Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-19
X-RAY IEpR0SY CURE'
Further DETAIL OF WHAT
MANILA PHYSICIAN CLAIMS
IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCOVER GERM
AFTER TREATMENT OFF,
ciAL REPORT HAS BEEN
FORWARDED.

tue last lew mOntnS tHeTe mas Uetu
accomplished at San Lazaro hospital
that which medical men, the world
over have claimed was impossible,
namely. the absolute and positive cure
of leprosy.
, DR.. II. B. Wilkinson. the physician
in charge of San Lazaro hospital, has
been quietly experimenting with y
Rays as q cure for the loathsome dis.
case. for many months. He has work.
ed along most original lines, advising
with his brother physicians at times
when he was in need of advice, but
without any beating of drums or
sounding OF cymbals he has actually
effected three bona fide cures, and at
present has under treatment ten other
cases which he believes will be cured.
Years and years ago. medical men
became so convinced that leprosy was
incurabe that they ceased attempting
to discover a cure. DIR. Wilkinson,
who is an expert electrician and y.
Ray operator, decided to try the effect
of the rays upon lepers. He selected
10 cases among the patients under his
care. and began giving them regular
and systematic X.Ray treatment.
At first no results whatever were
obtained, but undaunted, the doctor
tried different methods of applying the
rays, and before long he was able 10
discern indications Of improvement in
several OF the subjects, until he was
unable after the most severe and rigid
examinations to find the slightest
trace OF the leprosy germ any part OF
the body Of at least three of the men
under treatment.
reporter of The Manila American
visited the hospital yesterday and
asked Or. Wilkinson II he would be
. willing 10 publish data regarding the
cures. He said that while he felt con
WINGED that he had effected at least
three absolute cures OF leprosy he did
not care 10 talk about the matter fol
port which he is now preparing ia
handed in.
The Manila American for some time
past has been In possession of informa
ton regarding the work that Or. vii
:, kinson Is engaged upon, and repre-
sentatives Of the paper have from time
TO time been told by medical men that
;, II was their belief that Dr. WllElH'on
- had discovered a sure cure for leprosy
= but all efforts TO obtain On inklinS re-
a garoihs the nature OF tha cure OIL
4, tacts regarding the authrh'icity ot al
y absolute cure, were lacking until yes
A erua!'
r Inc doctor showed the reporter
!, series OF photographs taken OF MS
, patients peiore 'he cure was begun
, ah" theh Prouuceu 'he patieh's III req
A IRE. Inc chahses were yer! "arheo
A III 'nose "hicH are sui uhuer treat
n heh'' "hiie III Tue case Vi 'Wo Vi 'h'
PATIENTS whom Tue uoctor Claims ar'
apsoiuteiy cured II was itnpossloie ''
hhu any trace OF the horrip'e aiseast
oh 'he Skill III Nl'Nihsoh sal" tna'
an attempts W phu ""re Vi NV
ieprosS germ III theSe P"'ien's iof
months pas, hau tai'e"'
one of D ,SS S }sse gs 1S VINO not %
!. S"'eu 10 ho" oe""' ne "'' nut WV
q from ieprosy' however out was
- victim OF liver trouoie' Lung oeior'
ne uieu every eho'' was na"e W NM
trace Vi iePros! III h'ii' anu ai.e'
a uea'h' por''ohs VI ever! P",' VI III
, oou' were suoJe''eu " '"e o'
|, searching microscopes eNa'h'nat'on'
not a'ohe ny IT. ""h'hsoh' pu' w
other pacterio'osis's' every one -
"hoih reported tha' tnere was nut '"'
most minute trace OF leprosy 10 u
1, FOUND
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