The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-10
PIED PIPER RED|VIVUS.


All citizens are requested to co-oper-
ate with the Citizens Sanitary Com
mittee and Inspectors in the destruc-
ton of rats, which are known to spread
the Plague.
In order to do this effectively, The
following suggestions are made;
TIME.
Simultaneous action should be taken
and for this purpose Thursday and Fri
day afternoon and evening next are
designated as the time for action.
MEANS.
Every one who has or can obtain
rat trap or traps, is requested to bait
and set the same at the times afore-
said.
AS traps are but few and the need is
urgent, the liberal use of rat poison is
recommended.
All who can afford to buy are re-
quested to obtain the poison them
selves.
The Committee will furnish it free
to those who are unable to buy and to
those who will distribute it where it is
most needed.
TO all those who can pay, the Com
mittee will furnish poison at the rate
of five cents per package. The poison
can be obtained of Benson, Smith & Co.
from the committee or its inspectors.
SPREAD OF INFORMATION.
Each inspector and sub-inspector Is
requested to inform the people of their
several districts of the time and man
ner in which the attempt will be made
to destroy rats and to request their
cooperation.
Inc newspapers are also requested to
call daily attention to the matter
Each inspector is requested to can
vass his district as soon as possible
and secure as many volunteers as he
can to assist in the thorough distribu-
ton of the poison;
And also, to report to the commit
tee at as early date as possible, the
number of packages of poison he will
require in his district.
PLACING OF WATER.
Rats seek water after eating poison.
Place water within easy access of each
package of poison so that the rats Will
be attracted thereto and die there in
stead of scattering to places where
they cannot be found
DISPOSAL OF RATS.
Early on the morning following each
distribution of poison a careful search
should be made for dead rats.
The Board of Health offers a reward
FOR rats, but handling them is danger
1t is recommended that all rats found
be Immediately saturated with kero-
sene oil and burned on the spot. Add
tuel enough to make the burning COM
plete.
DO NOT TOUCH THE RATS. Han
die them with sticks and burn the
sticks or with a shovel and expose the
shovel blade to fire.
If the rat is moved pour kerosene oil
on the spot where found and burn
thoroughly.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION OF
POISON.
Each package of ordinary rat poison
is accompanied by direction for its use
The poison furnished by the Commit
tee will all be prepared and run into
anger holes in boards ready for placing
where needed
QUANTITY TO BE USED.
If this campaign is to be effective it
must be thorough Citizens are there
fore, urged, not to be sparing in the
distribution of the poison.
1t is suggested that poison be placed
in at least IL a dozen different places
about each building, and more if the
building or yard is large or likely to be
infected with rats.
ENUMERATION OF RATS KILLED.
Many rats will doubtless escape and
die where they cannot be found; but
as far as practicable inspectors are re-
quested to secure a count of the rats
killed in their respective districts.
CARE SHOULD BE USED.
Each morning after the distribution
of poison, all remaining should be re-
moved to safe place where it cannot
be reached by children or valuable AMI
mails.
Cats, dogs and chickens should be
confined at the times when distribu-
ton Is to take place, to prevent acct
dents.
CITIZENS SANITARY COMMITTEE.
APPROVAL OF BOARD OF HEALTH
The above proposition and recon-
mendation are approved by the Board
of Health.
c. b. WOOD,
President Board of Health.