The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-05-19

The SraaiSA correspondent f the Lon
Goa Tskssss,A. writess Tho almond and
FsssSa trade Il Malaga, Is nos without
melancholy and teaching iateres, 30 a wan
{ eereS in uaay AadS, whose remlniscenoes
es plem-pea5isy are Gst fading away IN
the dim ViStAs 81 tizae, There aro raisins
-SOS,e Il the gigantic SSse and wonder>
/ tai hascSoeSneSS, that am told ~ to kaS>
sAsa. tAosxA have never seen such splen-
iii fellows soA IN the Iaaaon shops 9TH
sgs, wAich l recogpired Is the raisinS Of my
y0a,h. hard 70 stone IN Christmas time,
and ines&hly sticky; Others, again. mean
/ hs.la rsiSinS, thSt are exported in hundreds
0f thousand pound weights % the terri
terry taSs Is wrapped IN the star srangled
hanaer.~ aS an American friend o. niue
will have il. Al the worst Malaga wines
are Slse Shippei 10 the States. where they
are rssailed 81 enormous nriees>
res packing ef raisiaS and almonds Is
business slmost entirely confined to
wOneR. and the stores in which the opera
tiOa 10 question Is carried on, are capital
placS,s for the eSlm and eOa,emplative study
q the type q beauty prevalent hsrS--a
very striking one. An ecce1trie and s0me-
what eOysScSl mode ot giving gentle hiat
10 = stranger. taSt BE is expected 10 pay
k;S footing in 4 sortiuy and packing store,
ohsainS in Malaga. where it Is hallowed BY
looS custom.
/ wsS StrelhDS through Mr.. HOwaTds
establishment the other day. and confess,
Was los, il admiration Of the picturesque
groaps gathered round the smart-looking
raisi0 6oxsS that were filing under the
agsucy Of - many nimble fingers. when
the pret,ieSt girl in the rOou, suddenly
er0uchiny down IN her place. whipped off
her garter. with Singular dexteuty. and ap-
proarhi0y NE with saucy smile on her
handsome facs. bound it swiftly round my
ARIA. ere bad tine 10 defend myself even
had I been Inclined to do 50. Being totally
unaequaiu,ei with the customs Of the place,
! appealed for an explanation Of this rite
to ny companion. who told NE that the
~Iiys, MIS- \ lare or spgins. from which, the
O1ly creSiitShls means Of extraction was the
ransom Of a silver dollar. Having con-
formed to the tradition. considered my
self justified in carrying the 1liga.' which
rssrsin as a trophy. honorably acquired.
'-Hggi saS q,si Hsai = pesSs-
In the almoui sorting department. / was
I-izie acquainted with the secret Of the
trade. which hereby fsarleSsly unfold TO
the public AZ large There are in every
basket Of almonds. considerable number
Of the shellei ones that have been chipped,
cracked. y otherwise damaged. These are
scrup1lously sorted oas and conveyed TO 4
large. low table. uonGd which are squatted
hall dozen women. far KS eOnsly than
the raisin hours. Before each woman is
pile Of the damaged almonds. little jar
Of LIQUID glue. : tiuy mound Of brown dust,
gathered from the inside o. the almond
shells; hy her side basket. aud in her
dexter hard q eamel's hair brush Her
business. year in and year out. Is to pick
ID almOnis from her pile. which Is con-
Stantly being fed BY G1 Sttendantl paint
over the damaged place with gum. and dip
It in the mound OF brown dust She then
brushes of the superfiuOus grains Of pow
der. and drops the apparently perfect
almond into her basket, the latter being
enptied at intervals into heap Of shelled
fruit that occupies whole corner Of
room. Economical and ingenious, is it
not! 10 some establishments. believe a
simpler and less adhesive liquid than gum
i used in this department Of the trade;
the gum Is recent innovation IN fact, and
It is one highly approve