The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-11

DoCT0Rs' PREsCRIRTIoNs.-Yesterday morning In
the Police Court. DR.. A. G. Buffnm was charged by
the Acting Attorney General, with failing. to COM
ply with the law requiring physicians TO Keep a
record of prescriptions. On the testimony ad-
duced, the Magistrate imposed a fine of $3.50 and
costs. W. C. Jones, Esq, counsel for DIR. BufIum'
noted an appeal to the Supreme Court. The COM
plant was brought under Sections 4 and 5 OF
Chapter So, Revised Penal Code, which read as
follows:
4 Every licensed physician, druggist or a~pOthecary, who
shall compound, sell or deliver any prescription containing
any poisonous drug, or substance deieterious 10 human lie to
ton written out in full. with the date thereof with his name
appended thereto. or the name Of the physician who presented
the same and no such prescription shall be compounded, sold
or delivered, unless the name of the person compromising, sell
ing or delivering the same he appended TO the prescription "a
! books and prescriptions shall be subject at all times to the liz
specton Of the Minister Of the Interior or his agent
5 Any person violating the provisions OF this Chapter shall
forfeit = sum not exceeding one thousand dollars Tor each
ofense. .-.F Fr=f. G.f er.-
THE COMET ScARE.-The comet story which we
published some time ago, and which we took con-
siderable pains to prove was a canard. was it seems
translated into the native papers, and thoroughly
believed by their readers. We hear of one man at
Koolau, a well-to-do farmer, who being convinced
from a perusal of the story that the coming comet
was going to knock everything to eternal smash,
came to the philosophical conclusion that there was
no use of any longer boarding up wealth which it
was impossible to carry away with him. So he de-
liberately turned everything available into cash, and
with the cash bought creature comforts, and, sur
rounded by family and friends. proceeded to eat.
drink and be merry. But when at length he was
informed that he had been hoaxed, instead of getting
mad or repining. ne said it was a good joke. and
that he had had a good time that his house and
piece of land yet remained, and quietly went to
work to gather more pelf. That's n Hawaiian
philosopher. -
The SHEEP OF Observation-Disclosures the breeds
of sheep most famous for their wool, the Rambouillet
breed, though nearly worthless as mutton, has
always been distinguished. Specimens were imported
from Spain by the first Napoleon, and on the farm
established by Louis XVI. in Rambouillet, some so
miles south of Paris, they were afterward carefully
crossed and reared until they reached a high point of
perfection. Their wool was that known as merino, of
a very fine quality, and for that reason they COM
manded exceedingly high prices. But now they are
extinct they have fallen a sacrifice to the ~exigences
of war. The Mecklenburg troops which were quar-
tered in the town thought fresh meat for the moment,
no matter of what quality, more necessary than fine
wool for the future and therefore, Notwithstanding
an order to send the sheep to Germany, they were
condemned to appease the hunger of the soldiers.
Not a solitary lamb or ram remains to perpetuate the
glory of its race. But there was another motive be-
sides hunger which undoubtedly prompted the Meek
lenburgst to devour the Rambouillets. The country
of the former is famed for its fine woods, and they,
without doubt, felt a degree of satisfaction in eating
their rivals. Some six or seven years ago, a pair of
rams from the Rambouillet flock were received here,
a present from the Emperor Napoleon to His Majesty
the King, and were placed on the farm at Molokai.
In the course of time the day may come when the
breed of Hawaiian sheep may be as highly valued as
that of its French progenitors. 2 FN.F
DISMISSED FROM THE SERvICE.-Captain Eyre, late
in command OF the Bombay. of the Peninsular and
Oriental Cotnpany's feet, has now entirely left
that service. The period of the suspension Of his
certificate, of which he was deprived i'm conse-
quence of the fatal collision with the Oneida, has
expired. On suspension of his certificate be be-
came an unattached officer of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company, but recently he received notice
that his services will not be required in future.
The dismissal conveys a far more formidable re-
buke than the original withdrawai of certificate.