The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14

occurred visit of the Board o.
3 = Health to Kalaupapa without {
deputation of the Ieper residents
improvements is a question that can
not be answered. for the memory o.
man runs not to the contrary. Yet this
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, DIR. c. Il. Cooper,
DR.. Moore. Attorney General Dole, Z.
! A. Mott-Snith. and Executive officer
Pratt. in charge. made up the members
of the party officially inspecting. the
only guests being Justice 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 Off
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 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
al 6 o'clock.
Two points attracted the attention of
the visiting officials, the changes which
are being made in the management of
tendent, McVeigh, who is proving him
self the right man for the place, and
the scientific data which is being col
lected by DIR. 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 petition signed by 100 resi-
dents OF Kalawao, the fact that there
ha la-- Nf }
vice, better accommodations in every
way, has commended itself to some of
the officials. The same view is taken
DC 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 i
themselves to Supt. McVeigh and Il
he is producing results all along the
inc. BY the Introduction of better
service he has cut the cost of main
enance at the Baldwin Home nearly
10 per cent, and es the sanitary fea-
ures of the present system of permit
ing the inmates to make each dcrmi-
ory dining room do not commend
themselves to him. the change to the {
common use of the refectory is ex- ]
)ected to make another substantial
iaving. The same is true of his meth I
IDS of handling the supplies, and even I
greater reforms will be instituted, one {
# the proposed changes being the in l
reduction of small engine to handle s
feight. where now often there is /
.harge of $3.50 cargo of supplies for
landling. (,
DR.. French is engaged upon one in I
-estigation which while it may take '
months to reach a stage which would I
make It's results apparent. viii afford [
o the world the very first accurate {
,nowledge of the pathological effect of I
ne use of the tincture of Tuatua- DR.. 1
'rench has been giving the drug to .
lumber of patients, in all dozen hav- IS
ng started its use, but owing to its O
ction there is now only half that ,
lumber continuing it. This is not tho ,
rst time that the drug was tried. | .
nee before it having been served to ! =
atients, but the rumor having spread | f
hat it was simply an effort on the \
art of the haoles to poison the 'Ha- q
-aiians. so that there would not be so I
much work caring for them. Il was &
Ound that the remedy was not being =
wen fair trial. This time the six -
-ho are sticking to the drug are keep | &
lg q careful diary account Of the sym
3nls which follow the taking of each n
ose of the drug. The first dose given ;,
as twenty drops, and this has been :.
to six drachnns. There is a
isit rrade by the physician each DAY r
nd his record is made as fufl and