Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05
FULLY A THOUSAND
LEPERS IN j. S.
Nine Interesting Gases on Exhibit
Physicians Discuss Treat
ment of Disease.


Perfect types OF the two great divisions
OF the disease were on exhibition. and
ore patient having what was regarded by
some as third variety of the disease,
the macular, was closely examined The
view expressed by DR.. G. Howard Fox,
VINO had two Of his patients present,
was, however, that the macular type
develops into the tuberoular or the
anaesthetic variety after time. num-
Der of the cases on view last night had
indications of both varieties of the dis
case.
DR.. Winfield had patient. negro born
in Charleston, S. c., who came to New
York at the age of two years, so far adj
vanced in anaesthetic leprosy that he
burned one of his hands a few days ago
and felt no sensation whatever. DR.. g.
Howard Fox had Il perfect specimen of
the leonne countenance an italian, who
has been in America six years. lie de-
veloped the disease little over two
years ago. His face is now Il mass Of
tubercular Growths, and his mouth is
full of LESSONS, although his eyes do not
seem to be affected. Ills voice has grown
hoarse, and he has great difficulty in
making himself understood
WOMAN STILL GOOD LOOKING.
The one woman present has tubercular
leprosy in an early stage. She is fairly
good looking, but her eyes are losing
their lustrc. one man, a West Indian, is
50 far gone with the disease that his
hands have become useless, and portions
Of the fingers have disappeared entirely.
Mark Lee. a Chinese laundryman, was
l.i.fz
Of marked symptoms of the tubercular
type. His beard is falling out, and his
ears are enlarged and covered with tu-
bercular growths. one young man, an
American had Indications of the dis
ease only on one foot, and Is expected TO
recover Two Russians are in an ad-
vanced state of tubercular leprosy, and
display all the symptoms. One of them
IS in an institution, but the other lives
at home, though he is undergoing treat
meut.
DIR. Sigmund Pollitzer chairman of the
dermatoloeical section of the Academy of
Medicine, read paper on the history of
the disease. lie expressed the conviction
that there were at least 46 cases of lep-
rosy in New York. while he pronounced
the estimate of $50 in the United States
as exceedingly conservative.
Or. Isadore Dyer OF Tulane University,
New Orleans, said there were fully a
thousand cases in the various States of
| the union.
Or. G. Howard Fox spoke quite casually
of examining 20 cases of leprosy in New
York within the last year. and gave de-
tails on the symptoms of the disease.
TA~ II.
q professor at Tulane University, told of
his experiments with the baciln OF
! leprosy. He told of planting the bacilli
in white mice, and Japanese dancing
mice which contracted the disease. Rats
and guinea pigs appeared immune.
when the culture gets accustomed &c
its new environment it grows we'll" re-
marked the New Orleans doctor. as If he
were speaking of new plant or some
rare species of animal life.
"Whon a part Of the tissue is removed
with the bacilli they live for a time or
/ the familiar food. and are better able tc
! grow well in their new homes" he added
! DANGER Or INFECTION
DR.. Duval said there was serious risk
in allowing lepers At large. especially
those who had open LESSONS.
"A house may be infected" he said
land the lcper may leave 1t and Others
contract he disease there long time
afterward, even years later"
! lie described the leprous bacillus a.
| from two to three millimetres in Length
and of a lemon yellow color. 1t will live
he said. IN a salt solution for as mucl
as eight months and retain all IT.