The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-15

| improvements IS a question AuhA cam
\ not b. answered. for the memory Of
man runs not to the contrary. Yet this
I was the case with the visit of the five
members which was made Saturday.
a visit which covered the entire round,
included inspections of every public in
stitution and participation in the en-
/ joyments. was made and the return
brought the tourists back to the city
before the coming OF Sunday.
President Sloggett, Dr. G. n. Cooper,
/ Dr. Moore, Attorney General Dole, +.
/ A. MottSmith, and Executive officer
Pratt, in charge, made up the members
OF the party Officially i-9Yccting, the
only guests being IN &C.,. Perry of the
Supreme Court, who went to examine
| candidates for admission to the bar,
w. o. Smith, who had business with
persons in the settlement, and report
ers. The absence OF the usual crowd of
visitors made IL possible for the on
cials to get through their work easily
and early, and the examination of the
water supply, the sources of the fire.
wood. the taro plantations. the institu-
tions such as the Baldwin and Bishop
Homes. and the Bayview Hospital. was
made thoroughly and at "A very early
hour. Medical examinations OF the ap-
plicants for relief and of accounts and
methods filled the later hours, and af-
/ ter cheering the dwellers by looking on
and participating in their sports, the
return was made leaving the settlement
at o'clock.
! Two points attracted the attention of
| the visiting officials, the changes which
are being made In the management Of
| the settlement by the new supeTin-
tendent. McVeigh, who is proving him
self the right man for the place and
the scientific data which Is being coll
| lected by Dr. French, "A young man
equipped with scientific education and
possessing the enthusiasm of youth for
original research. The principal change
which is being urged by the superin
tendent is the consolidation of the set
Elements, the residents of Kalawao be-
ing placed in new homes at Kalaupapa.
While on the face this appears to be
a hardship and there was presented to
the board a petition signed by 100 resi-
dents of Kalawao, the fact that there
would be less of hauling, better SER
vice, better accommodations in every
way, has commended itself to some of
the officials The same view is taken
OF the plans of the Superintendent for
the removal of all those residents of
Pauhi, across the stream mauka of the
main settlement,
Closer business methods commend
themselves to Supt. McNeigh and
he is producing results all along the
line by the Introduction of better
service he has cut the cost of main
tenance at the Baldwin Home nearly
40 per cent. and as the sanitary fea-
! turaS the praCpDt Gygtnr, pf s,av,ptf-
ting the inmates TO make each dCrmi-
tory a dining room do not commend
themselves to him, the chang" to the
| common use of the refectory is eX-
pected to make another substantial
saving. The same is true of his meth
DDS Of handling the supplies, and even
greater reforms will be instituted, one
OF the proposed changes being the in
| PRODUCTION of a small engine to handle
! freight, where now often there is
charge of $3.50 cargo of supplies for
| handling.
DR.. French is engaged upon one in
NestiSation which while IL may take
months to reach n stage which would
| make its results apparent, viii afford
| To the world the very first accurate
! knowledge OF the pathological effect of
the use of the tincture of Tuatua. DR..
French has been giving the drug to Il
| number of patients, in all dozen hav-
ing started its use, but owing to its
action there is now only half that
number continuing il. This is not the
! first time that the drug was tried
once before IL having been served TO
patients, but the rumor having spread
that 1t was simply an effort on the
part of the haoles TO poison the Ha-
/ waiians, so that there would not be so
/ much work caring for them, it was
found that the remedy was not being
gwen fair trial This time the six
who are sticking 10 the drug are keep
ing careful diary account of the SYM
toms which follow the taking of each
dose OF the drug. The first dose given
was twenty drops, and this has been
increased TO six draChms. There is a
visit made by the physician each day
and his record is made as full and
complete as II can be, 40 that there
will be afforded an absolute basis for
estimating the value OF the treatment.
II will he at the very least three
months before the experiment shall
have reached a point where the records
have weight
There were only three petitions
brought before the board during it's
visit. That bearing upon the removal
of the kalawao settlement was the one
OF real importance, although there may
be lighting in the future over the con-
uitions revealed by the second. This
: was a petition signed by Kahale and
| Holopinai, asking for a license for the
sale OF ava. The petition sets forth
'hat there Is no licensed place for such
sale and the HawniiauS mr., nan. an
gagged In drinking swipes Cwhen they
can get ~, nasty mixture of sour
potatoes and hops, very low in alcohol,
and in the chewing of such ava as is
, found The applicants believe it would
be in the interests OF sobriety that
there be place for the sale Of we'll
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