The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-01
Leper Living
 In Lonely Spot

i Lansing, Mich. Oct 30.-Nest1ed at the base of a hill near the shore of Lake Nage1, eight and one-half miles i northeast of Grayling, there is a cot ! tage of two rooms with "leanto." It appeared there just few weeks ago. In it Marshall F. Truax, of Lansing, lives far away from every ! living soul except one, because he is afflicted with dreaded leprosy.
 In 1893 Truax, then just a strip ! ling, entered the American army as a After the war he remained in the army and was assigned to duty in the 1 Philippines. There he contracted l 1eprosy, winch, however, did not begin : to show at once. For time he re- | mained at the soldiers home in Day. 1 ton, Ohio, and later he was sent to the [ Government hospital for disabled sol diers at Milwaukee v
 Last February Truax returned to { his home here from the Government hospital. The local health authorities /, induced him to go back, but he did ] not remain long. He was back in Lan- sing 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, throuEh whose efforts |: Truax was placed in his present 1so- 1 lated but comfortable situation.
 Chamulga oil, being given as re- | medy, comes from the tree of that {: name. The tree grows in the South {; Sea Islands and is one of the rubber 1 species. This oil is now being used ! extensively in the treatment of lepro- sy. Truax has been taking it in cap { su1es for about year, and Dr. Hum- | phrey says the outward signs of the disease are disappearing.
 The companion of TruaX in his exile is Wendell Bixler, also of Lan- sing. By a ruling of the Health Board of Crawling neither of the two men is vPrnittp6 fn entar the town Thew ! are not even to leave the haf section | tract of Government land on which their cottage stands. They must re- main away from all other persons , other than their own come through the telephone installed in the cottage.
 They have a mail box nailed to a tree on the lonely road and receive the daily papers and letters. Their food supplies arc 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 o1
 the heavy snows their supplies vii
 come to them from Crawling once 2
 month. The fuel supply, consisting ot
 coal and wood is already in for the ! approaching Winter
 .. The cottage is situated just a. few rods from the edge of Lake Nage1. I
 is warmly built and pleasantly equip ped.
 Outside the surroundings are wild
 and beautiful. Lake Nagel is circular
 and about a mile across. Surroundin5 hills are part covered with woods.
 Truax and his companion made fo themselves a boat and have spen
 much time in fishing. This Winte
 they will hunt over the reserve Las
 week Truax says he saw three dee
 not far from their cottage.
 Truax, who is single and about for
 ty-five, seems to be contented witt
 his lot, even though he may neve
 again have the privilege of associat
 ing with even his nearest relatives
 When the government leprosariu1n
 completed on the southern coast h
 will probably be placed in that insti
 tuition. Until then the city of Lans
 ing must care for him.