The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-30

end OF the third week of the treatment
The eruptions on his body were much
paler but none had entirely disappear
ed, nor had they leesened in extent
states the physician in his report I,
surgeon Carmichael. The report of tn,
condition Of this subject ends with tn,
Following encouraging statement
There was, however, a remarkable i'm
provement in his feeling"
This last statement of DR.. Camp.
written in the cold, calculating style o.
the scientist. opens up a new vista TO,
the residents on Molokai. 1t indicate.
that science Is working hard and earn
estly In behalf Of these unfortunates.
Inc only reason the physicians car
assign TO the lack of convulsive effec
from the use Of the medicine in the re
cent experiments is that the fluid ha.
deteriorated by being kept so long. DR.
Carmichael in forwarding DR.. Camp,
report to the Surgeon General of tn,
Marine Hospital Service. made tn,
suggestion of deterioration in account
ing for the lack of this sign in tn,
treatment.
DR.. Carmichael strongly believes tina
the shrubs now attaining maturity a
the Experiment Station are equally a
hourishing as any brought up in Vene
zuela and that the extract taken from
them will prove equally powerful whel
experimental with. Additional sup
plies of the fluid have been requeste,
from Washington and upon arrival tn
experiments will be begun anew in tn
hopes that the same results as witness
ed in Venezuela will be attained.
DR.. Camps full report OF his expert
ments, giving the details Of treatmen
in each case, is as follows:
Board of Health Office.
Honolulu. II. l., August Is, 1900
Surgeon d. A. Carmichael.
Sir: 1 have the honor to report on
the result of an experiment made on
subjects of leprosy with the fluid ex-
tract of Jatropha Gossypifolia
We received at the laboratory two
bottles of the pure extract and two
bottles containing a mixture in which
the fluid extract of Jatropha Cosy
pifolia and iodide of potash were the
principal ingredients. In the follow
ing lines l specify the pure extract as
extract and the second as mix
ture."
Seven subjects suffering from leprosy
were selected: % NJ L., aged 40
years; has very heavy tubercular af-
fecuon OF the face, especially about
the eyes and eyebrows. Family his
tory clean. Does not know of any
branch of his family suffering from
leprosy. Has noticed present affection
for three years. Nationality, pure
blooded Hawaiian. Fifteen C. c. of
mixture given on first day and 30
c. C. of mixture" given on the Sec
ond, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth.
and 70 C. C. on the NINTH tenth, elev-
enth, twelfth, thirteenth and four
teenth days July, 1900.
90 NJ. X, age q years; mocular and
tubercular eruptions all over body.
Family history clean. Suffering from
leprosy for three months according to
his history. Pure Hawaiian blood.
Fifteen C. C. of mixture was given
for one week; % C. C. of extract" Civ
en- daily for the second week.
In cases Nos. and there was none
OF the physiological effects which was
described to be the result of taking the
drug. viz: pains in the stomach,
cramps over body. ETC.; nor was any
result on the eruption noted
CD NJ. W., aged IS years; affected
about ten years. Eruption all over
body. No tubercular modules; partial
paralysis of one side of body, of both
eyes. Ten c. C. of mixture" given for
four days; Is C. C. of mixture" given
for one week 20 C. C. of fluid extract
given for four days.
GD NJ. K, aged % years Hawaiian.
macular eruption on chest and arms.
Affected for two years. One brother a
leper. Fifteen c. C. of mixture" CIV
en- first day; 20 C. C. of extract given
second day.
Case No. 3 noticed the physiological
effect at the end of the second week
and the beginning of the third week.
The bowels were loose, with consider
able gripping, but not sufficient to con-
fine him to bed. The stiffness of his
arms and legs at the end of the third
week was much lessened. For several
years he was unable to bend his ell
bows much, especially the right arm.
When | last saw him he could button
his collar. The pains of his legs and
body had disappeared at the end of the
third week. The eruption over his
body was much paler, but none had
disappeared; nor had they lessened in
extent. There was, however, a re-
maTkable Improvement in his feeling.
Case No. after the second dose had
considerable amount of gripping pains
cine, being under the impression that
we intended 10 kin him to save the
expense of keeping him any longer.
At the end of the second week of
treatment of Nos. l, 2, 3, and 4, No. 5.
John Wallace; No. G. Joaquin Nunez;
No. Z, Peter All Kone; No s. Cecilia
All Moe, were put under the treatment
of the mixture and the extract"
they being pushed to their physiologi-
cal effects.
Case No. 5, aged 10 years; half-Ha-
waiian; macular eruption on body:
clean history.
Case No. s, aged u years; Portu-
guese; tubercular eruption on face and
macular eruption all over body Fam
lily history clean.
Case No. 7, Peter All Kone, half-Ha-
waiian. half-Chinese; macular eruption
on face.
Case No. s. female; half-Hawaiian.
and haf-Chinese; macular eruption of
face.
In cases Nos. and there was per-
ceptible paling of the eruption; other
wise as in cases Nos. and s. There
was no diminution in the size of the
eruption nor any disappearance Of the
tubercles
The remedy had to be given in much
larger doses than directed, to get its
physiological effects.
In the opinion of the experimental,
the remedy has some merits.
Respectfully,
c. e. CAMP. MD.