Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-05


nurses in the field. The city Is be-
ing divided into seven districts, In
each of which will be established
dispensary in charge of trained
nurse. The duties of these nurses
will be to educate the mothers in
the care of their babies and instruct
women in all hygienic' matters.
Our nurses are all from the main
land and are graduates of various
| hospitals"
Pure Milk Depot.
I Milk from the average dairy is
dirty, and contains hairs from the
COW, dirt from the mixers hands.
manure and particles of skin. The
milk supplied to the Palama Settle
ment all comes from specially-in-
spected cows stationed in the vicln-
ity of Diamond Head
About thirty quarts of milk are
delivered to various homes In this
city from the settlement, for the
use of babies. This milk is not ster-
ilized, but strained and put up under
as clean conditions as possible. The
milk arrives at the settlement below
so degrees f. This retards the
the growth of germs.
Special milk containers, holding
twelve S-ounce bottles. and packed
with ice, are used to carry the milk
for babies from one part of the city
to the ether. These bottles are all
stoppered with sterilized cotton. The
bottles are warmed before the nip
pies are put on, so that there is very
little handling before they reach the
infants.
Nurses visit these babies every day
until they are sufficiently strong to
take full nourishment. Sickly and
all tiny babies are examined by the
executive nurse of the settlement,
and special formulas made out as to
diet. Into each formula is put one
ounce of sugar, one ounce of lime
water. and a pinch of salt. These
formulas vary according to the size
and requirements of the infant. For
instance, Formula No. / calls for
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teen ounces of water. No. 6 formula
calls for twelve ounces of milk and
only seven ounces of water, and SO
forth until No. is reached, which
calls for sixteen ounces of milk and
only three ounces of water.
The Settlement. !
The Palama Settlement is much
larger institution than one would
suppose from curstory glance. 1t
sewers a large area of ground. IL
embraces reading room and chapel,
where religious services are held
every Sunday and on Wednesdays.
These rooms are also used for kin
dergarten work. and for the use OF
the settlement orchestra and choir
to practise in.
In connection with the settlement
is night school, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Ishida, where Chinese.
Japanese and Portuguese men are
educated. Miss Helsher also has a
class of Chinese and Portuguese
boys
There are bachelor quarters for
boys, where comfortable room can
be rented for>s3 a month. There is
a dispensary In charge of Miss Saun-
ders, fitted with every appliance for
the treatment OF wounds and allevi-
alton of sickness. Behind the Of
flee is large playground, fitted
with all the necessary paraphernalia
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else.
In q large building on the Wal
kiki side of the settlement Is the
gymnasium and swimming pool. The
basement of this building has been
converted into a workshop, whore all
the repairs of the settlement are un-
dertaken.
The swimming tank Is fifty feet
by twenty-five feet and tapers to a
depth of eight feet at the deep end.
The lockers are of steel and veGti-
lated. There are ninety-eight mems
lpckeri and forty-two lockers for
women. These rooms are all light
ed by electricity and the public may
take a swim for the small charge OF
cents. The water Is changed
daily, and, as It comes from artesian
wells, is clean. In addition, there
are shower baths for those who care
to make use of them.
On the same floor with the swim
ming pool is large bowling room,
fitted with two full-size bowling al
leys. The public may also have use
of these by paying cents game.
Upstairs is large gymnasium
eighty-five feet by fifty-seven feet,
and fitted with all the modern
equipment for development of the
human body. The girls and young
boys are in charge of Miss +. Ship
man, while the adults are instruct
ed by James Mott, the physical d.
rectDr A DianO Is used during DhyS-