The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-22
Papers Read by Physicians in
Convention Thursday.
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN's EYES
DIR. Russell Reads Paper. on social Life.
RAYMOND OF wailuku Has Interest
ing Experience-Dr. Ryder Treats of
Disbursements Meeting Today.


from Dr. Rodgers might be read:
Whereas. The members of the med
cal profession in Honolulu have en-
dorsed with great unanimity the pro
posal TO establish a training school TO
nurses. therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of tire
members of this association be appoint
ed by the Chair to inquire into the prac
ticability of establishing such school
and If considered practicable, to repor
upon the best method for securing sucf
result
The resolution passed and was laid
on the table for future consideration.
Uuder the order of business DR.. J. H
Raymond read a valuable paper de-
scribing a case wherein he found a
uterus within a uterus.
DR.. Herbert referred to the case as
interesting and remarkable. He said
DR.. Raymond's experience was that of
others in the profession on the islands,
j. e., the difficulty in attending patients
al the right time. He thought some
thing should be done by the authori-
ties which would compel people on the
plantations to consult the physician.
II the people there cannot take care OF
themselves we surely should have the
power 10 make them let us take care
Of them.
Dr. Russell said the case was the
first he had ever heard of where a
uterus was found within a uterus. II
was great from an chronological point
Of view
The result of the discussion was the
appointment of a committee to collect
and preserve for the society any papers
on interesting or remarkable cases
which might come within the practice
Of the members.
Dr. Russell was asked to read his
paper TO the society. 1t was interest
ing in so far as it gave, among other
things. the beliefs of individuals OF
different nationalities regarding ill
ness: the effect upon those people and
suggestions as TO prevention and treat
ment of certain cases with certain peo-
pie. In many cases of disease on plan
tations he attributed impure water as
the cause. and carelessness of the man
ayers in looking after the health of the
laborers.
DR.. Raymond questioned the state
ment Of the speaker and spoke of the
possibility of persons getting bacteria
into their systems through bad drink
ing water and live for some time with
out showing signs of it. They might
leave an unhealthy and live in a
healthy place some time before show
ing. He questioned any statement re-
fecting upon the management of plan
tations as TO their neglect of people
in their charge. He considered the
Government physicians reliable prac-
titioners and cited as proofs the fact
that some of the best men in the ISL
znds found it possible to obtain treat
ment for maladies without having to
70 abroad. He could not consider the
Government physicians EPSON salts
clerks" He complimented the planta-
ton managers for the assistance they
had given him in treating laborers and
the expense the plantations had gone to
10 keep their people well or cure them
when they are sick. The Government,
he thought, had done admirably in its
treatment of physicians.
DR.. Emerson said he would like to
correct DR.. Russell's ideas of the theo
logical side of the natives in the cause
and treatment of disease. He consid-
cred the name a misnomer, and COM
pared the Hawaiian with the Greek in
this respect. He suggested that "su-
xr-nrr1d ha q hoffnr xx-nrd
than Theological" He thought DR..
Russelrs paper an able one and one
which would command the attention
Of the society.
DR.. Howard also spoke of the man.
ayers of some of the plantations. They
had insisted that their laborers drink
only distilled water. He did not think
the location of laborers' quarters on
plantations was always the best, but it
was not always the fault of the man
ayers of today. These quarters were
built when the plantations were start
ed and to change them now would in
Tolye an expense that might result in
= change of the management.
DR.. Stow endorsed DR.. Howard. He
found that among the Orientals there
was little disposition to consume meat,
and with a diet of rice without fresh
meat or vegetables beriberi was apt to
exist among the Woodworking men,
Physicians in his district were with
out proper facilities for treatment.
They had no trained nurses and at
present no hospital accommodations
and for that reason their best cases
must be sent away and they had no
means of studying the cases.
DR.. Russell replied by saying that he
had expected to have his statements
ccmbatted, but he would like to see
some statistics to prove his statements
false. AS far as alluding to physicians
as epson salts dispensers, he spoke on
u in a Pickwickian sense. Under the
conditions existing in this country, if
Pasteur should have come here in life
he too would have been the same sort
Of a dispenser Of epson salts.