The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-21
BOARDS new
LEPER POLICY
CFrom Wednesdays AdvertiDer.)


terday in its new policy of treating
lepers. BY the action taken yesterday
committee of the board is to be APP
pointed to arrange for and follow the
details of the treatment of lepers in
connection with the representatives of
the United States Murine Hospital Ser
vice, and to preserve records of the
cases.
The action was taken at the instance
of DIR. J. 7. Wayson, who offered the
following resolution, which was unan-
imousy adopted
Whereas, This board having de-
cided to depart from its established
custom for the treatment of lepers,
and persons believed to be afflicted
with leprosy, be it
| 90 Resolved, That committee of
three members of this Board of Health,
the president of said body to be one,
be appointed by the president for the
purpose of comforting with the repre-
sentatives of the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service in
| Hawaii, in the treatment, and the man
agement of the details of the treat
ment, of all lepers being treated under
the regulation recently adopted, said
committee to keep true record of
such cases, the symptoms and progress,
and TO report to this board from time
to time as the president may direct. -
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chauffeur had done something to the
gear which made it less ill.humored.
A We reached Puunene before dark and
then went to clean up before the big
luau was served in the ballroom.
l,,A al,,1, Tl,N
was luau for your life! 1t was the
real thing with all the proper trimmings
even to having the food spread on
tables only foot above the floor while
the guests squatted down with their
feet beneath the table as comfortably
as they could, which, in my case believe
me, was not very comfortably, for
measure many spans from hip to toe
One very soon got used to the novel
position, however, and forgot everything
but the joy of Introducing tasty food
) into an open air melted vacuum.
About the time that everybody was
feeling less hungry and far better bal
lasted amidships, some speechifying be,
gan, Frank Baldwin acting as toast
master. The polo players were called
on and all said a few, words but it was
, George Fairchilds who made the hit of
the evening. He said, ave think that
that Kauai hospitality is good, in fact
/ we have thought that it was unbeaten;
, but tonight l must say very emphati-
, cally that Maui has Kauai backed off
, the board in this respect. Then we
| all cheered very vigorously. not intimat-
| ing any dispersion on Kauai but glad of
. the expression of sentiment that had
been bubbling up within all of us.
After the luau there was to be a
night trip up Haleakala on horseback
, and over to Makena on the other side
: of the island where arrangements had
: been made for the steamer to stop.
:, had no riding toys along, but thai
!, would not have prevented my making
l the trip had it not been for persona
= cardiac popularity that objects very
. strenuGusly to sudden high attitudes.
SO, after the tables were cleared
!. away and the band struck up dance mu
. sic i was able to dance away without
a the thought of an all-night ride in from
a of me.
In between the dances I had very
* interesting talk with Mr. Krumbhaar
!. This great sportsman is very much OF
. a wonder. When he came to the Island:
. a little more than four years ago he
!, had actually never been in the saddle
u Yet, at the age of twenty-nine, he moi
. only learned how to ride but tumbed
into polo seat; which is great mar
u vel and would probably be scoffed al
n if published in the purlieus of Hurting
II ham or "Blingum.
> A polo seat is a matter of natura
aptitude, innate adaptability and thu
gift of the gods. 1t is certain that Mr.
. Krumbhaar had all three, for he has
:, short stirrup seat that might well BIZ
:. envied by any polo veteran.
Ten o'clock came all too soon, ani
- then the other visitors piled into auto
a and started off for their ride up owe
the mysterious slopes of the mountain
!. = to the region of ghosts, lava and feas
: Morpheus beckoned me with com
= handing gesture and | was not loatl
u to obey. / fell into the embrace of the
= kindly deity and passed some ten hour
- in pleasing dreams of rushing, cirelinl
polo players, busted automobiles, ghost
ly sugar mills and delightful music
not to mention strange dishes with
d strange names.
l. There was nothing to do in tn,
y morning except stroll round and see
e things, which l did to great advantage
e getting one or two pictures at the sam,
e time. Mr.. Searby looked me up abou
II midday and took care that l knew al
il about when the train left for Wailukl
t. and other details of my journey, ant
IT Mr.. Frank Baldwin did the same +,
e give me some pictures L had asked hin
O. for. That is just how it was all TIL
n time we were there. They We're doinI
something for us or trying TO fin,
It something they could do.
II j was accosted on the train by an
n other Englishman, who had more pic
n lures for me from Mr.. Baldwin, and W
lie had the good fortune to find that Their
ID were just two seats in the vehicle tina
n takes the mail over to the landing I
1t meet the steamer We had plenty o
Id time for dinner and some cribbage b,
Id fore we were told that the hack wa
to waiting Then we climbed in, an
started on the drive across the isthmu
to McGregor' landing.
,e That was a very beautiful drive; i
10 fact, | saw the best yet of the sof
g. glamor of the nights here in the |.