The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-30
VARIETY.

Envy none that know more than yoursef-but
pity those who know less
Advice ike snow, the softer it falls the longer it
dueIIs upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind
Men are not to be Judged so much by what they
accomplish, attempt, as by the spirit In which
they make their Efforts
Ia cat had wings. bird would be left in the air
III every one had what he is wishing who would have
anything
Never resent supposed injury till you know the
casion relate IT
The more a man knows the less he is apt to talk
discretion alays his heat, and makes him coolly
deliberate what and where to speak
We must not always speak all what we know-tbat
were mere folly bu, what man says should be
what he thinks, otherwise il is knavery-
Our lady readers will fnd by turning to the third
chapter OF the book Of Isaiah, and reading the 18th
that not only were hoops worn IN those days
by the daughters Of Zion. but they were also an
afomination in the sight Of the Lord To save them
the trouble however, OF hunting It up here Is the
verse -. In that day the Lord will take away the
bravery Of their trinkng ornaments about their feet
and their clus, and their round tiers Ike the
moon"
II il stated that .OIj Sharp" the celebrated
maker Of articles from the Shakespeare . mulberry
tree Of which rs many were sold as would have
taken almost n small forest to supply. used, when
disposing curious article, to place his hand upon
m piece OF the real tree, which was atfxed TO his
bench, and say. " solemnly swear that hold IN my
hand n norton Of the tree which Shakespeare himself
pianted." This trick succeeded admirably anu OLD
Sharp died very rich but his deathbed he con ess
ell that he had deceived thousands
LII S-1he letters I. II. s., conspicuously
amended to different portions Of Catholic churches
are said to have been designed by St. Bernardine OF
SIENNA denote the name and mission OF the savior
They are be found in circle above the principal
door OF the Franciscan Church OF the Holy Cross,
(Sa1fa Cyoce y in Florence. aud said to have
been put by the saint the termination OF the
plague Of 1347, after which they were commonly IN
trouced into churches The letters have assigned 10
them the following Specification -
Jesrs horniam salvator-Jesus, the Savior OF men,
In saIus-In him Is salvation
..I,uGg AND GROW FAr''-Children in good health,
IL LEFT themselves at the table, become aier few
uouthfuIs garrulous and noisy, but N within nj all
reasonable or bearabe bounds IL IS better to let them
alone they eat less, because they do not eat 50
RAPIDLY as j. compelled to keep SILENT while the very
of spirits quckens the circulation OF the
vital fluids and energzes digestion and assimilation
The Of society curiousy meet IN TINS regard
The tables Of the rich and the mobiles OF England are
models Of mirth, wit and bonhomne 1t takes hours
10 get through repast and they live long. Ii any
bsiy will look IN upon the negroes OF do
family in Kentucky while at their meals they cannot
but impressed with the perfect abandon OF ooer'
caehratiOn and mirth IL seems as II they coud tiik
ali sy and they live long II follows then. that at
the family table all shond meet, and do It habtualy
to make a common Interchange OF high bred courte,
sies Of affections Of cheering mirthiulness' ana
that generosity Of nature which lifts us above the
brutes which PERISH prOmotive these things are oi
good digestion. high i.ealth and long life.-Hai's
Journal Of Health
Nor DEEP ESouGH YET FoR PRAYINo.-Here is a
story Of n couple Of rahsmen- The event occurred
during the late big blow the Mississippi Mt time
when so many stray RATS were swaalped, and SC
many steamboats, lost their sky rigsings raft was
lust emerging from Lake Pepin as the squall came
In an instant the raft was pitching ana winning a.
n Suddenly Dropped into Charybdis While the
waves broke with tremendous uproar, ana ex-
pectiuz instant destruction the raftsman dropped on
his knees and commenced praying with vim equa
TO the emergency. Happening TO open MS eyes III
Instant he observed his companion. not engaged u
prayer but pushing pole into the water at the sid'
Of the raft. .
..What's that yer doin' Nike?' said he g ge
down on yer knees, now, for there isn't mint DC
twane us and purgatory!'
BE aisy Pat,'' said the other. as be coolly con
tinued to punch the water with his pole, be ais!
now ,rhafs the use Of praying traen JeiI0~ ed'
touch bottom trifh q pole ~
Nike i a pretty good specimen of a large class o
Christians who prefer omit prayer as long as the.
can =" touch the bottom
NATURAL BAROMETER spider, says an eminen
naturalist is almost universally regarded with dIs
1Ist and abhorrence; yet, after ALL u - one OF th
most interesting. If not the most useful OF the Insec
tribe Since the days Of Robert Bruce, 1t has beei
celebrated as a model Of perseverance, while IN ID
du-try and ingenuity IL has no rival among insects
But the most extraordinary fact in the natural his
tory Of this insect is the remarkable presentieht
appears to have Of approaching change IN ID
ve.,ber Barometers n. best only foretell the stat
of the weather with certainty for about tventy-ou
hours and they are frequently very fallibte guides
particularly hen they point to settled far. But
may be sure that the weather Will De hne tWeise =
fourteen DAYS, when the spider makes the prineiPa
threats Of its web very long. This insect. which
one Of the most economical animals, does not com
menee a work requiring such great length
.brcads which IL draws out Of its body, unless tn
state Of the atmosphere indicates with certainty tina
their great expenditure will not be made IN vain .
Let the weather be 80 bad, We may conciud
Oh. st trui1
fair when the spider repair the damages "hic
his web has received IL IS obvious how imPortah
this infaible indication Of the state OF the Weathe
must be in many instances, particularly 10 the agri