The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-16
The Board of Health and the Small PO1

Enrroz GAEE-IE Much has been said Of late
in the way Of criticism and fault-fEdng as to the
acts Of the Boar5 Of Health and its agents in con
nectiou with the introdaetion and prevalence Of
smallpox among Us at this time
And while am in favor Of full and free criti-
cisn as vel a. vi-ilaut scrutiny Of the acts Of
public men. am also equally in favor Of fairness
and an honest regard 70 truth.
Especially at such time as this. do we an need
% Law ASIDE mere personal aninlstics or 5calousieS
and sincerely do our best 10 aid those who are a,
the head Of Affairs in thu dischare Of their weigdty
Responsibilities We ala know how much easier j,
Is to find fault than to put our own shoulders 70
the wheel and do the thing exactly risht ourselves
Havine had a hfe-lonc Acquaintance With the ha-
wauan people. and hs,iuc spent twenty years in
diret labors among them. 1t has lately fallen in
the line ot my duty to visit the hospital grounds
on the reef. ts1-cail,3A and Z, iuquire INTO th'-
ttarr ---fs as b. thc management of the l2NNpi ot
Health. On the way out IN c,mrony with Rc,
pr. C. NJ lEy,ie, ye followed tbe carriage in which
po,at, Marshal nsypon Vas taking oat a loaj y
bsysd ,rak bundles N oly,hne. and ,atioos
cta,r ARTICLES f,s the SICK
rbe 6tst sa1,tize Vas ~ fuj tse rad
scr,vss the shsloes &, the tslsad actually
hart. SAINT )stt,se reAe,N aN tlie WAN, lHst "A
tfr eh,,tv eE tbe iiAra vC rtE-ed cNVt Hat ,s'tal
rgA toF a tev wants ttl eNvA lhNt was h,S te,,sh
\, tts F,ush lfie Ia thy affsifisf-ht htfasss VAR
pieht ntesss sVefsse IN aepih, aa9 es q vas Hhee
ac,nt haifatsie ID p,,ald D. A~fhefs f~i dasn AZ
Nri.naFt FHN tar 3VNvf tlis hul's td thp whsa p
Nantshc3 sts, M Als'al tAe NNlet eitsAiNs
into the un,alitsN yaH ahd ~Vitias ihe PsuyNt,.
fhe eFyese W f,apa sies,l, ara pheasant ti,eas d
J'eh,sAs oa -to1s,S dsSs t esNSs a. s'i>e,s'S ea'
thyts ss ie town,
Nc Mav.l hJsi a. the tailliRg uaa3 fog storRg
-ply,,ie, and fvt o,~kin-a ella lsst-,ffop = nsst
tie6t, ciran, rev fganie rurdtle Whele we feapa a
g,sA sapriy ~ simple me,upinrs and elaa ~ b,t
lied htnc lusee, igllcs and clihihs iol the nss II
thr patients ne kitcheR seemed a. ue well AZ
poiI.tcd, Fresiard eN rgsplAE c,Ssk sith hls
assistants. in this hoRsia was alsa tne teleI'hona
hv which Instant c,unui amiearuh D. taC With thl
siAtiln h0lse water b alsa aalllitl Iram thr uoN
rgnnaeat Ii{ss wAiga hAye teen lAld acE,ss % ths
is'ana Under the suidAnce of Mr., paStoas w ta-
ioyrd suI<r.of facilities Tor observation and n
Nt-IigatiaI. Ne were shown Ireely and anruseys-
rdy uvtE TIE whole eroands Visiting N taEn eVeSy
ose ~ the nine wards, the thlnese Nard, and the
Halter Is under the nlmeliatr supsTyi.lol of Miss
CslWulug burg, We cosNeT-td fTSely with The pa
tiuats. IaAny II whoIn vere safheieltly FscoveFed
o. te Oui 90 tir ycTAndahs- Vlta which every var
l. Yfoyijsd. Ne inquired fnlly ana particularly
int. theIF condition and wants and taelE unitoE4i
AM grT currlt1rlfe1 hy olr observation VAS " Ne
ars aNundanuy pruhfdfd To-, and nave notAlng
Inose 70 49, for. baf. "Wel. What" The
answer 10 this revealed q state II mind with ~
gard 70 me medical Attendance which II Wl-s
evident Vas due mainly 10 a suFsrsIltiuus feaI
which seemei 70 have taken cumptsle possession
OF them. - far as We c5zld discover, Dr. Hutch
iusln had worked hard and faithfully u the pe--
f0rmaDoe Of his duty. and II necessaEy IN the
ni-ht. The strength u this feeling among them,
and aiso among the HaEalians With whom have
Inet here II toEu Eas such, tAlt ]; evident hls
E-liuis;rations among them. 10 matter koE abe
and faithful could be Of Etile further use. il
seemed evident therefore that change Of medical
asssnGznce WIS nFceSs1ry 10 TIE p1bllc good,
albeit tSe necessity arcse mainly from ur1ly
cit-d preicsoes 1n3 might SEEN painfully unjust
10 many. A change hss therefore bsen made By
the Board Of HealiS and We think Il vas a wise
step as a sznItary msasS-e and without references
10 psrso1s
sarp-ise No. vas to find thS position 50 ad-
mirably adapted 10 the purposes oS . snail -pox
hospital: suffcie1tly isolzted fno-n the town and
reiChbO-zng shores by It's water surrO1ndlSSs %
render an es5cie1f quarantine pT1ctiezble, sEeSs
dzily BY cooi he2lthful breezes and all impurities
LODGED on the shores washed Of by the tdes; II
seems as II better location could hardly be de
sired and tins conclusion IN direct sntagouiszn
TO the ou5uion which ne bad formed preyloos 70
visiting the place
Sz-rzise No. vas to find all the main part Of
the island eoversd with ereen grass SntsE1nlngisd
with such weeds as lore the sand