Peasant life in the Holy Land . aped, the first of them dying thirty yearsafterwards, the other two being still alive. Theincident is a notable one, as there was no Europeanhand in it from first to last, and it shows what theFellahin are capable of under wise and energeticnative guidance. Leprosy* is still found in Palestine, and lepers * The following notes on leprosy in Palestine at thepresent day have been kindly furnished me by Dr. Wheeler,the senior medical missionary of the London Jews^ Society inJerusalem : 1. Fish in this country plays no part in causing Jews who consume th
Peasant life in the Holy Land . aped, the first of them dying thirty yearsafterwards, the other two being still alive. Theincident is a notable one, as there was no Europeanhand in it from first to last, and it shows what theFellahin are capable of under wise and energeticnative guidance. Leprosy* is still found in Palestine, and lepers * The following notes on leprosy in Palestine at thepresent day have been kindly furnished me by Dr. Wheeler,the senior medical missionary of the London Jews^ Society inJerusalem : 1. Fish in this country plays no part in causing Jews who consume the greatest part of the salted aswell as fresh fish, and in some cases even of decaying fish,hardly ever suffer from leprosy. A few years ago there wasa case of a woman, but she came from Salonica. In thevillages of Ramallah, Beit Haninah, Ain Arik, etc., and amongthe Bedouin, practically no fish is eaten, and yet it is justfrom them that the greater number of lepers come. 2. Leprosy is undoubtedly contagious; a special bacillus. LEPROSY 153 may be seen outside Jerusalem, Xablus, andRamleh, sitting by the wayside begging. Theyare provided for to a certain extent by the localauthorities, who in these three places have setapart houses for them, and give them a certainamount of bread every day. They also receive agreat deal of food and money from the peoplegenerally, as alms. The Fellahin seem to be specially subject toleprosy—that is, more so than the towns-people. Aleper is regarded as a dead person, and, as alreadymentioned, the Christians consider that, if a married has been found. However, cases of contagion are veryrare. 3. It has not yet been quite decided whether leprosy isstrictly hereditary; but heredity plays the most importantpart in the transmission of this disease. 4. It is possible for leprous persons to have healthychildren. There are now in the asylum here five childrenbetween the ages of five and twelve who have been born ofleprous parents. Up to this time they
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