The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-01
Or. Wayson Terms His Success
"A Triumph Of the Board of
Health"
THE CURE is NOT DISPUTED
Or. Currie Urges Publicity and
Education and Advocates
Further Leniency.
(Trom Sundays Advertiser. }

Leprosy cured, the disease controlled
or arrested, the bacilli propagated and
used to demonstrate a scientific method
of treatment of afflicted persons, an ad
vocacy of more humane separation of
the unclean from the clean, an intelli-
gent understanding among the classes
of people most generally attacked by
the curse of all centuries, whereby medi-
cal science may more certainly have OPP
portunities to eradicate the disease,
formed some of the startling facts and
recommendations presented before the
Hawaiian Territorial Medical Society
last evening at the University Club
The session was the more notable as
among the medical fraternity present
was Moses 7. Clegg, the federal officer
wb, discovered the method of propagat'
ing the bacilli of leprosy and the treat
ment of the disease, whose discovery
was heralded around the world few
months ago.
There was also pResent DIR. Donald
H. Currie of the Marine Hospital Serv-
ice, who has charge of the federal ex-
perimental work in the United States
leprosarium, Molokai, and at the Kalihi
experiment station in Honolulu, and also
DR.. J. T. Wayson, who presented before
the society a young Hawaiian whom he
has been treating for several years and
who stood before the medical fraternity
cured of leprosy, officially discharged
as cured from the Molokai settlement
and free to mingle again in the society
of men.
Not only was the fact stated that
cures had been effected by various treat
ments and q cured subject shown, but
in all that was stated by the physicians
in a general discussion of the subject
references were made to other cases
wherein cures were supposed to have
been made. In all of them the nastil
and chaulmoogra oil treatments wer'
used, while the X-rays have also playe'
a part, Doctor Day having effected
cure by the latter treatment according
to a statement made by DR.. G. b. Wood
Board of Health Triumphant.
Doctor Wayson stated that he regard
ed his cure as a triumph for the terri
forial board of health, under who's
auspices he had conducted his treat
ments all along. Doctor Wayson CAV
a detailed statement of the method o
treatment used in the subject show
before the members, as WE'LL of tw
other cases.
E. A. Mott-Smith, president of tn
board of health, made an informal tai
on leprosy, a subject he has been deepl
interested in, not only from layman
standpoint, but from that of the hea
of the department which has the Mole
kai settlement in charge. He agree
with Doctor Currie' IS statements, HAY
ing read his paper over before it wa
presented to the society. He gave som
history as to the length of time tn
Territory and the former monarchy ha
combated the disease, and admitte
that the Territory's administration !
the settlement cases had been Target
mechanical, although utilizing all'sui
gestions that might aid the governmen
4. in eliminating the disease.
He believed that the cooperation @
the territorial and federal government
would now bring about decide
change in conditions.
The subject, as discussed lest nlgh
was large one and brought out man
announcements which viii tend to r
double the efforts of the scientists, WI
now believe they have come to soil
ton of the hitherto battling puzzle