The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-28
.EPROSY
IS CURED


/ Ntt-
asiefinz influence Of segenes and
kn0uie6gs over me fear caused b.
disease splendid example ts given IN
the contrast besssen the PANE reesnt.
lfy prevasisnE In Maryland ard west
virKfnia over Syrian Ieser discover
ed tn the former gate and the con-
srnAtion by Arehassop B9enk of =
ctass of Bep~rs AZ indian Camp, Louist-
ara,
IN the case of the Maryland sufferer
thss authorities of Maryland. West viz
Eials and vfrgInfs ard the railroad of
aefals seemed 20 engage fn contese
each 60 SnioaS the Iepsr on some other
bo1y. Compare shIs with she services
held by the ArchsasSep of View Or
Ieaas, surrounded by hss priests. IN ths
temporary chaDef o. tire 1sper home
at Indian Csrsp-s@rv5css followed by
the laying by the 4ress4shop Of the
fouadasbon ssone 81 permanent cha-
pei. the nsoney for wnfca has already
beer raised By charity.
Ths services were irapressfvs and
to1cElng. Te was tEse arss tIrss That
an 4rchbfshop had ever visited the
hor5e rad ever, In h8s rouH6s 81 tse
paristss sf afss arcfsdiocess st0ppeas 20,
gook after tae bepsrsy ard VITA hsra,
came soTse q sfis raose dssttnSuisfses,
e,aonoiic priests and educators Of Louf-
ssaua.
The lepers seemed fuzzy 10 aeyrsct-
ate tie occasion. ard in spite OF ehsfr
s,It-erfng, III spfse % fHear crfppIes coH'-
af1ion.. watch rendered II sITlosr I'm,
possible for b1ers 20 30 any a1snis.,
work, their cottages and the csncrat
home we're dec1rzref; wfef the purpts
and waite eniors of the Arcisblsiio1, Z,
and when rae woraen lepers WHO Nerff
it0 be confirmed niarche5. or secsuse.
of their disease. ho5nIe5 into tfe cha~
pei ic was seen that tisy were atrlrsd,
entirsIy IN waite, IKE. girls asakinS N
trefr first communion, wearing heavy
white veflss wbich concealed thsisy
SCARED and d.sizured ACES
With Them came Sister Pensdicfa,
and the Ave other sisters of efiarftys
who are the nurses OF the Ieper holue
sud WHO had helped the women TO-
make for themselves the white robes
IN which they appeared before ths
Archbishop FOR their confirmation. III
ls not to b.. wondered at chat Areh-f
oisnop Bielk always a prisst % sreat
eiaGuencs. should have found in tiifs
scene the tsxr for one OF the MOST
eloquent seruous he has ever preached
0u THE Man OF sorr5ws'
Great a. is the contrast betweem
These rwo pictures the contrast IN thes
urearuenu OF the lepers in the twG
cases was even greater. The Mary
land leper was finally deposited IN -
MOUNTAIN hut The horne OF his LSuisi-'i
ana brother is ss welt equipped az any
hospital in the country.
Thdrousfily ventilated steam heaCed
with baths of every kind, 1t is equip
ped with sYsT.y convenience. To these
Improvement in largeiy due. the mn
pra~srnent in the physical condition.
~ the lepers.
Formerly lt was almost iiupossible
u. Keep them warm with the open
crates usuaI IN Southern homes. Their
skin being dead the heat could rot
peuetrate through ID and the cold
seemed 10 get liitop rheir bones and stay
there They crouched around the fire.,
vasnly endeavoring 10 get warm, and
Az tilpir akin ia iussusible 10 burns
MANY ar riiap1 vyara hadl,, ht,-7,ed and
s,,nrrhad in their das1erafs EFFORTS to-
sa. elnse .unuufl RI ti1a ara 10 keen
warm.
. The steam neaf has obviared ali t!,is;
arm, IN. la,,ar, ,.. ,a,v ,y.,-,, i'm rvtnt;s,.
rny- r41e a,-st t,rue in fl,e,r Iiv-s "A
snr- na,rs f;,e, hsra al, rnev want
ant hatns hava neeu 1ound tt,ei hes,
means ~ r,eekf,,us the r=.s,aees Ar the
tisasse
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Fs,eir- Ii,.az5 ti1a ,han1. In the ,ttit,,ds
nr the u,yblir IN l.auissa,la toward the
npme and tawa,4i Isnr4nsv in general
is the result OF careful study OF the
disease in Lsuisiaua during the last
halr tfhErn years This has acsompisf1-
a.