Show t t i tI EARLY ARLY NOT A LEPER John S Early Eari whom the medical au authorities aut t I I at Washington declared to be ber r f I afflicted with leprosy and who was t I taken to the New York skin and cancer I t hospital ho pItal for tor observation and treatment U Y a week ago has been declared free tree from fromi i the loathsome disease e by eminent phy physicians n n i I ns In fact the diagnosis ls of ot the doctors at the national capital was wast t i wrong and sad Early Barly was not afflicted amlet with F t leprosy when arrested arre ted and isolated a year ago ag i Early Barly was ws a soldier in the Philippines I and was supposed suppo ed to have contracted I the fhe disease white while on duty in that dill die distant I j tant taut clime Investigation has shown i that the man was a farmer in North I Carolina CalOlIna before he enlisted and aad also worked in a pulp mill contracting his i slight aught skin disease dl In the latter hitter occupation I tion It is known to science as derma dermatitis dermal titis a simple affection not at lit atall atall l all aU dangerous to others and not at all aU j t serious for the victim Moreover it is S f ii easily cured i Most people have a horror of leprosy As far tar back as the days das of Moses rOIS it was i II 1 supposed to be contagious and anI there ii 4 are pages of la laws s con concerning t ose af jf f with the disease In the Od Testa 1 t 7 1 1 j 7 1 s se sill e ill d N oJ ment There are leper settlements all nil allover allover over oer the world at the present time and once set apart from their fellows the unfortunate victims are outside the pale until released by death But Dr L Bulkley who insisted upon taking Early Barly to New York for treat treatment treatment ment and who now pronounces pronounces him every whit whole belle bell believes eves the he disease dl itself is curable and the head nurse nur e at atthe atthe atthe the skin and cancer hospital has Jas this to say MY regarding her personal observations observations tion and experience As a matter of fact leprosy lant half balf as aa terrible a s disease as our Bible taught superstition has led Jed us u to be believe believe believe lieve We have had three lepers in this hospital within the last year Jear They associated as associated IiI elated M with the other patients with perfect freedom freedoms Leprosy Is te not t con contagious contagious contagious and infection is very rare As Aa Asto Asto to its cure authorities differ durer but it is S I fact that of these three patients one was wag discharged charged dl positively cured an another another another other convalesced co well wen enough to en enable enable enable able her to leave our care cars and be sure lure of a total disappearance of ot the disease eventually One would say ay from these the e records then that leprosy it tf It curable Along with the other advances made In medical science it is likely that leprosy will shortly be robbed of its I I terrors and a cure found for those who have it Early has been Joined by his faithful wife and child who during the past year have been baen compelled to hold communication com communication communication with him at a distance and his cup of happiness is doubtless tilled filled to overflowing But he can never be he b compensated for the dreary days spent when Isolated In a tent on the outskirts of Washington with no n prospect of re release release lease until visited by the Angel of Death De th |