The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

itiyely that 14z cases treated in Il.
Kalihi hospital for lepers ~
been released as cured since C)rts
Der, 1918. These cases have ~
examined By . commission appon..
ed by the territorial board Of he,ln
and declared to be no longer ~
ace to the public health. NJ.
have been set at liberty. but REM.
to the government physicians Al i,
tervals to see that symptoms Of u.
disease do not recur. So far nct
single relapse has been noted h
period covering nearly three wear
During the period Of three wear
DR.. Mcdonald has been attends.
physician at the Kalihi hospital ~
has personally given nearly 10 o@
injections Of the new preparation !,
Chaulmoogra oil.
This oil is one of the Oldest ram.
edies used in attempts to cure lon.
rosy and has more cures To i.
credit than any other remedy. nj
has been used since the time MI
! Hoses. The chief problem in usin,
this oil, however, has been that ths
crude oil nauseated the patient "a
that its effect was impaired
Within the last 10 or Is Year, (
series Of Improvements in the oil
preparations has been evolved from
different experiments and obseru.
lions made in that part of the world
where leprosy is most epidemic
Three or four years ago DR.. A l.
Dean president Of the University oi|
Hawaii and a distinguished chem.
list, began to study and investir,tI
Chaulmoogra oil. He finally suc.
ceeded in producing ethylesters oil
the fatty acids OF the oil in a thin
impid liquid which has been found
to be the most readily absorbed
when introduced into the patient,
by the intra-muscular route rather
than into the blood vessels direct B,
the use Of the hypodermic needle
DR.. Dean has been constantly i'm.
proving upon his derivatives Of The
oil and his technique and methods
assisted by DR.. Mcdonald.
In speaking of Kalihi hospital
and the work there, DR.. Mcdonald
says: I'VE have increased the
number of patients in Kalihi hos
pital who take this oil until ever
patient in the hospital is now tai-
ing the Dean derivatives and hn
been doing SO for several years. h!
is true that we have met with splen.
did success. The medicine is read.
lily absorved and the patients are alJ
gradually and slowly improving
from month to month. The cases Nj
which the disease has been caugh.
in its earlier stages. naturally re-
,, spond to the treatment most quick.
ily.
"A great many Of the patient, ar
native Hawaiians who formerly had
a dread of exile life at the settle.
ment at Molokai. 1t was common
among the natives to conceal a pa-
tient as soon as it was known tina,
he had the disease, but today, as
soon as a case develops, no matter
! IL in a remote part of the islands
the friends or relatives bring the
victim to the hospital at once and
give him up for this new treat
ment. In this way we are getting
I cases in the earlier stages and alst
find them more tractable to treat
ment and the symptoms disappear
much more readily.
"The morale Of the hospital is ey
cellent. 1t is pervaded by the spiri
of hopefulness and confident expec
tation of cure and release. Thu
patients are usually in the hospita
for period of from one to three
years. Many of them are young, a.
! leprosy like tuberculosis, is a dis
ease Of early life.
| "The patients have many occu
pations to keep them busy ant
happy. They care for the fowel
and vegetable gardens, the liv'
stock. and help Q keeping the mod
ern buildings attractive. They en-
Joy a community life of their owl
and have theatricals. sport contest
Of various kinds, dances and pray
er meetings to keep them interested
contented and happy. They ar
given good substantial food an
plenty of it."
| As the very latest development il
the work with the Chaulmoogra OF
as used in the Dean derivatives
DR.. Mcdonald pointed out the fac
that Drs. Walker and Sweeney o
Hopper foundation, connected witt
the University of California. hsv
recently positively proven Dean de
rivatives to kill the leprosy bac
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