The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-03-28


and his experience made the proof
that stood before him convincing.
In turn DR.. Paul, DR.. C. c. Snyder,
county physician, and DR.. W. R. Tyn-
dale looked through the microscope
and studied the colonies. Cradle re-
garded them carefully. He had been
studying color illustrations in "Jor-
dams Bacteriology," a standard med
ical authority. of colonies OF leprosy
germs and when the physicians
stepped aside from the microscope he
was quite prepared to make examina-
lions of his own case. That he look
ed through the microscope like man
we'll versed in leprosy was apparent
to the physicians.
Is Self Convinced.
IT want to thank you, gentlemen
said Cradle as a detected look spread
over his countenance. II am con-
vinced now for the first time that
am actually afflicted with leprosy
will not try to run away now as
did last December from the San
Francisco hospital. l will follow your
instructions implicitly. May God re-
member my wife and child"
Face has Ieonine Expression.
Technical diagnosis of the case per-
formed by DR.. Lynch and DR.. Paul
showed he has tubercular leprosy,
causing LESSONS. Another form, some
what more common is known as an
aesthetic leprosy because the portion
of the body affected become insensi-
BILE to pain. In his present state Ora
BILE is classed as the "facies leontl-
ma" type of leper, because the raw
ages of the disease have tended to
bring forth a lion-like expression
about the eyebrows and eyes. Photo
graphs of lepers taken at Molokal OF
this type strongly resemble Cradle
J. E. Flynn, chief sanitary inspec-
tor of the city board of health, call
ed at the office of DR.. Paul about +
o'clock last night with carriage for
Cradle. The leper babe the physi-
clans goodbye and accompanied
FLYNN to the isolation hospital, where
there are two smallpox patients un'
der the care of the county. Dr.
Paul explained last night that the
disease with which Cradle is afflicted
is not dangerous to the smallpox pa
tents.
eve are going to send letters TO-
morrow to DR.. Rupert Blue at Wash
ington and see if the government car
assist us in disposing or Cradle,
said DR.. Paul last night. Il under
stand the government is planning u
establish an isolation hospital for lep
ers on some island on the Pac1tl
coast If this hospital has been com
Melted we will ask the government
to take care of Cradle.
Served in Philippines.
"He served in the Philippines as
soldier of the First Wyoming durin
, the Spanish American far, and 1t l
only right that the government
should show some interest in him. l
is possible that he contracted tn
disease in the Philippines.
The fact that Cradle was in Tn
, Philippines in 1898, and that sign
of leprosy did not develop until thre
wears ago does not discredit the the
-, ory that he contracted the diseas
during the war. Medical reference
on leprosy show that the disease me
develop as late as fifteen or TWEEN
wears after the original 1nfectlo
though it develops more frequent
IS in from eight to eighteen months
b. Cradle says that when he escap'
It from the leprosy isolation hospital
4. San Francisco, December 15, he W
If convinced that he did not have lie
o, ROSY. However he did not visit wi
v lor child, who live in Ogden. Salt La
J. surgeons doubt if they could ha
g. been affected by the disease duri
r. the period that Cradle was not ava
or of the affliction. However, inves
Of cations may be continued.