Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-04
STATEMENT OF FACT


guards are working contrary TO law.
They are working twelve hours n day
instead of eight"
Smith appeared displeascd at the
mention OF money In connection with
the care Of the insane. THAT argti-
ment does not appeal to me at all, "
he said.
1T is simply statement of fact"
replied Pinkham.
DR.. Peterson said that the Insane
Asylum here Is turning out as high
a proportion of cured as any asylum
en- the Coast
wAYsoN's IDEA
DIR. Wayson thought the best thing
TO do would be to give the resident
physician an assistant. "lf you want
to get the best results" he said.
simply add one more man and you
will be doing the best for the pa
tients. AS for this bill, knew II
was introduced for purely personal
reasons, and IL is simply ridiculous
in It's provisions
THE MEDICAL BILL
House Bill "a. the medical bill.
was next taken up. DR.. Hodgins was
the first one to speak on Il.
THE Christian Scientists" he said,
"claim that we are shutting them
out. Why should we not shut them
out? All we ask is that anyone who
practices medicine should qualify to
do so. We don't care whether they
practice Christian Science or Dowie-
ism or any other ism.
THE Christian Scientists don't
know anything about diagnosis. Let
us suppose that one Of them gets the
smallpox. He Immediately calls In
one OF his own cult. That one does
mt know II is smallpox, for he can't
diagnose II. He comes away from
the sick one, comes down town, and
scatters smallpox germs among sew
eral hundred people. ,
I'VE are not trying to protect the
medical profession, as some people
think. All we ask is that any one
treating the sick shall qualify 80 he
can diagnose sickness.
I'VE are not striking at the Japan
csc alone in this bill. But have
heard several examinations Of Japan
csc physicians through an interpre-
ter. and | know II is absolutely i'm
possible to give fair examination In
the japanese language"
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND LAW
Smith asked him how many States
allow Christian Scientists to practice
as physicians. Hodglns referred the
question to DR.. Cooper, who stated
that he had with him a book issued
by the American Medical Association
giving the medical laws of all the
States.
Smith wanted to know II the Kan
sas law does not mention Christian
Scientists by name. DR.. Cooper read
the law referred to, showing that
there Is no mention of Christian Sci
ontists, though 1t is provided that
nothing in the act shall be construed
as interfering with religious belief I'm
the treatment of disease, provided
that the quarantine regulations OF
the Board of Health are not infring-
cd upon.
In regard to the bill under discus.
sion, DR.. Cooper said It was not in.
tended to hit at anybody In particu'
lar. but the medical men of the Ter.
ritory, as body of progress, wants
to be on equal footing with those Of
other States. He cited the require
ments for entrances into the princi
pal medical colleges, stating that Tho
standards are being raised In all the
schools.
PRESENT LAW A DISGRACE
THE present act that stands OF
the books" said the doctor. lis dis
grace. It is as full of holes as I
sieve. The present bill is intended
to place us on par with othe
States In the practice Of medicine.
Smith asked Cooper what h
thought of the statement made by thu
Christian Scientists at the meeting
of the night before, that almost ev
cry State countenances the practice
of Christian Science.
~ don't believe 1t, SIR" replied
Cooper.
Cooper said he did not think Their,
is a medical man in the Territor.
who would object to any one practic
ing anything he pleased, provided HI
had the preliminary and final edu
cational qualifications of physician
Dowsett wanted to know II the ac
would prohibit Christian Scientists
praying over their patients provided
they did not use drugs.
Not as far as am concerned" no
piled Cooper.
Smith read section from the Con
gressional Act relating to the prac
tice of medicine in the Indian Terri
tory, exempting from the provision
of medical law Christian Scientists
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