The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-18

personal inconvenience, Tor Wnlcn ne
believed the people were duly CRATE
full. The work of the Sanitary Com
mittee and inspectors could not be too
highly endorsed.
| DR.. Wood asked how far the present
supply of lime would go if used only
in the infected districts. Mr.. Thurston
/ said there were not less than 1000
| houses in the infected districts that
! needed attention-part of them were
/ painted, but the major portion were of
| frame aud roughly boarded. In China
| town most all the buildings were
/ rough and needed withdrawing very
/ badly.
DIR. Smith thought that the present
supply of lime should be used only in
! the houses of the natives where the
/ cholera had appeared. Better let
| Chinatown rest while; present sup
| ply OF lime will about complete the
! interior of the houses used by the
natives and where the germs origin
ated.
Mr.. Lansing said it was an odd
proceeding to have the Board order
general house cleaning. He had
not heard OF such procedure before.
President Smith thought none of
the families would object to assisting
the Board in carrying out the order.
He believed in making it mandatory
and see that it was done. There
should be no Distinction; everybody
to be treated alike.
Rev. Serene Bishop wished TO de-
muir TO that portion of the commit
tees report regarding District 20,
part of which he was an in
spectOr. He did not believe that pOr-
tion-a lane running from the Fort
Street School and along which several
natives resided-shOuld be declared
infected. There was not the least in
lection there and none had been
spoken Of.
Mr.. Thurton explained that it was
not the intention of the committee to
do an Injustice in the matter men,
toned by Mr.. Bishop. Application
had been made TO Mr.. Marsden for
natural boundaries.
Rev. Bishop wished to call the at
tention of the Board to the fact that
some hardships might be inflicted in
the matter of declaring a general
cleaning up. For instance, he and
his wife were aged people, employed
no help, and were not able to perform
that kind of work. He did not be-
lieve the Board could carry out such
an order, and it was manifestly I'm
just to do so; some discretion should
be made in the matter.
was not able to do the kind of work
mentioned, it was very simple mat
ter to employ someone else to do it.
President Smith believed no petty
question should hinder the work to
be carried out. If by carrying out the
recommendations of the committee
the danger of infection would be les
sened and an epidemic averted, every
one should put their shoulders to the
wheel and carry it out.
DIR. Wood, in moving adoption of
the committees report, spoke of the
danger of cholera being carried in in
fected clothing. The germs would
live several weeks in damp places, on
damp carpets and mating. Cleans
ing the houses thoroughly would re-
suit in killing the germs, which would
go long way in stamping out the
disease; the problem would then be
confined to earth and water. Expert
ments were being made regarding
both of these. The doctor toll how
cholera germs might be transmitted
to different localities by persons car
rying the infection on bare feet. He
heartily favored carrying out the re-
port of the committee and believed it
should be done at once.
Rev. Birnie was favorably impressed
by what he had been told about the
Hawaiians cooperating in the work of
cleaning.
Mr. Wight favored two days in
which to carry out the work instead of
one. He did not believe there was
any inclination on the part of en-
ployers of labor to deduct wages from
those who assisted in the movement.
As further protection it might be
we'll to fumigate the business houses
during the period of suspension of
trade. Several parties Infected with
cholera had circulated throughout the |
city before going TO the cholera hos
pitaI, and through this means the in
lection might have been carried to
different stores.
DR.. Smith suggested that the in
spectors be instructed to ascertain
how many houses needed thorough fu-
migation and wbitewashing,e especially |
those inhabited by natives. Different |
kinds of disinfectants could be used on
other houses.
President Smith favored the sug-
gestion that the inspectors make re- |
ports of the infected districts and |
action be taken on their recommends |
tions.
Mr.. Thurston was positive that the |
most important thing to be avoided |
was discrimination. The natives were |
more than anxious to have their |
houses clesned and whitewashed at |
the expense OF the Government. They |
would be disappOin' ed if lime was not |
furnished them for the purpose; the |
natives would render all the assistance |
possible in carrying out the work.
Replying to question of Mr.. Kin
ney as to how long the tabu on fish /
would remain in force, DIR. Day said /
he was not prepared at the moment |
TO say, but thought it would not be !
safe to use fish until thirty days after
the disease had been wiped out.
On motion of DR.. Wood the report |
of the committee was unanimously !
adopted.
Concerning the public meeting of !
the Board, as mentioned in the report,