The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-31
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
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will be how long it should be before
this shall come about
"3. | have referred to your most
excellent water system. A good water
system is half the battle, and in the
artesian system you have already
weapon for good health that half of
the cities of the world lack. 1t is com
paratively easy to extend this system;
in fact, | learn that the plans are very
fully worked out towards this end.
Your Sunday afternoon meeting on
this subject might tend to hasten the
time when no home in this city will
be without its abundant supply of the
purest water in the world
"a. You might well spend several
Sunday afternoons in planning to
make Honolulu the most beautiful city
in all the world. You can do it. 1t
is already one of the most attractive.
When you get your heads together
and sharpen your brains against those
of your neighbors, you will be sur
prised what you can accomplish, and
with what ease. You must work out
a plan of doing some reclamation
work. Your waterfront should be the
most beautiful public park in the
world. 1t should not be a private en-
terprise, but should be controlled by
your city or Territorial government.
You don't know the value of a beauti-
| full community. Honolulu can profit
more from this asset than most
others, from making it attractive and
safe to the visitor.
IS. One of your meetings or more,
should consider the making of physi-
cally sound citizens and the problem
of getting the coming generations
started right to keep up the work you
are DESTROYS Of inaugurating. To do
this your meeting must consider, in
connection with the doctors and the
school authorities, the best way of es-
tablishing a complete system of Lhysi-
cal examination and surveillance in
every school in the Territory The
physicians and educators you may
count on to help you solve this prob
lem. Most of the troubles of after
life could have been prevented had
| the children been properly looked
after. No child is so poor or insig-
nIficant that he does not deserve lust
as skillful and scientific treatment as
does your own boy or girl. 1t is a
part of the duty of the public, and the
public suffers in just so far as it neg
lects this duty. 1t is not all senti-
ment. 1t is business--it is conserva-
ton in its broadcast sense"
CompImented Honolulu.
DIR. Mccormack Laid high tribute
to the earnest endeavor of the local
government officials to improve SAM.
tary and health conditions. He stated
that the greatest handicap in many
states is the Indifference on the part
of the men who should be leaders in
these matters. He also complimented
the people generally in what they
: have accomplished and the spirit OF
cooperation which is already manifest
here.
Governor Frear introduced the
speaker of the evening, and both he
and Secretary Mott-Smith made brie
addresses at the close. Hon. George
R. Carter, chairman of the specia
sanitary commission, was called upon
but was not present in the audience
s. On the stage with DR.. McCormacl
= were, besides the governor and secre
tary, DR.. w. G. Rogers, president o
the local medical association, and DR.
} J. S. B, Pratt, president of the BoarC
of Health.