The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07

marred by a SCARED seam, on catching sight OF
tho visitors sonySllsiyc,E ny, sa, nSr o esG he n poo sSr
AotSsr .a sapg sisa' '. 90 ana .ss paS SICK !, Sncss
stTsnS Sas'f SSS::o ana and awaited tho return Of the
physicians from their visit to the hospital pa
Ksiaupnpn. ia not, tho ORIGINAL lspcT settle;
ment. That il At Kalawao, ecrHss the bese OF
Ss%SssFP. OnlTn SS road II !. !. E e sSSFs on %sls s!osS 70 p the %U loot
cottages line Il: Many q the ne, P q Sssr.S are so in
S SsR! sess Il. ~ %'sss q g e.. .Sso Sss SsssSss', ,, f Ss'
In q disease Witch i iSsenambs The muscles and
each day spreads the langucr of a deeponins
ssSIs c RI9 SyS and ~ say f9 %Ro sTs es a . s,9 q i%So r. ui But
these homes are not homcs OF despair. il9rses
Sf spst SOT Sr. p @.i On e RS SysISy sssmiI Fhioy MihikH S F Il lns
and they do some furious riding, too. Coffee
s sposS 81 are plentiful n;rol ESsFY ,s S9f,s SS the hef so ,ss
or sitting out In. front enjoying the sunshine
SnS the ma sen breeze; Ore fG%ily for Sris sn y" .
Kailewa"os, though the original settsmopt. Is
t csian G' CHAPEL { ptIla %na Pan RSsho Efbl% SnpiSn's church haS h! arc
close together. The simple monument n me
fSh nmieSE" S,D With Ss set. the from In' tSs psUSa,ia nE"' fSo
r. No. prs,shStllsas %enS%snS ., TSo s.I Baidyi /.
under tie charge Of. tho .Ghristisn Brothers.
everything, about u is well appointed. Here,
ones 0 SmSns the SYi spsrs WIN Nose sSssle 81 the the f in@ates
we're wet so yGntdhss S Of &c so@ S1.s physical appearance not
the b Ra% Sass, q ps ,FS., = w6 6Ss q sYG rs ms sse% sisl
Itself commonly Is not painful. The grave.
he conditions Of ieper lIte as I il in this camp
dead to the world. Imagination and fiction
have caused much TO be written, that never
lhiss dRiPsiiy news st0t tO ;n6 osy' w Ssse f fSnot iSns w stys
them the meanH Of knowing what goes on. Tho
r,%ealities are ,s snnough without i9v sSs ,n,.' or
menit IS, Wholly by the Government. Wills
autocratic, authority Is possessed. 1t L seldom
Trey rsiaie mainly 10 I hSsIepe, Initiation ana
G%oyernment, but the lepers are permitted, TO
build and own their own cottages, Of which
fesrs are T TSes h SnHo , SeG St HS SOrsIps. cat sns
dogs and some have sheep. Where they will.
they oy.rG cultivate issrs ssr dc ,ss Of ,t their ~, own s1or. The he
rations consist Of beef. ash. rice. -four and other
thom an annual ".ciothes ration. allowance Of
BIO. Their friends are permitted to send them
fhSRa.Hsi village. with II J. labor LETT out. They
ride tSI fsh, visit, , SEossip, and ,h have sos Sm nn. 9n,nt.
Fore their w Gmn' th eR' d diTerslons. fo's en nSs iasSs;
Thorn. There is a Lookup, or Jail. which seldom
h Mrit. q prisoner ns aer a, tn na ,speiEis are e great aSi. letter MsT
they Keep up comnunisstion With their friends
and relatives on the other islands: Correspond;
And fifamigated before the mail bag leaves the
,i'sna; evc T9s Ra In Eap%a,i.p oAit s %ay Be- sst sap:
posed LII. ths en- medical 60 regulations are strict, but
and mt n civil authOrity. Under all these
conditions, neither Kalaupapa nor Kalawao is
a S%Smb af bnEys q Fin mi vsay: ,onvbt about chi, d,s.
termcnt Of the iepsrs existence and the lessen
an improvement on former years. Experimental
treatment, too, has been encouraged and Is stu
encouraged within reasonable limits. Scientific
men have come to the settlement, studied pa
tiently, for years. practiced, benefited some,
left % others : i in doubt 90r a and have gone ,mieS Hwo oya Sa,fi ed
honoredi profession BY Saying that the disease.
a. far as human curative agency goes, is where
law Of segregation to the lsraelitcs. yet that
would be merely repeating what was told mo
ana experience. At present what is known as
the japanese treatment i Giving good results.
Ing. the game chemical properties as the natural
springs in Japan. to which resort is had bene-
m hs't thsir e' na isSrsu' We Rer sfsited t thsy b stS f sonses
and had the system explainsd I. is not dis
! was told that the iepers now show greater
willingness to fo!low.a medical regimen. A pas.
nstnra Prs one. 9 isr q loas time fhs i iIlssf Sad 4 i { sHgsE;
faith was in the ",Kahuna lapaaus," or medi.
BY lamentations. The native Hawaiians cling TO
him, or her-for the kahuna is often a woman
n tho k eiSm ~f Is likely Shy't to ph be Called ale in 4 Secretly. In
tho early days Of the leper settlement kahuna-
Whether the disease. is increasing or de-
creasing. must be judged in a general way. The
sHs4Sr''! liza. ssA} L # !. is not l'i isGPP ssyhilsns se than d for.
ciHsiyely Established. Whether there Is an
actual c t d, decrease 1seassse. 10 81 not cay to d%Ss, %a line. T here
rate Is "a trife oyer 10 per cent. not q large
one one rfiatlyelyb; f. II Is 3 apparently ,EIP ,cnf Gof de ,ps ,snns:
arc now brought to the settlement in the ear
iier stages Of the disease. Seven years arc
bacillus may DO in the blood before its. mani:
festations arc seen; four years the period be.
this tRis gives '%asy q "srSaGpisdf idea sa Of the aeG @oFfa If 'A'' Du'
1t may be a question what constitutes a fully
developed case. l was told that in most in
gish existence could be counted ahead, The
conditions of the settlement, the open air, THO
case, are ali favorable TO p'roloneinss life. The
last stage is paralytic, and the casual visitor
nodular or ~repulsive forms. Yet for them all
there is tho same termination.
I was informed that It Is rare for more than
ore case Of leprosyr To- be developed In one house
e eiasio or Of ff tRs Berlin TINT Mod Risi co sassPSFs The hat 0 be
disease is contagious, but, not hereditary;
C Mheshg hr1 a 5Tut + ft 10 tb iS.a naradi pr q m nati bs u
doubt, but those who have studied, 1t seen, to
agree that its. spread is due more TO incubation
momhers of our pnrty showed their belief in
tho theory OF inoculation by wearing thick
but this preGaution did not imprcss, the non
enco OF the ''kokuns, or helpers, seems TO be an
other proof OF con'parattye immunity. There
are $50 of these now nj the settlement. Often
they are relatives Of the lepcrs who have been
permitted to come With he patients, but fre-
must leave the settlement within "A fortnight
after the death OF his patient. The cases, Of
lepl osy which develop among these "kokuas" or
helpers docs not exceed 10 per cent.
support for the theory OF inoenlat'9n Is given
on tho island there are Just a dozen Americans
and Europeans. Several Of these are mon who
have been in the habit Of working among the
natives and whose trade callod for the handling
or edged tools. A chance cut, possibly IA bad
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