Gunnison news-champion., 1908-09-04

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The sleeping sickness If Africa IL
oae of the diseases which not only
menaces the black Ran. but the white
man as veil. II has claimed Its vic
tins by the thousands. sad has re
mained Mp to recent years . disease "
great mystery. and one banning the
skill Of the physician - successfully
treat. Sciestinc men have made .
study II II and have aboxt come To
the conclusion that It y caused by
the bite Of the tsetse Ay.
EAgiaRA, because II her possessions
in Africa. Aas bssa spsciAlly sctive
In investkGatiAG TIE dtsease and en-
deavoriAG 10 discover sOOe remedy.
As evideace q this the government
established N LonAoa hast Nay . ~
tiOnal sleeptaG Sickness bureau. which
should ct In co-Opsratioa With the
SOUdansse oOverAosat aaA The Royal
society. This bursau saAertakes the
cOllscttoa u tepoorapAicsl. statistical.
pathological aol Other ioiOrmsttoo re-
sAr61aG sSssptaG stckDess. I'D ~
roa0es for Ne Dro0N 1istrtbstt0a
e0saG tAses vAe ass saGaOsl - coo-
6ok1DG IT, 11saoss. - veil - ~ the
elseu1sttna - psssaoatto.s 1ssAU.el
fer the use anl guidance a GoverN-
Osat oGbcials and missionaries abroad.
n 10 contemplated. also. 10 prepare .
0ap u tropical Africa a - cOaplete
. scale - possible. With The view of
indicating The Aistributioa q the NAL
ely anl Of The spsctes or kinds Of
bssO1 1sscking tnsscts which may be
esocsrned n the cawsatiOa oe the dis
Soso IN Infected areas.
~ more important BY far 10 The
rocsat 1ecisioa Of the British eovern-
msat 10 institute q neW co0misstoa 0f
ioQolry TO RESUME The investiGat0ry
vosk n East Africa, which vas s1s-
pes1el h 1e0s. follOwins the fatal Coz
troctSsa u tie sleeping ssck.ess ~
ESsut. fulloeA.
n oeanisssoa n 10 - charge q
Csl. 0or DavSl Drucs. 2. 4. O.. - tAs
nsvai Amy medical eoDs (uVsa
vh0a tAs king lstely coaSefrsl the
hsaoe q kniGAthoolD. and that s0ces
viii b. accompanied By Capt. A. T.
Haoertoa. \. A. u. c.. aal Cavt. n.
4. Aateoaa, 4. A. II. C. rAey Gin
prooesl - 0epteabes next t. Lake
Victoria. o. tie northseA sAores q
which, n TIE province u CAaGwe. Dir
n. HsskettA Bell. K. c. u. a.. Oov-
esDoe 81 ce4manAsfia-cAtef q tAe
UeanAa protectorate. he's beea -
tAoF1ss1 10 provi1e . suitabse 1obora-
NJ statisa.
Olr Davil Brvce has - special
trainiAe aAl VARIED expesseoce n
trsottng trcpscal nalaAtes which mark
IN out - ooe enineatly 0uaHosl
NJ ~ task st haAA.
fvesty four years ego - - army
| Ascsor - begaa The Study q Mana
| fewer, - - 1887 discovered oo1
ies,atel the s9e.Aine nicroSs. Two
| ysass q verk n Hul1lanl. fru0 1oo<.
e>oAssA ~ 10 Aeternine tAe pofaseee
(snA hsace The trve natureD u ths
''Naenaa" disease q SostA Africa. -
eeNal 70 Aorues, Aoakeys. aAA Other
AomestjcaAeA aainals. Moreover. he
psovsA exyssi0eataIly that . species
q tsstse " transnitteA the pafticu-
~ taesc4ive nicrooreaais2-call
n IL osrOo q scSeDce. Q 'trypooo-
esoe." nss - was the Arst 10 1s0-
sastrsAs tAaA - insect-a biting Ay-
| s,zN psuosae disease ~ AaG0osi1g .
tessa Sas1aote capable q betAg passo1
4 . Ssasoa i.to IL ctrcuaasory syS.
~ q aai0a,s.
h iSoo occasion serveA for tAe
further study q sleepiae Sickness h
Ue,aAa, 80 kefore loas - Vas abae
to sAOv that here. too. . species ol
tpstss N scted a. tAe carrier Of Q
.rrypanosu0e,- the root cause Of tAe
| As,eaee, n thu case ini0icAl to 0aa.
S,eeeinG sscknesa, seacs It's intro4uc-
I tsu> n Uganda IN 1891. has levied Q
Aeavy ton O the unfortunate nativea,
N fewer thaA ~, ~ ost q . total
.uuslatiso q 3ee.eee IN tie affected
esssrScts having bees swept away. In
hree areas Of the Coeeo Free State n
has AecinateA the tribes. FGrtAer.
u~re. It has appeared in the SsAaA
cd n nov Threatening German East
Africa, Rhodesia, and the British Cen
tral Africa protectorate. Coupled
Vah IL native nogtality are cases Of