The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-19

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fror the purpose ~ th,t Act nny
licensed physician Who FlnN TuuoUH.r.
Hut casc hopeless and beyond recover,
shall give o. certificate to that effect
fo The person afflicted. or bis or hor
attendant or to tlr sheriff. Dcrafy
sheriff. or District Mapi.iute Of tle
district wherein such person lives 20
The amendment was adopted nnI
with o. small change io ihc ve'liugc
the ill was rcady to hc voted on when
Senator Fairchiid started the discussion
that ultimately showed the true intent
Of the measure
The Senator from Kauai asked II
there was any law at present that pre-.
vented n person from giving aid to au-
other that was presumed to be in a
hopeless condition.
Senator Coelho responded that nt the
present time ga parent could not give
% child dose Of castor oil without VIC.
lating the law
Senator Fairchild said that he was
not opposed TO the idea Of the bill, hut
that he did not wish to see any un-
necessary legislation.
- believe that il a person has
short time to live and can secure peace
of mind from the services OF a palm GO
or soothsayer that no obstacle should
be placed in the way, - was the declara.
tion Of Senator Fairchild.
President Smith said that there was
nothing TO prevent ga dose of castor
oil" being administered and that the
existing law did not intend to 20 TO
any such extreme lengths.
Senator Mccarthy said that if n law
similar TO the one offered by Senator
Coelho had been in force that it would
have avoided "the Wallach Incident
during the last session of the Legisla.
ture. Senator Farchild said that he
thought the enumeration of the dis.
eases should be amplifed; that persons
suffering from practically all ailments
should have the opportunity of secur.
ing any treatment they desired when a
physician gave them up as incurable.
Chillingworth in Action.
The bill as presented by Coelho is
an amendment to Section 1869 of Chap
ter 50 of the Revised Laws and the full
provisions of the amended section, the
real intention of which Senator Chill
lingworth plainly showed, are in full
as follows, with the amendment already
quoted:
Section 1909. Practise of Medi-
cine Defined. For the purposes of this
chapter the practise of medicine shall
be held to include the use of drugs
| and medicines, water, electricity, hyp-
notism, or any means or method, or
any agent, either tangible or intangi-
bic, for the treatment of disease in
the human subject; provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall be
held to forbid any person from the
practise of any method, or the applica-
tion of any remedial agent or measure
under the direction or with the ap-
proval of licensed physician; and
| provided further, that nothing herein
eontsined shall be held to forbid any
person from the practise of any
method, or the application of any re-
medal agent or measure in the treat
ment of lepers, asthmatics, consump-
tives aud persons supposed to have lep-
rosy, asthma, consumption or tubercu-
| losis in any form or in the treatment
| OF any ease n duly licensed physician
may pronounce hopeless and beyond
recovery, wherever such afflicted per-
son or persons may reside or at such
place of treatment as may be desig-
mated by the Board of Health
Senator Chillingworth proceeded to
analyZe the measure and he clearly in
dicated the actual intention of the bill
"a great deal more than the mere pro-
visO of allowing "hopeless cases. to
be aided in the last extremity by any
sort of treatment or "ism.'
Chillingworth called attention TO the
wording of the bill. He qroted from
the measure that "nothing herein con
tanned shall be held to forbid any per
son from the practice of any method
or the application of any remedial agent
or measure in the treatment of lepers
asthmatics, consumptives. -
Senator Chilingworth declared that
it was plainly going too far, that the
bill was intended to allow any one Il
treat persons afflicted with the diseases
named, or believed TO be affected, anC
that it would open the door to possible
abuse. Chillingworth said that he ap
proved the last part of the bill.
President Smith took the floor an,
concurred in the Interpretation placed
upon the bill by Senator Chillngworth
1 He declared that the Senate should g
carefully into such matters, particular
. ly as there appeared to be "A danger t.
- the community in the measure uude
t consideration. Senator Smiths motiol
e for pOstponement of the bill to Sat
urday next was carried.
2 Pass Third Reading.
House Blll No. q, deferred fror
Monday, passed third reading ON tn
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