The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-04-22
A Tourist Talks.

The Los c4fos Ma1, 4 paper published in Los
Gatos, California, has the following account Of
Honolulu and Honoluluites. The story, as told,
will be Hcc and interesting TO residents here:
"Mr and Mrs. James Eddy returned from the
islands recently where they went last December
forthe health Of the wife. An interview of an
hour or more enables US 10 give some OF his I'M
pressious Of the country, which has been 50 closely
connected with the United States for the last thirty
or even nifty years. IL is true that We have been
made familiar with the character and resources
Of the islands through the papers and writers
who have visited there, but all know Jim Eddy,
and would like to see the Islands through bis eyes.
II must be recollected that the Sandwich Islands
are in the tropics, where there is neither Winter
Spring, Summer nor Autumn, and uith only mod
ihcations of the weather arising from the seasons
IN the northern and southern hemispheres. The
Thermometer stands for years within few degrees
Of seventy-siI, making perpetual Summer. All
our northern fruits, vegetables and grains suffer
from the endless season Of growth. which permits
no rest, and they anguish and die without living
ont half their days. Food is abundant and cheap.
The tsro root, kind Of ly takes the place Of the
potato. Flour is imported. Beef and pork are
raised on the islands, bat cannot be cured in con-
sequence Of the moist and warm weather. Though
live cattle cheap, flesh beef Is high. by reason
Of the difficulty of transportation. Board With "a
American table Is worth ten 10 twelve dollars per
week. Apples pears, peaches and all cold weather
fruits are imported. Oranges, lemous, bananas,
guavas, etc, are grown in great abundance on the
islhnus- NAteItneOus are rAt eu anu were IN tLI-
ket when they left.
The profits on everything seems to be absorbed
by the middle meu. Oranges in the country are
scarcely worth picking; in Honolulu they sell for
twenty-five cents a dozen, the same being true
OF all other productions. Ihe Chinese have alb
sOrbed great part Of the trades and agriculture.
Chinese hotels abound everywhere on American
or European plans. One hotel has three entran-
ces, for twenty-five cent, fifty cent or one dollar
customers, the latter being unlimited in quality
OF viands and prices. The Chinese also do most
Of the banking. They appear 10 be absorbing
much of the business. They own plantations
hotels. stores and fishing boats.
He saw some of the persons afflicted with leprOsy
who had not been sent To the lepers colony on
the Mookai Island, and describes them as fear
full sights. The natives he regards as an affect
iOnate, peaceable race, who have not vitality
enough TO thrive in contact with the continental
races. He frequently met the King. dressed II
plain clothes, and was ALWAYS respectfully saluted
He did not attend one Of the ruyal receptions
though having the opportunity, through our Con
sui there, Mr.. ID. Mckinley, who seems to be 9
fAyorite with every one, performing his duties witt
ability.
He regards sugar as the principal product o.
the island for importation. \ few large plhnteri
control the sugar trade at present. 1t has beer
immensely profitable, but since the great reduc
tiOu in price the production has fallen of.
Mrs. Eddy's health improved considerably
while there, but neither feel rs if they would lik
| TO make it their permanent home
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