The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-01
Tcntaculnr Science

EDrroR GAzErTE.-The report Of the Board Of
Genealogy Is evidently destined to grow famous.
II the succeeding biennial reports are as won
derful productions Of scientific reseIrch and rhe-
torical lucility as this first venture we predict
such a demand from all quarters Of the globe that
if it, publication should be put the lists Of
publishing firms, the sales would go some ways to-
wards meeting the modest expenses Of the Board.
Even aow. single copies of the report are held
at five dollars each as mere literary curiosiies. 1t
would be pleasant If TO balance the list of items
of expenditure, under the heading "Relief Board
of GeneaOgy,' such rs monthly salary of the
President $50. 7. &. 1. 1910 lines Sl9l, copying
Kuauhau mele SlSl copyinC and recording kuau-
hau $1,000, draft Pres. Po0maikalani, sundries
SO, ditto $50 ditto so, carpenter work S:,5S.SS,
translation So ditto $l35, ditto S53, Elsie print
ing Sagi40~ etc, etc, making grand total Of
$1,000 We should find receipts from sales at 50
per copy" for this wonderful pamphlet Of thirty
pages.
One sentence of the report has already acquired
great notoriety in the scientific and literary circles
Of our little island community; These theories
although considered speculative by the writer, are
but the tentacular touch of science IN a direction
that may bring forth facts heretofore unknown
We all know that modern science has much to say
Of il tentative methods but We must confess to
something Of alarm as we'll as astouishrent al
this ''tentacular' science of the Board of Geneal-
ogy. II is regular devil fish. reaching out its
tentaces in every direction for food for its omniy-
ali stomarb and no brain mas n most peculiar
theory of development Acknowledging that ''the
Board is limited by law 10 the subject Of Geneal-
ory alone - its idea Of the s'touch" of this
sriepr, ~ spealo,y ia s,1,stI,ip,, sitentacularU
s.Connccted 10 the sIbiert Is Inc P6vsiologv. Psy
cholozy, Philology. Palaeontology ZooloGy Bot
any, Ornithology and Chronology and other scien-
fifc subjects pertaining to the Hawaiian Islands
yritbont winch tbe vol ~ tba Rnard would he
incomplete.T'
Much will depcnd We are told, s'upon the wis
dom liberal mindedness and the interest of our
Iepislature in lie eontinuaton Of these important
suhiects A arInssi6ratinn - or "annlvsis'' ia
Given of the Subjects which the Board 81 IieneaI
ogy proposes to take mp As this '.analysisr tran
sends all logical methods in its divisions and sub
divisions. We would propose in beautiful analogy
,ritb ~ .to,,,s.,ir i,rt - s-;c, 90 ali ~
isl on TONES ,,,sfr,,s,S rassifisation sneb a. W.
- in iniiyidnaIs ~ ne T,cies ,,;, when their
curiosity Is excited by Something new, AlasI il
was energy, wasted 10 cali pnon the Ieoislatura 10
r bsf5,a II o,r,,nittoJ itscTf \, ary fnrt,cr an,
rr,nrations fnr The ,,s,snanc. ~ sncb a., ,,r,ai,
isn, Will sprb a s.4srtarnIar toncb y For tbis
Roari "a Ceneaioov wishes its yyorE ..to embrace
other subieets Of canal imnortance' The main
,livisions ar. - plysi,lcii,sI > psvroio,yiryi
n Philologiral. 4 paI,eontoIoginai K Modern
& The Futuraf Under ,livision / rp have an
enumeration of subor,iiuate TONES So Color:
HEIGHT Shane: 3 phvsiornomy Head: G. Congti-
tution Teeth. I Scnsoriai faculties. o Numbers
children; lO NaturaI selection. II. RAJ shooting.
10 war.tools and -eSsels annIie5 meebanies. 81
Acquired habits; "a Drinks; - Mastcatories ~
Under division 90 Psvcolocical i" we find pruuped
together. SOS Germs Of the principle of Nechan-
ics. n R.lii1n. A. Dsatbs.-' "a IN In tbis HS1rsj
nm tentacaiar science diving was a usvcolooieaI,'
property Of the rscr and not a physioiocicai pro-
cess. Under division - PalaeontoloCicai,r which
We mad hiibert, ir,-,r,l,, s,,,,1,sd ~ dsn,rt
,ne1t n CoIsgeSi sssriS5c, H. tentacslsrs a.
epce Of ne Bosrti Of C;en.alorv enuplerates sncb
subjects as, "5i Origin OF the Hawaiians, Gene
aloryl IS Autiquity by tradition; Archaeology
81 Volcanic orion S,isten Of IRRIGATION Round /
ary svstern.r Under &c The Futnre . arr men
toned ouIy these: a5g. Fears and homes. care
Of Foreign Immigration their government and
education real ard active measures; GO, Review
conclusion II Pres Princess pn,rnaikalani-s
stoncbr' Of science is a. Al tbis eIass
ifcation ma naly.isi her native name i marvel
ously significant and her head is nothing less