Abstract
During a recent visit to Palestine it was my pleasure to inquire into the condition of the lepers of that country and pay a visit to the Jesus Hilfe Asylum. Through the courtesy of our American consul, I was most cordially received by the superintendent and physician in charge, Dr. Einsler, and conducted through the institution. Every available opportunity was given me to study the disease with a view of bringing home to the profession of Minnesota, where the affection at present exists, some information as to its prevalence in the Orient, where from time immemorial, so to speak, it has had its home. Notwithstanding the fact that Jesus Hilfe Hospital is one of the best equipped of its kind in the world, and is an imposing stone building surrounded by luxuriantly blooming gardens, the average tourist is content to view it from a distance. Infact, it is somewhat difficult
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