Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-23

human race? So she cultivated in Sa.
moa the Piper methisticum, from which
the kava Is made. Girls and old men
who have nothing else to do prepare this
kava by the following process: They
take the root and chew it until the juice
fills their mouth; then they discharge il
from the mouth into bowl More root
is put into the mouth and the liquid
disposed of in the same way. 1t has be
come n popular drink. 1t is ordered Oh
all occasions-at the opening and clos.
ing OF all socialitics, before and after
all styles Of business. 1t is kava here
and kava there and kava everywhere.
And it is cleaner than most of the
drinks of other countries and has III it
no logwood, strychnine or nux vomica,
but pure and simple expectoration.
] consider it as an Improvements on
most strong drinks 1t is said to 10 a
most delicious drunk Almost all visit
ors try this liava and see what it tastes
liko and what are its effects, but us l
have great faith in the testimony Of
others | did not taste it, believing all
they said about the pungent and CRATE
tul flavor Of this beverage of rCfiiied
and delectated spit. The kaya not only
appeals 20 the taste, but it is sa:d to
beautify the cup on bowl from which il
is Quntl ed. The bowl is not washed, but
retains the settings of this beverage,
which harden and come to look like
exquisite enameling, which submits to
! high polish. Not only is the cup
5nameled, but the stomach Of the one
who takes it becomes also an enlmo!ing
o elaborate that | am informed tuat
one who was III such condition, by
,neczing violently cracked the eI.".lol
md died. Instead of the burning cat OF
the vitals by the brandy and W tl,y
and wines would it not be more Gs; .ctIc
to carry around whole art galley O.
enameled insides?
Tell all the Methodists that Mali3toa
is Wesleyan and a consistent follower
Of the three worthless of Epworth--Su-
sannah, Charles and John. Though his
every drop of inherited blood is war,
like, this king is man of peace. One
of his ancestors fought back an enemy
from Samoa and did it so well that the
defeated troops as they got back into
their boats cheered the Samoan king,
shouting, 'Well done, Fighting Cock "
But the present king might be better
symbolized by dove rather than a
chanticleer. AS in America we never
had but one man who declined being
president of the United States when he
knew that he could get the Office. SO
Malietoa is the only man that l know
of who declined to be king when the
honor fell to him. Again and again he
preferred another for the throne and
accepted royalty only when circum-
stances compelled him to do so. There
have been deeds Of blood since he took
the scepter, but war is barbarism
whether under Samoan or American
or English flag. Nearly all the great
generals of our American wars have
been good members of Presbyterian OF
Episcopalian or Methodist or Baptist OF
Congregational or Catholic church.
Do not, therefore, sneer when L write
that Malietoa is a Wesleyan. The flag
that floats over his house is a one starred
flag contrived by a missionary. Indeed
found wherever we go ON this island.
The Bible is the chief book. There are
churches and schools One of the group
of islands has college of 90 students
in preparation for the ministry. Nearly
all the inhabitants of these islands can
read and write. There are no doubt
enough bad people. Three ships Of war
L., 60, ln in hn
keep the natives familiar with the vices
of more civilized nations. "The beach
combers, as they are called at Samoa
that is, the men who combine the
work Of wrecker, pirate, thief, despera-
do and agent for the slums-are found
here, but every city that l know OF has
its beach combers, and the poor swindled
immigrants find them more numerous
at Boston, New York and Liverpool
than the voyagers Of the Pacific find
them at Samoa, These islands are more
thorough Sabbath keepers than You will
find in almost any land of all the earth
From early morning until late at night
on Sabbath the whole town, with few
exceptions, is given up to devotion.
At half past 8 on Sabbath morning
the church bells ring, and the people
put ON their best attire and assemble for
worship. Again, in midafternoon, the
church bells ring, and the people gather
Far ON into the Sunday night the Chris
tian songs may be heard, caught up ana
sounded back from home to home and
from mountain to beach. There is far
more Sabbath kept in Samoa than i'll
any town or city In America Of the
same size, but this was not always so.
From what cruelty Christian civilian
tion has lifted it'll In olden times, when
they conquered an enemy, they broke
his spine. To add TO the humiliation of
the defeated some of them were roasted
and eaten. When woman was oandi-
date for marriage to some chief, she
was seated in the market place for the
public to decide whether she were fit
for such marriage. If they decided in
the negative, she was clubbed to death.
They worshiped the dog, or the eel,
or the turtle, or the lizard, or the shark.
"Backl' cried the Christian religion TO