The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-03-31
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ciate this quality who has not had the misfortune
of living with laundering person. who never
moves nor speaks without unintentioually wound
ing or offending somebody. Contigulty with
such one is fearful to the nerves, and temper
too We doubt whether tact. in any remarkable
degree, can be acquired. 1t is born with some
and Is as natural to them as the color of their
eyes or hair. We have seen little children who
we're perfect in it, without the slightest idea, OF
course, OF the diplomacy they were euacung.
A STEAN Foe SIeSAL.-Professor Tyndall an
nounces that he has produced machine warrant
ed to give the iouiest aud most hideous noise
ever heard on this mortal earth. He calls bis
engine a "Syren." The Syren Is worked BY
steam and is intended to be put at dangerous
points on the coast to warn sailors. by its con-
slant bowls during foggy weather Of the danger
al hand. The people OF Soath Foreland have
heard it constantly of late, and seemed to have
reconciled themselves to IT, Professor Tyndall
has made a great number Of experiments with
regard to the travelling of sound in dense wealth
er, and finds contrary to what is generally re-
ceived, neither fog. rain, hail nor snow interferes
with the transmission of sound. Some Of our
days Of densest acoustic capacity have be says,
been marvellously clear opucally" Beside his
believing engine, described BY himself as the
most powerful instrument ever tried IL England, -
DR.. Tyndall recommends the use of guns. He
has not yet discovered that any signal could be
obtained which under any circumstances, would be
heard as far as four miles-ihat was the condi-
tion required by Dr. Robiuson-aud therefore
warns sailors that they must, when they hear
warning, look out for danger within two or three
miles.
The Scissors EDIroR.-Some people estimate
the ability Of a newspaper and the talent of ITS
editor by the quantity of original matter. 1t is
comparatively an easy task for froihy writer to
pour out daily a column of words-words upon
any and all subjects. His ideas may how in one
weak, washy, everlasting food, and the command
of bis language may enable him TO string them
together like bunches Of onions, and yet his pa
per may be meagre and poor concern. Indeed,
The mere writing part Of editing paper is but
small portion of the work. The care. the time
employed in selecting is far more important, and
the tact of good editor is better shown by his
selections than anything else; and that, we
know. is half the battle. But, as we have said,
an editor ought to be estimated, and his labor
understood and appreciated by the general con-
duct of his paper-its tone, Its uniform, consist
eut course, its aims, its management, its dignity
and its propuety. To preserve these as they
should be preserved is enough to occupy fully
the time aud attention of any man. II to this be
added the general supervision Of the newspaper
establishment, which most editors have to en-
counter, the wonder is how they fud time to
write at all-Cifcago Inter 0osdn-
How THE BAR-RooN LIoUoRs ARE MADE
There may be seen daily on Chestnut street,
says the Philadelphia Balefin, man dressed in
faultless apparel with great diamond upon his
breast, vsinly eRdeavoring 10 outglitier the mag
ni6ceut solitaire on bis finger. In German uni
versity be learned chemistry, and not even Liebig
knows it better His occupation is the mixing
and the adDlteration of liquors. Give him a
dozen casks of deodorized alcohol, aud the next
day each Of them will represent the name Of a
genuine wine or popular spirit He enters
wholesale drug store, bearing large basket upon
bis arm. Five pounds Of Iceland moss are first
weighed out to him. To raw liquor this imparts
q degree Of smoothuess and oleaginousness that
gives to imitation brandy the glibness of That
which is most mstured. An astringent called
catechu, that would almost close the mouth Of
glass ink-stand, is next in order. A couple of
ounces of strychnine, next called for. are quickly
conveyed to the vest pocket, and a pound of
white vitriOl is as silently placed in the bottom
Of the basket The oil of cognac, the sulphuric
acid, and other articles that give FIRE and body to
the liquid poison, are always kept in store. The
mixer buys these things in various quarters. They
are staples Of the art
GRAMMAR IN RHYNE.-The name of the author
of the following eTusiOn should not have been
allowed to sink into obllyion-" uusept, IN
honored, and unsung." On the contrary, be de- |
serves immortality, and the gratitude Of genera.
tiOns yet unborn. for we have never met with so
complete grammar of the English language in
so small space. DID, as well as young. should
commit these lines to memory, for by their aid it /
will be difficult, il not impossible, for them to fall
into errors concerning parts Of speech:
Three little words you often see
Are Articles, a, an, and the
Il
Nouns the name of anything,
As school, or garden, hoop, or swing.
III
Adjeetives, the kind Of Noun,
As great, small, pretty white, or brown.
".
Instead Of Nouns the Prououns stand
Her head. bis face, your arm, my hand.
Verbs tell something to be done
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump or run.
How things are done, the AdveTbs ten,
As slowly, quickly III, or well
VII.
Conjunetions join the words together
AS men and women, wine or weather.
The Proposition stands before
A noun, as in, or through the door.
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The Interjectiou shows surprise,
AS OH how pretty-Ahl how wise
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