Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-04
Christian Science
Very Severely
Roasted By Doctors

Health Committee with the Medical
Society last night. In addition to the
members Of the committee there were
present several of the most promi-
nent physicians of the city, including
Doctors Cooper, Wayson, IodgIns.
Hrinckcrhoff and Peterson. Senator
smith presided.
The Christian Scientists had had
their inning the night before, and
last night the doctors expressed their
views on the subject In no uncertain
terms. The opinion was expressed
by some Of them that to exempt
Christian Scientists from the provi-
sions of the medical bill would be to
subject the Territory to a very grave
danger from the possibility OF the en-
trance OF yellow fever or some other
infectious disease.
The first matter taken up for dis
cussion was House Bill 1874. relating
TO the management and control of
the Insane Asylum. Judge Perry,
who drew up the bill, appeared in the
interests of those for whom he drew
1t, to defend II.
Judge Perry made an explanation
of the bill. He said that the men for
whom he had drawn the bill thought
that in view of the large amount of
money expended In the care of the
insane the additional expenditure
required by the provisions OF the bill
would not be too much to spend. The
main idea, he said Is that three heads
are better than one. One man Is LA
bic to get into a rut. The additional
expenditure would amount to 5000 a
year, s25 a month for each of the
three physicians. This is not much,
but added to the honor of being on
the Board. is probably enough to in
duce physicians to perform the du-
ties required.
Senator Smith was of the opinion
that there ought to be business man
on the Board Perry replied that II
is not proposed to take away from
the Board of Health the business
management of the Asylum, but only
that the physicians shall have COM
plete control of the MEDICAL treatment
of the inmates. Smith showed him
that the bill does not say so. and
Perry replied that any verbal amend
ment to that effect would be accept
ed
BILL OF 80 BENEFIT
Smith said the care of the insane
requires the care of medical men OF
the highest moral and medical at
tainments. He said he could not see
that the bill would be of any benefit,
Perry urged that the bill was rec
commended by the Grand Jury.
Smith insisted that he could not
see that the bill was any improve
menr over the present system. Be-
sides, he said, wouldn't 1t divide the
authority? Perry thought not.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
Dr.. Peterson, the resident physi.
clan and superintendent of the In
sane Asylum, asked to be heard on
the subject. As resident physician
he said, he could see how the Board
would come into conflict with the
other authorities.
He said there would inevitably be
& conflict of authority. He supposed
u case of man being ordered into re-
straint ms dangerous by the Board 81
Managers and the next day the con
ditions might change. In that cast
the resident physician would want L
release him, and there would be {
conflict of authority right there.
"The treatment changes" he said
There has not been a day In the las
two years that | have been ava.
from that asylum for three hours"
SIMPLY RIDICULOUS
Smith said that he did not believ,
that the care Of all the patients
should ever be left to one residen
physician.
| nat may Wtii De, lepiieu re
terson, "but to think of having ;
consulting Board that meets once II
two weeks to regulate the affairs o
the asylum is simply ridiculous.
Under present circumstances ant
with present appropriations you can
not give hospital treatment in tina
asylum. II ! am ordered to Civ,
some certain patient separate treat
ment, to segregate him, what am
going to do with the other %? Their,
are no trained nurses, no hospital ia
cilities. | agree that 1t would be |
good thing to have board of con
sulting physicians, but under thi
bill there is bound to be clash o
authority between the two boards.
Perry couldn't see 1t that way. 20,
long as men retain their common
sense" he said there is no room
for n conflict of authority
DR.. IIodgins sided with Dr. Peter
son, He said there was bound to b.
a conflict Of authority. A board o
physicians meeting every two week