The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-01

dren by con tact.
The TACT that thousands come into contact
with lepers without contracting the disease
does not speak against its contagion, for the
same is true of ali contagious disease.
Ire doctor, on the subject of leprous
bacilli, quotes from George Stiebler' who
%1y last September uttered a paper on
the subject. His conclusions are tin at the
place from which all lepers give off great
numbers of lepra bacilli continuously is
the nose; that the place through which
leprOsy most frequently. and perha ps ex
ciusively, gains entrance TO the body is
the nose.
The following is an epitome of the doc
tor's observations as to the patients in the
San Francisco Pes house:
George Pepalon, aged 43; born in Homo
| lulu; mother a native and died of Iep-
| rosy; her an Englishman, alive and
well In New York; leprosy appeared at 9
years OF age in Texas.
Frank Bindt, aged "a born in Homo
lulu; no lepro,y in antrcedents; father
was a German and mother was born in
Honolulu; has FIVE brothers and sisters,
one OF whom has leprosy; fourteen years
ago red spots appeared, lever set in and
eruptions followed; four wears later after
another fever, the hands began to
atrophy and ulcerate, and the disease be-
came pronounced
Ernest Bindt. brother of Frank; leprosy
became manifest about the same time his
DTOtner was ale cted.
Pietro Plnede, age 81, born at Acapulco,
| Mexico; parents and four sisters free from
the disease; fourteen years ago a swelling
appeared In the frontal region of the head,
extending IN turn 10 the nose and chez Ks;
/ sw' Ling of the hands followed; the
| paralys OF the facial nerve resulted grad
uaily, and finally ulcers came in the cor
ner of the left eye.
John Sickki; age 48; born in Finland !;
! parents and three brothers and sisters
! Tree from the disease; came from q region
| Tree from leprosy; at % years of age went
| TO Honolulu, where he remained eight
days; his com Danion was q girl, who was
TWO years later transported To Molokai as
| leper; since then he has travelled eXclu-
s.vely In the United States and has lived
| twenty one years IL San Francisco; twelve
years ago the disease made its first appear
ance II levers, swelhngs and eruptions.
Lena Gwin; aged is and q half years:
mother died OF puerperal fever; father de-
MES ever having had leprosy, though pa
ients at the leper-house who are &C
quainted with MIN say he complains OF
num bneSs in the heel and there are al
! times spots upon his face; at = years OF
| age the patient began three years So
lourn with brothers at Honolulu, who are
not knowA 10 be affected and since then
she has lived in California;; at 9years o!
age she fell upon hot tOve, burning her
arm severely without feeling any pain and
soon afterward the leprosy developed.
Liz Chow; aged "a; has lived in San
| francisco fifteen years; no leproSy in his
family; three years ago spots appeared
upon his face, and soon after his hands
began to atrophy.
Kl Nau; ago So; born at Canton; nc
leprosy in the fanny; has lived in San
francisco fifteen years; six years ago he
became spotted and atrophy followed.
zee Foo; age 3D. born at Canton; nc
IN hn fut lr haG had had a.
ease ten years.
An Nun; age So; born at Canton
parents akye and healthy; disease ap.
peared three years ago.
All Ian; age 80; born at Canton; father
died OF leprCsy thirty-three years ago
mother dead, but was free from il; has
two sisters alive and vel disease frs
appeared twenty-four years ago when he
came TO America.
Annie Lee; age So; born at Hongkong
parents free from leprosy; between the
age of 5 years and Is she lived at Salt
Lake and since in California; at 70 she
was stricken.
Fong; age IS; born IN China; parents
and brothers alive and we'll; five years ago
the disease made its appearance.
All Lui; age 81; born at Canton !;
parents and brothers in perfect health
| showed first symptoms four years ago.
An Sen; age 45; born al Canton;
| parents and brothers well; has had
leprosy seven years.
All Kin; age 80; born at Canton;
family healthy; disease began six years
ago.
All Lee; age 81; born at Canton; parents
healthy; attacked by disease eight years
ago.
All Sam; age 81; born at Canton
parents free from the disease; has lad
lep- rosy ten years.
The first manifestation OF the disease is
a spot, sometimes varying in color, and
accompanied by fever or preceded by
rheumatism, atrophy of the extremities,
necrosis and other com plications fol-
lowing.
Concerning treatment the doctor saws
1t must be admitted that We have no means
OF curing the iully developed disease. The
| automatic treatment is governed by the
general laws OF therapeutics. That baths and
cleanliness further the mata bOlistic processes
| and prevent necrosis and long-continued Ill
! ceratlon TO a certain extent needs no especial
| comment. With this sad outlook for the
| treatment OF The already existing cases of the
! disease we must concentrate our attention
| upon another factor of therapeutics, a factor
! which must e considered the ell important
| namely, proIhylaxis. The prophylaxis con-
| sists in he complete isolation OF the affected,
! as prscticed in ancient times and which has
proved its efficiency in Norway, where leprosy
! has almost disappeared. 10 prevent the
spread OF leprosy isolation is absolutely neces-
| sary.