The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-12-12
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Of its nature. united 10 ELECTS at les Suppression, IL
the thing most needed 60 secure immunity non =
disease that makes no distinctions - to innocence or
gull. and today is tictimifing the most ~innoosnt
and uususpee,ing as well as the most beautiful o.
Cots creatures.
noted physician Of that eoantry. tloo @fnioHS Of
people are stF6rtRg from sypAffis. or oRt 81 epcry
iicenfy Of the safirs population
Aud in the same or greater proportion perhaps,
other c~oantries are suffering from the same cause.
And jet. 10 the most civilized countries the greatest
ignorance prevails among the people regarding the
nature d this disease-the Virt10us locking npon Il
a. the direct wages Of sin. without knowing Of the
legacy stored up Tor innocent offspring; aud the dis
solute, as a simple ualady 70 he cared oh-hand ~
the recipes Of fdcuds or the bostFums Of the qaack-
Dad people kHow the disease as it il, aud bow its
poison = ramifyipg 'hroagh the whole structure Of
society in the known world. they would probably he
more anxious to learn OF is causes a. well a. the
means OF prevention.
1T be lore-wArned IL 10 be fore-Arned." l. a
trite saying. bat never more applicants than IN this
case. Let the false delioacy which has 90 long with
held from the public q proper knowledge of tbs re
Voting subject be nov itself withheld. ard lst the
truth be put in type th0f noss hcAo ran aey read.
Ia regard TO the HaWaiians, az Is only thus that they
can become acquainted with this fearful sceurge that
is depopulAting their land 80 lastly. To what end -
the Hawaiian educated. when % him the most vital
Of all snhleets. the cause and prevention OF the de-
cadence Of his race. is allowed to die unpoticed.
except in that ignorant fatalism which prophesied
his doom and Is satisfied.
Tue doctor az the bedside Of the sick has often
shocked his patient into eternity by his pedantie
preseienoe, when life might have been saved by tho
Encouragement Of hope aud the use Of proper rene
dies With individuals 20 with nations; there 10
hope while there is life. and not until sc have tried
every means that common sense may dictate, should
this last anchor Of life be cast away. Until We edu-
cate the Hawaiian 10 the meaning OF the word syph-
Ills in its broadcast signi6canee. all means employed
for his bodily salvation will be only eGectuAi 40 the
canfion IN the infant ahouf the dan~era 81 inc atFeam
before he knows that water will dEowH
Teach him first that the leprOsy which has stocked
tie asylum Of Molokai with hundreds Of victims, and
is preparing thousands more for that haal home, ~
only q variety Of syphilis; and that IRON this same
cause his own blood is tainted. his wives are sterile
and his scanty progeny bora to de la infancy; and
that syphilis. the parent Of all these ills. is but the
remote effects Of a small sore which primarily has
given him little or no concern. Taught thus far. he
will look for the remedy and willingly apply the
combined suggestions Of common sense aud scienco
in legislation TO good effect.
But say you-how shall all this be TAUGHT Just
as any other branches OF study have been taught.
BY books. Published nader the supervision 81 govern
Inent. and used as text books throu ghout the schools;
BY the press, or from the pulpit IL you will, through
men who are thoroughly impressed with an Idea Of
the extreme need Of bodily, as well as Of soul saliva
ton for a dying people. Some there doubtless will
be, who will denounce such a measure as tending to
pervert the mind Of youth by rendering them familiar
with Impure subjects; but right reason will tell them
il is only 10 shoao in frath the dark side Of a subject.
which in their Ignorance and young imagination,
they had supposed to be only covered with flowers.
Such education will leave upon their minds an
far more indelbls than the precePts OF
religion and morality.
Again let me say, when they have become ae-
painted with the real cause Of the nation's decay,
will appreciate the necessity Of legislation la
the matter-of o nature similar. but moro elective
extensive. than that noW limited to a single town.
In short, the registration Of prostitution (name IL
how you will) together with many other safeguards,
proper vaccination included. are to be looked 10
before repair can be expected. Intelligent phgaicians
n other parts Of the world are hvorihg such meas
to-day. and why should we scruple In such
extreme needl Even forty years ago, when the
mere mention Of such n subject was thought heresy,
he celebrated physician, Gum, recommended liz
ldoption in the United States, citing among other
proofs Of its efficacy when properly applied The inn
nunity from disease enjoyed by The people Of France.
unless an interest that will live and exert itself
lpon the subject can be aroused among the author
ties Of the land, no good can come Of newspaper
4dvice. And, let them be reminded that. N 81 neg
the means at hand 10 save this dyinr people Is
rimioal. they have sinned indeed; and no better
tenement can be made than now 70 set to work in
arrest and give this subject their thorough atten-
even IL il be necessary In 30 doing TO neglect
many others Of less consideration. LEO HAWAII.