The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-03-16

. CORES lt the report Of Dr. Aruing 10 the
Board of Health snduf tLec0rrespondsuee
I between that gentleman and the Board
/ have been circulated. and the time there
. fore Inns come for comment
I 10 VIII Ls remembered that Dr. Aiming
came here at the request Of the Govern
| msEt, m 1888 He Is a gentleman Of high
scientific lttEluueuts and during his stav
[ m tins country has devoted himself TO the
. l1TestlEaugu Of the causes Of IeprUsv urtir-
-ug-y- As Is known. DR.. Aruing was sum
msrl-y dismissed by the Board. December
5lst. The reasons for TINS sudden disnlis
I sal were not made public al the time. but
iLe whole cQrresPondence Is now available
In accordance with the desire OF the
b1ar1- Dr. AruIrg furnished a report OF
LIs IE7estI-atIuus- This report viii Be
found % contain very able review Of the
Doctors work, together with suggestions
re-ltlve % the future. and comments on the
past We extract a few Of Dr. Aruiug's
remarks
II -1u ask me whether enough has been done to
e llle % say CD the world that all II being done
Tor tile Iepers tha- can be expected and IN 4 nIrgl
aF tr other nations looking With fervgnt interest
q 1IEllf r---t with .aprusy, I must sav no The
llera 7eu-lc Side -ls treatment Is neglected I
-i'- been tlit tll1 ny views ars too advancrc
answer t1Iz am proud Il Z and that CONSIDER
nothing eIu be tz6 adv1uceF in the trgaf7rIert f A
question: T1Ich 1ss been grauuled with for cturu-
res % ine Old style 1t isolation and fseiIuc-Is-
g0rt, u- r.
He then proceeds with suggestions Of
treatment which hs concludes a. follows
But 10 eject aI TINS. and great deal more which
VIII not detail there l. required rood vii on an
SIDES On lls part 1t the physician it must be
1HH ~ nm =HH
60 be cuurtac AMI enforced BY more vicur11s sz1-
pdrr e the uail.aI work by the Hospital Boarrf
uurslu- u cuucur3 with the l,IYice ot the Hsspi-
ttl Elr.teIau- - Report o. -.
Il l. On tins point that the Doctor com
plains He has never had the moral s7p-
port which the Government were IN fufv
bound ro give him HIS work has been
really thwarted by the authorities.
An Important suggestion made Is that 4
fEsa 8.lse should be furnished at the Ka-
kaak1 Hospital to obviate the certainly
uuperullssllLs practice Il some Of the Ia-
pers sending their sOIled clothing out To
De washed 4 sui more important one
Is with regard 10 the disposal Of the dead
hod-es 0t lepeEs- The Doctor gives 4 strun-
protest against the practice Of letting
friends and relatives take away diving
iapers 60 their homes. a has actually been
done IN several cases. HIS reasoning Is
unanswsrable On tins point for he found
baecI-la LeprsH IN large numbers flourish
M n eurpse which had been buried
three months and was II an active state
II pUtrefactiou.
He coneIudes his report IN the following
terms;
increasing hi11ilIIrlrF with q sic1aI danger
is=ti-s our lelr ut r. bur noe the danger itself
AAls aFpi=s uus- puInfssiF % our relations to
letflst- We I've au1unlst It. and there ara uarr
ot rs hll cnlE HaRa-Ia1s, bur also forsisners
~ Lave -rlNl 80 accustomed % Il that thev not
gnly c1 INT heed Z themselves. but By word and
1aed TT % dlspei the fsar Of cth,srs Ihis l. nj
very Ee-l- and has IT'S good SIDE wheu IL bs-oues
Necessity % dlssIuase scare Bat As long athfs
: absent Z VII be good thing % sound :. warn
~ l-t1 lElll TINS o. t-1e TAI carElsssufss On
ne P-fL q l-e pCFU1allun may nGt be the outruue
% Asallllces q safety Examples Hkr those Of
Azler Dlmlen who has nnE himself hec.ue a
eperr 11a a. ss1rh vsrit1hie martyr D his cause
ln1 u ether worthy and pure members Of tha
ciEllri illlfg whose am uut arlshur1rsf Z,
1lsnflnu- stnnld tearn Us 4 lesson ; a. e7Irse -
al . E'rE har-luuluGEiT ana united r5r the one
good e1, - c1u1lns the dreaded lsr rrss= =, -
ci1sest limits and q help aad suurorr the rgur
af-ilcter ones Elzh the best ut our E1u 4uf EsiU
-Eapart- p. -
Ihis report did not suit the Beard and
a demand was made II letter dated No
veuber 39th- 1856, for further II formation,
and also for duplicates Of casts This LET
ter Is characteristic Of the President o { ths
Board Of Health .,Hs Is always posing al