Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-18
The Native Press.
from the Hawan Pae Aina j

NHle otI II progressing III tutSe uhys
and increa ing in all the branches of a material
prosperity. yet we have within ourselves great
obstacles to all this, in the nation and in its
family &, vernment. Our harbors are crowded
with sail and steam vessels the telephone 10
facilitating intercourse between persons far separ-
ated in different parts of the land new buildings
are sprineing up in the town and i'll the remote |
districts pure water from the DO gels of the earth
Is made to gush forth in perpetual supply knowl |
edge Is increasing the commerce of the broad |
Pacific comes to our waste lands are becoming |
proitabl fields but the condition OF orr fhni-
lies,-ours, the native Hawaiians, is sunk TO n
very low level One of the main causes OF this
bad state of things ~ to Hawaiian families, is
found in the fact that our native women do not
know how TO make their homes respectable and
comfortable for their husbands.
If look about in our little coral girt country.
we can easily point out all the families of the
nation. Who are then the native families and
| how many are there, that can boast of absolute
purity in their domestic relations, fidelity and
| happiness There is scarcely small handful of
SUCH and 1t is sad thing to sny Out of the diff.
| ferent boarding schools for young girls and all
the efforts made by parents in the cause Of educa-
ton, yet homes for the native men not ncreaa-
! ing We could mention by name some illustrious
examples Of Hawaiian wives now living, to serve
as patterns 10 our women TO initiate i'll the future
but We earnestly hope that every young woman
| now being educated either in the seminary or in
the family, will understand and ponder this i'm
purtHnt subject, ard determine that the aim and
object of her Efforts shall be to fit herself 10 make
| Il happy home for the man with whom she may
expect soon to enter the marriage state, and
become good mother to the children that may be
sent. Thus will he accomplished our earnest
desires and thus realized our fond dreams of the
possibilities for Hawaiian families.
lFTom the huOkoa
| The LypnosY.-We have received a letter from n
friend at kalawao, Molokai, who sent there
II lepor. In his letter he SAYS will You please
speak to the President of the Board of Health to
allow me to 20 to Honolulu To- he treated by DIR.
Fitch r Our friend evidently thinks that he can
be cured 1t least his condition be improved, IT
he can receive the attendance of this doctor. THIS
is probably u mistake OF many others. DIR. Fitch
has openly declated that he cannot the
leprosy III spite of which this mistaken idea still
prevails among many, and the report la heard IN
all directions, leprosy can be easily cured by Or.
Fitch" 1t IS an injury to circulate such stories
and it do no possible good. One Of our for
egn papers. the Gazette, said rs much recently,
wheteupon the Pde lima ana the Eteie both attaca.
ed the former paper and accused 1t of want OF
sympathy with the afflicted. Does love consist III
telling falsehood or is 1t not rather found in truth
telling Who is the real friend OF his fellow man
he who helps to keep nP his delpson, or he who
and ignorance ~ "A sure cause of disaster.
) One reason why the people like DR.. Fitch SO
much, is because that is the way with us Haw-
aiians to run after that which is new. Give ont
that here is new thing, and every one goes to see
1t right away. Again. we are as Il people, very
fond of doctoring, and if it costs nothing is
I paid for 10y some one else suppose ever
50 much benefited gratutously. great many of
us have this foolish saying" by taking much
"
benefit will result from medicine that is given
=; his Is Free so let us take lots Of it," Thus
cot bottle of a' medicine from eY Dr. Fitch with
9 orders to take a teaspoon full three times day
G But the man thinks that DR.. Fitch don't know SC
much about the matter he does himself. lie
disikes the small spoon business, and 40 he drinks
one-third Of the bottle at dose, and the whole is
gone in three doses. The man would certainly
', have died, had 1t not been that he had Il strong
e constitution.
Another cause of the liking Of the people for DR.
Fitch is his pleasant sympathetic manner with the
p sick. We have this ourselves, and sympathy
goes great way with our people, and with Others
o rs we'll Love is best, and if 1t is love withou
4 hypocrisy, it is better than gold pearls IL
. times past, we have the lepers treated badly
Il They have been abused; iniimidated seized as i
IS they were criminals. Not at the hands OF the ply
stefan, but by Others, and some among the police
3 have been offenders herein.
We regret that we cannot accede to the reques
of our friend ut Kalawao. to intercede with TIN
C Board of Health so that he can be brought t.
~ Honolulu 1t wonld be far better if proper ply
stefan i could be sent to kalawao to look after TIN
n [From the E1eie Poakolu.l
We have received letters from persons on tn
other islands, concerning the Government doctor
n in the various DISTRICTS who drawing their pa.
;, without doing anything for the people. This is
If helped at present. but we feel sure that IN tn
coming session of the Legislature the subject vii
Z be carefully looked into, SO that the people mia.
h get their rights. We know for IL surety, that on
of the representatives for Honolulu is determined
j" to use every effort to upset the present arrange
ment and to put things on new basis, so that III
INDECENT sick in the outer districts shall hav
ID proper and prompt attendance from physicians o
ID skill, at Government expense.
5, PROPOSED MEASURES We hear of
If large number of bills that to be Ought for
l. sentatiyes' Ii would seem to be prudent
Ia before taking up SO many new bills, to attend t
=, the important measure of defining the status, tn
III duties and the powers of the principal officials
Il Government Ike Ministerial POSITIONS should ID