The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-12-26
Written for ID P. c. Advertised

"C0nv ucs . anaa AGAINST hts wn
nsH hoa NE sAns 0pSisn siAi"-
was brought to mind the other day, 10 a manner
tina, shows thu, this obsIinacy Of mind Is not Wholly
confined to the s,erner sex.
Visiting some very dear friepds in the sta,cs. and
recalling faces aud places ~ith which those friends
bad once been familiar. the gentleman Of tho party
took occasion to draw me one aide. aud eon@sneed
as follows:
"Yeu may possibly think. my dear friend. from
what You have seen Of my wife. her sister. and the
female cousin living with US. that We as a happy
household - #EMW#N
1 FASTENED 10 assure BIN thas 70 much wee I'm
pressed with tha, idea. that vas astonished TO hear
bin speak as II there could be a doubt Of such bshsg
the case in the mind Of any one
YES be went on to say, we enjoy a. much Of
unalIoyed domestic happiness as is usually permitted
to US in this world. and I know Of but one bone Of
contention over which We quarrel; and you. my dear
aud ,-usted friend, are the enc 90 remove this soH-
tary cause Of contention; this fruitful source Of bitter
ness. this apple OF discori that makes ours a divided
household
took occasion to collect my thoughts while the
gentleman used his handkerchief busily. and hnally
resolved to do what I could. in spite Of the secret
misgivings that orept over me upon contemplating
interfering in . family dispute. Wherefore Il tn
Quired what it was that was expected Of me.
"Ah you consent then 10 try TO heal this broAohr
Many, many thanks exclaimed the gentleman.
You must know then. ia the 6rst place, that | per-
suaded the females OF my household, who, l may add
are to q man Tor rather vOmAn) Opposed 20 me in
the matter-upon the occasion Of our last unhappy
controversy on the disputed point. TO agree. without
any mental reservation. or self evasion Of mind on
their part whatever. to leave the final decision Of the
whole matter to some mutual friend. ia whose integ-
rity and prudence We all had unlimited cOn6dense.
You are that person. You know all the eiroum-
stances OF the case, and I feel. aud 80 will we all
feel, that your decision viii be given calmly aud dis
passiOnAtely. based on the facts with which you are
familiar, and unbiased by any predilections. or
hearsAy evidence I I'm not mistaken | hopper
l replied that while | did not doubt but that was.
as he said, perfectly familiar with all that belonged
to the whole matter; and without doubt fully quail
fed to settle the same. it happened that, just at the
present I had not the faintest idea wba, the point Of
dispute was
"Ah to be sure" he exclaimed. % will state the
question as simply as possible; when / do 30, its
various complications will suggest ihsRseveu 10 you.
The fact is, 1 cannot agree With the feinales Of The
house, as to whether our dog PonsO, whom we owned
while on the islands. was a yellow dog. or n buH dog.
Now, which was herr
1 mentioned a color at random aud happened to
agree with my questiOner. HIS delight knew 90
bounds; but alas when he made known my decision
the ladies all agreed that my memory was failing me,
and the question is q ysxed one sulL IMg
To The Editor Of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
"A NEW BRooN" ventilated bis opinion on the
18th inst. about tue decadence Of the HAwaiisn
race. aud put forth some very good suggestions
as to what ought to be done to keep alive the
hahipa in whom ha RICHLY cnuincfurpa the futura
life. of the nation is enshrined.
But J am sorry to see that "A New Broom " has
not sufficiently informed himself Of what has been
done in the past. 20 enable him 10 do justice TO the
noble women who have spent their missionary lives
here in n struggle with the mothers OF Hawaiian
children. endeavoring to teach them bow 10 take
care OF their offspring.
Many of those women have gone 10 their rest.
hut there remain y few here who are still busted
in the work commenced thirty or forty years ago.
The history Of their efforts will never be written,
for it was essentially u private history, and IL Is
only to those who have known the mothers OF the
mission Intimately, that IL is given to know how
many days and years they have devoted to the
bsaeripg Of baby lie among tie HawAfsas Bh
<AThere is not now, nor has there ever been n
missionary station occupied on lbe lslsuds that bias
not its dispensary attached 70 the pastors dwell
A'b 80 $3.50 - ~ - oAAaAAa bANN III
any Of those BONES. that has not medical works on
its shelves, bad there are many Of those VOLUMES,
that IL takeA down from their resting places. will
fall open at chapters devoted TO the descrlE'ion
and treatment Of diseases, common TO the Hawai-
ians, especially the children.
/ am of The opinion that the medical records of
the Interior Department would give "A New
Broom " some slight notion Of the amount OF medi-
cines issued from these missionary dIspensNriea,
and If the efforts made by the women folks in
foreign families settled here had been seconded by
the mothers OF native children, no one could have
any cause for saying that the physical health Of the
Hawaiians bad been neglecteH
The difficulty is mainly this: 1.-THE native believes
more firmly ia bis kdhuna than be does Ia any
foreign physician, and though the anxious mother
may carry to her home the medicine furnished her
by a foreign band, she will not use Il as directed
If the kdhula says no. .-r r.. d.. h..
Acouple of anecdotes will illustrate the difficulty:
A venerable mother in Israel, who during a long
sumTIer day had been obliged 70 excuse herself
repeatedly to her guests 20 answer calls for medi-
cine for native children, exclaims az night brought
her a season OF rest; II am discouraged. The
women whom ! have given medicine and food to
to-day, will eat the latter, but will throw away the .
former, at the bidding Of their kah,aa ~ p
Again. a circle Of noble Christian women, ami
mated aud direeted by the Leadership Of the wife
of the head Of their church, resolved 70 begin at
the beginning. Their plan was 20 watch every
child within their district from its birth, TO care for
it in every way practicable, 70 compel every
mother to live cleanly, provide them with the
right kind Of food, and, in short, TO accomplish
what the mission ladies bad failed in doing, /. O.,
keep the babies alive.
They labored earnestly and faithfully. They did
all they could, and what was The result Att
meeting Of the society, while all present were
busted in the concerns Of the society, an influential
member enters with boots and drapery soiled with
kalo patch mud, and a face flushed with exercise
and modification. Sinking into a chair, and adj
dressing a mission lady present. she says Did
Won ever suceeed In keenfn0 a natfva child aliva ~