The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-24
THAT kauai DIDN'T ERR
And Medical Authorities Quoted to
Prove It.
BY FLIES AND FISGxR NAILS
Germs May be Carried and Thus Garden
Isle Residents Endangered-Claims of
Unjust Criticism and Abuse-Not Yet
Exercised Full Limit Of Frerogative.

MR. EDITOR We have been sub
jected to much unjust criticism an,
some uncalled-for abuse because ",
have exercised the right that is &C
knowledged by universal axiom
the right TO act in self-preservation
The newspapers, editorially and b,
contribution, charge Us with fear
"they are psn;c-stricken; with igno
rance-they ought to be enlightened
even with spite and mslevolenc,
shown toward a poor, suffering
brother. Wide letter in GAZETTE o
September Eth, entitled "kausi Wig
ilsnce Committee. To those MOI
familiar with our lurid language anC
tropical inter-islandic modes of ex
preston such charges might be tsker
seriously and prove of real detriment
tous.
The articles of offense might be
stated something like this:
First-Eou have forcibly kept of
your shores seventy industrious chol-
era exposed Cinnamon who were
booked for your plantations.
Second-You have refused to let our
anxious merchants send their flour,
potatoes snd other goods to your ex-
elusive island.
Third-You have spitefully and with
malice sforethought refused to receive
an old, fully fumigsted gentleman of
wealth and refinement and no mi
crobes who had spent eight or nine
weary quarantine days before coming
to you.
We have been told very positively
that 1.-THE incubation period is not over
six days; very dogmatically assured
tbs, after the disinfection prscticed 1t
was "sheer nonsense TO act as we did,
for there was absolutely no Danger"
think this is strong language for
the day of the age. 1 find that those
qualified TO speak are guarded in their
assertions concerning the nature of
the cholera germ and its modes OF
travel and existence. The student
actually engaged in discovery and
filled with enthusiasm yet spesks with
the caution of scientifically trained
mind and psuses TO take q certain
breath before even suggesting prob
able cause of this or that. The cholera
germ is q modern acquaintance and
will bear closer inspection no doubt.
While ii is true that we probably be-
come better acquainted with our sg-
gressiye enemies than we do with our
friends, still comma bacillus may pos
sess some characteristics that We have
not discovered.
"Hueppe and others claim TO have
seen certain granules in the cultures
develop into fully formed comma
bscilli. These granules were held to
be the sthroepores Of the bacillus and
TO determine whether under any con-
ditions or stage of life culture might
not be found resisting the efforts of
dessication and heat."-Jnl. Univ
Med. Science. 1--WE know little of
the nature OF vitality of the cholera
germ. The power of infected fomites
to develop has been preserved in a
journey from Arabia 10 Africa for at
least twelve days.-Stilli-Pepper's
System. Cunningham of Calcutta has
discovered ten varieties OF comma
bacillus, each having, as decided, in
divIdual traits as the average Yankee
hss
INCUBATION AND CoNTAGIoN.
Incubation usually under one
week. Hughes Prsc. of Med. Pettin
Kofee's incubation from Sc to "a
Bryden's statistics. ''In 611 persons
who remained but S few bours in an
infected place 10 per centwere attack
ed with cholera within ten days The
days; on the sixth day the grave cases
reached the highest number. The last
grave case occurred on the tenth day"
Z" 1t appears probable" Osler says,
"thst CHOLERA is not highly contagi- |
GUS Milk may possibly convey the
poison. 4 period of incubation Of IN |
certain length-probably not more
than two TO five days" / should like |
TO hear the opinion Of any young |
who has just graduated from |
this Honolulu epidemic, fresh from |
his bedside work and full OF what his /
'-elders tell.- II is so hard TO limit |
oneself to strict generalizstions in
dueed from all the varying phenom-
eDa. We were sure, some OF Us, OF the
structure of all nerve cells until the |
other day We have more knovle &c
now and must retrace 3 step or two 4
snd then 90 on. There are no I'M
covered spaces in science and the total
Of the year is decided advance. We
are about as sure Of some tolerably
well established scientific "tricks'' as
We are Of the irrigated track on Mars
Dur good brethren over there may be
.etiing out some coffee plantations,
1Ut We cannot be sure of it.
"The period Of incubation lasts usu-
lily from one TO three days, exeep-
ionally from one 10 two days; on the
average ii does not exceed one week,
md though 8 period of one or t1o
reels fs By no means rare, longer
ime is exceptional, Of course. We
My take into account here those
SIS which have been collected with {
he greatest care, and with every pos
lille avoidance OF error" Le5erf (
TrOtEs Ned. Soc. BerliN- Il
The question il not fully settled !
ut il must be admitted that the
.s-1dl period Of incubation Is within |
Dur or i've days A maximum period
IS been placed az twenty one Days, :
ut IL We consider the very great In
req0eocy upon which this estimate lie {
a-ed, We must admit the possibility G
: least that the infection came from
piled clio hing or fonsites" Med. Be I
I'd, July. sS5, DR.. BarrzII / know 3 I
Dung mar who said infection mast 9