Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-30

Just to think Of it-pork and beans
for dying man!
Il have been sick and visited hospi-
tails all over the world. so speak
from experience Men that have trav-
elled know about Dead Mans Hole
in Havana opposite where the Maine
was sunk, and can tell you something
about the black bottle which was
given to every "gringo" sailor to help
him shuttle on this mortal coil" but
you got human treatment and you
PASSED away without pain like the
dogs do in Mr.. Asch's gasatory.
Dr. Mackall called at o'clock Of
the evening this man died and adj
vised Mr.. Asch to send him to the
hospital, as he was very low. The
jsilors reply was: why he gets as
good treatment here as he would
there" ] do not think this very COM
plimentary to our trained nurses in
the city or county hospital, or to
those professional medical men who
ought to know. OF course this hui
name CD jailor knew, but reckoned
without his host Poor Mack gave up
the ghost before midnight.
Case Of Oliver.
John Oliver, carpenter, doing
sentence Of three months, was taken
sick and was locked up for one month
in his cell prior to his release When
he came out of the jail he was adj
mitted to Queens Hospital and from
there to the incurable hospital to die.
This man. as other men, was not sent
to a hospital because in the opinion
of the jailer he was not sick Not
being physician, upon what ground
does he base claim to be competent
TO Judge whether q man is sick or not /?
In every civilized community the word
sbf the doctor of any institution is law
This includes the armies and navies
Of the world.
When a man first enters the jail as
prisoner. especially If for short
term, ne is given the suit Of clothes
and the blanket of some prisoner who
perhaps has just left that day. The
fellow who wore the suit or slept on
the blanket before him may have had
running ulcers or sores, and yet the
clothes and blankets are never wash
ed or disinfected beyond being held
few minutes under d tap of cold wa
ter and laid on sand to dry. As rule
the blankets are boiled about once in
six months, clothes never As these
prisoners get no underwear. you can
imagine what this means. Only two
towels for the whole number are is
sued to wipe on. Sometimes these
towels are changed every day, some
times every two or three days, and
sometimes but once week Some
times q fellow comes along and uses
a towel for handkerchief, too
At. night wheE a prisoner goes to
his cell he is given a cup of water that
he may drink If he chooses in the
night The cup stands open all night
to catch all the stencil that comes
from the cells. Perhaps some prisoner
cleans his teeth in the cups and then
the next morning coffee is served up
out of these cups without the cups
having first been washed.
Yard Breeds Disease.
The floor OF the inner yard of the
jail is composed of volcanic sand, into
which those having tuberculosis ex-
pectorate The food which falls or is
thrown on the ground is simply
scraped over with sand by the pris-
oner's foot, and so accumulates the
breeding source Of diseases
Why can't the mems clothing be
boiled and sterilized?
Why can't individual towels be given
the prisoners
Why can't drinking cups be washed?
Why can't buckets with covers be