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Leprosy Plight Exposed in National Outcry and Compassion
The piece mourns the lack of humane asylums for leprosy victims in the United States, contrasts treatment of lepers with other patients, and highlights calls for a national lazarette. It recounts Molokai's leper colony history, the work of Father Damien, Sister Marcella, and personal tales of afflicted families seeking care and dignity.
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Iere
New York
Blackwell's Island
Louisiana
Barly
Potomac
Gen. Wardell
Baltimore
Blackwell
Gstaad
Joseph Damien
Pacific
Molokai
Father Damien
Marcella
St. Joseph's Hospital
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Sisters of Charity
Mitsburg
A. V. Keenan
Kentucky
Europe
Philippines
Hawaii