The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-06
LEPROSY IS SPREADING IN
PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG August 1zThere considerable excite
throughout colony spread eprosy Boenon
and vicinity The subject matter has been brought before the
public eye by letters signed by about twenty Beers residing
Boefonen the removal OF their relatives
obben island Oft Cape Town The Beers alleged TO De
from prosy placed under and foTcby dePorted 10
Cape Town Inasmuh the distance from Boemfonten to cape
Town IS nearly 1000 miles, the separation uhder THESE
regarded practically absolute nasmuoh as visiting IN the "
pathetic terms, claiming that II isolation IS deemed
the colonial authorities be carried out near their homes
that relatives from time time visit those dear to them
1t IS urged that IN no part OF Europe isolation ana
plenty emgran residing Paris and London
where they alarm and infect others
A medical report upon the subject has the following
The years witnessed widespread change IN
one now denies that 1t may be communicated from person 70
person directly the eper hands there
few if who hold that eontagon by breath touch or
common cause OF the disease Most oenlte IN TINS
himself, authority ho the
prosy bacillus has long held the
foremost place among the believers IN contaso ana
segregation In speaking OF the adopted
Norway, DR. Hansen has quite recently written We have no
particular rules for the transportation OF patients reason
for them Leprosy disease which It not necessary to nave
any particular dread Of
longer any prx the maintenance OF the Cape
Colony isolation laws Surely the meres OF Robben island may
be allowed to come to an end 1t was IN supposed oDeonce
teaching the law referred enacted and
this other segregation organized Now that
Dr. Hansen the acknowledgment quickly
hasten undo the evil which has resulted
However petition Bloemfontein
for the abolition OF the isolation laws but contents itself
begging isolation carried the homes
wholly OF their
friends There need be the slightest hesitation treating ep
South Africa they treated throughout Europe and
Almost with the exception Of South Africa isolation
lepers
Many have for long time been convinc
the truth of what DR. Hansen his belief 1t
the risk contagion leprosy infinitely small
The report calls the really efficient
preventing The duties which lie before the Cape
claimed The fish
curing possible
the abundant of salt.
From the of the
Chinese But it does spread the whole OF China
Opportunities afforded everywhere the people
habits but while eprosy
Pekng
The noho China produces abundance of salt and little
while the south abundance OF fish and but little salt The
Picking district salt the Canton district imports and
what the The Chinese OF South
their fellow counymen
the The conditions absent the
conclusive that the
disease something other than contagon Imprisonment
poor absolutely futile On
other hand there good believe that the desired end
by the preventing
the first duty OF all that
enlightened
salt and though proposal recently made their
parliament them order raise funds for the
refused In China the
place without
mitgated but still that
likely be proposed Indian
OF the impending and
princess of Wales 1t be hoped that this boon will the
abandonment OF monopoly to
any civilized Such would with
gratitude peasantry OF India be forgot
that from the leprosy
by princes urous father years ago
of the progress in this connection is due
THF 0IRRNS H0SplTAT Persons to the