The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-28
SISTER ROSE GERTRUDE.
Her Relations With DR.. Lutz Have
Been Misrepresented, She Says.

Last February, while Miss Amy c. Fowl
er Sister Rose Gertrude), the young En-
glish woman who is caring for tie lepers in
the Hawaiian Islands, was on her way 10 the
leper settlement, she was the guest of friends
in Brooklyn. These friends have just re-
ceived letter from her, says the New York
Sun, which throws some light on the trouble
she is having with certain persons in the
islands, meager news of which has been
sent here. The letter is dated kalihi, Oahu,
Hawaiian Islands, August 18th. Miss Fowl
er writes:
"Three weeks ago DR. Lutz, the German
specialist found that CHARLES kahalakili, the
resident overseer of the hospital, and leper.
was very bad man, and complained to the
Board of Health. But KimbalI, the Presi-
dent, would do nothing and the agent
wouldn't, either. The fact is. they
has cured some of the lepers, and the
people all like him so much. Complaint
was made to w. Klaus, native gen.
teman in the Legislative Assembly, and
he brought over a committee They made
investigations as to how badly DR.. LutZ and
| have always been treated, and the PIeSl-
dent and the agent are going TO lose their
places, most likely. The former, in fact,
has already been turned out. klmball even
stole DR.. Lutz's work. Dr.. Lutz had found
with anchylostoma anodenate, and he
told Kimball, who pretended that
he found it out, and even wrote
to the papers. He is now found out and
disgraced. The other members of the Board
of Health are angry because it was said in
the Legislature that they abused us, and l
think they will Try to drive us out In this
country the missionary party are very strong
and spiteful. Instead Of practicing the Cos
pei of poverty they preach, they have grown
itch by smuggling and moItgaging the prop
erty of the simple natives
All the rich men here are sons of the
missionaries. and if you do not belong to
their party they hate you. Out OF Fort
street Church, they say, there is 10 saliva
ton. So | expect TO be driven out sooner or
later. kahalakili, the overseer, makes pa
tients work, when |, as nurse, under orders
Of DR.. Lutz, prescribe rest. He has also
made offensive remarks about my going out
with the doctor for airlngS.
1.-The cause of all this is that | have gone
with the doctor, who is an amateur photo
grapher, once or twice to take pictures of
the surrounding county. That have very
little time tor recreation can readily be seen
when l give the hourly schedule of my du-
ties. 1t is as follows: At o'clock in the
morning-RlSe, dress and spend half an
hour in meditation and prayer; 6:30-I go
to the dispensary and prepare the surgical
dressings; Get the med lcineS ready; 1880
Give patients their medicines s :30-Break-
fast; 60 among patients again; 1870
Disinfect surgical instrument waterproofs;
TAX temperature Make bandages etc.
2:30-W ait on doctor and take his orders 4 80
Arrange things after lie leaves and dis
pense medicines; 5-Tea; 6-Iake tenn
perature again. In the evening for an hour
or two | teach the children, some of whom
have sweet voices, to sing hymns, and 1
play the accOmpaniments on the piano given
to me by Mr.. Haven of New York. The
piano | brought from England l have sent
to Molokai. Between times have to say
4 "A
tients.
II have applied to the Government sew
eral times for permission to get an assistant,
but have not yet received their consent
When get it will send for enc of those
young ladies' in Brooklyn, who so kindly
volunteered to accompany me when was
there. Several of them have written to me
since l came here renewing their Offers of
assistance.
''rEe children all love me very much. A
pathetic incident occurred the other day.
One of the children, little girl very badly
afflicted with leprosy, was ordered to be
sent to MOlokai. The poor child was in
consOlable and wept as if her heart would
beeak. l comforted her as best | could and
finally gave her doll. Her tears were
dried almost instantly and she Rugged and
kissed II, and in few moments was willing
to go 10 MOlokai rather than lose the DOLL"
Women Brick-Mskers.
A Chicago reporter was Mortified the o.her
day, during the strike among the brick
makers of the city, to find some women
making brick on Ashland avenue, above Di-
versey avenue. He told of his thrilling dis
covery to some brick-makers at another
point.
BAH" said they, that's nothing. If you
will take the trouble to look around, especi-
ally in the yards out beyond Western av,,
enue, YOU will see hundreds of women and
i children doing the same thing every day.
They get ~ cents a 1000 bricks for hacking.
| You will probably find their men folk at
| home rushing the growler or at some saloon
drinking beer, talking strike and damniug
| tho countrv ''-Chicapo News.