The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-23
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SIGHTS AND SCENES.


SIGHTS AND SCENES.
Returning from Kalawao to Kalau-
papa. the Board of Health spent sever
al hours in discussion of the points OBJ
served. The Board was entertained at
the residence of G. B. Reynolds, who is
the superintendent of the settlement
Mr.. Reynolds is not much of a talker
but an excellent worker. He has the
figures and facts of the colony's history
and daily events at his fingers ends
and his capabilities are concIusively
proven by the manner in which the
place is conducted.
Its progress has been gradual. but
each year finds new additions and aids
to comfort and convenience. Mr. Rey-
nolds spends half his time at the settle
ment and comes and goes every fort
night. 1t is to him that the Board
looks for it's knowledge of the colony
Mr.. Reynolds says that there were
eight or more marriages recently and
that courtship and weddings follow on
MOlokai as in Honolulu. AS is well
known, all children born are, as soon
as possible. brought to the kapiolani
Home in Honolulu and. as is also we'll
known. they seldom develop leprosy. A
baby of six months was brought here
when the Board came back SATURDAY.
night. In one Of the Bishop Home cot
tages were twins of ten months, whose
mother, a leper, was rejoicing in the
visit of the father. who lives here. The
babies were handsome and laughing
They will not be allowed to remain with
their mother much longer. Their moth
er lavished her affection on their
mouths alternately with their father or
father and mother openly embraced
each other for minutes at a time.
Some of the little groups who spent
the day in the cottages or gardens ate
openly out of the same dishes, the visit
ors-brothers, wives. parents or chill
dren of the leper colonists-dipping into
the poi bowls with no thought of dan
ger.
HAVE NO FEAR.
Old Kopena, who has had three leper
wives, and who, after burying two, is
now happy with the third, was glad tc
tell of himself. He has been for years
on the Island and is not a leper, though
| in the closest contact hourly. He takes
| no precautions and his one grief is that
he has no children. Long ago he came
| TO the settlement 10 care for his wife
and when she died he married a leper
and then another at her death. He
/ would take il ill If driven away
William Mil of Honolulu was visit
/ ing his children-three of whom are a.
| Kalawao. One is in a desperate condi.
| tion. The father, who has two clear
Il
olive branches as he told Of his sorrow
at their condition. Their mother i:
dead.
The question of the lepers voting wa.
taken up. Their ballots will be cast a
the settlement in the usual way anC
will be fumigated here in a hot-ai
chamber before being checked up b.
the electoral registrar 1t is statec
that 240 degrees Fahrenheit destroy
any possible germ. SO with the postof
fee question. United States Posta
Agent Flint who has the matter IL
hand, investigated it thoroughly AM
said that he would recommend n
changes in the postoffice at the settle
ment other than that no stamps be use
and stamped envelopes only handled
The mail will De fumigated here an
money orders issued there will e
through the same process. Only coli
will be handled and all will De boile
here.
. When the farewell whistle blew hun
. dreds of the lepers proceeded to tn
, landing, while those who had friend
with them accompanied them to Tn
shore. For half-hour the heartrend
ing scene of farewell continued Will
the small boats piled back and fortl
Some had to be torn away forcibly. Th
1 lepers clung desperately to their rela
I tives, kissing them fervidly and hang
D ing onto them in vain attempt to pre-
vent their going. The condition of I'll
3 lepers. or their evident condition, mad
I no difference to the visitors Love SUI
e mounted the danger and fear OF cor
$ tracting disease played no part in til