The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-11
MAKE HAWAII A SUMMER RESORT.
Natives Take Life Very Easy, Says a
Lecturer at the Tabernacle.

The congregation of the Tabernacle were
treated last evening to an entertaining dis
course upon the customs of the inhabitants
of the Sandwich Islands. In view of the
present efforts OF the Queen of Hawaii to re-
gain O throne from which she had been de-
posed and the part this country is playing in
the affair, the subject was an interesting
one, and it was handled by one whose skill
as q student and writer upon such topics
had already been sttestsd by the thousands
of readers Of Frank Leslie's publications and
The C~hsutauquan. He is J. n. Ingram.
In 1875 he went to California and served on
the staff Of the q Francisco Evening Post
with Henry George as one of his confreres.
Subsequently he went to Australia, and from
there to the Sandwich Islands, from which
he returned about four months ago. A map
of the Western Hemisphere showing the To-
cation Of the islands was exposed to view.
The lecturer reviewed the recent history
Of Hawaii, the overthrow Of Queen Lilli-
okalani and the establishment of a Pro-
~visional Government. The minister sent out
by the present Administration in this
country, the lecturer said, found things he
idn't expect to find, among which were four
hundred equipped American people support
ing the PROVISIONS Government. 'eThe Pro-
visional Government still live said the
speaker, ssand is likely to continue so. The
interests of civilization and Of commerce
demanded a change Of government
As to the characteristics of the people who
inhabited the islands, they reminded one of
grown up children. Their disposition was
generous, net only among themselves, but
even to foreigners. They were never so
happy as when making others happy. They
looked upon the bright side of life. They
spent their time in one continuous picnic.
They lived to enjoy life. Although some of
the islands were seventy miles apart, the
vvntay.s hofx,oor1 than vvara of +ip,o. -rb;4a
with the sails of canoes OF natives who live
on different islands visiting each other. They
lived mainly on the ~cocanuts, oranges, ba-
nanas nature had bounteously provided for
them. Their favorite food, however, was a
sort OF mush made from r vegetable known
as tars. This is generally eaten from gourds,
the family usually sitting around in a circle
on the door. They had accepted every other
demand of civilization, even to wearing
Derby hats and putting cigarettes; but they
would not abolish the custom Of eating on
the floor.
They were children Of the woods. con-
tinued the speaker. They lived mainly out
Of doors. Breakfasts fell into their laps.
No quarrels were occasioned as to who
should get up in the morning and make the
fire. The natives didn't believe in fires.
But nov did they get money! If there was
anything q native OF the Sandwich Islands
knows, it was how to get money without
working for it. He would gather a few oily
caudle nuts, ignite them and place them
upon q Single at night. Fish would come
in schools to see what the little lights menst,
and the natives would scoop them up by the
netful, and sell them to the foreigners. AS
to the dress, both sexes wore linen and white
goods all the year around. The women
looked like queens of the woods. They wore
Mother Hubberds all the year around, and
they knew how to make them beautiful.
Pastor Scudder doubted this.
The natives were fond of music, the lee
turer maintained, and had embodied their
history in song
Long whites ago they had temples on the