The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-04
Leper Living In Lonely
 Spot
Lansing. Michigan. Case is Segregated in Wild Tract of Land Far From
 Human Habitation.

! Lansing, Mich, Ger. S1.-Nestled at the base of hill near the shore of Lake Nagel, eight and one-half miles northeast of Craving, there is cot tage of two rooms with "leanto."
 It appeared there just few weeks ago. In i. Marshall F, Traux, of Lansing, lives far away from every living soul except one, because he is afflicted with dreaded leprosy. In 1898 Traux, then just strip ling, entered the American army as a volunteer in the war against Spain After the war he remained in the army and was assigned to duty in the Philippines. There he contracted leprosy, which, however, did not begin to show at once. For time he re- mained at the soldiers home in Dray- ton, Ohio, and later he was sent to the government hospital for disabled sol diers at Milwaukee.
 Last February, Traux returned to his home here from the government hospital. The local health authori- ties induced him to go back, but he did not remain long He was back in Lansing in July, and he recently was taken by the authorities here to the site of his present home. He is being treated for his ailment by pr. James A. Humphrey, city health director of Lansing, thru whose efforts Traux was placed in his present isolated but com fortable situation.
 Chamulga oil, being given as a remedy, comes from a tree of that name. The tree grows in the South Sea Islands and is of the rubber species. This oil is now being used extensively in the treatment of lep- rosy. Traux has been taking it in capsules for about a year. and Dr. Humphrey says the outward signs of the disease are disappearing.
 The companion of Traux in his exile is Wendell Bixler, also of Lansing. By ruling of the Health Board of Grayson, neither of the two men is permitted to enter the town They are not even to leave the half section tract of government land on which their cottage stands. They must re- main ayay from all other persons. The only human voices they may hear other than their own come thru the telephone installed in the cottage.
 They have mail box nailed to a tree on the lonely road and receive the daily papers and letters. Their food supplies are delivered to them at the edge of the reservation once a week now. When winter sets in and the road must be dug out because of the heavy snows their supplies will come to them from Crawling once a month. The fuel supply, consisting of coal and wood, is already in for the approaching winter.
 The cottage is situated just few rods from the edge of Lake Nagel. It is warmly built and pleasantly equip ped.
 Outside the surroundings are wild and beautiful Lake Nagel is circu- lar and about a mile across. Sur rounding hills are part covered with woods.
 Truax and his companion made for themselves boat and have spent much time in fishing. This winter they will hunt over the reserve. Last week Truax says he saw three deer not far from their cottage.
 Truax, who is single and about for ty-five. seems to be contented with his lot. even tho he may never again have the privilege of associating with even his nearest relatives. When the government leprosarium is completed on the southern coast he will probably be placed in that institution. Until then the city of Lansing must care for him.