The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-20
CIRCULAR TO CITIZENS.
LETTER OF PLAIN TALK FROM
THE SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Suggestions and Explanations on the
Work for Next Monday Disinfect-
Ing and Airing.

The following circular letter to
all citizens will be put forth by the
Committee OF Ten:
In connection with the orders of
the Board Of Health, the Sanitary
Committee begs to make the follow
ing suggestions and explanations:
Our medical authorities are
agreed that clothing, whether clean
or not, is peculiarly adapted to
carry and preserve the cholera
germs, particularly if at all damp or
musty. Experience has further
taught that the best regulated
households cannot be considered
exempt from the possibility of har-
boring the disease, as the germ has
been known to be carried into
houses i'll ways unaffected by the
sanitary conditions of the same, for
instance upon shoes, hands, feet,
aud clothing Of servants, ETC., &C.
currences any Of which might hap
pen where the sanitary conditions
have been irreproachable.
Aside from the question Of life
and death involved in this struggle
remember that one case of cholera
is sufficient to shut Honolulu off
from communication and trde
with the outer world, and the other
Islands, as effectually as if there
were hundred cases. One case
will be sufficient to paralyze bust
ness and bring want to thousands
none too well provided for, even
when commerce in wholly I'm
hampered.
Under such circumstances, the
personal responsibility upon every
individual resident in this district
to do his or her best to stamp out
this disease for good and all cannot
be over estimated. The reader
should bear in mind that the extern
ton Of the present epidemic is not
more important than the proven
ton Of its recurrence hereafter,
through dormant germs now I'M
questionably still in this city.
We therefore take the liberty of
making the following recommend
atoms:
1. The suspension of business on
Monday next, as far as practicable,
without deduction from wages OF
regular employees, therefor.
?. In connection with the cleaning
and airing Of clothing, bear in
mind that our medical authorities
state that the cholera germ canno,
survive more than four hours Of
| direct sunshine or more than twenty
n four hours ofexposure to absolutely
dry air; therefore, in airing and
/ summing clothing, remember tc
, turn the same at intervals, say ev.
D cry two hours or so also turn
clothing inside out, SO that the en-
r tire surface of the clothing will have
$ the benefit of direct sunshine.
a 3. 1t would be we'll on Monday
!, morning next, to dress Throughout
in clothing recently washed, o
% known to have been wholly unex
n posed to possible contagion.
Il 4.The cleaning and airing of hous
es called for by the order of the Boarc
of Health, is most impor tant par
of the work and cannot be done too
i thorough, especially where ther,
are moist or damp spots. Stables
p carriage houses and all other out
houses should be included in tn,
= cleaning.
v s. While the order of the Boar
of Health does not call for the re
moval Of any of the furniture, yet
Q wherever practicable, we recon
q mend that it be done.
D. 6. In the infected districts W,
j. suggest two hours as the limit 70
|, boiling clothing then thorough,
e dry the same in the sun, so that III
y dampness whatever remains, whei
y the clothing is put away. Tn
Board OF Health in these districts
will have agents to conduct the dis
II injecting and whitewashing, AM
!, will further provide the whitewash
/ and disinfectants to be used. 1t
IS expected, however, the occupant
: Of premises that are being disiu
l. fected and whitewashed will rende
o whatever assistance they can il
|, the way Of removing furniture an,
q distractions or otherwise.
&c 7. All dumps and unsanitar
spots in yards, lawns and streets
should be disinfected by those re
=, sponsible for or living near tn
Il same. In infected districts dis
50 infectants for this purpose will b
an furnished by the Board of Health
W Anyone in the uninfected distric,
D. needing disinfectants and unable t
purchase them will be supple
n n with the same upon application b
the Board Of Health, free Of charg,