The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-06-04
RULE 2.-Not TO OUereat.

I've fulnesS IN the stomach cOmpels you 10 stop
your feeding. If you overeat, or gorge your
stomach, especially after hard work, or fatigue of
any kind, you check or disturb the circulation of
the blood; you cause it TO clog, or congest 10
some part of the bsdy, and in consequence you
may have an ~ammatio of the bowels. or a
bad headache, or be struck dead with appoplexy.
Or, If no immediate serious attack Of any kind
takes place, you may be sure that you have, by
your g%luttOny. yItiated your blood and InjuriOusly
affected your health in some way. By oyereating.
your skin will be affected, and break out in PIN
pies and blOtches: your eyesight Will be weaken
ed; your bowels will be cOnstipated; the action
Of your heart and your liver will be deranged
and consequently bad blood will be made, which
will show itself in aches and levers, and various
diseases Of the body.
Always rest and cool off, after strong ~exertiOn
of any kind, before you sit down to eat.
On the other hand consider
RULE 3.-Do not Siarre your Body,
Or pinch your stomach, by eating too little.
Never 20 without food for twenty-four, or even
twelve hours, voluntarily; as is the case sometimes
with some Hawaiians. This does not happen, or
rarely so. because no food can be obtained; but
very often because those who fast are too negli-
gent or indOlent TO prepare food. and they will
undergo Il long fast, until the pains OF hunger
have made 1t a necessity to prepare something to
eat. The frequent cravings aud nausea of a too
long empty stomach, will cause yitIatiOn of blood
and disease, as we'll a. examining of an o~yer-iull
one. Therefore. you should never pinch or starve
your stomach. when in a state of good appetite.
There are 10 be excepted, in the matter of fast
ing, those instances when 1t may be necessary to
fast Il short while, in order TO correct the Injurious
effects Of some previous over-feedrng.
All barbarians, or people in a rude, uncivilized
states, are accustomed to feed and gorge, at times;
and, on other occasions, to go with empty stom-
achs. even for days. This Is the condition and
habit Of wild beasts. But you, civilized Hawaii
ans, who live in a country regulated and made Sc
cure by law, and who can keep your store Of
provisions in your own house, without fear of the
tyranny OF a chief, or the high hand Of a robber,
as IN the old times, can regulate your living, and
eat like civilized people. You should partake of
at least three meals each day, between your rising
il the morning and your retirement at night. and
should allow about five hours to elapse between
meals. With such apportIonment Of your times
of eating. your digestion will be regular, your
blood be Kept pure, aud your body free from dis
ease.
RULE 4-Breathe pure Air
This rule, in respect to Hawaiians, will apply
chiefly to indoor lite. The air of the mountains,
plains, and shores of the Hawaiian Islands l. pure
and sa!ubriOus. There is no malaria in the eli
mate Of Hawaii. But men can create plenty Of
bad air around their dOmicIles; and HawaIiaus,
unfortunately. seem 70 be very Indifferent about
good or bad air in places where they live, and
eat. and sleep. y close, dark house, which re-
ceiyes no sunlight, will soon be poisoned with
bad air. \ badly ventilated and damp house
will have "a yitiated atmosphere. The deposit of
%excreta. or any offal around Il dwelling will soon
render il unwhOlesome. But let US consider a
few facts IN regard to
GOOD AND BAD AIR.
The atmosphere Of the mountain and the plain,
supports the bird on Its wIng,-which
feeds the flame Of a tre,-gives redness to the
blood. and which envelopes our bodies like the
fluid ola great ocean; when not loaded with dust,
or swampy exhalation; or other matter which
does not belong to it. is generally pure; and, if
breathe il alone, our blood will be pure and
our health untrOubled. But it must be reiterated
that men are busy to make bad air, with which
10 poison themselves, and that they take great
pains 10 shut out light aud circulation OF air from
the place where they sleep. The air OF a close,
lark house becomes still and dead. Air, like wa
must be kept in motion. or in currents. in
Jrder 10 keep pure. Slime and unhealthy matter
soon accumUlates IN stagnant water. Such l. also
the case IN stagnant air. You cannot see the
slime that generates IN still AR, but it is there.
air l. full Of minute germs or seeds, that in
/ certain states, will affect men and animals, and
plants, and all the organic or growing part OF ere
These germs produce what are called
ungI, or, Is we call them. microscopic mush-
'OOms; 80 minute as not 10 be sIngiy visible to
he naked eye. Some appear in the shape OF
fieeu luDlu, IN OH lLdlCu walls Il straw mat
raises. under damp mats, or upon neglected
.hoes or saddles; or a dark blight upon the
caves of oranges, and other trees and plants, and,
llsO in many fruits and grains. And then, again
hese same fungi eat into the skins of men
md produce eruptions and various diseases. If
We knew all about these fungi, or infusorial life,
whose germs or seeds are floating everywhere in
he atmosphere, we would, in the opinion Ofvery
earned men, know all about cholera, yellow fever
md other dangerous diseases; and probably, we
would then know all the causes Of leprosy. But
We know enough to satisfy able scientific obser-
that some of our worst diseases are in the air;
bear in mind, that they are not in lively,
open air, but in dark, damp, and confined
ir. Still air, like still water, as has been said
,efore, allows dangerous things to grow. If there
5 any mold under the mats upon which you lie,
r III the thatch of your house, or in any dark,
haded room, you will be liable to coughs and
and other ailments Your blood is
citing out of order. The fungi that are favored
their growth by the still, damp air, are attack
ng you; aud if you do not v~entilate your house
nd sun dry everything you lie upon, some dan
erous malady will lay hold upon you.
Therefore, keep your sleeping place and sleep
% garments very dry; and be sure to let the
an shine some time in the day into your bed
Several persons should not sleep together in one
nall sleeping room. No one should sleep in a
entirely closed to the outer air; The air we
ischarge from our lungs, that is, our Out-breath-
", should not be breathed again by US. When
re breathe 1t forth out ofdoOrs, it ascends to the
ppeT air; as we can see our expended breath go :
ON us sometimes, and ascend like a vapOr, and
Zen it becomes purified, and a part, once more,
+ good atmosphere. But If we respire IL a close
room, our expended breath is drawn into the
lngs; the same as if we took back INTO the
Omach the excrement that has been discharged
ON the bowels. And, as excremen should be
in the soil, to be purified, so should dis
larged breath be free to return unto the great
,ean of the atmosphere, there to become pure
r again. And the same is true of the breath
Igs and perspiring from the minute mouths or 7
Of the skin; these should be frequently :
eansed, and the body be kept constantly clean
ON its own discharges. In this connection, every