The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-19

The high wind Of = few DAYS past has kept the
dust dying Ia and about Honolulu in a very un-
comfortable manner. There has been, too, just
enough dampness in the air TO bring throat
{ troubles upon those who are al all disposed that
way, and too much care cannot be exercised by
ali IN guarding against the insiduous attacks of
sore throat, pneumonia, quiusy, etc. The sun
Is hot enough 70 tempt ladies especially TO wear
thin clothing during the day, while now and
then a current Of cold air, brinIng with it a light
spatter OF rain, 5woops down and chills the too
thinly guarded neck, bringing on a "slight
cold. The nOonlit evenings feel cool and
pleasant, and a stroll through the garden, or -
prolonged sitting on the verandsh-after which
one feels &" chilly increases the slight cold and
brings on q . sore throat" which is apt TO in
crease in a few hours and necessitate calling in
a doctor, and confinement TO the house for some
days-if nothing worse. Moral Don't imagine
because 1t Is warm you cannot catch a cold.
Harper's Magazine for May contains a series
Of entertaining sketches and "reminiscences,
some of which are very valuable and instructive.
There is an article describing San Francisco and
its environments, which is particularly graphic.
1t is accompanied with illustrations too, that
reyiyify our recOllections of the Golden Gate
city. There is also a picture entitled High
Jinks of the bohemian Club among the Big
Trees This is a good representation of scenes
that must be familiar to almost every person
who has visited California, or ct least the por-
ton of that State where the gigantic redwood
trees are still to be found. The succeeding arti-
Gle entitled THE Treaty of Peace and Independ-
ence Is the second paper Of a series in relation
10 the great men and events which were con-
tempOraneous with the triumph of the American
Revolution and the formation of a recognized
Independent nationality, which has since grown
and expanded until to-day it has become one of
the foremost powers of earth. THE National
Academy of the Arts of Design, and its Surviv-
ing Founders" is the title of q fine description
of the Art Academy organized in New York in
the year 1925, through the efforts of Mr.. Morse,
the artist, and contemporaries. A novel entitled
"a Castle in Spain y is a most charming story
well written and full of incidents. And
80 Roman Carnival Sketches are equally en-
tertaining. Several other articles will be es-
peciaily interesting to students of history and
literature.
1t is very remarkable how quick Discrimination
of speech, sentiment, or motive will be detected
from a genuine article even by the casual
nearer and observer. 1t is strange, too, how soon
a child who has no practical knowledge of
complicated, superficial, worldly deception will
instinctively distinguish a sincere, honest word
from a hypocritical utterance. At "a recent meet
ing where many people expressed opinions on
one subject, we were very deeply impressed with
the difference of tone and manner which marked
the thought that each speaker expressed. We
noticed particularly one lady who rose and spoke
with such natural ease and simple earnestuess,
tina. all who listened to her must have been con-
WINGED of her entire honesty and sincerity, how
ever much they may have differed with her be-
lief. The very tone of her voice and the easy
natural grace of her bearing as she stood before
the audience, certainly indicated Enthusiastically
that what she said came from the convictions of
her heart. There was no hesitating h~ollowness
about her. Nor did she strive to put on any af-
fectation of sanctificatiOn, or endeavor to make
her words subseryient to any scheme of personal
gain. The subject upon which she discoursed
was the averred tendency of religious persons to
make themselves repulsive by assuming a So
called holy tone, and constrained demeanor
when cOnyersing upon Christian subjects. And
she thought this habit far too common even at
the present day. In striking contrast with her
candid opinions aud unquestionable sincerity
were the words and manner of a gentleman who
undertook to deny the prevalence of the holy
tone and constrained demeanor among Chris
tians of the present time. He knew Of not a
single instance of the kind, while he himself was
n present living examplifcation of the worst
type of constraint and affectation. Indeed, be-
fore he ceased talking and sat down, all the
audience seemed to be satisfied that he was blind
himself and hence could not see the blind.