The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-11-17

tt the Editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser
SIR: Since the last % or 80 years, or even since
medical science got q foothold upon these islands,
the complaint of physicians has been prevalence of
syphilitic diseases, which of all diseases are the
most difficult to cure. Who has not seen some IN
fortunate fellow that has suffered for years from a
sore leg. As soon as one sore is healed another
comes on again, and it really appears as if no
remedy exists for a complete cure. 1 have just
happened to see one of those poor suferers,--a fe-
male-and thought how grievious it must be for q
woman to suffer from such painful Affections. L
know at present of only one woman who is q great
sufferer from syphilis. What a great painful trouble
those sore legs must be to her, our lady Justifia.
This is a chapter on sores-certainly not a pleasant
or delectable subjeet-but what can you do? Sores,
if ever so bad, need looking after, and we all love
the old lady Justitia, and are willing to help her.
There was that SO called double taxation sore, o
mighty bad looking one, which almost looked as if
modification might set in. The Supreme Court
took a good look at it. The Attorney General ban
daged it, but J. o. c. applied some ointment which
bids fair to stop the pain for q while.
Then there was again the moemau sore. A touch
of Henry the Eighth's remedy stopped the fostering
of this sore; but it has left o very nasty scab, which
gives much itching. so that dame Justitia has q
good deal of scratching on hand to free herself alto
gether from that troublesome sore. Some fifty peo-
pie were fined or perhaps imprisoned, and as the
law under which they had been fined or imprisoned
has been long repealed, why does Justitia not refund
the fines and pay damages for illegal imprisonment
A very bad sore ; one that will never heal up COM
pletely.
And now breaks out another malignant looking
sore on Justitia's leg, which NAV be called the Sab
bath sore. Truly Justitia is worried with erup-
lions. But what can be done about it? Dropsy
has been known to be cured by three days strict
fasting, but no sores were ever healed by fasting.
The only remedy at all available would be q
heavy dose of good common sense. 1t might be
supposed that when the legislature enacted the
Sabbath law that there was the best common sense
of the country at work. but it appears that it was
far from being so. This enactment is by far too
sweeping in fOrbidding "all worldly business,
amusements and recreations, on that day. In
that respect the Connecticut law was more liberal
even if it forbid a man to kiss his wife on =
Sabbath it left open a loop hole to those who need
the amusements of kissing somebody TO kiss a
pretty girl or enjoy the recreation of kissing their
mOther-in-law.
To make laws seems to be an easy matter in
this country, and Justitid looks placidly on without
thinking of the sore it may bring forth. The best
remedy imaginable to provide against snch sores
may easily be found in the history of Josephus
(dOn't remember the page) where he describes the
visit OF the Queen of Sheba to Solomon the wise,
when there arose a dispute at the dinner table
about the pudding, and old Aunt Sally. the black
cook of Solomon the wise. said " The eating is the
best proof of the pudding" A wise remark,
which has stood the test of many centuries.
Now let all those who pity Justitia meet, and
appoint q committee to bring up every case of worldly
business, a-musements, or recreation on the Sabbath
day before the court, and thus let all and every one
have a taste of the pudding, and then ask
How DO YOU LIKE IT.