, 1870-10-02
LOMI-L0Ml
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sen IAInndexs.

Tbs q Movement Cure p nj inc Suuth
>en laInntiess.
The meaning Of tho Hawaiian or Sandwich
leland word that stands It the head OF this ar
&,eic is not translated into ang single e1pres-
sicn in tbs EnGliel, language i description
l. required to DO it full justice.
The lomi.ionsi {pEonounced low-me- low.me).
wl.ich as an Institution Is dtstiuctively Poly
neeisn, Ia luxurious and hcathful form OF |
fQSSire motion that IL very much employed " |
Ike Haw waiiaps. It is used Is remedial |
ueseure iu the treatment uf disease, as q re- |
lief to fatigue, and as luxury and eolaec IN
Lou1s Of ease. II il 3 favor which travellers !
exchange with each other during, the Intervals
OF tert from tue toilaome march, an act OF
kipdneea BY which the wife soolheH tho IA
tigue OF her husband after his daily labor,
service which the chief claims from his lic3e-
man, aud which the King receives ~ 4 pre-
1ogAtjve from the hands Of his subjects.
No one who has had experience ~ Hawai-
ian traveller will fail 10 sEree that the crown.
ing net Of generous hospitality OF this nost
hospitable people 10 the well. behaved stranger
Who eojourns in their midst, is the o6e1 OF
! the loMl-l0HHi.
There are many ways Of administering the
| lcmi-lomi. For cur purpose. it will suffice to
| classify them under two Divisions: fret, the
| general: aud. second. tho epecial. The spec
Ill lomi-loni ID spilled to any particular pa1t
tfftctod, as to the head, in case Of headache,
/
body, in casc OF lsmeuess OF stsaln. Tue po-
et;on Of tho recipient Of this form may bo
titLes sitting or reclining. ns Is most conveo-
lent; bat, when tho lani-loIoi il general, the
ratient lies on 4 mat or On como low couch,
convenient for the manipulation. Imagine
,omselt vear,ed and exhausted By long
Journey, hn1 grr, foot-sore, ard lame in cvey
iruec1e, to such degree that no position
eec1A to give rest. Under ordinary clEcrm-
stances, the probability is that, too weary for
Al. h1$ExHt in will f1Ty
Nretcheels, and tise in tho morning unro-
sreshed and unit to proceed on your jour"
Such wonld be the resnis In nius Gases out
OF ten unlcr the ordinary treatment u ho-
,italitv iu civilized lands. But the uawa,iaua
have an appreciation Of the physiological
wants Of the wear1ed system which il would
bc we'll for tho people Of othcr civilized and
r,orc enlightened countries to initiate. Aftez
water has been provided for washing and coci;
. ing purposes, or you have perhaps immesset
, .ra have regaled soureelt with deliciously
. ttoi.ed fish and sufficient number OF hnGei
| tips into a calabseh Of 70 IA fayorto astl
J cie Of food made from Potynesian csculcn
< rot, the kd to-the loni-lomi il proposed Al
MEANS Of coml1etlns your .s ret5ssmen' e IN,
!: You arc directed to lie At full length on To
t mat, and are immediately taken in hand By III
att:st, generally an elderly and experienced ma!
! or woman. Tie one Who performs the local
IL mi reizes y0ur feet with strong bands. aa
Il commences manirulatipns which AFRO ncithe
o k;atedspE. uor Squeezing, nor rubo,nE. en
. 1 nuw ltEc eue and now like tho other. Passin
u M t. your body, the mrscles Of tho calf, II
10 t.ligl =, the hack a"d shoulders. each III trc
ss <. r.eriyts appropriate treatment.
le Tie Geg1ee VI furrc used Varies from u
",,,atxtt catess 10 tho seveScst grip.
n thoec rarts which azc the most lame 1nd scr
TIE f.e,nE may at tirncs 10 on The verge
. rsit.trl, and, Wien at tirst applied to the les
10 81 he wcafy noyice, may c1nso him to stxtt
u ol hot u ste. ter:ihes tho nerves Of the inc
j, psrienced Turkish tathe-. Nut. by the tin
Il, the Ha huna lon,i-to,ni Oo1ni.lcni docto1} II
ae made ono rounj. a1t tlis,tust is Guue II
~ vyu only regret that the delightful rr
SIS ;s, %as: soon ths come at 10 e, 1o,;.1a,
Ok comes 10 rossees n kind Of tact that e1.bl
to Inn 10 Gyatuste his touch aud force to 4
ss wants Of each case. At one moment his q
o! cer.roipts seem TO dip down deeply and ine
he vilnalize each muscle It another he sklliu
nd preeents only tie rounded eninenees Of
he palms, and soothes you with the magnetic
it r,urpce Of gsntie, undulatory motion. T
-, skil{ul re1fofmanee of lon1i-lou1t prevents
psual unpleasant effects Of excessive ex'
ar- tion from beng felt severely the next day
nv xhc stiffness, and laucness, and soreness.
II II also seeme to impsrt 4 erfieient nctvo
rover 10 enable one to eleep, 90 that the Z
lowing morning you Ese froua sonr bed
Is I clc.a Hawaiian mats with feeling Of f:e:
nee ac.e AID rest that Is qui:e surprising. II
/! :n,,.clea are supple. and your joinse haro
lid tase Of motion that is ulwonted. You I
die III fine, ready to couancncr smother day Z 10
the ley
me Iii. not uncommon for the natives to
he'd with their fsces towasd the ground, AID h
and clild CT youth Of nodetate weight VALE o
= = them froo the heels to the n1pa OF the ue'
. \ t1amrllng them under foot. rs E1spcs
.ase t1ciieu 6y the feet OF the Wiue-.uakers, II
you although cn iue1r1cable and alazuipg III
to the poyice, We recommend as most
tell sec,iyc ard salutary method OF employing
hild ,cn,i lo7ni, especially appropriate when
and l.Ineness or weariness Affects the tsek,
=. Ttc c7es, tize md magnificent ruscz
y 1t 1evclo: mont OF tic Hawaiian chiefs llay:
wh.s been tic tu5;ect Of remark bE FORE
last trs. So much Gzeater ere their physical I
TO-" ro1ttona-t1na have estimated 1oe olde1e
we'll as great as e5rer ceat-than that OF tho I
eyes rle at large, whom. certainly, noue vi
reckon as below the average in strength
me size, that come have pruposed, in e1planAt
.ar." the theory that these chiefs arc Tue dess'
can. .rts Of superior conqus:inG rae bnt
:kop .re acquainted with nothing either in
rec lauersge or traditions OF uavaiiaus that 6
Ike ground for this Hypothesis. Ihe more pi
over Tile theozt Ia that uLieh accounts for
the enpelioriss mainly BY the two facts OF AZ
I the ccurta1t use ct the loni loni. The tVo
d,ticne essential 10 ample physical dew
.oyed ,aert sre, first, food !; and, second, exss
.aise. These two conditions were insured to
Ley'd Hawaiian hnge and chiefs FROM generate
and e Etrc1s:ion, Ard to fcw CT none OF the coz
I re- people. Their authority and wealth
t.hed abled them alwars to euppa1t
slcm 3 body Of ret2ine1s. 70 som
It you whom belonged the duty Of mynistersng
l.:1y TO item with the 1ou,i-lomi. In the
Thef of these ehsefs, the 1o.ni-1omi sec:as to
: tux been IN Institution admirably Aaapte
Toupg ccuntcsxct the eyil. which would o.hc
bout, h.ve accrued from the frequent intesv
ys, III iudoIepce AID ease into which there was
o,ra tct1psa.ion Tor them to fall, By furni
cli. l. them With a means Of oh:airi: 6 Tho .:
smoke ages OF exercise wishout the labor and I:
u wae Of rersonll c1erticu. Eut, not to- icda
on rhetorical 1ourisbcs. The lomi-loe1i, ri
that mystery, 1cte on the rnost telf-eFdcat !
plua p1es OF physiology It hslps to3ucioa,
d over cuEcrged yeins and capillaHcs q the
lid sou which, after severe exercise. il Uore
ususlly ch.sged With impurita a;Ssse;, a;a9 +,
enihed f4eiiitAtea The renovation OF II poinss
i shc cspeaa1ly the muse!e, BY maxi dRl1lEs =
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