Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23

required by the young cattle. Two
good bulls were needed and
should be purchased. The Wal
hanau valley was visited and
a fne growth Of young kukui
trees noticed. These bad sprung
up since the mouth OF the valley
was closed aud 10 time would pro
duce a good forest. The trees set
out we're alto doing we'll. Some
provision ought to be made to
preserve the present forests on the
hills above the settlement, which
were being devastated by young
deer and cattle. The deer we're so
numerous as to be a nui-aDce and
the few that we're slaup htered had
no effect on the number. Matters
at the store were goiug on very
salts actorily. Mr.. Clark WAS
making good progress in tree
planting and the road to Waileis
valley was finished.
All the recommendations made
by Mr.. Reynolds we're adopted.
President Smith said he
proposed to ask the next
Legislature for an appropriation
TO lay an 8 inch water main from
Waipolo to the reservoir at the Set
tlement. The present 4 inch main
could then be taken up and used
elsewhere and Mr.. Reyno ds was
instructed to ascertain the cost of
the same; also the number of
non.leprous children at the Set
tlement.
President Smith next brought
up the matter of the suspicious
death of native woman near
Kaumakapili church few days
since. Agent Reynolds said be
had thoroughly investigated the
case. There was absolutely
nothing to show that the woman
died Of cholera. DIR. Uchida, who
saw the woman before she died,
said that death was caused ffom
hemorrhage from the abdomen.
Mr.. Reynolds next reported
case of dipbtheria in Printers
ape which had come to bis know
ledge. He had ascertained that
DR.. Mori had been iu attendance
for five days bnt had made no
report to the health office 1t was
the opinion of the Board that DIR.
Mori should be disciplined and
Mr.. Reynolds was instructed to
interview and ascertain why the
doctor had not reported the case
~ required by the regulations of
the Board.
DR.. Wood said this case re-
minded him of another which was
even worse. A man came t. his
Office for treatment for sore tn oat
H. diagnosed the case "a one of
diphthpria at once, and had called
in DIR. Day, who verified his aiag-
no-is. The man said he
had been to a drugstore
where the attendant examined his
throat and gave him some medi-
cine. 1t was not patent medicine
or any ready made remedy but
the man had been regularly pre-
scrihed for by the druggist and
the medicine prescribed was now
in DR.. Woods possession.
This was clear case of infringing
the law and it should be stopped.
DR.. Day said he knew of several
instances of the kind and the doc
tors on the Board agreed that the
Practise of druggists prescribing
for their customers was becoming
very common.
President Smith said the prac
tise was very reprehensible and
sskeh the reporters present to make
special mention that it must he
stopped or prosecutions would
have to be instituted.
DR.. Day said while the Board
was discussing druggists it would
be as we'll to caution them as to
the laws regarding the sale OF
poisons. These were not being
complied with. In the case Of
Akana, who committed suicide a
few days since, a local druggist
had undoubtedly sold the bottle
of strychnine used. 1t was the
original package as it came from
the Philadelpbis manufacturers
and was not labeled as required
by the Hawaiian law. The
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