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" innumerable young
shoots spring up the
"smoked. Mr Moore gave
xxre
moment the main stem is felled. When
the tree is wounded abundance of white milky juice flows,
avr
which
condes w
burning effect
coming in contact with the skin. Some
natives, however, can handle this poisnous price with
X
perfect impunity.
X
x
X
x
Noni,
suve
been
those
who have bem sufferers from the effect of these
poisons,
of
the
cun
adequate conception
form any agonics endured, and the courage, us displayed, by a Tizian who voluntarily subunits himself to being cured of leprosy by the -smoke of the Sine
gaya wood. The
Read W. Moore, of Rewa, of the
withi
L
youry.
was well acquainted
of Wiliani
Lawalcows, who underwent the process of being
the full
particulars of this comartable case when I
was
his guest in 1860, and he has also published a full account of it in "The Wesleyan Missionary Notices", Sydney, 1859,
pr. 157. After stating that he knew Wiliomi
as
was
th
fine bealthy young fellow, Mr Mone
kime
surprised to find me day
обо
much
altered by the effects of leprosy. Some time
after bc.
again mot him full of healthy, and on inquing leanit the treatment ~ - adopted to bring about this change. Jahen to a small empty house, the leper is stripped of every article of clothing, his body rubbed
with green leaves, and then buried in them. A small fire is thew brindled, and a few pieces of the
the sing
sim gaga
all.
aver
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