The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-09-09

cihred by Hindoo sages that the woman who ascends
the pile with her husband will remain so many years
in Heaven. As the snake cbarmer draws the serpent
from its hole she rescuing her husband from pur
gatory) rejoiceth with him. The woman who expires
on the funeral pile with her husband, purihes the
families Of her mother. her father and her husband.
If her father be BrahmAniside, ungrateful per-
son, or the murderer of bis friend, the wife by burn
ing with him puriies away his sins.
OATMEAL AS A BRAIS-NoUR1sHE oatmeal. so
certain thrifty BOstOnians claim, is the only thing
truly economical person ought to eat Two cents will
buy oatmeal enough for one persons breakfast then
he can cat It raw IL he has not enough to pay for
FIRE wherewith to cook it. The more oatmeal a man
eats the clearer grows bis intellect. The BOsonian
who eats nothing else will becOme-tO quote Mark
Twain" just a hunk of brains" This is prospect
that viii commend itself to every Bosonian. and we
may look to see enormous consumption of oatmeal
in New England, and corresponding crop of new
religions and novel PHILOSOPHERS.
DoS'r WHIP FRIGHTENED HORsE.-Never whip
your horse for becoming frightened at any object by
the roadside for if he a stump, log a heap
of tan bark in the road, and while he is eyeiug it
carefully and about to pass it, you strike him with
the whip, it is the log, the stump, the tan bark
that hurting him. in his way Of reasoning and the
next time he will act more frightened. Give him
time to examine and smell of all these objects, and
use the war bride to assist you in bringing him
fully to these objects of fear Bring all objects, if
possible to his nose and let him smell of them and
then you commence to gentle him with them.
SNAKES IN sTONAcH.-The following tough story
is told by Tennessee paper. The victim is, Of
course, a A physician is called in, and this
is what he did and found: He first made incisioH
aboDt inches long along the medal line of the ab
domen. lie found tumor projecting largely, about
twenty six inches in diameter and irregular form He
opened it and found therein two rattlesnakes, one
thiry-six inches, and the other thirty-two and
half inches in length. One of the snakes had five
rattles and the other four rattes and button They
had yellow and black spots them, with white bel
lies. They were quite lively, and would rattle and
strike with vengeance when disturbed. They were
killed, and their skins and rates are in the posses
sion Of Col. John Stephens.
A SUNDAY IN LoSDoS.-Pictures Of a London Sun
day from the Paris Roppel: All is closed. The ba-
kers don't bake, and the eating sealed.
1t is difficult for foreigner avoid dying Of hunger
glass of wine viii cost the publican three guneas
for piety is stuffed with fine and God is protected
by the police. The inhabitants themselves do not
fare much better. You would look in vain for smoke
from the chimneys The cook does not dare to light her
Ere. The family dinners composed of the remains
of the preceding day, and stale, hard bread. They
leave home merely to 60 to church-grave and lugu-
brous in their Sunday clothes, without turning their
heads speaking to another. They return and
sing hymns the rest of the day. The streets are
empty, and the town is like cemetery, dead and
mournful."
HYDEoPHoBrA.-The investigation by the surgeons
into the case of wm. Mccormick, of New York, who
died of hydrOpbObia, has been concluded. The
aminers have decided that the disease is noculsted
and is not transmissible from a non-rabid animal.
They advise the excelsior of the part bitten whenever
practicable and Immediately after bite is received;
that the wound be allowed to bleed few minutes and
then eaueriEed with nitrate silver acid
tic potash, hot iron, or burning coal, in
physician is not present. To excise the wound, a
cord should be tied above it, and, providing the
mouth has excoriation, the wound should be
sucked and caustics applied possible.
The NEXT PREs1DExr.-A correspondent of the n
Y. Graphic, who appears to be well posted, gossping
on the chances of probable presidential candidates
has this say of Newton Booth " 1t is said by some
astute politicians that if Newton Booth, of cafor
nis will signaze his entrance into the United States
Senate by strong, ringing farmers rights and anti
railroad monopoly speech. be would distance all COM
petitOrs in the Presidential race. Booth it is said, is
manly and refined, cultured and vigorous, a thinker
ard actor, worthy to become leader of men,"
Booth will make just that kind of speech upon the
first opportunity-not as a bid for the Presidential
chair, for Booth is n who would rather be right
than Presidents but to show the people just the posi-
tiOn they ought to take with regard the overshad
owing mOnOpOlies of the country.
TWENTY" His Highness the Prince Imperial"
say the Paris Figaro, was born in 1856 these
ures added together make 90 He attained his major
ity in 1874, and these figures added together make
also 90. 1t is them when be twenty years old that
his fate will be decided-that is say in 1876. The
sum Of ls76-I plus plus plus equals %. Twen-
ty-two The duration (from Is4s to 1870 of
the reign of his father" Now, any one can figure
out condolences of this kind with little ingenuity.
Take George Washington, for example. His family !
emigrattd from England to Virginia in 1858. The
sum of these figures is Is. He was born in 1872, ]
which figures added together make Is the French
War, in which he won his first laurels, broke out in
there were Is States which constituted the
Republic which elected him to be its first President,
and he died in 1926. which is just twice Is Or
take President Grant for another example. he was
born in 1922, and plus plus plus also make Is.
Philadelphia Commonwealth. n
TIE AM SHrr.-An air ship, with wings workedby
steam, and capable Of being driven 100 miles per hour
has, it is said been last. the pro-
auction Of Mr.. L. B. Hunt, talented and an enter
prising mechanic of Auburn, State of New York. and
Is thus described in the Ee,C York Sua 80 The car
destined to carry the passengers is of wood son. long,
ST. high, and sf. wide. This is attached to the en-
gne-rOom, 2Of. above, by four wire cables, and the
motive power is steam, of silsby's rOtatOry so
power engines being used. The engine is 90 con
structed as to turn upright shafts within the 0
other, working opposite directions, to which wings
made Of sheet-rOn, slightly concave, are attached
These wings eight in number-of foot vide next
the shaft 6 at the extreme end and u feet long, al
,eng attached to the outer Shaft and four Of SINH 70
ar shape Of the dimensions being attached to the
uner shaft loft. above the other When the machinery
set in motion, these wings lift the vessel, and the
rbole apparatus is steered by sheet-irun rudder,