"Femmes atteintes de la maladie du sommeil." ("Women afflicted by the sleeping sickness.") A missionary sister supports two indigenous women who stand on either side of her. The indigenous women are visibly ill and one holds the hand on a young child. Postcard issued by "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie en Mission - Leopoldville (Congo belge)." The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Les Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie ont actuellement en pays de Mission 145 maisons avec 156 ecoles, plus 389 oeuvres pour l'enfance groupant 56.000 enfants. Elles ont en outre pour les malades 47 hopitaux avec 71.000 malades hospitalises dans l'annee, 7 leproseries avec 1.507 lepreux, 7 lazarets avec 1.873 contagieux et 107 dispensaires ou 2.100.000 soins ont ete donnes en 1926. -- Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie - 7, Impasse Reille, Paris XIVe." ("The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary currently have in Mission countries 145 houses with 156 schools, plus 389 works for children consisting of 56.000 children. Moreover for the sick they have 7 hospitals with 71.000 patients hospitalized each year, 7 leper-houses with 1.507 leprous, 7 lazarets with 1.873 contagious and 107 dispensaries where 2.100.000 were given care in 1926. -- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary - 7, Impasse Reille, Paris XIVe.")
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