The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-22
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The following petitions were present.
ed and referred to the Committee on
Internal Improvements:
Achi-s700 for Improvements on the
school house at Honomakau, Kohala.
Aehi-$5, 900 for repairs on the Ko-
hala road to Waimea.
Kaeo-s6,OO0 for water works at
Waimea.
In answer TO questions propounded
by Rep Gear and relating to the treat
ment Of leprosy, Attorney-General
Smith, as president Of the Board of
Health, replied as follows:
1T is true as reported by DR.. Alva-
rez, Superintendent of Kalihi hospital
to the Board Of Health (p. 92, Report
of Board of Health for the biennial
period ending December 31st, 1897 that
two cases Of leprosy have been cured.
1T is also true THAT only three
months treatment was necessary to
produce the cure.
THE good results observed were dur
ing the first month of treatment. Dur
ing the last two months, there was
no further improvement This Is the
reason why the same treatment was
not continued in the two cases report
ed cured and another which showed
marked improvement.
'Dr. Alvarez did not report the cases
Of the two cures to the Berlin Conn
ference because the tocsins of the ba-
cillus prodegiosis did not prove to be
a specific remedy for leprosy
'fThe two cures reported are not the
only cases on record where leprosy
has been cured. These would fill many
volumes. Some cases are recorded in
the Scriptures. Vide 2 Kings 5:14. st.
The writings of Albucassis, learned
Arabian physician of the 11th century,
abound with reports of cases cured.
Numerous cases have been reported as
cured during the last so years.
Among the recent ones the following
may be enumerated: Surgeons Trion-
nell reports to the Madras Government
that in GA cases, two were cured and
great benefit was experienced by the
others. Another medical officer reports
to the Government of Bombay that he
was able to discharge a patient cured.
DR.. Abraham reported to the Epidemi-
illogical Society case that was con-
sidered cured. DR.. Fox reported to the
New York Medical Society case that
had perfectly recovered Drs. Unna
of Hamburg and GoldschLmidt of Paris
have reported cases cured at the Lepra
Conference. Drs. Foranara, Olaya, La
verde, Carrusquilla and other reported
cases cured.
With the boy who Showed marked
improvement treatment was continued
two months after the patient ceased to
improve.
The two persons above referred to
were sent to Molokai, November goth.
1895. They were examined by the
Board Of Examiners.
'Not to my knowledge are persons
sent to MolCkai who are not lepers and
who were not lepers when sent there"
Minister Damon announced his inten-
ton TO Introduce an act authorizing
the consolidation of the public debt of
the Republic Of Hawaii.
Rep. Achi announced his intention
to introduce an act appointing a public
administrator.
Rep. Achi propounded the following
questions to the Attorney-Gen
L. How about the telephone posts
and other posts that are Standing near
the tracks of the Tramways Company.
Have any accidents resulted from this
too close proximity of these poles to
the tracks? tk
2 "If accidents have happened. has
there been any attempt to remove the
posts to some safe position?
3. If there is no law dealing with
such things, do you intend to introduce
iEnntirupd ON Second pnnoA