Show Leprosy Cure Believed I Found Two Iwo Are Clean I I Specialists Examine Result Re Re- suIt sult of Method I Tests Method Tests Show Well P ISLAND Mass l July 24 has lIns Has the tile dream of the medical profession a on-a on a acure cure for dreaded leprosy leprosy- come dome true 1 This question will be answered this thin afternoon when a special commissIon commission com corn mission ot of New ew York and Boston specialists the tho state leper colony on this thin Island Dr F. F H. H Parker larker In char charge e of the tho lepers eler confined here I believes belles he lie ha has haM cured two of or them young young- men under treatment for tor three yea years re E Every r indication points JoInts to the fact tact that both men havo be been n cured Several tests teats have havo been made upon them for tor traces of or the tho disease and all of or I them show how that It has hM disappeared Both Beth suffered l from rom ea cases s sI when thc they were ero sent to e. e I I h Urn Men 1 con To make malce sure that th the men are cured Dr Bernard Care Carey director direct direct- I or 01 of or th division of ot communicable communicable able abl diseases of the lie Massachusetts state department deIH of or health arI arranged ar- ar I ranged for the commission lon to ox- ox amine the men beginning today Thorough tests covering a period of or a week will be made Those who comprise the commission are aie Dr Victor Ictor Helser of ot New York I member of ot the HIP International Health hoard Dr Or Victor Saford of or I Boston Board of or Health Dr Algernon Alger Alger- non Coolidge of ot Massachusetts General Hospital nose none and throat specialist and Dr Or Townsend Boston skin SI specialist State tests under the direction of ot Dr Park Parker r. r show how that the le lesions lesions le- le or nodules have completely complete disappeared The face tace o of on One of or orthe the time young men was wan Coy covered nd with lumps lump or no nodules l when he went wont to Pekinese Now his hIlS face lace I ia is de clear r l urd re ii The tests show how negative results that that Is there are no traces of the disease e. e If It the tests to b be mad I b by tho the commission heal beat out the belief belle of or the state authorities tw tw I Imen men who practical IC II v senI sentenced sen sen- I In to tn Confinement rI nemen t for tor II life re reY Y will ill be lie released I l The Tho hl- hl treatment of r the men consisted con- con j of or plenty of ot air and nd sunI eun- eun eunI I I shine good roOd food rood etc etc ote similar to toj J JI I j treatment of tuberculosis and anil In fn V 1 addItion the u use e of ot oil oP Imported front from In India la and sodium Tho thres thre i jb- jb t stances were given Iven a as apt ILis It IL Is an Irritant Five drops wt were wre re I given at nt first and the amount 1 cr creased aed until a dose of or forty drops I could be taken lalen by Ih th path ii without upsetting his stomach This Indian oil was VR three tt-ree times a n. day Tao Trie o of oIl comes s from Crom torn the Indian plum tr The parent cure of t thc these e men menis 1 is h due dut larg largely l to thu faithful nun nun- of ot Dr Di Par Parker ku who i Ij in charge chargo ot of the leper Jeper colony coln 1 MP i lies has given the b best t that t is he m ma him Im to the tho unfortunates unfortunate under his c care re |