, 1874-05-31

Mr. No1uhoT devotes tho concluding chapter
upon the Sandwich Islands to the Leper Asylum
on Aolokai. from the evidence he was able to
CLEAN, he concludes that the leprosy of Hawaiia
is not the leproBy OF the Scriptures aud that it is
not contagious, except by actual incubation.
Ihe disease Is deemed incurab|e after it has
passed beyond the earliest stages; hence, lie who
IL Il, sent to Molokai is adjudged civilly dead.
There are at present 804 lepers on the islands.
Since January, 1865, ,160 lepera hayo been con-
fined ia the settlement. 1853 of whom were males
aud 422 fo1nales. About 50 Of these we're chill
dEen. Lepels are sterile, and no children have
been born upon the Island. The Government
provides each loper with house; and, il al adult,
furnishes him with three pounds OF poi-ths
national dish composed OF paste nlanufac-
tured from the taro-root-per day, and three
beef, per week. The 1epers arc encouraged to
work by the payment OF suitable remuneration;
and every one who is strong enough to ride las
horse at his command. Strange to ray, tie
community il cheerful and contented one.
We have giycu 30 much space to Mr. Nord-
hons notes on the Sandwich, Islands that We
must dea1 briefly with the remaining portion Of
his volume. It il occupied with q minute aud
faithful account Of the natural products, tho in
dustries, the commerce, the plesent develop
ment and tho future promise, OF Northern Cali
fornia and Oregon. We can imagine nothing
which the traveller or tho settler in those cour-
tries would desire to know, that las not here
been communicated. Leaving the voluminous
AuA fd!Aap4o u oHA u 6kdlletlCo W LuG tAAul1uA-
tion Of those who have Ill especial interest in
them, we shall conine ourselves to the quota
tion Of single paragraph. which contains
lively picture Of the Digger Indian:
Riding through the foothills near Rockl1n,-where
had been visiting welI-kept shecp-farm,-I saw
curious and unexpected sight. There still few
wretched Digger Indians in this part Of California;
md What sar VA party Of these engaged IN catch
number Of funneBhaped holes wide at the top, and
1s inches deep, On cleared space aud then. with
hoies-forming for that purpose vide circle Il u
slow work but they aeen to delight In It and their
holes and tbs insects began to hop and fa into the
1t last they were driven into the holes; whereupon
hats, aprons bags, and rags were stuffed in to pre-
tho work Of picking them out by hand{uls. crushing
them roughly in the hand to keep them quiet, and
crowding into the bags In which they be
sweet-an sans pudding" cried an old woman to
me, ss stood looking on-
The publishers have given Mr.. Nofdhof'e work
there is . general collection Of beautiful wood
cuts, and a map Of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
The author OF IA Lawyer Abroad" is ani-
mated by much the same motive that inspires
Mr.. NordhoY. He travels in order to acquire
that information which he cannot obtain at
home. He carefully collects and verities this,
and then publishes it for the benefit Of inquiring
minds Ike his own, to save them the trouble Of
repeating Lis Investigations. Thus it happens
tnat DIS journey, "A1cu Passes oso1 LILY AacA-
neyed route OF transatlantic travel Is replete
with new and valuable instruction. As Lawyer,
Mr. Day naturally ihqnlres: IN every 1oIeIHh
country he enters, into tho foundation aud the
practical workings OF its civil and political instl-
tutions; aud, ~ religious man. full OF active
aud intelligent interest in tho advance Of Chris
tianity, he examines into the condition OF its
Churches its missions, and its charities. lie
cumbers his pages with few personal incidents.
These, he wisely judges, will not vary greatly
of% %t,a F>f fo11r
who have gone before him. He applies himself
sedulonsly to the accumulation OF facta which
reveal the moral aud material progresB OF ma
tions, and which are worth every senslble per-
sons attention:
snbject'ng his volume to the same treatment
ss Mr. Nordhohs, We gather from 1t the follow.
ing interesting items, which ne present without
much attempt at coheaent ere ~ artaneement: N 1Sli,
Ireland bad over Jul, 00o lnhabltants; 1t has
now less than {, SUI, 000. 1t has 1n area four
times the size Of the State Of Mas>achusetts,- -
that is, OF about ~, 200 square miles; and about
the same number OF Inhabitants to the square
mile. Yet, With this small population, its people
are often reducea 10 starSanon, ana 1oOol OF
years about w. OF tho is!nh m haa e,n'ET'eesa
to the on'ted states Inc so'i oi lfelnna, Han e3
ciuslFe OF Tue Towns, IL oMnea y a.'2oU o ptopl
oto!s, WHO nolu; on an a'eIase' GsIi i'ouo a.tos
eaen n t,aso "ao fs aen
By non-resloents. 4nto tnese lew l3Fegnan1 sen
FENCES Is eonqshsea 14o paSs ano 'oe pfeSepS
history OF the Emerald Isle.
England aud ocotlaha havo aooptea' q recent
Legislation, fystem o. compulsory eauca.ion'
"nlen ooe9s .ne ennoien VI & ~ c,asses 10 a
tend echooi' nla receive eaGn 5eat G eefea.i 1ani
amount OF lnslluc1on' IL ~ eit ~ 'ne 1oeai
authof1t,es TO aee1oe tol themselves tno guc'aun ~
Ct Introducing the bl6lo mo tneir tchools ine
Of a m1n aants ad a 6a
ouo, eancates searly i,ooS s1uoents. n1 roo ono
VeEslty or Ealhnafgn' @ VIII an ncon'eoi @@o'ooo'
edncates yeatls l,ooo stuoents' H., oou
GaueA@loa = GoaPuaH ~ 10 - .uo
man States: 1here are t~enty.one universities
N tue Empire, attended oy aoout - oooVsanuente t
Protestant theology II tanSnt IL aoufteen ,Io o1
these, ana 1oflf gre alstlhetlseIy honan easnolc
IN SWITZERLAND, every naiuies havlng h"enty
children within Its precincts l must support up
school and every Ga muT aeho Senoua
tain portion o. oach year 1no scnoo,s
by tue hamlets are caateu prlna anu .nose s,s
tanned oy me ss eAuI ne ph
Every nlno Cantons nas unl' "nne ~ ~
united kepublo mMnta1ns one ktent scnoo'' ae rt1e
folytecnnc, "en ~ ~ ~ ~ snoo1s 10
annual expense @ @ OF sNitzetiano Iot ne. scaoo ~ ~
over 2,0oo.goo.-mofe tnan 1ne entire coss VI
her army. 1t may 1alrly pe salo tha1 every 10y
and girl IN the Hepublio can feaa aho write:
Still the grade Of education & varies & IN alherens m