Treatment of Leprosy.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3624, 26 September 1890, Page 2

Treatment of Leprosy.

Loiter from Sistor Rose dart m. The Pall Mall Qasttte has rocelftd a letter from Sister Rose Gertrude, dated July Ist, Kalihi Reo, Station, Oab.li, Hawaiian Islands, in the course of which she says:—" We have had a great many severe illnesses, such as pneumonia, enteritis <Sic, I get tho papers regularly, and the pictures are very acceptable. With regard to offers of help, we havo all the workera needed, I think. Here my boys help , in the dispensary, and at Molokai thoro are the Francisian Sisters. I have read and received many notices concerning lepers, but I think I must soy, from all I have seen here while .under Dr Lute, that to treat lepers, a real physician is required with a practical knowledge of all tho drugs of the; Pharmacopoeia, their action, affinities, &o„ &c, and aMjker . ' knowledge of many cutaneous diseases and efficacious romedies; also he must be versed in microscopic matters, With all these requisitions it is possible, as I soe here, to arrest the progress of the di&eane, to disarm it of its malignity, and to establish perfect good general hoalth, WmA this knowledge, I think, an ulcetja tubercle, or any infiltration whatever, might quickly be made to look better, bat other eruptions would prove the futility of tho attempt to cure the disease. This is what has happeued nlwtys when incompetent persons havo tried to deal with tho disease, and without tho know-, ledge not oven a correct diagnosis could be made. Next Friday is a holiday, and we are going to have a fete. The doctor gave two pigs, ! and sweet potatoes. lam going to 1 give prizes (from the English people j to the boys for jumping and running '( races. Those who cannot run will ' have consolation prizes, for which they will fish in water, One amusement is running after a pig which has previously been well eransed, and is consequently very sßSery { , and hard to catch. The people, from the oldest to the smallest children, 1 are looking forward to the fete with ■ the greatest excitement, We shall close the Jay with fireworks, and 'i native songs by moonlight. Juscnow ' ; we aro busily preparing the cotillon '■ decorations, and the prizes the races.'' ' 'xj, '