The Washington herald., 1908-08-25

persons 10 tel the health oflce who those
skin disease sufferers are. where they
are. and how long they have been afilCt-
ed Ea-ly's case is the only one OF true
and undeniahle leprosy that has ever
come under the observation Of the Dis
trict health ofhce- There are no other
cases, mild or otherwise A mild case IS
70 be feared as much as violent case
and I do not believe any one with medical
knowledge would ever call case OF
leprosy mild
I take no stock IN the theory q Iep-
rosy. being .co1tag agious. This Is best proven
BY the fact that 7 have been within a foot
Of the leper without touching him. and
have passed through his tent several
times. 7 am not man TO take desperate
chances. and I do not feel that I have
taken any risk BY merely ass0CiaJiuE with
Early IN a professional way without
touching him or anything he has touch
ed"
The doctor having charge Of infectious
and contagious diseases yesterday visited
the Pension once 90 inquire about
Early-s call there last week The plysl-
clan saw the Pension once employe with
whom Early talked about his pension pa
pers- The enpIove was positive that
Early touched nothing IN the once and
remained only a few moments This cor
rob0rares Ea-ly's statements when he
vas first questioned The Pension Once
viii not be disirfecred OF fumigated. be
cause TIE health authorities 90 not think
Il Necessary
Keeping Out sEosguftoes-
Yesterday afternoon 77o-kmen put
strip OF canvas around the bottom Of
Eariy's tent. in order 10 keep mosquitoes
and cold air out The inside Of the
tent was lined with mosquito netting
The tent Is now absolutely mosquito
proof said one Of the health physicians
last night
Early rested well Sunday night. and
when he arose bright and early yesJe--
dav morning declared he felt better than
az any tine since his arrival in Wash
ingt0n- HIS appetite was better than
usual. and be said his joints and limbs
gave him less trouble than for months
Early intimated yesterday he was not
satisfied that he had leQrosy- He said
he would ike 10 have some one with
more experience with leprosy than the
Washington health officials pass upon
his case
7 have never come in actual contact
with leprosy IN my life. as far as 7 can
remember" said Early y am a prudent.
cautious. and intelligent man, and al
though 7 have never considered myself
an expert in medical matters. I believe I
would have known the symptoms OF
deadly naIady Ike leprosy had I ever
seen them. do not question the ability
Of the Washington health officers OF any
body else. but as their diagnosis Of my
case probably means lingering death
away from my relatives. 1 would feel
better satisfied Il they were CoTr0b0rated
rr-.a- nra 4 -.
With leprosy-
When informed Of Early's statement one
Of the health Office physicians said
This man has ieprosy. There is abso-
lutely no doubt about Il He was ex-
arlined by a bacteriOIogist who has seen
hundreds OF cases Of leprosy in China.
Asia. Samoan Islands and other places
where Il is prevalent This bacter.ologist.
VINO. until recently. was Identified with
the Marine Hospital Service. is certain
Early has Ieprosy- II the patient Is not
satisfied with the diagnosis Of his case.
he is at liberty TO summon any one he
wishes 20 examine him. and pass upon
his case We are certain. however. he
has leprosy. and viii keep him Isolated
Thankful for Magazines.
Yesterday afternoon one Of the doctors
carried a quantity Of fruit. several maya
zines, and q number Of papers TO Early
The Ieper read the accounts Of his case
with deep interest He reiished the fruit.
and pr7fasely thanked the donor. Early
spent most Of the fore part Of the day
reading his Bible.
As Yet Early has received no mail He
sent one letter 10 his wife in Lynn. \. c.
one Of the doctors writing II at his dc
tation, but does not expect a reply until
tomorrow or Thursday. In his letter
Early stated he was unavOidably detained
IN Washington, and was unable TO say
when he would be able to return home