Connecticut western news., 1876-06-16
AT THE CENTENNIAL.
Sketches of Many Countries--Curi from Hawaii.-Spain--Phulipin Islands, Brn1il-.Mr. Bergh nnd his Society.

Sketches of Many ntries--Curiosities
 from Hawaii--Spain--Ph Islands--
 BraSil--Mr. Bergh nnd his Society.
 We started for a visit to the Hawaiian islands, and commenced by look at one of their table dishes made of the kon- wood, very rare specimen of wood, so rare that the set of dishes sent here could not be replaced. They are called poidishes. Poi is sort of vegetable or root, something like potato, which the aristocratic natives eat with their fingers from the dish-and that way of eating is "aristocratic" also. Most aristocracy is about as ridiculous as that; it thinks itself of much more i'm portance than it really is, and yet in 8 great many things is as far behind the age and any real nobility as folks who cat with their fingers are behind the civilization represented by knife, fork and other every day delicacies of life.
 These polished wooden bowls to eat the Hawaiian potato from are valued at from BIO to $65, a rather expensive po- tato dish. Next comes case of volcanic specimens, and one thinks of the high tragedy of life at the volcano islands, where a man walks every day with the prospect before him of tho earth open ing it's mouth wide enough to swallow him up, and he not 8 word to say for himself, but to make a mouthful for the greedy earth. The commissioner from the islands was not here, and we post poned the study of Hawaii till we can hear all about it from a native. Next we take glance at Spain, not yet all up except in some branches. A Spanish soldier sits guard at the entrance. As he losses off his red soldier cap he shows 8 deep scar from a saber wound on the forehead.
 His costume is navy blue and red stripes, with a red cap and white sash belt, from which hangs sword but the soldier speaks only Spanish, and for knowledge about the exhibit one must use his own eyes and try to decipher the inscriptions-all in Spanish-at- tached to each article, From the Philip pine islands are curious blankets, cloth, fine and coarse lace and embroidery, and a great assortment of shawls of all sorts fill the center of one room. The large exhibits of goods in cotton, woolen and silk, from the countries where they are largely manufactured, make these parts of the room look like dry goods store.
 A strange looking thing in brass at tracts attention, and we are told they are for fire in the house. A huge bowl, in which to put the coal, stands upon four legs, with an open work cover, handle and side handles to carry it about. They are frepans in brass as brilliant as gold, after the idea of our grandmothers' foot-stoves, the only means of heating the churches in the olden times, when religion expected it's faithful to go to church with no fire in it, and the pews had foot-stove to pass around in turn to each occupant. A case of wax represents priest in ponti- fcal robes, figures of the apostles, a long row of all sizes of wax candles, etc.. !, etc. Samples of the armor of the an cient kings of Spain fill in one side. There are the heavy armor of Ferdinand Cortes, the shield of Philip H.. and horses completely covered with hand somely carved armor, more elaborate and showy than serviceable. Spain is noted for her mines of gold and silver, and she has displays of coal in the rough, in bricks and shaped up into huge columns.
 There are also piles of lead ore and copper ore, and a quantity of Castile soaps in every shape, dishes from Se- vile, salt in every shape, pottery, china, carpets, silks, etc., etc. Besides all that is to be seen there are six hundred cases that have not yet arrived. Brazil presents a fine appearance in her man. ner of fitting up her allotted space. The framework is built after the manner of the Spanish Alhambra, all painted glass. The plan is Brazilian, but was constructed in America at a cost of $35, ,000. From the entrance one first sees line of flowers, birds, fans and figures, all in feather work, but we post pone & thorough examination till the whole exhibit arrives. The main aisle has numerous stands in it, among them very pretty flower stands, with frame work trimmed iu vines and bright faced young ladies selling bouquets; then soda fountains with their refreshing drinks, spiral stairways prettily draped that lead to stands for other refresh ments for the hungry. We remember MT. Bergh's exhibit as we see the flag that reads: "Justice, Humanity, Com passion" and looking, find it quite hid, getting more and more so, behind great array of rope, and all manner of cordage for shipping, that is piled up into huge towers in front of the wall where cruelty, one of the worst sins humanity is guilty of, is portrayed in all it's hideousness. Here is the broken leg of horse, caught in the street railroad track; samples of bullets used by the society's agents to cause death without suffering; horses hoof routed off by nail driven into the hoof by an ignor- ant blacksmith; adulterated horse feed, the grain mixed with plaster of paris, bone dust, etc., etc and specimens of ealcalus formed from such feed.
 There are samples of bit buns used on carriage teams, sharp with nails, to torture the horse; hoofs routed off by inflammation caused by travelling through the salted slush in New York city; training collar for sporting dogs, wooden beads filled with sharp nails. There is picture of dog captured in a dog fight in Brooklyn, all bruised and battered from the fight, horse with fore legs broken and hind legs dislo- cated, which the owner compelled to walk six squares in such condition. He was arrested and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and Q fine of $250 by the society's agents. Another pic ture gives scene in the Mulholland pit where thirty-two men were arrested, the pit captured and men fined $67O. An other picture represents little girl ill., treated by woman, taken by the so- ciety and quite metamorphosed from 8 poor little ragged outcast to very at tractive, neatly dressed child, who looks as if she had kind friends to care for her. 4 poor pigeon, with broken wings, mouth full of shot, looks the pic turs of torture; "Tbat's rough on pigeon shooting," says lad looking at it. A picture says: Comfort, discom- fort and torture " represented by three