The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-22

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per cent, if people would take
fair care and SCOTS emulsion
of cod-liver oil.
The care saves life in all
ways; the emulsion is specially
aimed at the lungs, beside its
general food-effect.
We'll send you l.,tle to try II you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE. .ca Pearl street. New vn.L-
desired to be allowed to return to the
other Islands There We're ten such
persons who had made similar state
ments to the legislators, which ap-
peared in the voluminous report that
has been printed by the Legislature
one of the Board of Health members
inquired whether the Settlement ply
stefan had declared they were not lep-
ers, but got no reply.
Senator kanuha launched into the
matter and put several questions to
the board, which DR.. Emerson answer
ed. He thought 1t was not right to
have persons not afflicted with lepro-
sy, living there on the public, and IL
they were not lepers they should be
released. DR.. Emerson said that was
matter which could not be definitely
decided. The men might not be afflct-
ed with leprosy in decided form at
certain periods, yet it was possible the
disease would break out violently, and
no one could say that this or that man
was cured because the disease seemed
to be arrested. Kanuha thought that
such persons should be segregated
from those known to have leprosy, and
If they were really cured they would
not again be tainted. DR.. Emerson
thought that was impracticable on Mo-
lokai and said that the whole social
| system there would be broken up If
that were done, probably with bad re-
suits. Senator Kanuha was told that
| if these ten men wanted to get away
| from the Settlement they should pre-
sent themselves for examination to DR..
laupapa, and say I'VE don't believe we
are lepers,' and If they were really not
lepers then they would be released, but
not otherwise.
Senator Kaiue asked if the physician
at the Settlement made any pretense
at treating the disease. DIR. Emerson
replied that no systematic treatment
was attempted, as it was usually too
tiresome to the patients, as it broke in
too much into their social life, and
| they did not have the patience to stand
the treatment day after day.
| The lepers also asked that their al
| lowance of paiai be increased from
| twenty-one to twenty-five pounds per
week One of the petitioners most
anxious to have this increase made
was Motley, leper, who raised taro in
large quantities which he sold to the
Board of Health. His reasons were
quite apparent.
The board agreed with the legislators
that the lepers should occasionally
have mutton to alternate with beef
1nnprS
quality of the beef, claiming that the
methods pursued by the superinten-
dent in keeping cattle confined for a
month in a pen wherein they sank to
make the beef poor. The methods OF
butchering We're also criticised Mr..
Reynolds denied that the cattle were
kept at the Settlement for month,
and said they were miserably poor
when received.
bring the cattle to the government
lands near kawaihae, Hawaii, fatten
and kill them there, shipping the beef
in cold storage to Kalaupapa,
Beckley then made inquiries concern
ing woman named Anna Bridges,
whom he had seen at Kalihi Receiving
Station on Tuesday. She had been de-
cared by the physicians as n "sus-
pect,' whereas ten years ago she was
declared leper and sent to Molokai.
he lnOuSnl tneTe. was an eSplanallOn
due from any member of that original
board as to why she should. so many
years ago, have been doomed to in
generation at the Settlement, and
after a decade had passed to be de-
clared only a suspect. He considered
that an injustice had been done her.
and there might be many others as
well. The associations which that
woman had had all these years were
probably such that she was tainted by
He asked If there had been any others
so treated. Secretary Wilcox said that
two persons had been removed from
the Settlement after being declared
lepers to be given treatment by DR..
Goto, but had afterwards been return
ed to kalaupapa. Representative
Beckley asked that the board look into
this woman's history.
The question of the number of horses
which each leper should be allowed IL
own, was brought up. Some of the
patients claimed that certain of their
fellows had as many as eight or nine,
while others had none at all, and they
believed the animals should be more
evenly distributed, Superintendent
Reynolds said that no fresh horses
were allowed to be brought to Molokal,
and that II any evening up was ef-
fected, II would have TO be done with
the animals already there
Senator Kanuha presented two bills
to Mr. Lowrey. the chairman pro TEN,
which had already been introduced into
the Legislature. and on which he de-
sired information from the board. One
related 10 vaccination, and the other 10
the licensing Of physicians.
Al o'clock Senator Baldwin sug-
gested that an adjournment be taken,
and that the legislators and health
board meet again at an early date, An
arrangement was effected whereby
they meet tomorrow night at 1880
o'clock at the BOARD ~ Health office 10
continue the discussion
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