The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-10

Was Kepiki Science to
Blame for
It?

Did S. K. Kane, the well known Ha-
waiian lawyer and a member of the
Board of Health, die as a result of his
belief in Rev. J. Kekipi and his So
tive friends of the well known Hawai-
ian are saying that Kane would still
be living had not he put too much re-
lance upon the praying women"
The matter of Mr.. Ka-nes death has
been reported to President Cooper of
the Board of Health, and he may ask
Attorney General Andrews to investi-
gate it.
Mr.. Kane died last Saturday morn
ing, and his death was due to blood
poisoning. Septic infection abcess"
was the cause of death given in the
burial certificate, which was signed by
DR.. c. B. Wood, former president of the
| Board of Health.
DR.. Wood does not believe that Ka-
| mes death was the result of ''kahuna-
| ism" although he said that relatives OF
| the deceased man had informed him
that praying women" had been both
ering his patient. DR.. Wood said that
| he had been called to attend Mr.. Kane
| the first of November and found his
| patient suffering with an abcess on the
| arm. Mr.. Kane was then able to be
| about and he had made an engagement
| to come to the physicians office on the
/ following afternoon to have the abcess
| lanced. Mr.. Kane failed to appear
and it was two weeks later before DR.
| Wood was again called in. From that
! time up to the date of his death, DR.
| Wood had treated Mr.. Kane regu-
| larly. He said that he asked to have
Mr. Kane moved to the hospital and
| the. patient had consented, but after
wards changed his mind, under what
seemed to be some strong outside in
| fiuence. AS far as DR.. Wood knew his
patient had taken the medicines pre-
| scribed for him.
Dr. C. B. Cooper, president of the
| Board of Health, said that the manner
| ,of Mr.. Ka-ne's death had been called
| to his attention by Judge Kaulukou.
| TRYING TO STOP PRACTICE.
''It seems to me from what he said
Indt t Name death HUN
| Christian Science or the Kekipi treat
ment," said DR.. Cooper. L believe that
| the Kekipi belief is increasing all over
| the islands and L will probably consult
with the Attorney General regarding
| the matter. The statute prohibits any
| thing of this kind but we find it almost
| impossible to break UP the practice in
the city. / have given orders not to
issue burial certificates, if there is the
| slightest suspicious circumstance I'M
less there is certificate from regular
| physician. Where the cause of death
| is not known post-mortems will be
held and no burials will be permitted
until it has been fully determined.
At the Ka-rie home on School street
Mrs. Kane, a sister in law of the de-
ceased, who had nursed Mr.. Kane In
| his last illness, said that he had taken
| his medicines regularly while she was
| there, although she had heard that Ke-
| kipi was trying his treatment before
| she came. Mrs. Kane said that the
widow did not desire to have her hus-
| band taken to the hospital for fear OF
| the influences under which he might be
| brought. She said also that Mr.. Kane
| was for long time a member of kau-
makapili church, but had Joined Ke-
! llipi's church some time before his
| death, in order to be cleansed of his
sins. Kekipi had called during his ill
ness several times and also off1ciateo
| at the funeral.