The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-01
Crous in the Infected Area to be
Dried and Burned.
rHRkk COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
kun.y.i sprinr will be fenced in ut
once-waipnopilo 81 resm Diverted.
Erection OF Ten-fe OF Fence Along
Both sides Of SuuAHE stream, Etc.

pI6Scul IES>ANSAN DAAAA.Af 1ASsANCAe
Dole, Ministers Damon and Hatch,
Drs. Day, Wood, Smith, Emerson and
Rodgers, members Kiliipio, Water
house and Lansing, and Messrs.
Rowell, b. Waterhouse, J. a. Low,
J. s. Brown, Potter, Dodge, Nc
Intyre, Reynolds, Cams-s, Gonzslves,
Alexander, George W. Smith, Msr-
shall Brown snd Others
President Smith spoke Of the case of
cholera ST the Insane Asylum.
Psshao, the victim, had been working
with Others in the taro patches near
by. Water from these patches was
drunk by him while the work was
being carried on. 4 careful eXsmi-
nation hsd been made 10 ascertain
the source Of the water which con-
veyed the injection. This did not
come from kunsvsi spring. The
water from the two sources mixed to-
gether below and contaminated an
sres OF about sixteen acres shove and
five or six below the Asylum road.
MI. Dodge pointed out on msp the
course ofthe supposedly contaminated
water.
Dr.. Wood wanted to know Whist
was to be done with the contsmi-
mated wster. He thought the water
should be msde TO flow into s ditch,
allowing it to run from there into the
ses under protection Of S gusrd. The
entire area supposed TO be infected
should be dried up.
President Smith said every precsu-
ton had been taken ST the Insane
Asylum. Water taps hsd been cut
of. PsshSo, the patient, had been
possessed Of S mSuis for eating filth.
He hsd eaten more filth than he could
digest. DR.. Herbert ssw the man
about s. NJ September 18th. He
had been vomiting, but was better.
The doctor did not think il wss chol-
ers. Between and s. n. he wss
called to the Insane Asylum again
snd found that the man hsd develop
ed S typical case OF cholers. He was
removed 10 the hospital. where the
physicians sgreed with DR.. Herbert
that the case was undoubtedly chol-
era
Dr.Wood thought the matter should
be referred 10 Mr.. kluegel or some
other engineer for examination snG
Recommendation % proper measures
10 be taken.
Mr.. Dillingham; pointed out the
danger Of disease germs being taken
n 49, fx- 81
for planting purposes
!. I. WSterhouSe TSs In favor of
notifying every one in the infected
locality personally OF the danger.
President Dole suggested thst the
tSro crop be disin.ecied in order 70
ssve some OF il
President Smith thought the taro
patches should De treated - II ii were
s certainty thst infection existed
there. He was in favor OF pulling I'D
sll the tSro, Snd after drying thor
oughly. setting Tire TO IL He thought
the inst point TO be considered vas
the removal Of The Injected water
The medical men Of The Bosri were
sll Of the opinion thst the water wzs
injected
A motion vas carried % divert the
water.
Another motion that the iSro crops
in The Infected ares Be destroyed was
carried.
Dr.. Emerson thought some CT the
tsro could be steamed and thus saved.
This suggestion did lot seem 70 NEE:
with favor.
Three committees were appointed
By President Smith. s. follows
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fec.ed vrstsr, 10 consist Of Nh. klusgsl. |
Dr.. Wood snd ". E. Roweu. Work
must begin Immediately.
25-Committes 10 estimate value OF !
tSro il infected district Snd destroy
same, 20 consist Of Deputy Marshal |
Hitchcock, DR.. Smith snd W. L |
Wilcox.
Subcommittee 10 survey sres. to |
CONSIST OF Messrs- Dodge snd kleQgel. |
In regsrd 10 k1nSvsi spring, Dr..
Wood thought thSI the drainage from |
low lying ground shove the pond |
should be diverted 10 syoid tie posi- /
bility O. ooutsmirs.iol
Minister Damon thought hunsSAi |
springs should Be fenced in and 10 one |
be allowed 10 so near the plsce- 4 |
sUsrd should be posted ST the plsoa 10 |
see that such rule De carried ont
4 motion thSt the Es1sr committee /
be instructed 70 sttend 70 the immed-
iS.e fencing II O. hun2ESi springs 4
was carried
President Smith VS. in favor OF d.
yeraog the Msipilopil0 stream 50 l
ths. the condemned nee pSrches
would dry Up. S suggested BY !. 4.
Low, who Vas appointed s CON mittes
Of one TO stteDc 70 the matter i'm
meSistely.
President Smith sSid thS. joseph 4
Ms-sdsn had : proposition regarding
prevention OF further infection from !
Nuuznu s.reSm. As the uS.-er stood /
ST present the twelve guards posted 4
there did no: seem 10 % sufficient ID j
keep the Dzives from fishing. There
vefe more FISH than CsoSl in the
stream OF account o. the long iatsrTz.
during which s taboo has teen PLACED
O. fishing There Exs CREST danger Of
Infection frcn Ncusnu stream SD6
every e45rt should be inside 70 p-eTenf I
ns1lves from using tie wzssr-
M Nsrs5en sid he hsG been
around the vicinity mentioned. In I
spite o. Sl the efforts msas. fishing
vSs being carried on He thought the
only Esy thst this could De prevented