The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-30
FATHER CONRARDY WILL
SEND CURE FOR LEPROSY
Continued From Page One,

medicine, no kokua of any kind, and
here 1 came last May to do work
among the rebuke Of humanity.
In Hawaii the natives are not
afraid OF their leper relatives, but here,
it IS the contrary. Lepers themselves
are not willing TO help me to clean
and dress Ieper ulcers, even married
man refused TO assist me to care for
his leper wife. He kept at distance,
protesting the smell was too bad I
like TO be prudent, but there are cir
cumstances where too much prudence
viii resemble cowafdiee.
1.-The government houses for lepers
have no windows, only door sash.
Last June I had cases OF pest. It
was very sad. / have medicines and
what is most necessary to attend the
lepers and the sick, but / have to pay
for them. I receive not cent for all
that / do.
"Last summer it was very hot, I
worked nine and ten hours daily; be-
sides I had to walk morning and even
ing. an hour and a quarter each way.
/ wished to remain altogether with the
lepers, but no accommodations what
ever-a room with no window; water
was scarce and no conveniences in the
leper village.
eff had remained last summer with
the $50 lepers of the village which
is only 400x200 feet in length and
width, I would have died.
81 rejoice to do what I am doing
for the sake of suffering hmanity.
when on Molokai, all the lepers
were my friends: SO it is here. In re-
ligion, all are pagans.
81 am here as man and physician.
I graduated in America in 1900. Those
who wish my ministry as priest sue
cess. are welcome. / like to do what the
good Samaritan did. Jesus Himself
did good He cured the sick. He
never asked them to believe as He did.
So / do here. Gratitude or not on the
part of the Iepers is quasi indifferent
20 me. I like them because they are
men, and 1epers besides, stunned by
everybody-and this is enough for ne
to like and love them. They know il.
too. So that, as on Molokai, all the
lepers I meet salute me, vi Shang tso
Shen' Good morning, doetor).
For them, especially when unable
to move, do all in my power. wish
I had plenty to give them. I hope to
get some lady nurses, but / have
hardly anything TO give them, to eat
and to wear-nlyself, I get not a cent
from anybody, even from the Catholic
mission.
This week I will be permanently on
the leper island, attending on myself:
but there I viii never get fresh meat,
as / did on Molokai from the Board
of Health, where a 1eper ration vas
allowed me. Here this would mean
much to me. Truly, Molokai, as it is,
is a kind of Paradise for the lepers
and even for their attendants.
But here I am necessary, as I am
the only man to care for the lepers. I
to follow me. Many. many of them
are often asking me, When shall we
go to Sheklung?' I wish to take them
ALL but / have to be prudent, being
alone and having but $1,000 to spend
yearly.
I'm case have to build for, say,
500. my capital will be reduced to very
little. Twelve dollars for a leper a
year would be enough to feed and
clothe him and buy medicines.
81 got from Korea a prescription
with which, it is said by reliable wit
ness. some lepers have been cured. I
got it in Chinese writing. I will get
it translated, and If the medicine does
not cost too much / will try the rem
edy, when better fixed than / am now.
am also willing to send the name of
the medicine, with full description of
it and how to take it, and the guam
tity to the Board of Health, to be tried
by DIR. Goodhue and DIR. Holman, in
case they think it worth while giving
it a trial. This I would be glad to
do, as they are more competent than
/ am and better situated to follow
the patients, and because the Board
of Health, on their favorable recon-
mendation, might be willing to pay
the expenses. I promised the owner
of the remedy to pay him $500 in case
1t proves such as to cure at least the
incipient cases. A priest in Korea,
who has been there over twenty-five
years, said in his letter that he knew