The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1910, Page 11

| 300 DOCTORS PUT E822: TO TEST SHOW NO FEAR OF LEPROSY Declaring penny Not Conta- gious, They Boldly Examine Ten Victims at Clinic. ALL URGE SEGREGATION. Pity for the Sufferer as Well as! Safety of Public Demand This, They Say. If leprosy is contagious, 900 of the leading physicians of New York are self-doomed to contract the dread dis-| ease and to suffer all of its lingering, | disfiguring horrors, And not one of the distinguished medical men who gathered | ast night at the New York Academy of Medicine had the slightest fear of the malady which has been an object of dread from the days when Moses prom. | ulgated his enduring sanitary code down to the present day. led by the vencrable Dr. Abraham | Jacobi, who was the first to leave his seat when the assemblage was Invited to examine the ten dread exhib! brought to the Academy by various physicians, they passed before the af-| Mioted victims and made a most exhaus- live examination of them. There was something awesome in the way Dr.! Jacobi took hold of an arm, swollen to | the girth of a baby elephant’s leg, the fingers reduced to the veriest claws, WYyh the stumps of finger-natls protrud- ing, or slipped his skilled fingers along the channels of atrophied nerves and) traced them to thelr ‘distended roots. | held back at first, not| through fear of contagion, but t-om re-| sion, Were spurred out of their re- luctance by his example. | Tt was all done with the ease and) dexterity exhibited by the skilled ae Reon in examining a broken limb, Ti eras a inspresaive'Gamcnitrallon o6| the absolute conviction of the leading| physicians of this city, Boston, Phila | deiphia, Boston, New Orleans and other | American cities that leprosy 1s not con- us—that contact with Kiplini en” is no more dangerous than with consumptive t leprosy is infectious was con- ceded, but {t was stated in most positive terms that it was not more so than| cuiosis. Segregation was demanded, siy, mainly for the sake who came all the way from New Orleans to participate in Tast night's symposium, made = the strongest plea for segregation and based | 4 on pity for the leper. All Favor Segregation. ‘The leper favors segregation,” sald Dr. Dyer. “He reatizes his condition. He | is without hope and is filled with horror. Ne shuns the public, avoids daylight and strives to hide himself from sight, He would gladly separate himself trom | nw f if it could be done without | ihe publicity that attends his case when | it Is reported to the Board of Heaith. “Segregation is desirable for the sake} mily. There is never the same | ¥ for the victim of this malady ufferer from any other dis- # discounted by the! | | | ‘Leprosy should be classed among the contagious diseases, Not as contagious As tuberculosis, bit still a menace when t 18 considered that its spread is con- stant and insidious, and that its cvi- silences are more hortble than most snown diseases. For thousands of years : has spread, and in every country in which it has been introduced, Uniess epers are segregated it is only a ques- ton of time when the disease will ve- menace in this country.” Ten Victims at Clinic, ves and ated ere were two ke sown, yegroes and one American, one mulatto, one Chinaman, one Italian, one German voman, one Russian and one West In- poded diam, Each represented different ase of the hoor, Some were tuver- with Others had limbs devold of and with parts eaten away told of having thrust his ) fire and having felt no pain, sian, of the Posts He lives out of the malady for six Where Cases Came From, South Carolita, and also come from that an has been in this n years, and how he e, Which began six The most an, ® ‘ase was that of the ‘of “leon leprosy, n this country six years, and un- mm cen ier treatment by Dr, Howard Fox for ae past year. Ri 8 voice ls ajmost gone, 8 evelids ten away and he ts devold of any "eeting “Phe May Lee, came from aterson, ar is. aye was declared by Dr, George er to be mogt extraor- dinary. He has been tn this country wenty years, and for seven years be- fore ase developed lived in Passaic, whee pre is not another case of leprosy It was @ matter for comment that in not one of the cases could tne source of infection be traced. History of the Disease. Last night's clinte was under the lead- ership of Dr. Slamund Politzer of this ty, who read a paper on the history leprosy in the United States. He ced the introduction of the malady nto this country to the @pjanish regime » Loutstana and to the importation of s. The first authentic case World wae that of the Gov- exro sl in the No hands or feet without experiencing the | Barly cace a ;|and blues, ernor of Bogota, who died of it in 1618. | To this day Colombia is a most acive | leprosy centre, having not less than | 30,000 cases, | During the past forty years Lo: uislane has had from 20 to 6% ca s Carolina had twenty-one cases fr 187 to 1892, only five of them negroes. | China has been, from time immemorial the home of leprosy, and it has ie carried from that country to the P ippines, Hawaii and Califor in 1907 had thirty-three case: had twelve cases in 199, and Florida twenty-four cases in 19, More than | half of the 278 victims in this country | $n 192 were American born. there were four cases in New York | City, now there are twelve. Bacilli Hard to Kill. In his paper on the “symptomatology | of Leprosy’ Dr. Howard Fox of the | Bkin and Cancer Hi live from athetic lepers about fifteen years. Anaesthetic cases make their at- | tack on the extremities and travel up: ward, destroying the nerves to that ex |tent that a victim may cut off his least pain. Dr. Charles W. versity, New Orleans, held that the chief danger of Infection is in the length: of time the bacillt will live under the most advorse conditions outside of the human body. ‘There ts danger of in- | direct transmission of the bacilli that are unconsciously deposited house where the leper reside “The house infected mat’ r he said. in so for many years, and familles moving in| subsequentiy are 4 | ‘There was an anti discussion af- | ter the reading of the papers. Dr. JF Shambers of Philadelphia cited th t of a Syrian w ed in a box car Ik ‘ed like a T Syrian died, and the do death was a blot on ¢ not favor segreg: pltals for th | every other In this he had unantmor wanted the public to k by no means a like Early © allan In_ 1899 | Duval! of Tulane Unt- | ‘THE EVE A grip that won't sIip. firmly that you cannot sibly shake them off. Attached to your glasses, pos 35 WS Hons Oowlisks and New York: 27 West 34th St. | 442 Colwnbua Ave. | underdone coffee. re Cut Wire Service. RIGGIO DI CALABRIA, Italy, Dee. 30.—Firemen and police summoned from here to help fight a fire at Mes- sina returned to-day, The flames were controlled after the post office, the telegraph office ani a dozen wooden .) een destroyed. There were alties. The burning of the tele- graph office interrupted wire commu- nications with the outside, but the ser- vice will be resumed to-night, It is ex- pected. “GOOD RESOLUTIONS Cut These Out and Paste Them Up Where You Will See Them Every Day. I will not be careless about my health. I will never allow a cold to wear off '—it wears away the lungs instead. 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The Suits at $10 Included are garments of fine, smooth finished worsteds, rough Scotchy chev- iots, soft finished cassimeres and all- wool, pure worsted blue serges and black arn, Besides the blue and black suits, you can choose from all this season's newest browns, tans, grays and mixtures and fancy weave blacks Included are stripe, check and overplaid effects. Overcoats, $10 Popular and practical “Presto” collar overcoats—the garment that is two plantations. HOTEL ASTOR COFFEE is the choice from the best rtly ious lantations, It is ex lended and roasted a delic brown from cover to heart. Never sold in bulk—always in one and three pound sealed tins, Lew) ground or pulverized, at any good grocer. * B, FISCHER & CO. Importers 35¢. per pow (Actual v hor $135) Containing the Pelle wiinis $1. ae Weekly (pens an Account ke Your Own Terms fb Pok OUR, NEW CATALOGUE.) W.iL. 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Hahne&Co, OU can’t blend ex- quisite flavor into an Only thorough roasting de- velops the essential oils and only years of experi- ence in blending obtains just the right proportion of selected grades of many Nev York LIBERAL crebit Fins mY failed to elicit the approbation of all 638-540 Fulton St., Brookiyn. —— NING WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, Double (Double ery OUGI ht them at our own price ent embraces all t patterns and colorings. Light eff nattiest kind. All sizes in the patterns of the ol made of German have lar piped se and large Choice avy well at Over 1,000 Fine Suits and 2,100 Overcoats. Every Garment Made to Sell at $12 to $20 —Choice - last week anxious to turn every garment amany months. —turn the entire profit to you. to equal again the same way the minute you see them your enthusiasm will be as them by Overcoats Up to $20 at S$ Of every deseription. ‘The long duplex collar the a button-to-neck coat and the regulation 34 length. Fabrics of fancy mix- tures, in Brown, Gray, Tans and plain Black. erge, Blac neat Mixture: nd every garm spick, span and new. We Are Overalls BUSINESS. Eastman Plate Cameras Focusing ¢ Verrotype Metal ubes. ‘ ers, site 6x5.+ Developing ‘Tra; and Other Shoes at —— This shipment will —Telegrams receive other factories state tha All Are Either Samples or Have 5! newest $ selling dver ant be here in time for Sat yesterday from the Walk (his lot will include— a Pair nt Impertections (Not Noticeable), |Women’ s Shoes *: t of pat ‘The leath box calf and vi nl and blucher mod WOMEN'S GUN ing to offer them at a sensational MEN'S SAMPLE BATH AND LOUNGE plankets satin yokes ams. Small, medium P Here To-Morrow 8” One of the biggest makers in New York came to us into money; we bought and at prices that we cannot hope We are going to sell them The selling’ price to-morrow may seem impossibly low, bu vou will buy, for uo man can sce such Overcoat and Suit values and pass Remember, every garment is spick, span and new—a wonderful selection S 8:28 905 for Suits Up to $20 A better collection of men’s clothing was never offered at any- where near the price—even men accustomed to pay Agents price these garments were made to sell for will find these just the gar- Siael ments to fill out the winter in. Pep VCPT AE LAs i | , 3RD FLOOR. 40 bey sale tt READY FOR A RECORD SMASHING CLOTHING Clearance of GOO Sweaters BOYS’ WOOL COAT | HOYS’ WORSTED ; MEN'S WOOL sw Lael ‘ eta uy w et A ue . ; bo ove PR Qe 5 CAT PHS; all SS; coat styles; a he eltgeht; ‘Quality aw ERS: all cole SOAS AY rer} peal] sy on amie i Mt et) Sel I Cl; $1.76 Lal [Specia! Prices on Photograpt rs’ Supplies ods, 3 olde tem, wlze 4x Double Vlate Hol ‘Toning Solution, 5 02. bottle. 1910. PES Quick Lunch Counters, Sixth Floor — Pure Foods, Popular Prices Trading Stamps Until 1 o’Clock Here’s a Great Sale Men’s Shirts 000 Regular $1 to $1.25 Shirts at ... Il the cancelled orders from two of the largest shirt making concerns in this country. though every one of the lot is freah and new p newest and most fashionable shirtings in scores of desirable L with neat figures or stripes and medium dark effects, with attached cuffs, in plain nv ligee lot. Just to « ROBE puible faced Some and 95 he had in stock 95 Save Liberty Trading Stamps Ak Thibets, Oxfords, y» &e. All hand of every build, in this sale is at ing double the ite Te $1.29 2He Butter Ad 35c rare 76 ||P Boe | new made, 2 20c Eggs dozen in car d4c | aoe eae 25c Batis Fancy Young ton . oe ! is whole or half Larwe ¥resh ‘Killed “ll | Hams tee " 16340 [Ee fists Donte | 10,000 Pounds New] Superior Quality vives | Chicken, ise E th Mixed Nuts, | Qizg | Mids is 18c | a Ac Choice New Mixed 4 ox Fagg sersey | Fors a Of Canada sit. New Paper Shell He 15¢ Zac || im at 25 cq) Cluster Table Raisins, ee Lee | Almonds, New Grenoble Walnuts, * New French | a8. und Peet ..23¢C|Horida Oranges orterhouse Prime Stand Rib Roast 5 RSs . om very beat: Ib A Walnuts, |». at 20c)' G20 cmoren CUTS OF RIB ROASTE 5 ly i do: F 5 ne tative beat, Ib rf Large New Brazil Celery Heorts, FRESH SPANISH MACKERDL— 1Sc}; Nuts, at Legs of Moria Lamb, Ib, . Made eate lively selling at the close ¢ to-morrow oe 5. Underwear € Men's s Underwear; Namtant thewe NRE Asides aha Thereafter The | All or plaited styles. | ‘The | | price that | lars. Come mixtures and ors erseys, cheviots, i shawl with 4 with «to 86.9 tailored garments at . Values to ory cheviots, mix styles. of colors, at res, Values to $15.00, Reduced To- morrow to $ 5 None C. O. D., No Mail Orders and No Alteration: VERY new, chie st is repre- sented in this fine assortment. Mace of best al’ wool fabrics in 54- inch length models. Some are lined throughout and others are 4 or yoke lined. — Not one in the entire lot worth less than $12 and the majority of th are worth much mo yee stylish color and the new mixtures, also navy and black, All sives $4 to 44, Choice of Any‘ omen’s Suitin Our Entire Stock Formerly Retatled at $20 io $25 Velvet Suits, etal “trimmed; imported Broadcloth Suits and plain. tailored) Broad- cloth Suits, stylish Seoteh Mixtn its and fine L, neville Cheviot Suits. imag- inable shade that’s correct; both fancy effect and the plain navy blue wad black. “Mostly all lined with Skinner's satin and others with fi Peau de Cygne, every age from 14 years up. Port or Sherry $2.00 sold on lon, including y at California Claret— Excellent quality fection Brand Siuding tum'at., 2OC bar "4:00 Bort BB Teo fS, eu . orrow, gallon Angelica, Sweet Ca- [Finch’s Golden betes "“>1.00 tawba, Muscatel or | Wedding Rye Kiderlen’ 's Holland = vauity'| Whiskey wae Gin a parted In tans ‘ gallon, 9n.78;'7 faetict Rivie re, Gadradt & Co, Clover rei Whiskey ‘ Bottled a Hottied under Gove Star Cognac" 1 {n]supervision and gua France sold esularty at] !2 years old; full Mountaia Riesling — Gilt Baskets of | Chi ° » contatniy California ary white pague jug, at Old King ry leats iy | 09 hs ney 00 full Ney Ab «5 rca Single Stamps \ contrast Women’s Coats Bought to sell at $12.00 $8.80 in self or contrasting colors. All sizes from 34 to 44; and for Liberty Sensational Sale Girls’, Misses’ & Juniors’ FineCoats A leacing maker's entire stock (o sell at less than his regular Wholesale price. miss such extraordinary values. 1,500 Girls’ tel made in p \ Seoteh mix Values to 1 ,000 Girls’ Coats, ade y mixtures and eb par elfe ng coll braids. oN, at 1,000 Misses’, Juniors’ and Girls’ Coats, ina variety of styles, cloths and colors. nd others ly trimmed with braid 97.08; at 500 Misses’, Juniors’ and Girls’ Coats, made of strictly woollen fabrics, including kerseys, ua ete. Pretty variety to 80.98, ¢ Redeem Soap Wrappers, cco Tags, ete, for Trad Don’t ith hi 42 98 High trimmed ws of velvet and $2.98 Strictly $3.98 military or shawl $4), ~On Sale Saturday,our Old Colony egularly me de Menthe—|Port or Sherry regu |Our ineluding $i. 19 vot sll vs | Monogram Whiskey ~ 4 mallon, $1.40; quart bot- Wine: at 5] .24 Premium Vintage . dc Fine, 1 wine