The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-18
- On. I have passed a miserable night,
80 fun q fearful dreams sud bloody sights,
That. A. l an = faithful Christian man,
l would 20: spend another such 4 night,
Though 'twcTr 20 buy = world q happy days
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

INFLUEEZi-The sudden change Of the weather
and the strong trade winds have brought on 4
great deal Of influenza among foreigners as we'll as
natives. In the country districts. multitudes Of
natives are suffering from il. and appear perfectly
Indifferent and careless in taking due precautions
/ about themselves while sick. Il Is certainly 4 dis
. heartening sight TO see them in their cold and
damp nuts, scantiiy covered with clothing. and
suffering from influenza in its worst form. As
they are too poor or too Indifferent to come to
Honolulu. where only they can procure medicines,
they seldom recover speedily. and in many cases
Influenza i followed by fevcrs and prolonged
sickness. terminating too often in death. We some
times think that Government could confer no
greater blessing than TO establish . dispensary in
every district Of the realm. where the needy could
obtain the balm OF life without money and without
price. The Missionaries and other foreigners
would aid the suffering. dying people, but their
hands are tied by q stringent law, which seeks the
benefit Of the few AZ the expense Of the many.
When the whole race is swept away by lnJudl-
cious legislation. then. perhaps. it will be seen
where the fault lay and who Is 70 blame.
4 NEW ExrERrEIsE.-A new Arctic discovery
scheme has been set on foot in Hamburg. having
in view the fitting out Of an expedition 10 explore
tie Polar Seas between Spitzbcrgen and Nova
ZembIa in other words, 10 Try and get through
tie Arctic Ocean. by going to the Eastward. An
eminent German. DR. P~etermann. contends that
the Gulf stream flows up past Spitzbcrgen, and
thence through the Arctic Ocean to Bhering
Straits. \ small steamer Of about two hundred
tons. has been purchased and i soon TO leave
Hamburg. under command Of Capt. HaCermann.
a. Il pioneer of the expedition. will proceed TO the
eastern coast OF Spitzbergen or to ellis Land,
there winter. and arrange for a continuance OF the
exploration. The funds have been raised by sub
scriptiOn in Hamburg. among the citizens and
Senate. II j. q novel enterprise, and with the aid
OF steam may prove successful. II least we hope
50. If it i = fact that the gulf stream flows up
that way. an open sea or passage Is more likely 10
be discovered there than by the Bafin's Bay route.
Sailing vessels have attempted to 60 by the Spltz-
bergen route, but steamers never.
LIBERAL. But observation-disclosures Greeley re
ceives s. 800 for editing the New York Tribune. and
Fredk. Hudson receives $4,000 for the same ser
vice on the New York Herald. These may appear
like large sums but the men who are capable of
editing papers that WELD such extensive influence
a. these metropolitan journals, deserve the salaries
thev receive. We hazard nothing in saying that
the influence Of the Herald (and the Tri5une's is
nearly equal TO it i second to no other power in
the American Republic. The influence and power
Of the President himself are inferior 10 those Of
that one journal, in forming the opinions, mould
ing the minds and directing the destiny of tie
American people. No journal on tie face OF
the earth exerts such a worldwide power a. the
Herald. and il ! we'll for tie public that q man Of
the stamp and ability OF Mr.. Hudson has The con-
troll Of it. He has done much to improve il. 70
raise il to its present influential position, and TO
redeem it from the seCond-rate position which that
paper formerly occupied, when under less scrupu-
ious directors. The New York Daily Herald IS
now unquesuonably the hest and most complete !
newspaper published.
WORTH TRYING.-An exchange says:
A New Hampshire farmer has discovered that his orchard in /.
al ch his sheep we're past1re6 was free from hrrers and other
uoIicus insects. and very thrifty, while an adjoining orchard.
in which no sheep were allowed, was neither thrifty nor ex-
eupt from the-e hurers ard insects. He thinks the presence
and OI5r Of the sheep drive Il the Insects.
There j. no doubt the practice referred 10. OF
turning in sheep to pasture in an orchard. or even
putting them there every night. has a good effect
in Kidding fruit trees of the insects which trouble
Some Of the farmers on Hawaii-Mr. Green
we'll. for one-it We are not mistaken. found that
the blight could be kept of from coffee and orange
trees bv allowing the sheep To run in the orchard.
Wherever this practice has been followed, good
has resulted from il. and those troubled with
blight. insects or unhealthy fruit trees VIII do well
to Try the remedy referred to.
SH1PPrNG N PoRT-We have in port to-day forty
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