Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17
heroines there are If we are such. DR..
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heroineS there are If we are such. DIR.
--------- has been here for thirty years,
giving his life to these poor people.
There are forty or fifty others, besides
number of kalawas who must be
classed as heroes and hcroines. Then
there is a place in Japan. one in Ira
cadie, Nova Scotia; one in Louisiana,
one in Guiena, where people devote
their lives to this work. To tell the
truth. l never did think much of those
people who trumpeted forth their hard
ships in newspapers and magazines.
They know little of the real life here.
which is only hard ut being somewhat
lonely ut times"
About 10 O'clock I secured a. con-
veyance and went over to Kalamozaa
to see q school, and also Brother
joseph Dutton. drove in u wagon,
sitting beside Il leper.
The school is under the care of the
brothers of the order who are i'm
charge of all the missions in these ISL
ands. 1t is in good condition, and they
teach their pupils gardening and farm
ing as we'll as the three RS. Brother
Joseph found in the midst OF his
work, attending to the wounds and
sores of his patients. 1t was an inter
lesting sight to watch them, and hear
the kindly word that he has for each
one OF these poor sufferers. He looked
upon them as precious souls chosen of
God to suffer in this world, and by
great patience to earn the brighter
crown OF glory in the next. Brother
Joseph does not contine himself to at
tempts to heal their bodies, but With
the clergy he also cndeavors to heal
their souls. His place is supported by
the Government.
The grounds Of this settlement are
laid out with considerable taste. The
poor lepers are very proud of them.
as all the work is theirs, anu proud
they have u right to be.
1t is over forty years now since the
Hawaiian government took up the
work of segregation in its endeavor to
stamp out this disease, and $l2O,0 900 a
year has been set aside to keep the
work going.
There are twelve hundred lepers in
the two settlements at Kalawao and
kalapapa. There is not q priest in the
Sandwich Islands who would refuse to
go there if his Bishop sent him, and
one whom l knew at Honolulu has
now, 1900, lately departed for several
years of work among the lepcrs. going
there as willingly as he would 80 to
kilo or 10 any other mission in the
jurisdiction of the Bishop.
This settlement has a northern expo
sure, and is swept by chill winds from
the Arctic, which blow down ut this
latitude about twenty degrees, and
cause more deaths from consumption
than from lcprosy.
The Gotto cure, combined with sui
phur baths, is in full operation. and
every remedy which has u reasonable
chance of success has been tried.
Experts have been here 10 obtain
virus and tried 10 discover the germs
of the disease, but they have net been
successful in their attempts. Leprosy
is still II disease OF mystery. ii is not
certain that it is even hereditary, and
the leprous husband will nu. give the
disease TO his wife, neither will the
lleprous Wife give the disease to her
husband. The Chinese. therefore, call
| it the disease OF love
After dinned in the afternoon 7 went
back to kalapapa ana aboard ship.
Entering the hoat at The shore was
as interesting as landing from it. ana l
had TO sit an hour in the tropical sun
to dry my coat and trousers when l
got aboard MT last.
We steamed back at : O'clock and
reached HONOLULU at about II in the
most glorious moonlight, and there I'M
der the mosquito bar on my bed [
slept sweetly, dreaming Of lepcrs, lep-
rosy and leper settlements until 3
O'clock the following morning