The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-09-25


During the time thaf I have icid my license
lasarly s,s yearsl ! have essu 70 sos'ias, Iss.,.ss
ence Of nearly 80 years Frrvi0as tndy q thefsit
eases. has surely given me somo ridtto feel mJsaf
competent 20 continue my medical laiors among
them Ia very difissi, ssses. have eousgi'sd With
some ~ our heat physicians ~
protest that I have been guilty u 20 malpractice
Aud | stand ready for an Investigation before the
Board Of Health Of any case | have had In chargc. I
drrefbre pray yonr ExocIiency " ALLOW ws sncb 40
Investigation beforv taking away my hcehse. Nna
thus debarring me from labofing further 10 relieve
the suffering Of this poor people.
have the honor % b. your ob.t scryt.
on the 9th inst. | sent The following note 10 the
Minister Of the Interior Htl E
HoNoLuLr. September 9th. 1876.
To His EEceieaey hs .9iBDio offAf frLqiorL
Sm.-i respectfully request that you VII scnth1r
= copy q the charges which have bcen preferred
against the. before the Board " Health, a. the reason
Tor commanding n~ 20 retnrn my licrnse 20 the late.
rios Department; and also the name on names q my
accusers
have the honor 10 he your obi serst.
LowElL SAIru
rRANsLArIoxs
DFrARrNENT or ISFFnIoh,
Honolulu. Sept 9th. 1876.
To Rrv. l.. sNIru s-Sir-The Board will hold q
meeting on Wednesday, September 9Th, az 10 A A..
al the Government House. room II the Minister Of
Interior, 70 listen 20 your request; you viii therefore
come prepared 70 plead your own cause.
Yours rcspcctfally, ". L MounoNuA.
then went in person 10 the Interior oaice. but oil
the information that I eoald get. either from the
Minister or his Scribe was, that DR.. Mo0rew was
my accuser.
Amer this l had two interviews with Dr Mcorew,
one on the sidewalk, and the other In HE Office. I
asked him il be had made n statement before the
Board Of Health. that In my treatnent u Pohs cas-.
| hal given him epsom salts lie said yes; that he
had said nothing behind my back that he would not
say 20 my face. " ! said that when you called 20 gi
a AnN 90 H. atAL nnAA $50 ~ - NAma AAu Hal
given him salts, and / said. epson salts IL a very bad
medicine TO give In typhoid fever"
replied TO him. doctor. you certainly are mistaken,
for I had no conversation with you how had treated
the case, what medicine I had, or had not given the
sick man. But I told you that the man cent HE
wife TO DIR. Trousscau's drug store for a ~cail,Afiie, and
IL had purged his bowels four days and nights, that
I hal succeeded in checking the ~diarrh1a. hat the
man was very feeble, persplrstion. hiccough, Sc
and ! had called 10 consult you In reference 20 q suit
able tonic. Al my interview la the Doctors ONCE, |
asked him 10 give me a copy Of the charges which he
had made before the Board Of Health; but he refused
20 DO 30. lie said he had Just received a oommuni-
cation informing him that there were persons In
town threaining 10 prosecute him In the sum OF Zen
MoHseHd dollars for hbd' In case the Board OF
Health should take away my liofnae; he said however
that he was not afraid Of the prosecution. but would
go TO the Board and get the notes which lac leh there.
and write them out in full.
On the 9th inst. the day. OF my trial before the
Board Of Health, DIR. McGrew being present, called
for his manuscript Of complaints against me; the
principal charge being that Of giving epson salts 20
a man sick with typhoid fever. This I denied n in-
correct; for | had not given him EPSON salts. and
did not believe he had taken a particle Of nalts from
the time he was taken sick tiil be went 10 bis grave.
Now, behold, on the 18th inst. when the report 81
the Board Of Health IL published 10 the world
although administering salts. was the gravcst charge
that had been made against me. yet when the sub
stance comes Ouf. the salts have all disappeared,
probably have been :" oast out and trodden under
foot Of men" A most wonderful Transformation Of
ofuaa thu HTaI Has ~ I'LL .al
Why the foreign members Of the Board should tug
in two cases Of some II or II years standing is diff
cult 10 understand, unless becnusc they saw that the
epson salts were all dinsolving, aud they wished
something substantial 70 fall back upon. Hut M Inc
Of the Board Of Health are incorrect la
both cases, will mention some iaots in relation 10
them
Yes, / was 6ne1 ia The poIiso Court. mof e,ssraoI
ficing, but for selling medicines without a license.
The circumstances were these I was In the habit Of
receiving n trihing remuneration for the medicines I
dispensed, so that ! could purchase more. After a
time l was told by one In authority, that II did not
desist, i should become amenable 20 the law which
forbade I" selling goods without q license
| then consulted two or three gentlemen connected
with the government; one Of whom was Prince Lot
Kamehameha, and asked II I might take up a oon-
among my people 10 purchase medicines,
and then dispense them gratuitouslyf They all re-
piled. Eyes" did 80. and this worked well tnl
had contributed nothing. Bat on being informed
how the medicines were obtained, they cheorfully
their hapapaiu and hopaha, 60 enable
me 10 replenish my little stock Of medicines. but
this was not exactly a contribution like the hrpti aud
on its coming TO the ears Of one or two Of the gIafd-
ians Of The lar. IL was construed 10 be a breach OF
the statute, and ! was fned by the Police Court Ia
the sum Of fee dollars, for pracfieing without a
But my good friend, the Hon. John n,
very soon restored the five dollars 10 me.
In reference 10 the prosecution for manslanalier, I
say. that D native man living In the family Of a
Mr.. Stuart, Died Of lock-jaw4not by bleeding 90
aoa Aa - NLA 49, - sLA H.wAl A -
ns I had bled him Ia the arm a week or ten DAYS pre-
yious, an attempt was made 10 prove that this bleed.
ing had been the cause Of his death. Several physi.
clans, including Drs. Judd and IIillebrapd, also Ills
Ex X. G. Wyllie were called IN 10 examine the case,
they, every one. declared that the opening Of
he vein had been done Ia n perfect manner, and
hat the wound was perfectly heated.
AZ my trial before the Police Court, some Eve or
,x Honolulu doctors were present. and were individ-
ially asked by the Attorney General, II In ali their
practice. they had ever known locked-jaw 20 follow
bleeding In the armf And they individually
laid no; but DIR. McKibbiB, Sr., said he believed ho
lad read Of one. There being no evidence 81 guilt,
he case was quashed by the prosecuting Attorney
ntering a nOLe pros. The court then adjourned
a verdict Of any kind; ana no pledge or
,romise was demanded Of the accused.
Some parts Of the extracts OF the minutes Of my
EXAMINATION are 10 twisted, garbled and mcian0r-
,hosed, as 10 make me appear quite ridiculous. Dul
shall now pass over them all without note or com.
nent, except one.
To the question "Do you not understand the
requirements Of the law on the subject, that a prac-
itiOner must present proof Of medical qualifications,
nd have a certificate from the Board OF Health 20
effect from the Minister Of Interior % To this
uestion | made no reply My silence they construed
0 be ignorance Of the law. But 20 far from being
ynOrant Of the law, / remember distinctly when the
Nv was first promulgated. And ! said At the time,
that law now has been enacted to prevent ne from
ractcing medicine among the nAdsesin I~fonOlnln. =
But my Pensioners, knowing my gympathies and
I~illingness to prescribe for them in cases Of sickness.
ave repeatedly petitiOned the Legislature 10 rIlow
ne TO practice medicine among them, but without
lccess.
How . OBTAINED MY LICENSE.
The members Of the Board o. Health wished 10
now bow ! obtained my lrense. And 4 told
that when Dr. N. g. CLARK, Secretary Of the
u. 4. +. NJ, Boston, was here In 1870, (ie being
fhicted with a bad cough. ] stepped into my ofice
nd prepared a phial Of cough medicine. such as 4
iten make for my own family and others. aad re-.