Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-10
Authorities Interested

Authorities Interested
The matter of stopping the practice
of Hamaguchi will be taken up with
the territorial board of health through
{ the office of the city and county attor-
ney, according to statement made
this morning by Second Deputy City
and County Attorney A. NJ. Brown.
The 'tclinic" held this morning by
Hamaguchi at the Moehitsuki club was
attended. by throngs of Japanese Gag
er to submit their ailments to the
powers of hypnotism, mesmerism,
and other and more mysterious pow
ers of the occult east of which the
man who is heralded by many of the
Orientals as a second Christ is said
to be master. Half a dozen special
cars were necessary to transport the
crowd of those who wished Ito be
freed from bodily disease or who had
sufficient interest in the claims of the
wonder worker to pay twenty-five
cents admission for chance to watch
the proceedings Old women and men,
crippled and bent with the stress of
years, mothers with babes in their
arms, young men and girls. little Grip
pied children, rich and poor, were
present this morning to receive a de-
monstration of the curative powers of
Hamaguchi. @
While the Japanese who lays claims
to supernal powers was busily engag-
ed at the Mochitsuki club, Dr. J. S.
B. Pratt, president of the territorial
board of health, stated that although
Hamaguchi is not himself licensed
physician he is nevertheless working
under the direction, as far as is
known, of Dr. Uyemura, a Honolulu
physician holding license permitting
him to practice medicine in the isl
ands"
According to the laws of the terri
tory" he said, 'it is not necessary to
have license to practice medicine;
but it is necessary to carry on the
practice with the approval or under
the direction of a licensed physician.
The law in this regard. as far as l
know, has been complied with by Ha-
maguchi"
Several inquiries were made by per-
sons interested as to the legality of
Hamaguchi's practice at the Office of
the city and county. attorney this
morning. There was a question rails
ed as to whether or not Hamaguchi
should be interfered with on the
grounds that he is charging admission
without having taken out 2 license
for conducting a public performance
Attorney A. NJ. Brown was non-com
initial on the action to be taken but
stated that the office would take up
the matter with the territorial board
of health at an early date.
There is on the statute books of the
territory, it is said, no law prohibit
ing the practice of hypnotism. Such
bill was introduced at the last legis-
lature but failed to gain the approval
of the legislators. 4
Section 259 of the health laws says: |
Practice of medicine defined For
the purposes of this chapter the prac-
tiee of medicine shall be held 20 in
Clude the use OF drugs. ana medicines. /
water. electricity, hypnotisin, or any
means or method, or an agent. either
or intangible, fer the treat !
ment Of disease in the human subject;
provided, however. that nothing here |
IN contained shall be held to forbid
any person from the practice of any
or the application OF any
agent or measure under the
direction or with the approval OF a
licensed physician"