAR advanced stage of leprOsy sent
thrill of horror through every household.
and the laundrymau whose singuiarly
spotted appearance attracted attention
caused chills 10 creep over the heart of
every shirt wearer. Lepers do creep in.
and the cure of lenrosy is as interesting
here as in countries where every third
man is. or should Doe. am outcast.
\ NEW SERUM.
The discovery Of Dr. CarrasQuilia who
is % physician OF great rcpute in the capi-
tl city u which hc lives. is ~ the form
Of q serum. 10 is obtained by injecting
yOuns goats and young horses with
lrprous blood. THE kids and colts are
thus given lcprosy. and the disease is LETT
10 work itself out upon them. At "a GER
tain stage Of the disease portion of
the tainted matter is distracted from
them. ana with this serum iepers are vac
cinated.
The process is similar to smallpox
treatment. Serum is distracted from
COWS that have had cow-poN' and per-
sons are inoculatcd with II. The re-
suit is a mild attack OF smallpox.
sore forms. the patient becomes ieTerish
and eats little. Ia three weeks he is
well again. lie has had smallpox with
out being made IN ia bed by IT, and
heuceforth Dee cannot have 1t again. This
''vaccinates" him effectively.
a patient yaccinated with le9rous se-
rum is treated differently By the process
of this Brazilian doctor. The disease OF
leprosy is so horrible. so dreaded. 50 In
durable that no one In his sound mind
would be willing not even III the cause
OF science or humanity. 10 risk H. There
fore well persons are not inoculated with
IL.
When man shows signs OF leprosy
then the serum from the lepFous hlaS Is
injected into him.
The result Is /. Fastening Or the ais
ease. For 4 few days II RACES ana 'ne
patient thinks his cad Is near. but me
bac!lA appear 20 wear themselves OUT
They live violent fast lie. They die
And then the patient begins 70 recover
This has been the experience in every
case where II has been tried.
THE SYMPTOMS.
In leprosy tho first signs are Jumps