The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-06
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At the meeting Of the Board OF
Sseaith yesterday afternoon there were
uresent Attorney General Cooper, Drs.
nay. Emerson and d. Keliipio. secre-
tary wilcox and Agent Reynolds.
President Cooper stated that the spe-
ciai object Of the meeting was to hear
The attorneys for Chinese engaged in
raising hogs.
AseesAey Cathcart was called on
arsG ~ said the object Of the attor-
nl9U taGaged was to endeavor. II pos.
slhls, to procure some modification Of
TIE recent order excluding the raising
q swine within four miles Of the post
o0ce. Judge Davidson would speak at
leagth on the subject.
Judge Davidson detailed visit he
had made to certain place on Kinau
street where he had seen number of
hogs and children playing together un-
der the house. He thought 1t proba.
hle that the board had made Its sweep
Ing order from reports on few isOla-
ted cases like this. With regard to the
Chinese engaged in the business Of
raising hogs, he desired to call atten-
tion to the manifest injustice which
would be done to q large number Of
Industrious and law-abiding citizens.
The business OF keeping hogs within
q reasonable distance OF town re Julted
In the cleaning up OF a large amount
Of garbage from the town, which 9TH
erwise would cost householders large
sum to have removed. IL the business
Of hOg-raising was stopped this refuse
fr0m restaurants and private families
would have to be removed at great ex-
pense instead of free OF charge as at
present. He had visited Waikiki the
day before and had been surprised at
the very cleanly condition Of the pig
pens. He thought the bad odors pre-
valllng In that district arose from
IL duck-wallows and rush-pOnds ra-
ther than from the pig-pens. He would
suggest that the hOg-raising was ne
costly here. The Chinese lived almost
entirely on pork and II was necessary
for them to have It. The raising Of
piSs here was also an industry that
SHOULD be encouraged. as 1t kept mOn-
- in the country that would other
wise 60 to California for importing
pork on Ice. The pigs he saw .yester-
day were SO clean that they might have
been wiped with pocket handkerchief
without smirching 1t. He thought that
. system Of police regulations with the
Issuing Of permits would accomplish
all the ends desired by the board, in
stead Of by such sweeping ordinance
a the one adopted.
President Cooper called the attention
of Judge Davidson to the rule adopt
ed. which did not absolutely prohibit
the keeping Of hogs, but under certain
conditions the business could be car
ried on, provided 1t was with the per-
mission Of the board. The parties con-
cerned could prepare their applica-
ti0ns, which would be submitted to the
Aeents Of the board and II approved
pormits might be granted.
Representatives Of all the leading
grocery firms were present with regard
- the recent order of the board for
ABIDING the sale OF catsups containing
Galicylic acid.
Fred. Lewis Of Lewis 4 Co. stated
that he did not know of any place In
the United States where these catsups
were forbidden to be sold. These goods
we're purchased In the open market;
they were freely sold In San Francis
90. where the health authorities were
very Uafticular about food products.
H tAooght that 1t would be time to
stop tAe sale Of these articles when
s6no6ody complained or when some
body was made i'll. Had anybody been
made Ill by use OF any OF these brands
tity of salicylic acid or some other sim
liar preservative was almost necessary
to make these articles keep, especial
ly In such climate as this.
Food Inspector Shorey, In reply to
questions, said the sale Of catsups con-
tanning salicylic acid was forbidden by
law In some States-Ohio and Massa-
chusetts.
F. L. Waldron OF 7. II. Davies & Co.
Thought that no distinction had been
made between beers and catsups
There was no doubt that the presence
0f salicylic acid In beer was harmful
because Of the large quantity drank
With catsups, however, II was differ
ent. The amount of catsup eaten al
any one time would be SO small that
no harm would ensue from Its use.
DR.. Wood maintained that Il was
rot necessary to use salicylic acid az
. preservative In catsup or anything
else. Goods properly steriljzed would
keep indefinitely. MIX could be pre-.
served by sterilization so as to keeE
for ages.
Mr.. Lewis said that Honolulu gro.
cers were disposed to assist the board
Of Health In Its endeavors 10 have on,
" pure goods sold. The salicylic acid
problem was q new one 10 them ant
they had been taken somewhat by sur
prise by the action OF the board.
DR.. Day explained that the contin
ued use of salicylie acid was Injurious
10 tbs human system. A bottle Of cat
sup would contain, perhaps, as nea
~ could be- aseertained by the analy
sss, two grains 10 the ounce or abou
thirty grains 90 a bottle.
Dr, Emerson said thai the DANCE
arose from taking u llitle salleyli
ArI6 " caisups, q little more Ia boz
ssAss little more in somelhins els.
IN thls way man absorbed sue
vnsntitl0s ~ "a be harmful.
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