Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-05-01

ture of the ground and the supply Of wat
er permit. When 1t reaches the mill 1t is
put through heavy rollers and the juice
extracted. The juice Is then conducted in
to cleansing pans, where It is heated by
! steam and lime Is added. From the pans
1t goes into what is called double eff
fects," where 1t is boiled by steam for .
certain length of time, and thence into the
vacuum pan where it becomes sugar, after
a certain time of boiling. tits now dark
mass something like mush. From the
vacuum pans 1t goes into very swiftly re-
volving machines in which it is dried and
| comes out beautiful, soft, golden sugar
The laborers employed on the panta
tions are Of various nationalities. The
| managers, overseers. engineers, etc. are
| usually Europeans or Americans. At the
present time large number Of japanese
are being employed. The Chinese are the
best laborers, being industrious and peace
able, but since the act of exclusion they
cannot be obtained In large numbers
There are also great many Portuguese on
the different plantations
The Hawaiians themselves are really the
best laborers, but the native race is fast
dying out, and, as a rule, they are too in
dolent to work steadily. They possess land
on which they raise "taro," from the root
Of which they make their staple article Of
food called poi" The leaf Of the taro
plant is very much like that of the calla-
lily. only not so thick. The root Is about
three times the size of an ordinary State
of Maine potato, and, when boiled. Is very
mealy and nutritious. The natives, after
boiling II soft. pound it II a long, shallow.
a smooth pulp. This they call paeaii
This they mix with water 10 the desired
consistency and eat it with their fingers
II Is very wholesome and the white resi-
dents OF the Islands are usually very fond
OF II, although they gyrerally use forks
when eating it. This pacaii with raw Ash.
which they catch in the sea, composcs the
usual meal for native, varied occasion
ally by dry hsb. seaweed, crabs. etc The
natives are very hospitabie and have gen
orally taken to foreign ways and customs
They are all, especially the younger gen
Grafton. fairly well educated education be-
Ing compulsory. They generally profess
christianity. but In times Of sickness will
often follow the advice Of one Of their ma
tive doctors or priests, rather than that Of |
the regular physician and often to the de |
trimeut of the pstienA Taey are also very |
superstitIous and firmly believe in the pow
er Of the native priests or the "kahunas" /
10 pray any one TO death who has fallen |
under their displeasure They are quite |
cleanly as a rule, AMI are as much at home .
in the water as a fsh. They have very
sweet voices and are very fond OF music, |
and the lines Of some OF their native airs !
are very pretty indeed, especially when
sung by themselves. On Christmas. New
! ears. and. in fact, nearly all the HOLIDAYS.
bands Of native boys 20 around singing at
the different houses something after the
manner of the English traits"
must now draw this lengthy epistle to
A close with "Ahaha. mri. lod." as the ma
lives would say, which means any greet
Ing you like to assign TO 1t from good
or good evening to my very bes,
love TO you.
SiDrrrply