The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-25
HEALTH BOARD MEETS.
A LENGTHY SESSION TO DISCUSS
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Mrs. Galloway, the Niavi Specialist, Sets
Forth the Nature of Her
work.

The Board of Health met in regular
business session at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, President W. o. Smith in the
chair. Those present we're: Drs. Emer-
son, Day and Wood, Messrs. Waterhouse
and Lansing, and Health Agent Reyn-
Odds. Minutes OF last meeting were read
and approved.
Mrs. Galloway, the Viavi specialist,
and her friend Miss Oliver appeared be-
fore the Board and presented their
claim to sell their remedies without
license. Miss Oliver stated that the
place of business on King street was
hers, that the Viavi remedies were
patent medicines, sold i'll unbroken
packages. The remedies were of four
different kinds, prepared for four classes
of ills. The medicines were sold on
commission, and Mrs. Galloway and her
associates were simply solicitors. The
remedies had been recommended to APP
plicants and special kinds suggested.
DR.. Wood asked if the sick in this city
had not been canvassed and recommend
ed to take the remedies.
Miss Oliver replied that such had been
the case.
Mr.. Lansing then asked why it was
that the medicines were advertised in
the sname of Mrs. Galloway. Miss
Oliver replied that she herself was agent
for the Hawaiian Islands for Viavi
frequently lectured in the interests of
the remedies the advertisements were
placed in the papers over her name.
DIR. Wood hated to bring personalities
into the matter, but an agent of the
viavi house had gone to one of his
patients and advised her to try the
remedies. Miss Oliver replied that if
such was the case it was wrong. Presi-
dent Smith said there was no more
harm in selling patent medicines than
selling laces, or powders, or hardware.
DIR. Day stated that card on Miss
divers door specified Office hours.
Miss Oliver replied that such notice
existed, but was considered nothing
more than an announcement of the
times at which the office would be open.
DR.. Wood asked if there was no appli-
ances going with the medicines requir-
ing explanations. The ladies replied
that there was not such to their
knowledge.
President Smith asked if it was not a
fact that when visiting patients the
agents ascertained what the ailment
was and recommended certain pre-.
scriptions. The reply was. in effect.
that such was the case.
The ladies then withdrew and the
business of the Board continued.
President Smith complimented Mr..
Reynolds upon his work at the Leper
Settlement. 1t had been done well and
the reservoirs had been constructed
with several hundred dollars less than
the appropriation made for that purpose.
An application from the trustees OF
Beretania hall at the Leper Settlement
for permission to hold night entertain.
ments once per month in that building
was laid over until the Board visits
Molokai two weeks hence.
DIR. Herbert introduced specifications
for the new female ward at the insane
asylum. They were referred to the
Minister of the Interior and recon-
mended as the style of building re.
quired by the Board.
DIR. Wood reported that the commit.
tee had looked over Mr.. Cutters device
for unlocking all of the doors of a
ward at the asylum at once and thought
the recommendation a good one. The
committee was authorised to have the
locks made.
The subject of the Viavi ladies was
brought up again and the president
asked what should be done in the
matter. Considerable discussion fol.
lowed, the substance of which showed
that the Board was of the opinion that
the ladies had been sufficiently warned.
An application from f. A. Fukert to
experiment on case of leprosy was
read and refused.
At 4:35 the meeting adjourned.