The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-01

of his duty by one of the government
school teachers.
President Smith stated he had re-
ceived letter from DR.. Williams.
stating that he had experienced some
trouble IL getting the school chill
dren to attend upon examination
days for leper suspects.
President Smith brought up the
question Of opium pills imported by
Chinese, laid over from last meeting,
and read the following report from
DIR. A. b. Lyons, government chem
list:
Result of examination of Pills re-
ceived from the board of health, May
IL, 1898.
No. /. Marked H. H. & Co., City Of
Picking, Aug. 80, 1891. The original
package, a pasteboard box, contains
four bottles. One of these contained
351 pills, coated with vermillion, av-
erage weight O-0522 gram (about So
grain), ranging from 0030 to 0.0S2
grm., coating included. One hundred
OF the pills yielded only 0.012 of crude
morphine, which, however, was very
impure. [ believe the pills To contain
each about the equivalent of one
eighth of a grain of opium, although
the above assay, based on the NOR
phine content, would indicate much
less even than that; a larger proper
ton is certainly not present.
No. :. Marked w. F., No. 5, eX
MaripOsa, 1000 bottles.
No. ?. Marked Y. l. No. l., ex Fe-
kin, 30 bottles.
No. 4. Marked X. L. V, No. 81,
200 bottles, eX Velocity, Oct. 1891.
The labels, wrappers and appearance
of these three seem identical. In
each five bottles are wrapped together
in soft Chinese paper. The pills in
two bottles were counted, numbering
respectively liz and 113. The pills are
black, uncOated, range of weight O.G47
to 0.143, average 0.0S2 grim, Zone bot
tle). One hundred of these pills No.
u, yielded of impure morphine O.032
grim.
believe the pills to contain each
the equivalent of about One-fOurth of
a grain of opium.
Separate assays of pills of lots and
are In progress, but the assay opera
tiOns are slow, and results are not
likely TO be materially different from
those already reached. If it prove
otherwise, / will report accordingly.
Respectfully submitted.
A. b. LYONS,
Government Analyst.
After full discussion it was decid-
ed that the collector general be in
structed to deliver the pills, but IN
case of similar importations the pills
must always be submitted TO aualys
Is by the collector, and he was so al
vised, the importer to pay all ex
pense-
4 request from J. w kalawai to
be allowed to be pastor at the leper
settlement was refused, as the board
did not IN any way wish TO interfere,
such a choice resting entirely with
the people of the settlement
Letters were read from Agent
David Dayton reporting progress in
preparing for and beginning the DR.
Goto treatment at the settlement.
Several letters were read from
Superintendent Meyers in answer to
certain unfounded complaints sent
TO the board from the settlement. 1t
was ordered that the secretary an
swer such frivolous complaints
through Mr.. Meyers.
The question Of the vaccine farm
was brought up by the president.
DR.. Day said the trustees of the
Queens hospital were perfectly will
ing for the farm to be established
there. He had seen Mrs. Kluegel
and had found that her place in
Nuuanu valley was especially adapt
ed for the purpose. Her boys had
agreed TO attend to the calves for g
a week
After some discussion it was
ordered that the vaccine farm be
proceeded with at once, aud that the
arrangements be placed in the hands
of the executive officer aud physi
clans Of the board.
DR.. Day stated virus would arrive
by the Alameda during the after
noon.
Several matters went over and the
board adjourned at 4:30 P N.