The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-23

quito net. He gazed at his feet upon
which the pertinacious little insect
had left his mark The scheme OF
regenerating the world, however, Is
not TO be stung to death by miser-
able insect. The skin will be tougher
by and bye. Moreover, the mosquito
itself is the product of art, ana Will
disappear when the vicious cultivation
of sugar and rice shall cease.
If fruit diet is not a good thing,
there is nothing about Mr.. Boeter To
show it. He has lived upon nothing
except raw fruits for ten months, IN
Germany and in the Canary Islands,
with here and then an occasional raw
egg, or cooked vegetable when goou
fruit could not be obtained. He mas
established the superhuity OF ciotnlng
by moving about in the open air LOT
hours without any, and he found his
health better, and his brain clearer, as
q consequence. DR.. Albert Ban
ger of Munich who first took to vege-
tables, and then to fruits testlnes 10
the same thing, and finds himself
twice a man. Like Mr.. Boeter, the
Doctor is also in search OF some nice
Paradise somewhere, into which he
can Jump, leaving meat, alcohol and
human nature behind him.
AS to the simpler appliances OF civil
liZation, Mr.. Boeter IS still kanalua.
He admits houses, because the birds
build nests, but merely as a shelter
from the rain. He favors beds but
strongly draws the line at chairs with
which he thinks the natural man
should not daily. He is little troubled
about the question whether there is
enough fruit growing wild to support
the human race, but in case OF aoso-
Lutte necessity, he will consent to plant
a few cocoanut trees. as he has con-
ceived an extravagant admiration for
this fruit, and in short is whole
Cocoanut Club in himself. He thinks
however, that If the cocoanuts could
be eaten which are now wasted In the
pernicious manufacture of hair oil,
there would be enough to go round,
and no planting would be necessary.
Since Mr.. Boeter has been in town
he has eaten, besides cocoanuts, man.
goes, musk melons, figs and papaias,
all of which he pronounces excellent,
even to the seeds of the papaia,
(which are equal to the finest water
cresses.n
He does not believe in the slavery of
horses, and rejects, of course, the
whole system of personal service as a
wrong. He does, however, OCCASION
ally ride in the street cars, but he JUS
titles the apparent Inconsistency on
the ingenious ground that dusty
streets are most unnatural, and not
place for wholesome exercise. More
over, his paradise is not yet achieved,
and in the transition state he is COM
PEELED to accommodate himself to cir
eumstances. Thus, he uses money
which he scorns-and wears a watch:
though in the blessed future men will
take no thought of time. He will not
wear a hat, but carries one in the
hand-not to attract undue attention.
If Mr.. Boeter succeeds in finding in
Hawaii suitable site for his purpose,
he will buy it, and will then be joined
by friends from California and Ger
many, from which latter country he
expects his mother. From California
will come a mature DOCTOR" who will
cure the ills of the world with water,
air and fruits.
Upon the close Of the interview, Mr..
Boeter courteously invited the report
er to share his MONDAY meal. The
latter, however, felt that to do SO
would be worse than the act of David
when he took his neighbours one eve
lamb.
Mr.. BDeter expects very shortly to
visit the other islands. If he is disap-
pointed he will turn his back on Ha-
wall and seek the lost Paradise of in
nocence and ignorance among the ISL
ands of the South Pacific.