The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-18
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Our readers becoming interested by these advices,
in Hawaii, viii be curious TO read some account Of
The islands. We annex a short description
saBduch Islands an interesting group q islands In
n, r'slas ossan forming gs. q poyps's and yins
sni between lon 10 81 and 80 "A W They are eleven
In numbsr ami discovered BY Capt Cook in ITS,
Who gsve them their name IN honor a the Ear Of sand
wich They arc'csllsd ~ the natives Hawaii (or owhy
hre) Mowcc Rsna Merotaf. Tah0orowa. Woahoo. Ato0i
Nccheehou 0neehous Mototlnnce, and TshOora eli in
Hawaii !. much the largest being n miles In icurth by
~ in breadth. and containing 1000 square miles All
the ether Islands united contain but little over 1000
square miles Tho climate o. these islands Is saiubrious
sud differs but little from that u the West Indies In the
the latitude except that they not subject % the
Violent hurricanes prevalent az the latter and there
u rain ~ the Sandwich Islands The sou Is fertile
and the vegetable productions similar those u other
parts u Polynesis The bread fruit varo root sugar
AMI fruits o. various kinds flourish here In abun.
dance Sandal wood furnishes important artcls Of
expert These islands in general mountainous and
the scenery highly novel and pcturc@que-one Of the
mountains y Hawaii Il 10 700 feet in height
The missionaries say that the population Il about
10 900 of which 5000 inhsbit Hawaii The inhabitants
are hardy and Industrious n darker complexion than
those q Otahce They civil and friendly 10 srang
ers and ingenious In the construction Of their
weapons n sc. The similarity q their features
habits traditions language 70 those n the natives
q New Zealand, the Marquesas, and other islands of
Polynesia, affords proof that they originally
nation. emigrsted from the same country
Until recently the people q these islands we're gross
idolasers The Taboo system had been In operation and
meet rgdly obseryed for thousands q years BY this
everything prohibited which was contrary 70 the
will u the king. II perpctusly interdicted certain
kinds ~ food Women forbidden 20 eat pork and
paintans two very important articles Of food there
70 cat With the and 10 have food cooked By
the FIRE There various other prohibitions
der the system, exposing the delinquent 10 the punish
ent o. death TO the idols were prevented expensive
sacrifices. and in instances human victims
sacrificed BY the priests
The honor q eacctusIly introducing the Christian re-
gOn into THE region Il In part due TO the American mis-
sionares Who were dispatched from Boston, Msssschu.
stts in 1919, ny the American Board q Foreign Mis
sous The accession q king 70 the government Of
Hawaii IN the year had caused revolution In the
Islands w which doatry abolished BY order o. the
Mig With the consent o. the people, 10 follow the ex
ample q the inhabitants Of the Society Islands This
prepared the way FOR the conversion o. the people 10
Chriianity and the arrival Of the missionaries In
l2o they well received Since that period various
misgcns bsvc been sent 10 the sar dwch Islands BY
siets " America and Rnglsnd. and The people hays