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Show CHI'-CAGO PHYSICIANS MAY HAVE CURE FOR LEPROSY ' (By International News Slr.vcc) CHICAGO Has the dread plague of leprosy, regarded for many centuries as the most loathsome disease known I to man, at last been conquered by I modern medical science? J Physicians at the Cook County hospital hos-pital here have hopes that It has, and 'give credit to the King of England for ia preparation they have used in treating treat-ing two cases of the disease now in tho hospital. The two lepers now undergoing treatment are a negress and a young Serbian. The former has been under medical caro for two months, and to Jail appearances, is rapidly recovering j from the disease. The latter was so I affected by tho disease when he was 'admitted to the hospital last Novem-I Novem-I ber that he was unable to wlak, but now, except for a slight stiffness in botli feet, seems to be as well as ever. Injections of sodium gynocardate aro the chief basis of the treatment used, a discovery of the British king's chemists. It is said to have been used successfully In combatting leprosy in India. oo |