Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-31
LACK OF PROVISION FOR LEPERs
ny FREDERIC j. nAsKIN

the center Of largo and Interested
assembly 81 newspaper reporters. t.
whom he was describing his iuurnev
east on Pullman car and ho,djnr
I !o''h on tn" relative advantages and
disadvantages q the best hotels. lie
~ no" back tn the brick buildlng a,
$500 'i
Icpr"s. Exists EVERYWHERE
p'osF IS prevalent In all foreign
Countries where strenuous measure,
have not been taken to sunn,.Ss
times u has been thought M,
'''na'" might have something IN n,
"''h A. since SO many icprrs arc so.,
~ 'h' F"p'rs. nut this. Ike many
""h.f Facts concerning lcprosy. is ouly
theory Thorc arc also Ion.r. &,
Iceland Scandinavl. and r,is.,, ~
dissas" reaches It's widest ero,.,i
among tho natty" tribes Of South Ar.
ca "her" no efforts at all have b.e,
made l" check its SPREAD. British
indit comes next Here a few chart.
'"H''"tI"hS hay" been established 10,
p'iS""s "niicied With lcprosy. but en-
franc" I" these H. entirely voluntary
Tho same is true OF TIrkey me
HIhish government has proyiricd ,
national lcprusariurn. hut the ROAD,
around Jerusalem are l;ned with IN.
oamhs o. ler"rs VINO prefer to earn.
'H''' 'l't" bt begging
japan has prnui!cdlly Succeeded i,
eliminating tho disease from that conn.
try by means or it's very cXccllcn, Ian
rosdr!ums, rs have also England ana
Germany. and in Germany thcrc i
none. GcTmany was free from this
particular scourEc from the time OF
Nh" Mjddi" Ages until about 1870. WHOM
"A servant girl from Baltic Russia IN
ir"duc"d tho Infection. Arriving in
northern Prussia. she had obtained clu.
plpymcut lu Il hotel where the lai.d-
lord and his wife soon became con.
tam!mated Within a compara,ivciy
short time there wore fitv cases, ana
III" government decided il waa time
10 tax" some action In the matter
II established a lcprosarium ana com
PEELED every person afflicted with lc7-
rosy 70 enter = As result. the di-
scasc was stamped out
Va Efforts Made Here.
Til" United States has been active
in cleaning UP Hawaii and tho Philip
pines aud checking the spread OF lev
rosy In these islands, hut back hom.
y" have hocn entirely unconscious
that there MAS any need 20 combat the
disease. Most OF us had come 10 tho
conclusion that &, was ono Of ,hos.
queer ancient maladirs described ia
the Hiblc-we noycr really thought
tina, people had il any more. Hence
II
rival Of a l"p"r In a city and hence
the lack of provision for him The
state legislatures cannot n" expected
To vote FOR an appropriation TO take
care OF stray lcpcrs when they have
vague idea that lcprosN became OK
tinct along with tho sahcr-toothcd cat.
vet In Louisiana there are over three
hundred lcpcrs, and In Minnesota, Wis
consin. Iowa and Texas there are al
most as many Louisiana has cstab-
lished y ieprosariUm on the banks o.
the Mississippi River. not far from
Baton Rouge. Resides this institution
there Is ono in Massachusetts support
cd ny the state, aud one in san FRAN
cisco County. California. provided lay
tho county. These represent the total
efforts OF the American people 10 taxi
care OF their lepcr unfortunatcs. ir
tho hill for u national leprosarinm
Is passed by Congress It will he III"
answer to this problem.