The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-06-08
SlO257 90

~ l.stl
$lO,957 90
The Board feel confident this estimate is too low
twill doubt be Overun to the amount of at least
twenty-five per cent
GENERAL HEALTH OF THK POPULATION.
Subjoiued is a table showing the number Of births
and deaths, throughout the kingdom, within the
last three years the census OF the population taken
December :, 1866, showed an excess OF deaths over
births, for the six proceeding years, TO be six
thousand hundred and forty one or su average
Of one thousand Que hundred and twenty,tAree aud
oue-half annually; an examination Of the returns
for the three years ending lSs0 will show an excess
Of three thousand four hundred and slStyhcc or an
average Of one thousand Que hundred and ff(y,avc
annually-WhSt means eau be devised to say this
steady deorease Of the people, must Dc sa6jce, OF
anxious consideration and thought to every friend
81 the Hawaiian race. The following letter nom
Or. RaTsts, IA gentleman who has Travelled On the
Island Of Hawaii tor four months ana an iudopena,
ent observer Is herr inserted IS bearing on this sub,
Jet, the opinions here expressed being IN accordance
with the views Of the Beard on this Interesting and
impor,sn, matter
The Impression received from various books, be,
fore l visited the Hawaiian Islands, in regard to
changed when, during my stay on the Island Of
Hawaii had an opportunity to observe and form an
idea Of the state Of things really think that there
Is not more fresh syphilis to be found among the ua
uyes Of these Islands than among any other p0pUla
tion Of the same number in any European OF
American country, During my trip of four months
around the Island of Hawaii, stopping several weeks
at the principal places where sick people OF all sorts
made theirappcaranee, asking for advice aud medi.
cine; am glad TO state that the number Of patients
afflicted with constitutional syphilis was only
small one.
Ny special attention was also directed TO lep-
rosy. Three cases were all that came under my OBJ
servation, two with the first symptoms Of the dis
ease; the third, in waimanu Valley near the large
cascade, with all the appearance and affections which
we comprehend under the name OF Leprosy On
this occasion may state that the same disease is
found in different parts of Europe, with the same
symptoms in general, and as the medical world has
yet not discovered any satisfactory cure Of the
disease, method of separation, similar to that on
the Hawaiian Islands, is universally adopted. The
patients afflicted with LeprOsy-in Germany, they
call it etassa,E;" in Sweden spe,elska'-liye in
hospitals built for that purpose generally some mile.
out Of town For the sake of the other Inhabitants
Of waimanu Valley, I would recommend the pa. /
tient to be transferred TO the Leper hospital on No
lokai.
The want OF one or more physicians, active and 4
ready to help the distressed natives on Hawaii as 1
far possible and whenever asked for is very much
felt on that Island. Many natives in remote dis.
trieis where no physician is 10 be found die some
times for want Of simple dose OF medicine. 1
heard Of Instances Of that Kind, where there was
every chance Of recovery, had only few pills or
few spoonsfnl ofthe right medicine been admins
tered"
The mos; dangerous thing Tor the female Hawaii,
ans, and consequently for the ra,irc native popaa
lion Is the frequent hOrschsc6gssing Of The women
The bad effect such exercise has uTon females at The
tine Of menstruS,ieu. Is well SneNnto medical rcn
al over The world, and large apmsor az uterine
diseases and Disturbances originating fron thstvery
cause arc noticed BY TIE physician In lis aaily e,
PeTienee. But when pregnant woman mounts a
horse, then she ia5ures not only her own AoaltA
BAT eDesRgc-s also, the HE al another being, To
sFesS PLAINLY, great uissy human SeisgS sVe krlca
in THIS way before they arc bora Toe a~Saeat
ho-Sessdius ~ women : certainly one II tho nm
oiVsl esGsss a the sxsraozSlsSJy member 81 uiscsr
rags ana sScrsio1s On tAoso Islands TAore y
hs-6ly ccertry IN sAe No-sa. Nhero premature
harsls s-e - common ana - Eislc thought q a.
hsro, Rcsiacs shc ioSs d xa iuslyi6aal in svcry
oase he chances a. a 3as1re hsrSa ~ the sane
no;Asr ar leSSeue3 ana IL raoss orses Woms-son>
plant iOs TIE selaose 81 Ge Is ne ussa-al oouSe
Susoos@
. TheSs hess AZ AZ g-Sat s7qo-ssnce> ana ss-eSs>
y SSA~ aTon he srsSssoa a ~ SsesyvcF - many
usslye women. srssroa,ly vel SS-saos and II org
iual,y god SousssssSouS anS a. IN Sua0 asnscr
q eAilarcr IN - nsry NATIVE lsuiiioS