The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-02

whereby the suffering # the Hawai-.
ians for the wa!t Of Il. \ can be allevi-
ated.
Fish and other products of the sea,
we all know, are the chief food of q
very large percentage of the Hawaiian
people, and to deprive them of it for
so long period as has been the case
under the existing regulation, is un-
dOubtedly hardship to them. Never
before L suppose, since the advent of
man upon these shore, has such a tabu
been proclaimed, and enforced as at
present.
respectfully submit to the honor
able body of which you are President,
that so long as such close restrictions
are kept up, on what is undoubtedly
the chief food of the Hawaiians, and
the condition of their stomachs create
such an appetite for the food they
have been brought up on, just so long
will they take fish, etc, from the first
and most convenient places in spite of
the results it may bring forth and our
conditions, the presence of cholera will
continue for an indefinite period of
time.
[ respectfully submit that a modifi-
cation should at once be made in the
regulation governing the taking of
the products of the sea. Almost the
entire supply of fish, etc, of the HO-
nolulu people comes from Maunalua
to kalaelOa (Barber's Point includ-
ing the Pearl lochs of Eva, and the
fish ponds in that district. This
stretch of water is covered by the
regulation in force, consequently the
channel for furnishing fish to the
public is closed. The question then
arises, is all this water contaminated
are all the fish in the different dis
tricts infected, including the fish
locked up in the ponds q? If so, the
quarantine is perfectly proper,-if
not, then our safety lies in having fish
caught from uninfected districts, and
placed upon the market so that Ha-
waiians can reach them, and the
danger of their partakIng of it from
the Nuuanu stream and adjacent
waters averted.
Cannot fish from different districts
and more especially ponds be exam
ined by our medical men, and if
pronounced uninfected, that sale
be allowed; if so, then I further
contend that the permission should
not be abused, that is, the
Board of Health should appoint one or
more faithful agents to grant to each
person or company, desiring TO fish,
pCIIuIG " uO cOy haLhIhS LhC udtSI
hour and locality, and giving to such
persons certificate that the fish were
caught at such a time and in certain
locality. Record to be kept of all per-
mits granted and certificates given;
the object of all this, to insure the sale
at the present time of all fish and
other products of the sea in as fresh
a condition as possible, and in case of
any sickness in the future from it, the
same can be traced to the locality
where the fish came from.
To show the necessity of fish: Yes
terday / had occasion to be informed
that certain person had been sick
for quite a while, and the doctor at
tending the patient advised procuring
fish and feeding her on it, to assist in
bringing back the usual conditions of
the stomach, that was used to fish
diet.
Before closing, l would like to in
form you and the Board of Health
that / am the owner of large fish
pond at Eva, and that my writing
this letter to you and advocating the
Of the present regulation
is not because of my personal desire to
press the sale of nly fish, because l
can assure you that, if it was neces- |
sary for the common good not to allow |
me to sell any, and thereby others |
could do it safely, with view OF sat |
isfying the Hawaiians' appetite, | |
would most willingly accept the situa- |
ton and waive my right so to do. / |
remain, Very respectfully yours,
JOHN +. COLBURN." |