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Show Leprobj-. New York, 22. A man named Brown, admitted to the Charity Hospital Hos-pital iu July, 1S7S, suffering Irom leprosy, died. Ho was a native of New York and contracted the disease in Cuba. While in the hospital, an other patient, who contracted tbe disease at tbe same place, vias also admitted. The treatment of his case ia considered by hospital physicians as evidence lhat in this country, at least, leprosy is not contvgious. Browu was treated just like any other patient mflering Irom an ordinary and not a contagious dieeaie. None of tbe atteodauts contracted the malady. |