The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05

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Il do not know. I never saw a Eeper
don't know what you mean by saying
leprosy."
SHELDON TAKES = HAND.
Have you not claimed you could
cure Ieprosy2" asked Sheldon.
Wei, what the people here call
| leprosy.''
Well, can you guarantee that you
can cure that?''
I cannot cure anybody. but my mSd-
icine can cure everything
Don't you make the medicine your
self"
Yes
You sent out some circulars saying
what your medicine was composed Of
Is that what is in your medicine?"
/ The formula in the circular couldn't
cure nothing"
THAT isn't the medicine that you
apply for leprosy. them"
You mean the spots?''
Yes, the thing they call leprosy"
"Oh, you mean the swelling of the
ears? Yes
Have You any patients now?''
Don't you think il is enough that
l have been punished once?''
is it true that you have TO wear a
holoku when you call on your pa
tients?''
Did you ever see me in a holoku-
Don't you think it right if am out, in
a hOloku or not, and l see a child with
spots and know l am the man who can
keep that child away from Moloka:
that / should treat that child?'
That's the very reason we asked |
you to come here" said Sheldon, who |
continued: Are you treating a man |
now in Honolulu who has no feeling in /
his leg and who had been treated for
years by doctors? / am not asking. for 1
his name
IT wouldn't do you any good if you
did ask, because would not tell you"
DO You remember that case?'
Il treat and cure every case / can.
cured all but one and he was arrested
and is now at the Kalihi station. II
he hadn't been arrested he would be
cured by now
II have heard it said that you claim
to cure this disease in six months. Do
you claim that?'
We'll, you don't have to wait six
can cure in two months
Then it depends on the stage Of the 1
Yes
The Doctor" then turned examiner
and put a hypothetical question to
IF you, Mr.. RawliDs, had a little
child and he had a spot on the body
you would go to a DOCTOR"
What kind of spots?'' asked Raw
Inns
You know the spots. The white
spots. You had it treated and the
treatment failed and it kept getting
worse. He would tell you. Mr.. Raw
Inns. that this was the leprosy. And ,
that's the only child that you've got.
too. and he would be sent away to Mo- !
okai. The Board of Health says so.
They are smart enough to find il out {
Then these doctors say it is leprosy. i
Could you say it was not? I
stAnd if a man comes forward and
guarantees that he can cure that in \
rom two to six months, would you let
he child go TO KaIaupapa rather than
ct the man try? If you hire book
keeper can you tell about him until
rou try?''
Rawlins then turned questioner
lgain. passing up the answering OF !
vallach's inquiry.
What do you use that formula for
hat Mr.. Sheldon asked you about?" :
The formula doesn't amount TO two q
ents. 1t was only put up to satisfy
dr. Pinkham. president of the Board
f Health a
Then there is no female rock or any C
hing like that y
Don't you know better than that F
Then that formula isn't true?-'
Now let me tell you. where did you I
ct all th;s?" b
Then the circular is all hot ARR
ersisted Rawlins is it true about g
hese worms" $
Yes that is true" }
You say these are put to sleep arti- L
cially and then powdered up?" {
Yes
You have to powder them when g
live Them If they are dead they are y
o good ," r.
Now that is nonsense. Cut that =
ut
i viii put you one fair question. ?,
~ in THAI nonsense II
These questions are not what / was
sked 10 the House for. Now if you -
ant to know what these female rocks
nd other things can do. put case OF
lese spots before me and l win cure
lem 1t will not cost you nor the IL
GARD of Health one cent l want only
, cure twelve cases and prove. that v
m an honest man and I viii go away -
ON this country happy man.
Well Mr. Wallach'-
For Gods sake give me chance =
i've me a chance" -
Answer the questions frankly. said n,
ughes. This committee means bust 81
sss
Now I ask you" continued RaW1ins,
q answer this fair question. Are the
atements in the circular you nave GU
altered broadcast. nonsense or notZ
You don't expect me TO tell you or
lyone else where I get those female
,cks?'' III