The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-06
LEPROSY IS SPREADING IN
PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA


JOHANNESBURG, August 17There is considerable excite
throughout colony the spread of leposy Bloemon
vicinity The subject has been brought before the
public eye by letters signed by about Beers residing
oemione protesting against the removal of their relatives to
Robben island off Cape Town The Beers alleged to be suffering
from proy placed under arrest and forcb deported
Cape Town nasmuch the distance from Boemfonten to Cape
nearly miles, separation these conditions
will be impossible The Beers who sign the document plead
in pathetic terms claiming that if isolation is deemed necessary
by the colonial authorities that be carried their homes
that relatives from time time visit those dear to them
urged that part Europe isolation enforced and that
there plenty emgran pers residing in Paris and London
where they alarm and never infect others.
medical report upon the subject has the following
he last few years have witnessed widespread change in
professional opinion the contagosness of epoy Although
denies that may be communicated from
person if food be taken directly from the epers hands, there
few who hold that conagon by breath touch clothes
OF the disease Most definite in this direction
avowa by Dr. Hansen himself authority who the
distinguished leprosy bacillus long
segregation In speaking OF the adopted
Norway Dr. Hansen has quite recently written 1--WE have
particular rules for the transportation Of patients
for them Leprosy disease which is not necessary to have
any particular dread Of 5.,
there longer the of the Cape
Colony isolation laws Surely meres OF Robben island may
now be allowed end 1t in supposed obedience
Dr. ansen teaching that the law referred enacted and
that this and other segregation prisons organized Now that
Dr. Hansen makes the acknowledgment quickly
hasten to undo the evil which has resulted
However the petition from Bloemontein does
request abolition the isolation laws contents itself
by begging that the isolation be carried the homes
of patients that they not be wholly Of reach of their
friends There need be the slightest hesitation treating
in South Africa they treated throughout Europe and
India Almost with the sole exception of South Africa isolation
everywhere voluntary of the epers
and of it. Many have long
ed of of what Dr. Hansen his belief
felt that the risk of conagion leposy infinitely small
The medical then calls attention the really efficient
of preventing eposy The duties which lie before the Cape
government this matter it claimed supervise he fish
curing establishments the coast and to favor possible
manner the abundant use of pure salt
From eprosv has been the of the
Chinese But does not spread the whole OF China
Opportunities for contagon afforded everywhere the people
are the and their habits the but while leposy
abundant the district about Canton unknown Pekng
fish, while the south has abundance of fish and but little salt The
Picking district exports SALT the Canton district imports and
China do not communicate the disease to their fellow counten
Of The conditions avong spread
Can need conclusive proof that the real of
the disease something quite other than contagon Imprisonment
of the unfortunate eper absolutely futile expdien On
good believe
be obtained by the simple of preventing the
badly cured fish Salt the antagonist of eprosy and is
the first duty OF all that its
hndered by taxation The enlightened Japanese repealed all
salt and though proposal recently made their
parliament them in order funds for the
refused In China the still exists and salt be moved
place place without and But
still maintained the Indian empire 1t has been repeat
eddy mtgaed but still exists Rumor states that further
ducon of it likely be proposed boon Indian fellow
subjects commemoraon of the impending visit of the prince and
princess of Wales 1t be hoped that this boon will take the
form of complete abandonment of monopoly which ought
exist civilized Such remission would be hailed with
gratitude by the peasany OF India And should be forgot
that from the interest taken in the eposy
by the princes usious father fifteen years ago that much
of the progress in this connection is due
THE MOTHER TONGUE
For