The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-10

day. At flrSt there was no vomiting
or purging. The symptoms changed
and appearances were those o.
cholera, but not so decided rs in th,
case OF another woman, who wa.
stricken shout the same time. 1t Wa:
found upon examination that raw fst
had been eaten last Friday morning
before the fsct that il hsd been pro-
hibited was generally known Three
packages of dried fish were found in 8
closet of the room occupied by one o.
the old women. Every precsutior
with respec; TO the thorough iisinfec-
ton of Lunslilo Home hsd been taken
Most everything suspicious had beer
burned. All the cases spoken of had
J been treated as cholera 1t was
thought by DR.. Wood that sl thoss
who were taken sick hsd contracted
the disease ST the same time.
DR.. Wood thought if all cases could
be found and discharges prevented
from getting into water, the disease
could be stamped out in very short
time. The quarantine scheme wss
thought TO be anexcellent one. The
only question in the way was whether
it could be carried out effectuslly.
President Smith spoke of the Nuu-
anu csses and said that the matter OF
quarsntining the valleys generally
hsd been taken in hand. Bona fide
residents were glsd TO CO. operate with
agents of the Board OF Health TO keep
people from Honolulu gaining access.
People in the valleys were dependent
on surfsce water. The matter of
! quarantining the whole city should be
carefully considered and carried out
effectively with IS little hardship as
possible TO people. 1t was believed
by some people that if the quarantine
were placed on the city Sunday morn
ing, the city would be free from chol-
era by the following Saturday night.
T. F. Lansing wished TO know if the
/ intention wss 10 close up business
houses.
President Smith answered that the
/ QuaraDuning process would certainly
take swsy 8 great many employees
| from business houses, which would be
q serious hinirance. Was there not
great hindrance already? Would il
not be better to introduce measures
for the total suppression of cholera
than 10 have it linger on?
DR.. Emerson thought the plan of
quarsntining the city an excellent
one. 1t was none too early TO start
He preferred 10 have the word sin
spectionn used instead Of ''Quaran-
tine" While the same thing was
meant still the latter might be mis-
nomer.
L. a. Thurston was of the opinion
that such a quarantine as had been
suggested could be carried out. In
douotedly a great many people would
volunteer for the work. He then
spoke of the quarantine which had
just been established on Nuuanu
valley. The whole had been
divided into seven districts and
an inspector with assistants placed
over each. a census Of the valley had
been taken and every man, woman
and child recorded. People entered
heartily into cooperation with the
inspectors and wished to give every
aid they could. A very heavy eX-
pense and great deal of hardship
would be incurred by holding people
in their houses. A house to house in
spection could be carried out very
easily.
c. L. Wight thought the quaraD-
timing measure was necessary, but
Iailed to see how the thing could be
carried out. People with telephones
were usually intelligent, and an in
spection Of their premises would be
hardly necessary. Those without tele-
phones should be inspected. The
Citizens Guard could be assigned that
duty along with others.
T. F. Lansing said the Citizens
Guard would have very little effect
upon Hawaiians.
President Smith thought the quar-
antine plan not only feasible, but ab- |
solutely necessary. House to house |
visitation should be the plan. Dis |
elimination would not do. Every |
house should be inspected without |
respect to race or color. Discrimina- |
ton would have bad effect upon the |
natives.
4. w. Carter advised taking large |
map aud subdividing the city. a |
head for each district should be ap- |
pointed, and the responsibility of |
making examinations entrusted to
him. The organization should be |
complete before making the least
start.
President Smith said that in the |
case of a person becoming i'll on the
street be would have to go to some |
house and would be found by the in
spector upon his rounds. No case
could be concealed. The plan of quar-
antine suggested could be carried out
without noise or fuss. 1t had been
done in the valleys and there was no
reason it should not be done in the
city. Mr.. Smith did not believe in
detailing the Citizens Guard for duty.
A political significance might be at
tributed to such action and that above
all other things should be avoided.
Again, there were men in the organi-
Zation who would not be suited for the
purpose aimed at.
s. Decker said he had seen dried
fish sold near the fish market. Had
that such sale had been
forbidden.
President Smith said it had been
but it was not possible to
reach every case. The plan of quar-
antining the city would do away with
any danger from such sources since
the inspections during the day would
ievelope what ought and what ought
not to be. II
J. \. Wright said that all food to be
eaten should be examined by the in
.poctors. Told of how natives had
been fishing along by the new beach
-osd Thursday. Should be punished
or disobeying the laws.
The word 'ipunish" introduced by
I