The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13

Dilrlng, Dr., COnStantlnOple, Dyer, Dr.,
New Orleans: Ehlers. Dr., Copenhagen:
Falcao, Dr.. Portugal: Click. Dr., Sara
jevo; Haidar Bey. Dr., Constantinople
Hansen, Dr.. Norway; Kalindero, Dr.,
Bucharest; Kohler, Dr., Berlin; Lassar.
Dr., Berlin: Neisser, Dr., Breslau
Petersen, Dr.. st. Petersburg; Seder-
holm, Dr., Norway; Virchow, Dr., Ber-
lin
1t was proposed to publish book on
leprosy containing all our knowledge
of the disease to date; and to publish
journal for scientific and statistical
reference devoted entirely to leprosy,
ton on the part of our president and
was dropped for the present.
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.
The general conclusions of the Con-
ference are as follows:
At the close of the debates of the
International Leprosy Conference, Ber-
lin, 1897, the Secretaries have the hon
or to present the following short report
of the general conclusions of the Con-
| ference.
They believe that such resume will
be especially desirable for those mem
| bers who have been delegated by their
respective Governments, and who have
| to make reports on the results of the
| Conference.
| AS might be expected, considerable
portion of the discussion has related to
| the bacillus Leprae, which the Con-
| ference accepts as the Virus of Leprosy,
and which for upwards of 25 years has
been known to the scientific world
through the important discovery OF
Hansen and the able Investigations OF
| NeiSSer.
! The conditions under which the ba-
cillus grows and develops are still I'M
known, as we'll as the way of its in
vasion into the human system: but
from the discussions of the Conference
it seems probable that an unanimity
| of opinion will soon prevail in refer
| ence to it's modes of subsequent dis
semination within the human body.
| Very interesting observations have
| been brought forward in connection
with the elimination of the bacilli in
| large quantities by means Of the skin
and the nasal and buccal mucous mem
branes of lepers; it is desired that such
observations be confirmed where op-
portunities occur.
The question is of very great import
the care OF the public health, as leprosy
is now acknowledged to be contagious
disease.
Every leper is a danger to his sur
roundings the danger varying with the
nature and extent of his relations
Herewith, and also the sanitary condi.
! tons under which he lives.
Although among the lower classes
every leper is especially dangerous tt
his family and fellow workers, cases
of leprosy frequently appear in the
higher social circles.
The theory of heredity of leprosy is
now further shown to have lost ground
in comparison with the at present gen
| orally accepted theory of it's cOnta
i giousness.
The treatment of leprosy has onl!
had palliative results up to the presen
time.
Serum therapy has SO far been un
successful.
In view of the virtual incura.bility o
leprosy and the serious and detriment
al effects which it's existence in
community causes, and considering tn
good results which have followed tn
adoption of legal measures of isolation
. in Norway, the Leprosy Conference, a
logical issue of the theory that tn
disease is contagious, has adopted tn
following resolution proposed by d.
Hansen and amended by DR.. Besniel
1. In such countries, where lepros
forms foci or has great extension, w
have in isolation the best means of pre-
venting the spread of the disease.
2. The system of obligatory notifica
ton, of observation and isolation a
{. carried out in Norway, is recommends
. to all nations with local self-goverr
ment and a sufficient number of ply
sicians.
8. It should be left to the legt
authorities after consultation with tn
medical authorities to take such mea:
ures as are applicable to the speci;
social conditions of the districts.
| left Berlin on October 25th for Par
where | again met DR.. Carrasqulll
We visited the farm of the Institute {
Pasteur at Garches where the horse
used for NEGOTIATIONS with the toxin
of Diphtheria Tetanus, Black Plagu
ETC., are kept.
There DR.. Carrasquilla demonstrate
to me his method of preparing his ST
rum against leprosy. We also visite
the Institute of Pasteur and had
long conversation with Drs. Metchn
koff and Roux in regard to the GUILTY.;
ton of the bacilli of leprosy. Bot
took much interest in the subject, e
pecia1ly DR.. Boux who offered to carr
on experiments at the Institute of Pa
teur if suitable material be sent
him from Honolulu. AS DR.. Roux, ii
Sub-Director of the Institute Of Pa
teur, is a very skillful bacteriologi
and has a large number Of assistan
under his charge, he will, probabl
succeed in obtaining pure culture OF Il
bacilli of leprosy.
The discovery of a method OF Gu
tiyating the bacilli of leprosy in art
fetal media would have an importan
second only to lie discovery of a spec
fic remedy for the disease.
By invitation of DR.. Hallopeau,
visited the Hospital st. Louis and W
shown by him their large and int
esting museum representing all t
diseases of the skin.
While in Berlin, l obtained inform
tion as to the method in vogue in &c
1yo