New Britain herald., 1916-01-29

could be tried on rats, pigs and other animals. By these experiments it IS hoped eventually to find a cure
 While no positive cure is known, a number of years ago an oil was se- cured which was effective Tn glVlns relief This medicine was so terrloly nauseating however, that only about one in a thousand patients could take it. In the Philippine Islands IS the greatest leprosy establishment in the world and there the greatest strides are made towards relief and posslple cure. It was there that a doctor eX- perimented with the oil. By using other preparations with it he in iected it as an anti-toxin into patient and it is working wonders. Seven cases which were thus treated and the patients have passed three years without having the slightest sign of recurrence of leprosy. Twenty-three
 u eated two years ago have had no
 more symptoms.
 In the Orient, MT. Darren declares,
 person afflicted with leprosy is l thought by the natives to be under a
 curse of the Gods and he is summed 1 absolutely. He has no home, no 1 shelter, no friends, no money, cloth | ing or food except that which he may | receive from missionaries. But withal, the speaker said, leper is a human being and it is for the Chris 1tian people to treat him as such and
 to do all possible towards relieving
 him or making possible a cure. This is done by segregation, isolation and research work to find a cure.
 Aim Of Missions.
 The aim of the American Mission, isolation of lepers and to provide means for greater research work towards finding a ~} complete cure The mission has 1eper stations or Inissions in ninety different places throughout the civilized world and there upwards of II, 900 iepers and children are supported, relieved or evangelized. The missionaries at these stations protect the sick and bring what joy is possible into their lives. The association in this country also provides for visits to the lepers In California and Massachusetts and arrangements are made for ministers to visit them.
 MT. Darren hopes to stimulate in- tcrest among the local church so- cjeties and to get a "direct interest in each local church to do all possible for these unfortunates The mission which he represents is in no way competitive to other missionary or ganizations, but is cooperative and IS working for Christian unity
 The speaker also called attention to the fact that house bill 193 is al- ready before the house of representa- lives and will go to the senate, on January 31. This provides for relief measures for the lepers and both are receiving the comnendation of con- eressmen. MT. Darren urged that ] local people interested in this matter write to their representatives in con- press asking them to support this III ensure.
 A personal letter written by a ! thankful leper in the Purulia India | Leper Asylum to a person who had ! sent some Christmas gifts gives a ! vivid insight into the terrible life of ! the patient. The letter reads in part: i You will, want to know what my ] body is like-there is no wellness in it. No feet, no hands, no sight, no fc cling; outside body greatly dis tressed. but inside heart is greatest peace for the inside heart has hopes What hopes? Of everlasting blessed ness because of Gods love and be- cause of the Savior's grace" Thus, is shown what a good influence the have on the mind of l the lepers, even though the disease is