The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-08

PNOI hOnSu very ShSHC Icdll OF repro
when she came here, but since her stay at KaIawao, the d
ease has developed very rapidly. She has a child, a boy, fl
No. 2.
Kahuna, a man, forty years of age, and two years and s
months at Kalawao. His body Indicating peculiar lepro
bIotches and marks, and notable swelings in the groins, w
photographed as No. 3, but owing to defect of focus. Il
blotches do not appear IN photograph.
Kaluhi, a boy, seventeen years of age, from South Koni
Hawaii, and at the Settlement three years and six months
photograph No. 4.
been at Kalawao five years a poor helpless creature who's
palsied and fngerless hands had to be held to enable the PHI
case, without toes,-aI destroyed BY the erosion &c Of lepr rs
are illustrated in No. g..
Naluaai. from KaHhi, Oahu, ffty-six years of age. A
halawao five years. Photograph No. Z.
VIM. Ostrom, a native of State of New York. America
mty-nVe years OF age, three years and six months at the Set
tlement. No symptoms of the disease till about six month";
before coming here. Went himself to be examined by DIR
Finders, and when satisfied that he had the disease voluntarily
came to this Settlement. He feels satisfied that his case i
XIWsected II necessary for the benefit of medical science
wants to die. His feelings are terrible. Voluntarily offered
ms person to be photographed. His case is a marked illus
tratlon OF Ieprosy. Large swellings in groins, which often
su!Ppurate. according to outside information, he was an as
slStaht 1or some years IN the hospital at Lahaina. He took
some leper patients to live with him, in order to treat them
Tor cure, and the disease appeared after this association.
photograph No. 8 represents a front view of Ostrom, and
photograph No. 9, a back view of same case.
KaaPu, a man from WaimanaIo, Oahu, the witness who
testified to the digging of graves. Photograph No. 10.
Kanoe Eparaima, a man thirty wears of age, about two
years at Kalawao. A case to Illustrate the loss of eyebrows.
as one OF the effects of leprosy. Photograph No. II.
Crowningburg, a half-caste. Photograph No u.
Puukiie, a man from Waiohinu, Kau, Hawaii, about thirty
years OF age, and four years and six months at KaIawao
Complains that he is not a Ieper, he appeared very well and
strong, and the physicians considered that his case should be the
subject OF farther consideration.
John Cason, a man, a half-caste. about thirtv-fve wears of
age, hive years and nine months at Kalawao. a badly diseased
leeper with hands and feet and face much excoriated and in
state OF suppuration. His wife and child with him. and
neither OF these two showing any signs of the disease.
Kekanehailua, a man about forty years of age,-a Ieper,
complains that he has been confined in prison and fettered
with 1rons,-charged by the Superintendent with making a
disturbance, complains that he and others were offered fbe
meat Of bullocks that had died by accident that had fallen
down the precipice back of Settlement. Kapapu, a former a
witness, testifes to the truth of this statement. and o1So oon t
frmed by Father Damien. Il
J. Pickford, a man, native of Cheshire, England. COMPLAINS p
that he has been wrongfuly sent to the Settlement. and that
his disease is the result of malpractice in medicine and vet,
t seemed to every member of the Committee that his fea-
indicated a very marked case of leprosy. Complains
nat the food Is bad for him, and prays that the Board of
Health will allow him a small sum instead of the food rations
h~ahlapaiole and Keawe, two men, along with Moekauhane
woman, and all lepers much diseased, live in a thatch hut
U by 8 feet, and open to weather.
Keoni Kahiapo, with his wife Makahiki, and their child. al
aid the lumber cost him $82.87 I; bought Of of- W il g l9 Go ca
he wife is a leper, much disfgured with the disease. The on
ana Poy are apparently clean and in good health. Ka-
said that he staid with his wife, and would remain with
till her last breath on account of his love for her in past
r' vii
Hao, a man about fifty years of age, visited bv the Com
lttee at his house, has been at the Settlement twelve years.
pltltql case of leprosy hands and feet utterly eaten away.
VI OHy usLOrleu, anu ScaD-encrUSted StumpS of limbs re- Wv"
aiming. For over four years has been without any part of cor
nahu 10 help !eed h1mself, and cannot move without help. lab
e spoke very intelligently to the Committee about his sad tho
uatlon, and pointed out his wife Luka Kaakau, a perfectly ~
althy looking woman, who had faithfully devoted hersntif &"
his case. He hoped that she, a healthy woman. who had and
,nty OF friends might be soon relieved from the care of his cou
pless carcass. Said he had read all the late discussions \
out pubhc health and leprosy, especially the discourse off
of Committee, and he would say to the Commit chal
that the great need of this Leper Settlement wa . nano he s
and largesouled physician. of a
Aehaka, a man about forty years of age, from Kaananali tain
onpi"n '1C ITO al Is suppned tt. lepers. He cam upo
preserve any part of his ration of six pounds of beef rbdn,
S that the bundle Of tarO, the weekly ration. has often maps
es not furnished to him food for more than three davs. men
Aamoana, a man, a leper about fortyfive wears of are
wed to the Committee some Russian salve and sulp6urI E
, which he had purchased with his own money at the
Sald that Iepers were not supplied with any kind of cq,or
es, hnlments or dlsinfectants. He also presented to the pIn
lmlttee a list OF sixty-eight names Of lepers, who had died -,
e January without any care being taken of them. lily"
from Honolulu, complained that he was NOT al
ed to get any hrewood from the woods at the foot of the
ahulla, formerly a native preacher, condemned as q Iener
at the Settlement SIX months. Says that the bundle l.,
no uSIany lals snort OF the regulation weight. When tary
money He ofton wan4oJ ~ ~ 5ne ueIcIency with their okai,
a bagtul Tor fifty cents, and this quantity would sup6Iv comp
with much more food than the usual bundle of tar0 Asser
n ne asked tor a money ration instead of taro. the ST. IT
tendent would only give him thirty-seven and a baIf -.
the bundle was now valued at. and CHARGED 70 the R nom the C
" cents. Does not get full weight of beef on account all i'm
1perfect weighing scales. Often driven awav with abnse =
ed of too much bone. Yet he and otbars " obSar ne ON Oh gratui
e pieces were cut for kokuas or helpers. OF certain tives