The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-20


/ would like you to give me some idea
how TO start. One great difficulty we
shall have 20 get over will be the UNI
willingness of a lot Of us to do any.
thing for ourselves, as the system now
in force here has been allowed to go
on for years; in fact, ever since this
has been leper settlement. Force, of
course, is out of the question. feel
that some inducement must be held ont,
and this is where you can help me great
ly. How do you induce the patients at
Molokai to accept their lot and to try
to live as they would do at their old
honest What employment do you find
them and what pay do you give themi
What staff do you have to help you?
If you could give me full information
on these points, you would be con-
tinuing the good work you have done
at Molokai in this place, and would
have our heartfelt thanks. ], feel that
/ am asking you to undertake lot of
extra work, but also feel you will help
us, as you have your own people. l
have shown your resident doctors re-
ports to a good many influential men
in this colony; also to some doctors.
The latter say that most of the reports
are fables. This has greatly annoyed
me. Perhaps you will be able to send
me the last yearly report book on the
island, and any other official informa-
ton about the management and treat
ment of leper patients. Should this in
volve the spending of money, shall
be most pleased to forward you the
same on your notifying me of the
amount required. Another subject I
would like some information on is
about property acquired by lepers.
! notice in the report have a
sale of the property of leper. Here,
If patient wants private quarters,
(the majority of these are two rooms,
wood and iron, built in a row and in
my opinion most unsightly) he paws
half the cost, generally $50, and on his
decease it reverts to government. /
would like to know your system of
obtaining property and disposal of
same on death of owner. Do you allow
marriage of patients7 I think it would
be the right thing to allow it here and
1t would be II great inducement to pa.
tients to work and earn money to starr
housekeeping on their own place. Al
present there is good deal of laxity
IN the domestic relations here anC
1t is hard work trying to raise the
moral tone under the circumstances. II
you allow marriage please let me know
who you allow and what restrictions, il
any, are in force. What do you do il
the case of patients misconductine
themselvesi Are they punished as un
der ordinary circumstances by fine o,
imprisonment If the latter, is it will
! n wi hnr 1,l A
mer how do you collect finest / woul,
like to know the extent of the countr,
given over to the lepers and if yo,
find it extensive enough for all pur
poses; and roughly how much it cost
government to run the whole show.
am trying to get our S. NJ. o. to tr
DIR. Goodhue' IS Eucalyptus globulu
treatment. We have plenty of the tree
growing in the country. 1 would Xix
to know about how long the patient ha
to take it before improvement is nc
ticed' | have been using Chaulmorgr
ali the time | have been here. wa
in very bad state but am now feelin
, wonderfully well and the swelling neal
ly all disappeared. 1 am now takin
two teaspoonfuls of oil emulsionize
daily, but have taken far larger quar-
titles and 1 used to rub myself fror
, head to foot with the oil every day
now do it about twice week. / hav
made great Improvement, but man
here cannot take the oil and that
, why | want other treatments tried.
, don't suppose Chaulmorgra is curativ
' but it is certainly remedial and tina
, for the present is, L feel, all we ca
hope for, Would you ask DR.. Hollma
If he would give me his opinion draw
from his experiences in connection wit
leprosy, as to whether when lepros
attacks the eye, all treatment is useles
and the sight must goi This appear
to be the opinion here. Nearly 80 pc
5 cent of the patients are suffering frol
eye complaints and nothing is don,
During the four years | have been her
as patient not one eye has been e,
amined opthalmoscopically (don t kno'
= whether that word is right; it look
awkward). After reading what d.
HOLMAN says in his report L believe lot
could be done here and / would lil
him to give me his opinion, so that
could state it as his, before the Con
+ missioners. | hope he won't think IN
too cheeky in asking this and that yo
VIII understand that why | am writin
this letter is because | firmly belev
e the present conditions at Molokai woul
g not obtain did not all the officials pu
their whole hearts into the work, and
. feel sure when they do that, it is Low
that constrains them; and on that Low
d | am trespassing and / feel sure | sha
I. get some information from you tina
i. will go long way towards gettin
!, things put in order here.
The Commission will be held in abor
Z, four months time and / would like il
n formation before then if possible; an
please let me know if ! may use yot
, names in stating any information VIC
= may give me. Before closing | wal
e to ask You to please shake hands f,
J. me with the old soldier mentioned b
Jack London and tell him one Of
soldier salutes another. j served eigh
= cen years in India and finished up N
y soldering in the Boer war, which Wi
l. all through strongly suspect that
h picked up this disease in India, but no
| cannot say. Do you have any raci
y troubles amongst your patientsi He
Al it is very strong. Whites will not C
v Operate with eolorad in ANYTHING n,