The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, FEB. 24, 1890. LEPROSY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3443, 24 February 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, FEB. 24, 1890. LEPROSY.

That loathsome disease, leprosy, is at the present timo attracting considerable attention in tho world, and there appears to be strong reason for fearing that it bas got a footing in this Colony. It nppears in the past history of Europe to havo had its

advancing and retreating waves at different periods, tho Crusaders from the east having been credited with tho most considerable wave. These outbreaks were repressed by isolation of tho sufferer, on tho principle that the disease is contagious, but unfortunately there has been a strong opposition to this theory among many scientific men that it is only to bo communicated by horedity, This counter-theory culminated, in 1862,

when a Comiuitteo of tho Royal College of Physicians declared in its favor, nnd isolation was largely ueglectod. A comparatively recent case even came to light in a British possession of a leprous schoolmaster carrying on his duties I Tho contagious theory has now fortunately obtained a sure footing, and tho whole empire is olive to the necessity for being on the alert. Wo should suppose that the

reason this most loathsome disease has not attracted moro universal attention is duo to its not having the rapid spreading qualities of many epidemics and plagues which occasionally Btartlo the world; but., nevertheless, carefully collected facta now demonstrate that wherever prompt and careful measures are not taken the disease surely spreads in increased proportion to the ihcrease of population, It is .usual to associate it in our mindß with the east, and a hot climate, but as a matter of fact Norway, Iceland, and the Baltic provinces of Russia have been its home for many generations, as well as the east and the south of Europe, Bad .and poor diet certainly are accessories, just fts osi'tainly as good diet and cleanliness will ciicC-; though they will not cure, Among the niaii; S! n3 l attributed to the Mongolian ho must be weighted with yet another—that ho has undoubtedly carried this incurable black spot to many countries, That it is no needless scare that has been raised on this question is evident from the facts appearing at virious times of its destructive spread in the Saudwich Islands since its first appearance about 1850. Yet lately in a population of only twice the size of Wellington it was estimated there wore 1100 sufferers! The heroic end of Father Dainien, the martyr of Molokai, has drawn such general attention to tho subject that it is to be hoped scientific men will tackle the enemy with tho success that has been evident of late years with many diseases of animal and plant life, It is a singular thing that a milder form of the disease existed in New Zealand prior to the arrival of tho white man, probably brought by tho Maoris from their earlier home —and also that round Lake Taupo they hold tho belief it is due to the eating of fish, a belief popular in many parts of the old world, An" allegorical figure of New Zealand might be truly represented as standing, lance and shield in hand, vainly toying to defend these fair shores from itio invasion of the many pests and curses which have their origin in older countries,

M cssrs Lowes and lorns add to tliei 1 ' cntaloguo fur Wodnenday ■ next 40 fat lambs and 700 ewes, 35 lincoln rains. A roward iaoffored through our c llumns to any porson returning to this uffico ft' |)ipo case, containing two piprs, lost betwoen Bonuott's Hill and Masterton yosterday.

A meeting of the Masterton School Committee, to consider tlio action taken at the last meeting in connection with tho transfor of Mr Bakewell, will bo held this evening. . •

The ravages of the codlin nioth aro icing felt considerably in tho Wairarapa his season, and all attempts to destroy ho post appear to .have been fruitless.

At tho Hawkos Bay Waito Lands Board's meeting the chairman lntiihatod that over 19,000 acres were taken up under various systems during January in Hawke'a Bay,— Teleraph.

Mr Von Dadelszen, of the Statistica' Department, will represent New Zealand at the Statistical Conference to bo held at Hobart on March 1, The objects ol I the meeting is to arrange miifnnn census papora for tho whole of the culonies,

The Malborough Express has the following:-A Tua Marina farmer, Mr Law, assured us yesterdnv that he has this your got 100 bushels of oats to the acre, 1 Had anybody but a Tua Marina farmer told ub this, we should hardly havo "swallowed" it, For its population Wanganuiisone of tho richest towns in New Zealand, and yet she cannot raise within her own boundaries enough mmioy to float- a freezing company. Tho reason is that this wealth is in tho possession of a few miserly individuals who would sooner Bee the town which has made thorn rich, die ofEheerinhnitiontlian rhka few thousands to save it.—Fielding Star.; Tho, Masterton Road Boa d give notice in another column that it ia their

intention, with the consent of tho ratepayers, to borrow the Bum of £6OO, uuder the "Loans to Local Bodies

let," [or the purpose of extending tho Wangaehu Valloy road by formation up to the boundary of the Mauricdvillo Road District. - A mcotinet of ratepayers interested will be held at the office of the Road Board on March 21st, Mr John Harding, of Mount Vernon, haa offered to supplement the Wellington jubilco surplus fund with £IOO, provided it be handed over to the Free Library Fund, and on condition that the library be called the Wakefield Jubilee Library, Says the Woodville Examiner:—" On Wednesday the Examiner was printed by power, the motor being a Shipman kerosoiio engine, a recent American invention. The Examiner is tho first paper ill this provincial district outside Napier which is now printed by power." From the specimen before ns, an enormous quantity of power must liavo been brought into requisition, brain power of course 1

Notice is [,'iven in another column that it is the intention of thu liangitumau Road Board, with tlio consent of tho ratepayers interested,to borrow the sum of f.GOO and £IOOO, fur forming Dreyer's Rock and Dorset's roads respectively, under the' Local Budies Loans Act, 1886. A meeting of ratepayers interested will held at tho residence of Mrs Dorset, Mauriceville on March 22nd, prox, The Otago Daily Times a few days ago published under tho title "a curiosity in bankruptcy" that somewhere or other a "first and final" dividond of ono-65th-of a penny in the i had boon declared, Mr S. Slesinger writes to the Dunedin Herald that he can cap

that by a Dunedin case-in which a man owed £GO, the Assignee obtained £4O for tho man's estato, and no dividend at all had been deolnred.

Under the heading of. "The early Days," Mr Job Vile furnishes the I Pahiatua Star with an account of a trip through tho Forty Milo Bush in the year 1875. in those days Pahiatua,hostatos, was unknoivn, and Woodville appears to liavn been vory small indeed. The

most interesting portion of the tour, however, is that in which tho writor refers to an encounter with a herd of floas at Tutaokara. This must have been dreadful, as it is asserted that Mr V. flees till to-day at tho sight of that particular village.

Wo would again remind our readers of tho Autumn Show o( tho Maaterton Horticultgral "and Industrial Sooiety to be held in the Volunteer Drill Hall on Wednesday next, February 2(ith, Elaborate arrangements liavo been made forthe staging of floweis, vegetables, &c, and under the able supervision of a profeßßionnl corainitteo, nnd an energetic Secretary, the exhibition should prove,ft gigantic Buccess. Vovy attractive apecial prizes liavo been offered by various citizens of tho town, which will doubtless ensure keen competition in tho particnlar classes for which they are given, Tho services of efficient judges liavo been socured, so that there wilt be no room for dissatisfaction in this respect. Entries will be received at tho offico of tho Secretary, Mr Chennells, till 9 p.m to-morrow evening, Iho hall will be opon to tho public on show day from 2 p.m till 10 p.m, and Pearson's brass band will diversify the proceedings during the evening by rendering mimical selections at intervals, The attendance will doubtless be increased by tho fact that Wednesday is the sale day in Mastorlon, and further (hue arrangements havo been made for the delay of tho 5 o'clock Eketahuna train lill 9 p.m. Tho Molbourno Leader aayi:—Mr P, McFarlane,/ of one of tho most obsorvftiit ahenp-breedora in Australia, iB of opinion that tho type and color of black sheep can be fixed, and ho is now devoting attention to the carrying out of bis theory. All the black lambs at Baroora are collected and sent to Malonga, a station in the Lachlan district. He finds that by

careful selection and the . rejection of all lambs having a trace of whito about them, tho color can, with a considerable degreo of certainty, be depended on in tho third generation. Ho intends perseveriug with tho experiment, and hnß no doubt that in time ho will become tho possossor of a black Dock having Buch a fixity of typo as to be capable of transmitting the color to their offspring. Tho wool of black sheep, on account of its scarcity, is extremely valuable.

A youn» man named Costcllo behaved in a very plucky mannor at Naseby last week, and was the means of saving tho lifo of a man named J. M'Gregor. Tho Mount Ida Chronicle states the two mentioned, with another man nauied Kintr, Were bathing in a dam at Surface Hill" when M'Gregor, who was but a poor swimmer sank 'EiiiJ. i'nd Oostello at once went to his assistance, The latter dived and camhthohl of M'Gregor who soized him and dragged him to the bottom. Costello freed himself from tho grasp of tho drowning' man, and then socured him, and brought him to the surface, when, with King'sassistance,

ho was. .taken out of the water unconscious. Prompt steps wore taken to restore animation, and within half an hour M'Gregor was able to movo about again.

' The Fair' has proved a success, in that it has onablcd us to soil out a large proportion of our surplus summer Btook at To Aro House, Wellington. "The Fair," however, has left us a balance; small, it is true; still, a balance of goods that we should like to entiroly olear out of To Aro House, Wellington. The " Fair" prices wore extraordinarily low; very much below the value of tho goods; notwithstanding we havo reduoed them,still more, in order to accomplish our design at To Aro House, Wellington. Ladies should peruso attentively our summary of these reductions, on caoh sido of tho well-known picture of Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladies should pay a visit to our dress counter, as they aro certain to pick up greater baritains than heretofore! and ohoul(J not forget to look into the mantle department and scp the marvels cf cheapness in mantles, costumes &nd jiickots at

To Aro House, Wellington. Ladies would find it a real pleasure in looking over the balance of our season's millinery, vith % very tempting prices at vlhiih overy avtiolo Is mjiicd at Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladies aro reminded that tho special reductions' made in these specially enumerated articles ijfill. continue to tho ond of tho present'month 'oijly, at Aro House, Wellington,

• The iirst tnuoting of tlio Cashpoint Licensing Diatriut, for tlio election of cluirntan, will bo held at tlio Road Buard Oltico, Tirnu, on Friday, March

A daylight parado of the Masterton Rille Volunteers will be held at 7 o'clock on Tlmreday next, aftor which the annual meeting of tlio company will lie hold, A full attendance ia requested. Recruit parado will be held on Wednesday next at 8 o'clock. A tnrriblo hurricane hits boon oxperienced off the coast of China, driving a tliouaand Chinese boats to sea and resulting in throe thousand fishermen being drowned,

Tenders are invited by' Mesars What man Bros., of Akbotaford, for one hundred chains (mere or Icsb) of fencing; Tho services of a ploughman are also required. Tlio local oOkoi'j of the Salvation Army, Captain Noedham and Lieut. Stenburg, bid farewelltothe Masterton o orpa on Sunday next, and in conse- % ence a farewell tea will be held in the barrackß oil Tuesday, March 4th.

Mr 1?, Dixon, of the Masterton Coach Factory, has forwarded by train to-day 1 to the otdor of a Wellington gentleman, i a new double-seated buggy, of the latest improvement* and style. This would appear at first sight tu bo sending coals to Ne.wcastlo, but it epoaks well for the Mastorton establishment that it is considered worthy of competing in such a mannor with the firms ot the Empire CityA fivo-roomed house situated off Austin-street, Wellington, and owned by Mr A. Armstrong (Q.P O. Wellington Navals), was completely gutted by fire oil Saturday evening last, through the bursting of a kerosene lamp, Mr Armstrong had beenreading, and having occasion to leave tlio room hnd hardly got out before the explosion occurred. Hastening back, he found the room in a blazo, and although every effort was made to stay the -progress of the fire, vory littie was saved, The building was insured, but not tlio effects, aiid as the house was very comfortably furnished, i Mr Armstrong ia i considerable loser. The return cricket match between Cartorton and Qroytown was played on Saturday at the latter place, and resulted [ in anuthor win for Cartorton by 17 runs 1 on the first innings. Neither club was ' fully represented, Carterton playing five ! second men and a substitute and Grey- • town bavin? tho services of E Udy, who

did not play in iho last match. Thehome team not having their mon ready on tho ground at the appointed time, went in first, but made a pour stand, Tate 18 being highest scorer. Carterton then went in to bat, and at first raado a poor stand, but Bennett, Beechy, Morcerand Keinble came to tho rescue with fair scores, and headed their opponent's totut by 17. Greytown made a better stand in the second innings and declared it closed with (19 runs for two wickets, about hall an hour before thu tinish. Carterton were,, however, equal to tho emergoticy, and at the expiration of timo had ecoi'«(U2 I'iiiw for t\fO wickets.

While visiting Queenßtuwn Bishop Nevill iumouiueil that the Rev, D, 0. Hampton was aboutto stiver his connection with tho district. He stated that Mr Hampton had in view,or liadbeen offered, a parish near Ohris'tchurch, but not wishing to lose his services from the diocese, his lordßhip had obtainod the rev,

gentleman's consent to accept charge of the Milton parish, where he would bo' required to enter upon his dutios about tho oud of next month. The Lake Wakatipu Mail states that the news has been received with regret throughoutthe district.

Tho Cromwell Argus states that tho Hon. Mr Fergus was waited upon by a deputation of agricultural lease holders, who pointed out that no provision was made for revaluation o! their holdings under the Revaluation Act passed last session. Mr Fergus stated that the omission was purely an oversight, and he promisod to do what ho could towards affording reliof. Tho Laud Board might see its way to allow the leases in question to be exchanged for deferred payment licenses and then revalue them; or, failing that, he would make it his business to introduce an amending measure noxt session,

It is maintained by philosophers generally that for every effoct produced there must of necessity be a cause, but from an event which transpired in Masterton on Saturday evening last there would appear to be somo room lor doubting this contention, Wo are informed that about 9 o'clock on the evening in question a glass window in tho front uf tbo shop of Messrs Graham and'Co,, collapsed without a moinont's warnin?, and without any apparent caußo the effect being the destruction of a quantity of crockery and the speoly collection of a crowd of pooplo. Tho probable solution.to tho mystory is however that tho rays of ''old Sol" had been playing on tho glass during the day, and in tho evening tho atmosphere becamo suddenly sharp and cool with the result above stated,

In tho match New South Wales v Wellington tho vreathor continued fine. Tbo Wellington men commonoed their second innings at 11.30, and at 3 o'clook the last vickot felt for 142, Fuller with 42 being tho highest scoror. This left the Sydney men 82 to wiu, Tho local men then took tho field, and had they shown anything like tho gmno they played on tho day previous thoy might liavo made things a good deal closer. As it was New South Wales ivon easily by eight wickets. The attendance throughout tho match wab not so large as oxptoted, nothing near the interest being shown as there was in the last inter-colonial match.

On Saturday last a small patty of tourists, undor tho guidanco of Mr G, Bannister, started to ascend Mount Holdsworth. They left Mastertou at 11 a, m., roached tha luwor campafc2.ls which thoy left _ ail hour and a quarter later, arriving at tho summit of Doodle-um-Buck at 3,50, Hockey,. -Look Out at 4.20, Beetham's Camp a i.25, Waddington's Camp af4.55, and mado the Hotel Francais, or TTppor Camp at 5.30, tho time from tho Lowor Camp being; two hours, Horo the tent was erected, refreshments Jpartaken of and the night put in. At 5.30, next morning the ascent proper was commenced aud tho trig on Mount Holdsworth reaohed at 7.5. Only a short stay was mado, tho weather looking threatening and tlw.Upper Camp was readme! at 9 a.m. aud the Lower one at 12 o'clock, On roaching this point it was discovered the horses had disappeared and tho party had to hump their saddles &c,, down to 'Moore's, The Darty oould not seo much from tho BUinmit on account of tho mist,bqt from about the snow line they had a magnificent viow of tho Wairaraptt Yalley and also the East Coast tho sea in that direction being plainly discernible, The flora *waa rather far advanced in tho seed state to look well, but tho pnrty brought a number of plants down with them, Owing to the fog which surrounded them, they had rather a difficulty in finding the proper descent, but this was. accomplished without mishap, and the tourists reached Mastdrton at 5 p.m. boing well satisfied with their, trip.

A great success has been ecored «• Berlin with new perambulating post offices, which havo been lately supplementing tho 47 post offices and 760 letter boxes. The now mail carts drive about in 11 different directions through theß4o streets and squares, deliver local lettei'B at their destination, and sort tho lotters for the country and abroad while they are being taken to tho next post office. The sorting has to be done vory rapidly, and a good letter sorter finds no difliouky in. sorting 1500 lettors per hoar while the best sorters can even manage aa many as 2000. The average number of lettors posted per day at Borlin is 150,000, and the perambulating pest officescollect, sort, anddespatch at least 70,000. Of these 47,000 have arrived at thoir destination an hour sooner than bolero the new "Strapsewpost"Mß instituted', 15,0f)Q arrived two hours',' and BQOO eren'hours sooner, The additional o?pem.e of t||e new post office's is estimated at £21)00 per annum,