The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-18
MAC-o CHEEK, 0.
Some Remarkable "Panages' from
Quaint Document.
rIrnfa OCEAN

Inter ocean,
Mr.. George Hall has handed to reporter
for this paper a document of ancient date,
namely, "Riders 1866 Brittifh Merlin: Be
deckt with many delightful varieties and
ufeful verieties fitting the Longitude and
Latitude of all capacities within the flands
of Great Britain Monarchy, and chrome
logical observations of principal note to this
year 1866, being the fecond after Leap-year.
With notes of Husbandry, Phific, Fairs and
Marts Directions and Tables to all neceffary
ufes Made and compiled for the benefit OF
his Country by Schardanus Riders"
This book was given to Mr.. Hall before
le left for America, seventeen years ago.
The Almanack is IN a fair state of pre-
servation. The leather covering is crude,
but substantial; the paper yellow but of
good strength. In Geographical Defcrip-
ton of the World, " this country is alluded
to as america the fourth part Of the world,
and of the latest difcovery confifteth of thefe
two parts Mexicana and Peruana." A table
of some length is given, showing "a compu-
tation of the mott remarkable Paffages Of
the times, from the creation to
this prefent year, 1866" The follow
ing are some of the 'paffages:" "The
creation of the world according TO chronol-
ogry $685." "The creation according II YER
ity OOOO:" "Noahs food $685." Sedan and
Gomorrah deftroyed by fire $685." Julius
Cefer conquered this Ifland 1917" "The
Bible translated into Greek by the feventy
interpreters at the command of Ptolomy
Philadelphus 1881" "Tamerlane the Scythian
flew 10000 Turks took Bazazet the Emper-
our, bound him in letters of gold and car
ried him about in an iron cage 295;" "LOn
don bridge with thirty three years labor fin
ifhed with ftone 1917 "a great Plague
whereof died in one year in London 3O57S
-63;" THE Bailiffs and York the Conftable
of Huntingdon seized Sir Robert Osburns
ragged colt for sturgeon ~" Under the
terms of court, the following appears:
"Goofe fues at Law for Ganders Land
And Fox the Lawyer takes the caufe IN
hand"
In the marginal notes of the calendar
months certain observations are made, such
as "The beft Phyfick is warn clothes, good
Fires, warm Diet, and a merry honest
Wife," "Now advife with the honeft and
able Astrological Phyfitian; it is good to
purge and let blood" The benefits to be de-
rived from total abstinence appear to have
been regarded in tie sixteenth century as
the following remark shows: "The ufe of
Phyfick becomes now fashionable, as also
Purging and Blood-letting. 1t is good to
abftain from Wine, for many difeafes " Il
be taken thereby to the RUNE Of many"
"Now every Garden and Hedg affords thee
Food and Phyfick. Rife early, walk the
Fields by ftreams, the North and West fides,
Sage and sweet butter an excellent break
taft, Clarified Whay with Sage, Scurvy
Grafs Ale and Norwood Beer are whole
fome Drinks Green Whay excellent againft
choler" "Get Rue, NORWOOD, and Gall,
to ftrew on your Flores to deftrOy Fleas"
"The Garments you laft month hung on your
backs in jeff, now Button them clofe in good
earnest. Confult with your Tailors, as well
as Physicians"