The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-20
HEALTH BOARD MEETS.
TENDERS FOR DRUGS RECEIVED
AND REFERRED.
DIR. Laidlaw's Application For License
to Experiment on Lepers-
Routine Matters.

The Board of Health met in regular
business session at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, President W. o. Smith in
the chair. The following members
were present.: Drs. Day, Wood and
Emerson, and Mess. Lansing, Water
house and Reynolds. Mess. Lakeland of
the Hollister Drug Company and Hebron
of the Hebron Drug Company were also
present in the matter OF tenders for
drugs for the Board. DR.. Laidlaw of
Maui was in attendance on business
concerning his application for leper ex-
periments.
Tenders for drugs for the use OF the
Board OF Health were received from
the Hollister Drug Company and the
Hebron Drug Company. The adver-
tisement expressly, stated that sealed
tenders would close at o'clock. The
Hollister tender reached the Board on
time; Hobron's bid came in twelve
minutes late and was not sealed. Mr..
Lakeland for the HOLSTER Company
entered a protest against considering
the bid OF the Hebron Drug Company
on technicaltes. Considerable dis
cussion followed. Some were in
favor OF opening both bids and others
argued in favor OF returning both and
readvertising for tenders.
Mr.. Lakeland finally waived his OBJ
lection and it was decided that the two
bids be opened together, DIR. Emerson
moved this course, but also moved that
the action should not become pre-
cedent for the future.
DIR. Wood, speaking of DR.. Laidlaw's
application for permission to expert
ment in the cure of leprosy. He
thought that the Hawaiian Islands pre-.
sented the best field for experiments in
the cure of leprosy in the world. Here
were the greatest number of lepers III
the smallest circumference and under
the best control in the world.
Dr.. Emerson agreed that the expert
ments made by DIR. Laidlaw should be
under the direct scrutiny of the Board.
He thought the Board would be under
expense from the experiments and it
should be able to know that the plans
were not to be laid in the old, beaten
paths which had proven unsuccessful.
On motion of Mr.. Lansing the Leper
Board was given more time to consider
the matter.
Speaking en- the point DR.. Laidlaw
stated that he would not go to Mookai,
and if he was not permitted to expert
ment at Kalihi he would return to Cali
fornia this week. He would be willing
to reveal his method of treatment at
the expiration of three months.
DIR. Wood did not believe a decision
upon a case could be made In three
months. Many remedies would greatly
improve case in that length of time,
and it would appear to be cure; but
really the case would not be cured and
would appear again after time. The
only way to determine the cure of case
of leprosy was to watch it for a period
of years.
The motion of Mr.. Lansing to give
the committee more time carried.
The matter of a vehicle for the Insane
Asylum came up. Mr.. Reynolds had
been instructed to inquire what such a
vehicle as was required would cost, and
local carriage builder had offered to
construct it for the sum of $3.50. 1t was
decided to place the contract at that
| figure.
President w. O. Smith read letter
from Mr.. Ed. Suhr, acting Consul fol
Germany, relating to communication
from the Chemische Fabrik auf Aktier
in Berlin, Offering chemical produced
called the "Formalin" which they
claim to be best adopted for the treat
ment Of lepers.
The sample packages and pamphlet
OF instruction accompanied the letter
also letters telling how tho Formalin il
to be used. On motion the whole mat
ter was referred to the medical mem
bers OF the Board. fd