CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3] — Page 369

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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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