The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-10-05

The London Tfnrs notices the existence In
England at = sect Of sun-wurshippers. Al tha
hOnr Of dawn, ON ever 2lst Of June, about three
dozen persons gather az Sionehenge and perform
mysterious rites ia hanor Of the =" God Of The day :"
\ WARSfNG 10 nIBcRApn ClEKxs The writer
Of Under the Neranda " in the WessfV Mas
(Aucklandl says Tae other day q telegraph
clerk al one ~ the stations telegm uked To a
brother clerk some hundred miles away TO the
ELECT that las sweetheart was thea in the oticr.
and size bad promised 70 marry him in a month
Now Il - happened that the manager was in the
operating room at the time, and rradine OF the
message by ear, be sent back Il reply which wns
short and severe You are hned a for allow
ing n stranger inside tito ofhco turn the woman
out. Poor fellow the turn Der out tackled ON
to the money penalty Was adding insult TO injury. -
Persons desiring TO send samples Of merchandise
Or other articles Of merchandise by mail. can
avail themselves Of the existing laws by ohsery.
Ing the following rules First tho package mus.
not exceed twelve ounces In weight, for IL ID docs
exceed that limit the whole package must be
charged with letter postage Scoond. The packages
must be put up or a. packed y i'm such manner
as TO allow an easy inspection 81 the contents.
otherwise the packages must he charged
with letter postage third, no writing Of any
kind other than the address Of the person 10
whom a package is sent, can be cent either inside
or outside of the package. This information. the
Ledger says. is basel upon inquiries usdc at the
Philadelphia post-ofhcc.
ADVICE To BArnERs.-Lambton Young. tbs
Secretary OF the Royal Humane Society, pub
fishes the following excellent advice 70 batheys
Avoid bathing within two hours after n meal
Avoid bathing when exhausted by fatigue OF
from any other cause.
Avoid bathing when the body is cooling after
perspiration but battle when the body IL warm,
provided no time is lost in getting into the water.
Avoid chilling the body by sitting or standing
naked ON the bank or in boats, after having bern
in the water.
Avoid remaining too long in the water, hat
leave u immediately there is the slightest feeling
OF chillncss.
Avoid bathing altogether in the open mir iG,
after having been a fhort time in the water, there
if a sense OF chillness with numbners Of the hands
and feet.
The vigorous and strong may battle early in the
morning on AN empty stomach but the young
and those who are weak had better battle three
hours after "A meal but the best time for such il
from t'So 10 three hours after breakfast.
Those who arc subject 60 attacks of ~giddiuess
and iaintness. and those who suffer from palpita.
tion ar other sense of discomfort az the heart 4.
should not battle without first consulting their
medical adviser.
How FINE SINGERS KEEP IN VoIcE.-Ibc Frrle
Dslttsche Schuis chung Of Berlin furnishes the
following
Wachtol is very exciiable ~ soon ms lac pats
on his theatrical costume, aud sometimes even
the merest trhe can then affect him to such a
degree that he becomes hoarse on the spot. For
this temporary hoarseness and dryness of the
throat, we'll known Ia oil the celebrated operate
singers in Europe, the most curious remedies
have been employed. Madame Sontag used to eat
regularly, between nets. sardines. Frau Dorns
would eat baked veal. Frau Desparre drank hot
water and Fraulein Cruvelli Bordeaux and cham
payne mixed. Adelme Patti moistcns her throat
with beer, Fraulein Sax deyotcs herself 20 beef
steak, Frau kabel ate pears aud Nine. Vegiado
dried plnms. Nine. Viardot-G Garcia drank con-
stantly hot tea and Fraulein Won 0rgeni a mix
ture Of water, sugar, lemon and rum, which, in
tender consideration Of her sex. we will call by
the harmless name of punch. Fraulein Won
Caride employed for tins purpose a lukowarm ex-
tract Of malt and Frau Koester used to eat un-
leayened waters. Frau Lucca takes pure Bavar-
IAN beer between the scenes and Nine. Frebelli
sucks fruit syrups through a straw. Frau Jenny
Lind ALVIN VS. drank cold coffee. Herr Tchntschek
smokes; Sontheim takes snuff; WRchtel drinks
seltzer water and milk Fiemann Bayarian beer
Nachbauer eats dry pluins Psdilla hard bread
crusts; Carton fresh fruits; Beck honey in warm
water; Michot drinksplenty of black coffee Troy
takes milk Mario smokes all the tiIne lac is Oh
the stage. and Borgi-Mano cannot wait for the
close OF the act, but during the scene, when il 10
in any way possible, he disappears for n moment
at the side in order to take n pinch Of snuff.