The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-30
DIR, GALBRAITH
Endorses Policy Of the
Authorities.
kSurgeon With a Big Record--Many
Prominent Visitors Coming
The Future Discussed,

.lu. Ior IIs mlnu. a .I.l .Ir
Iw4ns rauHo has been mr iu lilH1-
Iuu. a unique iu l1o history n' t1o
word. and iarl assured iI.. .ae
lhsraia measures adopted by hc author
lIucs. aGl .ba people generally Uill rec
suit ln immense bench. TO fu ure gone
! ul1us." said Dr W. J. Galbrdith to
Ian Advertiser reporter aJ the Hawai-
ian hotel yesterday afternoon.
Il believe be continued, That tle
| fact Of comparatively few cases have
! ing been recorded since the outbreak,
| is due entirely 10 the prompt action or
! the Government in leaving the Board
of Health free 10 act according 20 the
| Judgment OF its members. The absence
OF any red-tape humbug; the prompt
| app cation Of quarantine; the liberal
Imanuurin which the Government back
ed up The Board financially. and by in
alvidual assistance at all times and in
any capacity: the manner In which the
lmembers of the medical fraternity, as a
| body shut down on private practice.
land as individuals placed their services
at The call of the Board of Health, and
| the spontaneous action of both mer-
| tHdlllh anu AlAAL'Ilo Aii ANt1bDtAAiAAH W
the call of the Health Board, all Illus
trate the almost wonderful unanimity
of the entire community In purging the
country of the dreadful scOurge. and
| preserving it from a possible future
visitation.
This determination regardless of
cost, Is intensely gratifying and desery-
ing of the highest praise. In adopt
| ing such drastic measures. the future
| is considered, and the inestimable
| benefits that will most assuredly accrue
| from this stringent action, will prove
ample compensation for the present
losses. The campaign against insani
tary conditions. should not be allowed
to pass by with the plague but should
be actively pushed on until every pest
spot Is destroyed and the security OF
| the people firmly established.
| The people of the Hawaiian Islands
should never be called upon to combat
disease and pestilence. Nature has so
abundantly surrounded the islands with
aseptic conditions. that all the inhab-
itants need contribute toward the gen
ei-al health, Is ordinary care; but II ma
ture Is imposed upon. and permission Is
given for the construction OF habita
tions without regard to health, We may
expect periodical visits of peStilence.
1T Is most agreeable surprise to
me 10 find 50 many really capable medi-
cal practitioners here. 1t Is certain
that no city of the size on the Main
land can boast of such body of con-
scientious, up-to-date and skilfh men,
and ! consider Honolulu is to be con-
graduated upon the fact.
| AS regards the country, well, have
| haAp bAra aiqrhf mo 10 nd in
tend to make Honolulu my. home. All
my books. papers and instruments are
on the way now. ! would rather stay
in Honolulu with fair living than live
anywhere else ! have visited, on a for
tune. Honolulu suits me, plague or
no plague, and | believe we are just
opening out upon a period of wonder
full prosperity This unfortunate busi-
ness will soon pass over, and the isl
| ands Will emerge clean and wholesome
and ready for a continuous run OF pros
perity.
The possibilities of the country are
grand. | believe the cultivation of cof-
fee and vanilla would return immense
| profits to the farmer AS regards the
| 'enervatng climate | am inclined to
lay this to existing conditions. A new
arrival in the country soon adapts him
self to manners and customs, and If he
complains of the loss of his former
energy, it is simply because he has no
reason to exert himself unduly.
Quite n number of prominent peo-
pie on the mainland are determined
upon visit to Hawaii. Professor John
A. Wyeth, one of the greatest living
authorities on surgery, will pay a
visit this summer. Senators ThurstOn
and Clark and Mr.. Il. Dickson, general
manager of the Union Pacific Railway,
are also coming soon, while quite a
large number of people are only await
ing news of the disappearance of the
plague before setting out"
DR.. w. j. Galbraith has made for
himself wide reputation as a surgeon
in Kansas, Denver, Ogden, Portland,
St. Joseph, Mo, and Omaha, extending
over a period of seventeen years. He
left very large practice in connection
with the Union Pacific Railroad en-
lployes, beside attending to from seven
ty-ilve to one hundred charity patients
daily, in his districts. DR.. Galbraith
held the position of professor of sur
gerry TO the Creighton Medical College,
founded in st, Joseph by Count Creigh-
ton some seven years ago, and consid-
cred 10 be one OF the best medical col
leges in the United States.
DR.. Galbraith thinks there is con-
siderable room for medical missionary
work in the city. The Chinese do not
appear to understand the. germ theory
and cannot comprehend how 1t happens
that the disease Is not confined to one
locality. and that their countrymen art
the principal sufferers. He considers
that some means might be adopted &c
explain the theory to them. and be
lieves the result would prove wei
worth the trouble.