Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-11-04

rude, dreamy, and 1t might be
said, half melancholy way, each
joining in the refrain just before
his predecessor has finished, so
that it appears continuous, and all
uniting in the chorus 1t ia not
music, but serves to Tighten labor,
and Is a spontaneous expression
of happiness.
They are early risers, being up at
dawn, and with the exception of
noon-day rest-which they are
fond of extending to 2 or 3 kours
work steadily, though slowly,
until dark. AS a rule, they are
reasonably punctual, owing to
their military training, but their
original and Unborn inclinations
were mostly in the opposite direc
ton.
MORALS AND HEALTH.
The Italian farm laborer is gen
orally moral, faithful in his famI-
ly relations, warmly attached to
his children, and comparatively
free from the vices of cities and of
higher civilization. He has
little contact with the world, his
products being mostly handled by
Intermediates, asd he has never
possessed the means to travel
either for pleasure or curiosity,
which also accounts for many of
the marked differences existing
between different localities. He
is healthy and strong, and what
ever maladies affect him are most.
ly of insufficiency of nutrition.
Vsnereal diseases are practical y at
the minimum in the country
which includes many large towns
of from 10 to 20 thousand inhabi-
tants-though largely on the in
crease in the cities since the abo-
lition of the law requiring medical
inspection (weekly) of public
women. AS illustrative of, and
having a direct relation to public
morality. see Tables Nos. l and 2
of Enclosure No. 8.
Table No. l exhibits the num-
Der of deaths from diseases rep
resentiug the largest relative
mortality for the years 1895 and
1896 emitting a long list of minor
causes. To this is added the
deaths resulting from violence,
syphilis and alcoholism for the
same period. AS this statement
includes the cities it does not ex-
hibit the better conditions
of the country districts.
The table is general for
Italy, and lacks the usual division
into provinces. 1t is, however,
noted in connection by the Direct.
or General of Statistics, that the
deaths from venereal diseases are
four times greater in the cities
than i1Gthe country; and that
those from alcoholism are, in
the same comparison, three times
greater.
Table No. 2 shows the pro-
portion of illegitlmate births per
thousand, for the years 1898, 1894
and 1895, giving the three north
ern, in comparison with five
southern provinces, including the
cities, and the province Of Lazio
Rome the two sections being
nea' ly equal in population. 1t
will be observed that there is a
small diminution for the better,
year by year, in the percentages 4.
Also, that Rome, and it's province
CLazio], is the focal point of the
worst showing in the way Of lille
gitimacy.
In Table No. l, no deaths from
starvation are stated for the rea-
son that it practically has no ex-
istence. Hunger and hard condi-
tons of life are plentiful, but the
habitual generosity of the Italian
even from the poor to the poor
as we'll rs the existence of many
charitable associations, both ma,
tive and composed of foreigners
resident in Italy, prevents such
occurrences. The municipal au-
thorities of towns and villages al
80 extend n limited relief when
necessary in their respective loca-
lities.
ITO be contjnued.)