The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-15
SEEK SERUM
PrOphyIaCtiC Proves
Popular.
Thirteen Travellers are Treated--Ur
Wood Busy With the Hypo-
dermic Syringe.

Men, women and babes in arms be-
sieged the Judiciary building in a lit
tie army all day yesterday. This was
the result of the health authorities
general invitation to that portion Of the
public anxious to journey to other parts
Of the wide world, away from quaran-
tined Honolulu, to step up to headquar-
ters and lay bare their arms or lower
extremities and receive therein the
famed prophylactic elixir, guaranteed
to prevent bubonic, pneumonia or any
other kind of plague
DR.. Wood and Private Secretary
Hendry listened patiently to the many
and various applications for permits
sion 10 go away, the applicants express
sing their perfect willingness to sub
NIT to incubation. Business men with
many worries and countless ideas for
running the quarantine business, pleas
ure seekers anxious to get to HilO for
a brief rest from the hustle and worry
OF the metropolis, youths armed with
secret missions concerning big deals,
married men with families, mothers
in-law in a hurry to get to their sons
in-law on the other islands, Americans
Hawaiians, Portuguese and lawyers, all
were represented in the scramble for
serum.
Everybody had read in the Advertiser
all about the action OF the Board Of
Health in regard TO travelling and
though the majority OF the gentler sex
and a gOOdly portion OF the sterner
gender felt and declared that they
would not be injected" for a big pile
Of money. yet there were a dozen or
more who marched boldly enough. TO
all appearances. up TO the official fOun-
tain Of immunity and called for serum.
DR.. Wood was very busy as usual
yesterday and some of the applicants
had to sit around and wait for the in
oculatiOn until he was at leisure. At
least one Of these allowed his courage
10 OOze out OF his finger tips before his
turn arrived and bOlted for the door.
remarking as he brushed past the re-
porter: Guess I'll wait and see how
others get along after being shot with
tnat syrup before / try it."
The first intending traveller to receive
the prophylaXis was a Portuguese
clergyman: he had an earnest CONVEX
sation with DR.. Wood first OF I'm and
asked him how he felt when he had
taken the serum on Monday. DR.. Wood
told the reverend gentleman his various
aches and pains and assured him that
after day or two Of mild sickness he
would be all right; the doctor then took
the SUBJECT behind the screen i'm the
Board room, which hides the water
cooler. and proceeded to administer the
injection. The clergyman removed his
swallow-tail coat and rolled up the
sleeve OF his left arm. stretching that
member rigidly out On an attitude OF
determination and suppressed excite
ment Others in the room moved 10
posiuons commanding a view OF the
operation and held their breath in in
terested expectancy. Dr. Wood kent IN
running are Of scientific explanations
or the working Of the prOphylactic and
had completed the injection before his
subject was aware OF his having com
menced Dc. rs that alp said the cler-
gyman; That is all for the present"
smiled the doctor you viii feel 10 by
art-5y, go home and take fl easy for
twenty-f0ur hours. 81 Sc makes Won very
sick let me know" The cIergvwau's
wife was the next 70 be iuoculatsd. g.
to9k less time % make the hypode-mic
injection than IL takes % tell 60: the
lady was surprised az the simplicity OF
the performance; she bit her lin and
that was all she said.
A man approached the Doctor with
easy assurance. saying that he desired
70 leave Honolulu and wanted 10 he
inoculated; he waf rash enough to ask