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he takes his own life, and thus e,r,apes the
terrible fate of a lingering Gsath.


AS to the methods OF Transmission c. the
disease, they are chiefly by direct contact.
The sexual relations are the most active
agent, but one almost Us common is Il e use
of the same pipe. The sand Tich islanders
pass the pipe from one % the other, and In
this way communicate il But Dr. fltch
says that in the course of year, touching
with his hands daily tie diseased t.ssues
Of confirmed lepers, ne has not felt any
apprehension, nor has he become III ected.
Any tissue sloughing from 4 leper5 lody
which might gain access 10 the CT culatoo
OF the blood, as through a sore or wtrnd,
would beyond doubt communicate the DIS
ease
AS matter OF fact, there are ONE lepers
in almost all parts of the Uniotd Sites.
and nearly every big city has some. 1t is
net known tL3t there are any in Phlla-
delphia Just at this time. but II is quite
possible that the disease is 1rsselt in ma
cases that are being treated rs advanced
stages OF syphilis
1nere il !. .Sper colony in Louislina, in
tho parish CT lberyille known IS indian
Camp. II has been known TO exist IN II at
State since 1850. There were there al the
latest report twenty seven lepers IN atritt
segregation from tha outside void two
negroes and twenty-five white PERSONS,
eleven being women and sixteen males.
Everything is being done 10 MAKE the poor
wretches comfortable. but daath tan be.
and is, their only hope.
There Is also a leperveolony AZ 1rdcadie.
| in New Brunswick. IL is now unTer the
care of tbs Sisters OF The Ho.el Leu OF
| Montreal, but the most important Ieper
| asylum outside OF the Hawaiian is ~ Care
Colony. in South Afriea Norway and
Sweden is, however, the most loprous GO, n
try Of Europe, and there are probably 1900
| lepers there. In the East among the
| Arabs. there is little lep.osy now. but in
| India and China II IS endemic In SINE
! localities. .,
Tha leper of the Bible, as known IL the
! story of Miriam, and the cure o. tlns q p
| tain OF the Damascus hosts Wlo b1thed
| three times in the River Jordan al me
J command Of tho prophet; the cleaning OF
1 the lepers By Jesus CHRIS. are The laTailivr
! rpurces from which mast peoi e have
| drawn their ideas OF this disease. .lenl'aI
! Lew Wallace In his .sreat book Ben Hur
presents striking picture Of tie Il rou'
outcasts of the period o. christs tue on
! earth, but Il is not hus the leprtsy Of
today is to be regarded.
The words e the report recently made
! by the committee of tie radical arc ETY.
! NJ the county Of New "lrk set the ~ bisci
| in less alarming light, ana run as fnl-
| lows:
1T would appear that other ron, lions
! than that cf mere proximity arc o5seLiia
before ltorosy can b. a2ccHnsed 4 crnta-
| glous disease. What these other cone'uon,
are. whether they relate TO location. sen
| climate. food. modg or HABITS os lie.
/ unknown. but. with little doubt. II IS DO
/ cause of their absence that this ana otb"i
! similarly favored localities have ihns "a
remained exempt from airy rrevaience q
laprcay. judging from long experience NJ
The past, whatever prospective dana thfr'
,r,ay be frcrn this source, II is net fufi; a'
10 create alarm, and is certainly not I'M
|