The Washington herald., 1908-08-25

That house viii be built for John r
Early. the Iepe-. on a bank Of the East
ern Branch is more than probable.
If il Is found necessary 10 keep Early
IN the District OF Columbia, every effort
wiH be made 20 proIong his life OF cure
zim Of his maIady.
Early viii be kept IN his present tent
until cold weather begins. Al which time
3 frame house win be buiI- and furnished
With everything necessary TO make its
Jingle occupant comfortable
Fear OF being placed in a colony Of
-epe-s EaUnts Early He is anxious 10 re-
Urn 20 his home and family in Lynn.
n c. and in the event he IS not per
-nlr-ed 20 do So he says he prefers 10 re-
main In the District
Expect Negative Reply.
As yec the health authorities OF North
Carolina have not replied 10 the commit
--ca.-1n In which the Washington health
-flc-sIs requested that Early be Gep0-ted
O that state Il Is believed that when
hey 90 reply their answer VIII be IL the
-egat.ve. thus making il incumbent upon
he District 20 care for the unfortunate
nan
II was i1tiuated yesterday that per
laps the violet ray would be used on
EarIy in the event he is to be treated
-ere- The violet ray IS said 10 have ac-
-0mpIishsd marvellous results in Norway.
where the medical profession is strug-
sling with lupus, q deadly disease similar
. le7-Osy-
Little Is known OF the violet ray in
mis- city. The treatment consists Of con
ceutroting the violet rays OF the sun
0n the affected parts of q human being
BY a scientific arrangement OF prisns
Sass globes filed with water. and pow
lrSJd lenses Of varying strength. coupled
with an invention - which al coIors OF
ne rays OF the sun except violet are
Eliminated. an arc light. made by Two
-lrge carbOls. directs the violet ravs on
ne affected portion This IS not a scien-
--fic analysis OF the violet ray but 1he
-ne which layuen VIII most readily IN
zer5taE6- By the use OF the ray. with
which leprOsy and other similar diseases
ave been more or less successfully
--eated n other countries, the parts af-
-so1ed BY UlceTati0ns are caUterized. and
he Inflammation seldom or never re-
-ur-s
Bes.5es this treatment there Is a serum
=z-pl0ysd IN treating leprosy. The sue
-ess Of This serum has been Indifferent
Medical records say one case in the
Philippines was arrested by the serum
-lthoUg1 II vas not definitely established
nat the soldier sufferer was suffering
rom lep-osy-
VIII Treat Him Here.
This serum Is obtai-able in the United
states. ard If Early cannot be moved
rom the District. the local health au-
-aoTities VIII, no doubt, use It in treating
In
Lep-osy does not strike terror into the
carts Of medical men Of to-day. and in
-isw Of the fact that Washington IS az
-orded an opportunity 10 disprove cer-
ain theories about the case. It is prob
able the health authorities viii take ad-
-autage of IL The deepest interest IS
-zzen in Early's case The health au-
-1oriues have great sympathy for the
-aHicted u-. These TWO facts VIII
---0upt the---,o co everything in their
-ower for him # II becomes necessary
I'm here
he health authorities believe
truth II the theory Of Ieprosy
tagiOus, IS best proven by the
l Of a health Office physician
y, who, lie is positive. is sUf-
the malady- This physician
has a child. and a large Prac-
declared yesterday that he was
N % take desperate chances
rds are constantly near Earlv's
Eastern Branch They have
coutagiou. but. on the con
willing 20 keep watch over the
ni-ely-
IRE chemical and medical Iabora-
any other city in the United
some OF The greatest medical
.le world besides a number OF
srs- pathol0gIsts. physicians
seen service IN the far East
4 Specialists IN skin and blood
Eashingto1 appears 10 be the
IN America 10 wrestIe with a
-r0sy- Science IS divided even
tnfectiOusness Of leprosy. Il
the power Of the municipaI
lorlies 70 decide for all time
-eI MS disease sufferers from
a. one tine stoned 10 death.
oe transmitted by a leper TO
-e-llAy nan OF woman The
% leolcal men Of today is that
not be transmitted excen+ IN
one person with the skin
-es N contact with Ieper
ana oJher Eastern countries
ll-i--o-lants are poor. and an
'tllns OF men and women re-
"Lal was the cause os death
.-- leTa, and Other blood diseases
ted These are believed "a h.
1 1-y means OF TRANSMISSION 7
- IN cases where the person
ontact with a Ieper IS debfU-
t-o a susceptible condition ne
u possibly be transmitted Nv
OF hands, even though there
OK the skin on either
Jther Cases I'm City.
@ health Office physicians who
INJECTED with the health Office
years, and has had iurisdir-
al infectious and contar,or,s
the District for more thar
declared it is untrue that
q leprosy are TO be found in
2s been but one case Of len
District Of Columbia in tilfrt1--
SAID the physician. That
one We now have in hand
70 Know OF any other Tba
-s man, woman, or child vou1d
q and qUarantine6 in a few
there IS any person in Wash
~ 80 KNOWS there are men or
Washington suffering from rs--
g iasquerading as sufferers froI,
., then g is the DUTY Of rF,oss