The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-05-05

H0x0EULU SQUAsu.-Our fr;..,
A9Aceo0n Center, Wayne Co.. N. v y, B.
mon 81 this remarkable produet;o- : sends = =
Of the stewed and dried flesh. w;,h. Consist,
addition, with the following rsm.a, sugs
leisureEif you have any-eat ."r~sZ
this specimen of stewed and dried asse' AID
variety, and to my notion casts an S4aash;
the sbsde-you would scarcely h. ueaer %
sweetened with refined sugar. b .'e'e i
but would like a suggestion from a.s
The seed was from Honolulu. ana Soq =
Honolulu squash, unless you can g. ! nax
that will convey an idea Of its nron. upo0
1t has . russell skin, is nearly e,ohrIue
lbs. weight average" judging from nj
sent, it will sustain all our friend n ne
it. The texture Of this dried snec,m.sn d
that Of Jujube paste-or to use a lssa MI
parison. it nearly resembled the aaf
formerly made by early settlers. bv arseal
of the peach on smooth boards in tbs Ayast
this dried material is a translucan sun
quite similar in shade to the flesh saa
apricot-and but for the disparity il
be tempted to call it the apricot sonasa
is 60 fine, that it all melts away IN u. Vi
is however a slight squashy recoguits
enough to injure its fine, sweet. go
These are the impressions of a single =.
corroborated by the palates of a few f1saa W
further acquaintance may reveal, we CO
we do not see much chance for great yss's
We copy the above from the Albany ~
Heman, to inquire if any of our reader
AS mar as we car judge from the desc,;,s
it must be the Valparaiso or Marrovf.,
To FIND THE TRUE MERIDIAN FOE
WITHOUT 4 CoMPAss.-Upon a level snsp
circle. It's convenient to draw txo :.
within another. In the center, place ~
perfectly upright-high enough to casa
forenoon and afternoon, to the sides -
Then in the forenoon mark the point unos
ference touched by the tip of the sbsdo~
afternoon, when the shadow is turned ,hs
mark the point touched by the shadow un'ss
circle. Connect these points by a stra;gS. E
draw another line at right angles to- the sss.4
last line will be the truest meridian line az
made.
Use the noon-mark column in the Alma.
the clock by, for the sun is on the merS;.
at IL o'clock only four times in the year
~ A splendid watch and chain. n
manufacture, were recently presented r \
Leslie, ssin behalf of the Mothers and Ch;n..
York" The presentation was made by n i
Francis in an address, in which testimop, |,
to the fearless action of the editor of Frau
illustrated Newspaper. The watch and i
decidedly emblematic. On one side of The -
are representations of literature and art. ~.
pirate emblems; on the reverse side is an ;R-
of the printing press on which Leslie's n
Newspaper is printed. The chain c-onsstsas
tails" comprising twenty-six links, endinr !,
engraved head of a bullock, and the ysras
used by an engraver. The great war viii. !
Leslie waged against the swill milk peddlsr !
remembered. For his courage and pers,.sJ
that warfare, he is entitled to eyeryboIy,s -
DANGER OF Cars SLEEPING WITH cHru.s
small girl, seven or eight years old, came rs,
her life by a cat. Her mother heard a stn,,
which awakened her, she hastened to the d
the child was lying, and found the ca, q
mouth close to the child's mouth. AT fster
the child to be dead. but they soon perceiyssj
to catch for breath occasionally. After tai 4
hours she was restored to consciousness buuI
very stupid and unwell since.
Nh. P~REscorT's METHOD OF LITERARY /.
Mr.. Prescott's mode of writing history was
will take. for example, his last work, "Pssl
He arranged in his study sInl
and manuscripts relating to that monarch. IL
had been years in collecting, at an expense d ,
dollars. They numbered three Grind
printed volumes of oil sizes. There vn|
some twenty thick folios of manuscripx. :
which probably cost more than ali the
the collection, though some of the printed rd1
exceedingly rare and valuable,-the libans|
Of Western Europe, from Cadiz to a
having been ransacked by agents in sri
arorvfbinn that onuid <bno IN 1,cI% IL. L.
Philip the Second. Except dictionaries and
works of reference, books not specially rela,as
in hand we're excluded from the STUDY
With his materials thus gathered about bin
historian commenced his work. The secrtsu
cad the old English history of the KIM Nd
Reign. Notes and observations were dsys
hey were suggested by the book. Havingfz.
lis recollections by hearing this volume nj
Prescott proceeded. to examine the TREASURES
Each book was taken from the !
rms by the Secretary, who read aloud its q
able of contents, and q few pages by way Of
of its style and character. Notes were
Ehile this examination was going on, which wer
for future references. OF the three or
volumes, a great majority of course D
Eorthless, being either merely repetitions, or q
atoms of TRANSACTIONS of proceeding authors,
I original, without authority. The number oil
f real value would be thus reduced down perhE
hundred.
The huge follos of MSS. were next attacked /
ad been examined by o competent person Ehl
AIRED a careful digest and table of contents
ecretary read this, and notes were dictated as k
eeded. Having thus as it were taken an acs1
took, and ascertained the general character q
Materials, they were next inspected in detal.
pnannar Tho fret II % 81 D.rr|
econd, contains an account of the abdicatnI
list days of his father and predecessor, CharhI
fifth. The secretary gathered around hiaa
or MSS, which contained any thnssA
last named monarch. The books are i
French, Spanish, Italian and Lahr 1
uages. One by n they were read aloud 4
opious notes were dictated. When every thirs3
to Charles the Fifth had thus been r1
nd noted, the historian began to compose BIS 4
r more properly speaking, to write it-fr tie !
ess of composition had, OF course, been going Il
is mind during these preparatory labors.
The apparatus used by Mr.. Prescott consists
anne the size Of a common sheet of letter pspef, !
rass wires inserted to correspond with the un
7 lines marked. Thin carbonated paper ws
ld instead of q pen the writer employed "a
18th an agate point. The great difficulty NTH
a persons writing in the ordinary maunef,
sion is impaired, arises from not knowing so
* is exhausted, and moreover the lines viii q
ito one another. Both difficulties are obslss
&c simple arrangement just described The
Jus written by MI. Prescott were copied bf tn
and read, that such intcrlineations,
Dns and amendments might be made, Is
seded. The materials for the second chagss
e early life of Philip, were next taken up, y
me process repeated. until the volume Ess
r the printer. About six years were dssads
st two volumes of Philip the Second, i%nciaah5
studies. The volumes appearedn.
e third of the series was issued within aiess
ID 1T is understood that the fourth is c'ns"'
lvanced.
Ntn AObfrtisrmmts.