The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

general scheme Of things, It Is hard
to make them realize that IL need not
be. Uncinartasis was only another at
Fiction that Dfos had heaped on the
PortoriQuenos and they were used to
it. Besides Americanos make 50 many
promises that they never fulfill
But at last ten men were found will
ing 10 trust eel doctor" to the bitter
end Accordingly q second examina-
ton was made TO test the actual pres
ence Of the germs. and arrangements
made for giving the treatment in the
dispensary OF the Telegraph Hill
Neighborhood House.
On the Sth OF March the first
bluemass capsule and dose OF salts was
given. It sounds simple. But TO get
those ten men together at the same
time was a work OF art Tropical ideas
of punctuality are peculiar. As for the
capsules they went down as capsules
always do But the salts: POr amor
di Dios, es saltiguiera-" cried one Jet
black negro as II he had been offered
poison One man took his hat when
he saw II coming and heard he could
eat nothing that night. and went calm
~ out. determined TO get his dinner
before, since he could not have any
afterward-
When all had been impartialIy dosed
they were sent home. with strict In
functions TO be back at the next
morning for the real treatment Just
six turned up The other four had sam
pied the first stage and no power on
earth could persuads them to try the
second In vain IL was explained that
the bluemass and saltiguiera episode
was q thing OF the past They took TO
their beds. tied I'D their heads in true
Latin fashion and refused TO bulge
Before the day was over the six
heroes on the dispensary floor wished
that they. too, were safe In bed Every
fifteen minutes OF the first hour they
were given one-eighth OF a grain OF
caIomeI and every hour twenty grains
OF thymoI. until they had taken eighty
BY the time the third dose was down
they were firmly convinced that this
was the meanest trick the AnericanOs
had played on them yet Half OF them
wanted 10 leave and would have done
so only they were too dizzy TO walk
An hour after the last dose OF thymOl
the hated saltiguiera again appeared
This time there were no remarks The
needed energy had vanished.
With the last ounce or salts the
treatment ended A few hours later
these men who for years had not known
what il was TO be free OF pain went
home cured. For the next few days
milk and eggs were sent from the
Fruit and Flower Mission. FOR strength
cannot be built up on fried potatoes
and beans, and the people are too poor
TO buy anything else
Two weeks later a second examina-
tion was made 20 be surs that all the
germs had disappeared In few
cases there were still some traces. so
another treatment was given There
was no trouble about this, however
The men had proved for themselves the
powers Of the wizard doctor" and they
would have willingly have taken a
dozen II he had told them TO. One
man almost insisted on second treat
ment. Just TO make sure.
Another promised his wife that II
she would only take It he would 90
through with II q second time for COM
pany's sake But she had heard or the
awful saltiguiera test and her courags
failed. She wanted to. She wanted 70
badly. but At last the husband took
the authority into his own hands and
asked the nurse TO bring the medicins
TO the house The capsule was laid
ready, the salts mixed The woman
took one look and fed Santa Maria,
Que mujer," cried the husband. angrfly,
as he seized the capsule and washed II
down with the salts The precious
medicine that had helped to make him
well was not 20 be wasted II she would
not. he must
Since that first ten sixty-two cases
have been diagnosed and twenfy-eighr
treated. But now only six or seven ars
taken at q time or these twenty
eight several have needed more than
one treatment and two were compelled
70 70 70 hospital. for besides uncina-
rfasis they were found TO have quite q
collection OF tropical germs.
Even the very worst cases OF uncfna-
rfasis. II there are no other compllca-
tious. show such wonderful changs
after the first treatment that II u al
most impossible 70 belteve that the
believe that the Porto Ricans are not
naturally lazy and inefficient have q
good argument In the before and after
appearance OF some OF these men and
women