The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-06-17

the proud woman Of all its front teeth. Thus de-
spoiled Of her most priced beauty, the sable matron
bic and obedient wife. The warriors of the tribe in
council assembled, observed the good results Of that
one blow Of the chief, and being troubled generally
with disobedient wives. resolved at once to follow his
p~ugilistic example. Each repaired to his home. and
rested not contented until their wives were forcibly
relieved Of their front teeth The result Of this
general infection, however, was far from being salts
factory. The toothless women became enraged at the
loss Of their pea-Iy jewels, and combined against
their lords and masters, in o general mutiny, which
the warriors were unable to resist. After a period Of
serious trouble, peace was restored and a compromise
effected upon the following terms: The husbands
were to Immediately extract their front teeth, and
thus deform themselves. as they had deformed their
wives, and from that day on. all their children were
to suffer the same infection at the earliest possible
age. The covenant has been faithfully adhered to.
and the tribe, from custom, now consider teeth an
enormity.
The HAPPY HoME-Harper & Brothers of New
York have recently published a volume by the we'll
known author, Kirwan, under the title of 1.-The
Happy Home" To illustrate its style we quote o
paragraph from its pages on:
The EARLY TRAINING OF CHILDREx-The gar
dener takes good care Of the plants with which he Ellis
mp the beds of his garden. When young and tender
they most need his care. After a given time they
take care Of themselves, if protected from weeds and
injury The beasts of the field, by the instructive
PhoHhPtiuSS VI ubtufC- With KTcbt GU ohA
affection take care of their young. Nothing to which
nature prompts is left undone; and they will risk
their own life to nourish and defend their offspring;
and when undisturbed by man, they rear up their
offspring to the proportions and perfection OF which
they are capable And there are reasons to believe
that, in the care of their young, there is less devia-
ton from the promptines Of instinct among the
beasts OF the field or the fowls of the air, than among
the parents OF our own race, created in the image OF
God! When men and women become brutes, they
are the worst, and the least excusable of all brutes.
For the proof Of this statement, you need not 90 to
the South Sea cannibals, nor to the infant-killers Of
India, nor to the infant deformers Of China, nor to
the infant neelecters of Italy or France for proof and
illustration. You need only to go into the huts of
ignorance and irreligion, even in our most highly
favored communities That infant in the cradle is
the plant from which the man grows, and before 1t
changes from the cradle TO the couch its mind and
body may receive an impress which they may never
lose Those neglected children who are permitted to
run IN the street long AFTER the hen has collected her
chickens under her wings for the night. are liable to
imbibe vicious tastes and habits which NAV never be
corrected; and those children thar are decked and
in the cradle, that appear as dolls in the
streets, that are marshaled at ch'ldren's parties,
where they play the gentleman and lady long after
"The s-a-fowI has gone to its nest.
And the beast has laid down in is lair"
are not very likely 70 he "a sons %own IN IN their
youth. nor as daughters polished after the similitude
n palace.
The following new works. which have just appear
will be read with interest:
ORIENTAL AND WESTERN SrBERIA.-A Narrative of
Seven Years EXPLORATIONS and Adventures in Siberia,
the Khirgis StrDpes. Chinese T ,rtary and
part of Central Asia. By Thomas William Atkinson.
With a Map and Numerous Spirited Illustrations
from Drawing by the Author. Svo. uniform with
DR.. Livingston's South Africa.) Muslin So 90.
& Brothers.
This is another great book of travels, for which
We are indebted to the Harpers. They have added
to our stores of useful knowledge by publish
ing Barth and Livingston's travels, and now we
hail this new book as a very valuable and intensely
contribution to our science and literature.
The London .4heRoum says:
Mr.. Atkinson's sketches were made by express per-
of the late Emperor of Russia during seven
hunting, sketching, and travelling in the plains
md mountains Of Oriental and Western Siberia,
the Khireis Sfeppes. Chinese Tartary, and
Central Asia. Perhaps no English artist was ever
before admitted into this enchanted land Of history,
,r provided with the talisman and amulet of a gene
al passport and well has Mr.. Atkinson availed him.
Of the privilege. Mr.. Atkinsen's encampments
cad us away into forests. gorres of mountains. where
he thunder shakes the ground and the lightning
trikes. like Gods sword-hlade. among the tree
the Tartars COVER in their felt hut. and the
ea-drinkers grow silent ronnd the red logs. Rivers
% swim. torrents to pass, became TRIES to this adven-
urous traveller, who has brought MS records of places
lever, perhaps, before visited: for no Englishman has
there-Do Russian traveller has written Of them.
The GIANT JupGE. or the story Of Samson, the He
Hercules. By Rev. W. A. Scott, n. D., of San
Here we have a California book. printed
md published there. by Whitton. Towne & Co. The
york Of DR.. Scott is strong, earnest and practical:
reat lessons of instruction are drawn from the life Of
samson, and are well impressed by the illustrations
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