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Show Leprosy Study Is Held Encouraging By Returning Dean Dr. Daynot Reports Promig- Ing RdiuKs From Ci porimonts Ueuj.j la th attempt tt develops OMnt of th leprosy gem are nmap aging, but definite finding aa net b expected for week or maybo months, because th problem Is a difficult. Dr. U L. Dame, dean of th school f Biedletn of th Uatvw ity of Utah, aald Moaday tftar (pending (pend-ing twa months la th leper eolony kg CarvlUe, La. "Juet how far I have arngi assail I cannot aay at this time, but developments develop-ments appear satisfactory, he declared. de-clared. - em not permitted as give out any Information el this time, toe-cause toe-cause 1 will have to make a fiaal report re-port I the eurgaon general', orflca and may even have to go to Wash in ton." Dr. Dairies I mctel bivwtleetor of leprosy for the United B tales deperv ment of public health, which eppemW menl he we glvea some time a so after ho hed made a thorough stony m eenluncuon with Harold Austin, Instructor In bacteriology et the University Uni-versity of Utah, of germ theories ee cernmg the origin, cause and cur ef leprosy. Mr. Austin, who acrompeiiled Dr. Delne la th colony to aasist hs tho ttudy. It stiU there and Will remaia or tare or three week. "I have been living right with th patienta I7 ef them who have the disease la all IU sUgaa. and I eat . Quite convinced that leprosy sj not oslchlng if common aenee aaietv-flrst aiethods are used." he said. "Matt of the peueate confined hi the hospital same from within a radius ra-dius of eoo mile of New Orleans. In the pest tew yeere the rlmsis he spread In certain parte of the eouth. "A Urge pereenuce of the leper are nauve born, while there ere a number at foreigner. The foreigners foreign-ers are deported whenever ft u possible pos-sible ta acn them. . Indication show that th disease often curve itself, but aot anul after M ha virtually vir-tually ruined the patient If rasa la rsselvsd la lu iirst stare end the die see can be checked by the aid of good nursing and attention," bo said. PATTENTS PABOLED Dr. Dairies declared that since the United Ststee health service too charge of the colony ta 121 there I hove been about 100 patienta paroled. Me aald flva were released be lore bo left there. Dr. Delne said he brought bark great deel of valuable material for further study and aspects to receive more et various time. The reeeon tho dues, I feared by meet people I tho fact that It appear largely oa th sxpaeed place of Iho victim body, particularly oa th face and hands." he declared. He said the colony I located on too aeree of land, almost Isolated bt a bend on the Mississippi river. Ho aald there are twenty Catholic sorters serving a Bursas snd staff of four doctors. Dr. Dalnes aald ho may be delegated dele-gated to go to the colony la Honolulu I to eempleu hi study. |