The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-11-22
new Treatment
FREES LEPERS
ChauImoogra Oil Proves Success
as a Remedy.
CURES IN JAPAN ARE CITED


There Are 100000 Persons In Japan
Afflicted With Leprosy--start Made
on chaulnooera Plantation In Ha-
wall to Insure supply Of Oil.
The chaulmoogra oil treatment for
leprosy, evolved by DIR. A. l.. Dean,
president Of the University Of Hawaii,
has produced remarkable results" In
checking the disease In japan, accord
ing to DIR. II, Hoyoshima, director Of
the medical college Of the Imperial
University Of Kioto, Japan, In an ad-
dress at Honolulu to leading members
Of the japanese community.
Doctor Hoyoshlma, who is studying
the latest developments In the specific,
said that when report Of Doctor Deans
\ discovery reached Japan, chaulmoogra
oil was prepared at the medical de-
partment Of the Kioto university Inn
mediately and experiments were
made on thirteen lepers Two months
Of treatment was so effectual, Doctor
Hoyoshima said, that II was impossible
for layman to recognize that the
patients ever had been afflicted with
leprosy. He added:
sour experiences resulted so favor
ably that the medical department Of
Kioto university has received innumer-
able requests from leprosy patients to
have the treatment administered to
them, but our department has been un-
able to meet the demand. A large
number Of leprosy patients ask eager
| ly for the treatment, and this very
day great many OF them are waiting
for my return"
100000 Lepers In Japan.
| Doctor Hoyoshlma estimated that
there are 100000 persons In Japan
afflicted with leprosy. The fact that
chaulmoogra oil Is curative for
leprosy was known In Japan before
Doctor Deans discovery. Doctor Hoy.
oshima said, but the effect OF taking
the oil prior to Doctor Deans expert
ments was so terrible that many per-
sons preferred to suffer with leprosy
rather than submit to the treatment.
A start has been made here on the
1 IhuullllOOkAu WHICH 10
tended to increase the chaulmoogra oil
production in order that an adequate
supply might be furnished to the ter
ritory and used in the treatment of
leprosy. Two thousand chaulmoogra
trees have been turned over to the ter
ritorial board Of agriculture and
forestry by the experimental station
Of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters asso-
citation and the territory has raised
1000 more. These will be planted at
Waiahole, Hawaii, by Charles s.
Judd, superintendent Of forestry, and
will be the nucleus Of the plantation.
The progress of the application Of
the Dean method at the Kallhi laprosy
station, showing that In the four
teen and half months ended on March
Is last, 94 out of the 1873 patients
had been paroled on recommendation
of the attending doctors that the dis.
ease had been arrested to such an ex'
tent that It no longer is considered
dangerous in their cases, is related In
pamphlet written recently by
Doctor Dean and DR.. J. t. Mcdonald
Of the United States public health
service.
Development Of the Cure.
! The pamphlet, published by the
American Medical association, said
that there had been well defined
development not only in method but
also In the synthetic production Of
the fatty acids Of chaulmoogra oil.
"As has been pointed out, there is nc
way Of demonstrating that any person
has been cured absolutely Of leprosy
but the ninety-four patients who hav,
been paroled are believed to be fret
from the disease" the pamphlet said
"Up to the present time not one Of
the patients paroled since October /
1913, has shown a recurrence Of the
disease.
at il probably to be expected thai
occasional cases will show recurrence
and have to return for q second course
Of treatment. II is believed, however
that the percentage Of such returns Il
going to be low. 1t would appear
that we have methods in hand FOL