The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-15
HERO WITH
THE LEPERS'
DR.. Plumacilef, u. 5. Consul
at MaracaIbo, Report
DISEASE CAN BE CURED
Has Given Ills Life 70 Them-~Teils of
Pitiable Case Where Ex-Plesi
dents Enemies Tried to
Danish HIM.
DISEASE CAN BE CURED


Washington. sept Is, After display
ing fRre heroisa by THE devotion "a a
lifetime 70 study of leprosy Eugene
II Plunaeber, American consul III Mara
ealbo, Venezuela, has decided that The
dread malsdy Is not contagious, but is
hereditary Ia degree not reached in
any other disease lie has made an
exhaustive report III the state depart
neHt telling II Ills personal attendance
upon lepefs afflicted in the most revolt
ing form HE report indicates thar leps
rosy Is durable, bit there u little hope IL
NeueNleia 81 other iafip, American lepef
COLONIES, wbeFe nutritious foods ard exs
peDsiAe drugs sIe rarely provided
NJ PlUnlHchfr wss appointed ID Mar
aeaiho ~ 1873, where, IN joininre Yifh
bin duties 81 consul, III has constantly
observed lepeF cases ana their treatment.
and whore he experimental In 10 small
WAN In fbis hn has had MIG benefit
Of correspondence With me most adFane
"a scientists III THE United States and
Europe, and II Was through Ills efforts
that the tna tia plant, used in treat
ing The disease IL nos planted III All
countries which hsNe iepef stations.
All Tho request oF these scientists Dr
PlumacbeF took 4 large number Of pho-
togaphs Of iepers, personally removing
Tile bandages ~ the afflicted IN order
that The best results might be attained
III Nas prDphesied that ~ would con-
tract The disease, bnt tDi= did not hap
pen the Wae allowed HI visit secretl3
lnaily lepefs III Mafaeaibo, concealed liy
their families to avoid their being sent
In perpetual baiiishiHeHt NJ W. island
Many specific instances are given by
Fri plDmaehef oi bis treatment 81 Iep-.
erF,
former president 81 THE state iH
Nhich MasacaiiD II situated. who lefi
s..e country after biz administration
Dut after many Ee8fs came bark ~ bjs
country residence as 1 lepef sent t0f Di
fhnaeber. via undertook tic trealy
lneHi, aided BY ne patient hnadsome
yoaag wife, who attended him faithful
.ly AZ tbe paticat was able ~ bnF
TIE most Dntiitiolgs fool, his improve
meht Was rapid and ultimate feepgef
appeared certain iilit when the cg8,Dl
went 70 SEE his patient ihc iseAt mn
last iinf, the Ns1e aas II te5rs ana
the patient had been informed thsi
inside M Two DAYS re Was to be Fes
moved 70 the iepeg island
During hts presidency he had made
many enemies, ana after hiS return ~
AeneHiela these e8snlies wege ii power
While BE gns known 81 Oh iDcafalle lepy
sF fl.ey bad lei him aioue. bat as soon
a. a was reported that be would le
Well .oon aeaia these enemies purpose
70 destroy aud humiliate him b. send
iDg nial into everlasting Punishment
when d. PlHmacbef offered 10 lnies-
eoHf and explain 10 iAa authorities fha
ttefe was hope ~ Ais absolute esire
the patieHt shook ia bend and said
Nol MY enemies know ! ain better ana
hopeful. and n09 they send ne % tho
island, three miles from the city, ii BIZ
tanisEed fog as life, seeing daily before
me .ae beautiful city which cmhrl
listed hearing the bells ring from tbe
churches helped 10 adorn; hearing tie
bands aging IN The plaza seeing Tie
city lighted ~ the evening, and even
seeing my own dear house, and yet 10
BE- IA outeast forever NJ, consul, n.y.
enemies shah not triumph over ne,
They shall not dispose 81 their former
pfesiden ] shall % Il myself"
Two DAYS later the people Of tie
state 81 Zluia heard that their former
pfeiident had suddenly died 4 know
the cause af liis DEATH says the eoB
sni u am glad be cheated his enc
miles,