The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
FINANCIAL AID NEEDED TO
COMBAT RAVAGES OF
SLEEPING SICKNESS
Appeal Made to Phnopts Supply Meat Crafty the Only Cav-
ing of the Sicken-Suerng of Victims Is Intense and Never
Ceasmg, Though They Appear to be in Letharsc State
Hoped That Roosevelt viii Pay Visit to Camp

ln-->uas4. East Africa Saturday.
April 3.-The sleeping sickness COM
mission is hoping that Theodore Roose-
welt will pay visit TO the expedition )
camp at Sesse, Uganda, where Sir Da-
Yid and Lady Bruce are in charge of
the segregation hospitals. The gov
ernments of Germany. France and Bel
GUM, as well as the government Of
the United Kingdom, are working to-
gether endeavoring to find cure OF
preventive for the sleeping sickness.
Altogether. seven European doctors
have succumbed to the fatal disease
since the attempts 10 cope with the
evil were commenced. Governor Sir
Hesketh Bell. in appealing to the mil
lionalres of the world and others
benevolently disposed for money gifts
to enable him to purchase the slaugh-
ter of stock to crafty the one and only
craving OF those whose suffering is so
intense. which is summed up In the
word meat" describes his latest visit
TO the camp in part as follows:
The patients were lodged In large,
thatched banana sheds. and were de-
livered according to sex and the yaTl-
Gus stages OF the disease. In one en-
closure we saw number of infants,
In whom the first outward signs of the
scourge were just appearing, Unaware
OF their impending doom. the little
black mites played and romped TO their
hearts content In the shade of the
banana grove, and only the swclled
glands al the base of their necks
showed that their fate was sealed. 1t
was sad. indeed, TO think that in
short time those merry people would
gradually become more and more rare.
and that all those poor little ones. in
whom the JOY OF life was so strong,
would, after year or two. be laid in
the crowded cemetery that / could
just see between the trees.
In a row Of sheds. surrounded by
the banana groves. which supply the
food for the patients. we saw numbers
OF those who had reached the second
stage of the disease Most Of them
appeared to be suffering acutely. They
seemed TO shun the cool shade of the
broad matched roofs and preferred TO
sit or lie in the full blaze of the noon
day sun Even there many of them
shivered almost constantly. and drew
about their emaciated limbs the brown
rags OF bark cloth which partly covered
them The drawn features and hag~
gard eyes testified TO the gDa%ing
pains that almost constantly afflicted
them. and the unhappy creatures ap-
peareJ TO have special dread OF being
touched Many OF them were i'm the
peculiar state of letharSy which has,
doubtless, been responsible for the
misleading name by which the disease
has become commonly known. Unfor-
tunately. sound sleep rarely comes to
the relief Of the doomed ones. and the
torpor In which they lie comes from
the constant strain of ncver-ceaSing
pain. Many of them. in an unguarded
moment. put an end TO their miserable
lives, and IL is wonder that more OF
them do not do likewise.
Further In. we came 10 those who
were In the last stages of the disease.
Lying about on beds or withcred.
leaves, they had reached degree Of
omaciation that was horrible TO see.
The unhappy creatures looked like
skeletons. and only their doleful moan
Ing indicated the presence of life in
the wretchcd remains. A few. In whom
nature seemed struggling hard. had
gone raying mad. and In spite of the
fact that the poor creatures had per
force TO be chained TO heavy logs to
prevent their doing harm. one almost
cnvled them their insensibillty TO the
tortures that afflicted their follow vic
tins. The frenZled laughter OF these
infoItunatcs seemed particularly
dreadful in that abode of suffering and
death
1T is generally accepted that a vari-
ETY. OF the tsetse 1y. the glossina fall
pals. is the principal. II not the only
agent. for the transmission of the dis
ease. This fly exists In enormous
numbers on the shores Of the Victoria
Nyanza, and also OIL the borders OF
some otherXkcs and rivers OF Uganda.
It's habitation. however. is restricted
to narrow growth adjoining water,
and width OF two miles Is believed TO
be the limit Of the infested zones. Out
of some 900 souls inhabitlng the
shores Of Victoria NyanZa and the ISL
ands of the great lake, over 100000
have already been swept out OF exist
ence, and IL remains to be seen wheth-
er the remainder can still be saved.
''The determination of the tsetse fly
appears to be n hopeless task, and II
has therefore been decided to remove
all the surviving population out OF the
reach of the fatal fly.
1T is estimated that more than 90
900 sick are now 10 be deal win. and
they are being carried in large car
rlages TO the camps. A moderate sum
would enable us to provide meats for
the victims Of the disease. Unless a
cure be soon discovered. they VIII not
long remain a charge to US, and If my
readers could have seen the Intense
delight that transfigured the faces OF
the inmates of tho hospitals nt kisNuhl
at the prospect of meat. they would
think few shllliDgs well spent In
that direction