The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-07

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at 3:05 P. NJ
There were present w. o. Smith
president, DIR. Andrews, John Ena
Thee. +: Lansing, Agent q. b. Rey
nolds, and DR.. Goto by request q
President Smith.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved
President Smith explained to Dr.
Goto the board wished him presen
to express his views on the treatmen
of lepers at the settlement and th,
number be could professionally car
for. The board had left ..ts matter to
E Dr1HS+4ee Under the supervision of
Mr.. Meyers. The board wished to
give the new treatment fair trial,
and had asked DR.. Goto to be pres
ent to take advantage of any ineorma-
ton he might have.
DIR. Goto stated there were now
fifty lepers under treatment at the
Bishop home, thirty in the hospital
and twenty-five outside patients. He
stated some Of the outside patients
were not satisfied. In answer to
question by President Smith, DR..
Goto said the white lepers being
treated outside followed his direc
lions. Some of the natives outside
did not do so. To see that his direc
tions were followed he always visited
them when he was at Molokai. He
stated that the lepers now being
treated showed improvement. 1t
took from one to two months to show
improvement. If the cases were bad
they generally did not show improve
ment for several months. His opinion
was that they should be under his
care from four to six months to show
marked improvement. In answer to
question by DIR. Andrews he stated
that he could already see improve
ment in those patients in the hospi-
tai. In the Bishop home they did
not seem to be getting on SO rapid
ly- not SO fast as were those
in the hospital, or even on the out
side. AS far as treatment was con-
cerned, he could treat any number
the board ordered. In answer to a
question by President Smith, DIR.
Goto stated that he expected to be
able to show cured patients during
this year. If the board desired, he
could stop treatment of those who
did not follow his instructions at any
time. When he was away there was
nobody to attend to the details of his
work. This was why he had pre-
viously asked the board to furnish
him with an assistant. He would
like to have authority to consult with
Superintendent Ambrose Hutchinson
as to withdrawing of treatment from
those who failed to follow his in
structions.
President Smith explained that
any consultation with Mr.. Hutchin-
son must be endorsed by Mr.. Meyers.
The board ordered that DIR. Goto
should be very strict in regulating
his treatment, and that all patients
dropped should be reported to Mr..
| Meyers
Agent G. B. Reynolds reported the
last incubation made at the vaccine
farm had taken, but as the calves
had been left too long the lymph had
dried, and was found useless yester-
day morning.
MIR. Lansing thought the expert
ments had better be continued.
President Smith read letter from
Mr. Meyers at this point, stating he
had been more successful than he
had previously reported in securing
vaccine virus and would be able to
bring the board supply when be
J came to Honolulu in the near future.
MIR. Reynolds stated number of
vaccine points had been sent to MIR.
Meyers last Monday to be charged
for the board of health.
After considerable discussion it
was decided that further experiments
should be postponed until the arrival
of Mr.. Meyers when his experience
and knowledge could be taken ad-
vantage of.
| The following extracts are taken
from MIR. Meyers letter:
Mr.. Reynolds is quite correct in
| thinking that the unoccupied houses
| at Kalawao should be removed to Ka-
| laupapa, and it has been the intention
| of having this done before now. But
| the number of carpenters at the set
| Element Is very limited, and they have
all been busted for a number of
months past, and are now busted with
the boys home, butchershop, etc. But
as soon as it can be done, it will be
done, but everything of that nature
must necessarily take some time.
There are still quite a number of
lepers living with the kamaainas at
Kalaupapa, which have to be removed
and for which house room must be
provided.
Mr.. Hutchinson is quite sick with a
fever, but was little better today.
DR.. oliver intended to go to Honolulu
today, but put it off on his account.
We caught this morning kamaai-
ma (owner of kuleana), and leper,
armed with rifle, in the act of steal
| ing on our premises. They were both on
the way to Honolulu. My son took
away the rifle and / have written to
Marshal Hitchcock to have this kama
alma arrested and returned. The leper,
who is Chinaman by name of Akoi,