The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-09-10
NATURE SLOWLY MAKES READY

You have probably never seen a vol
eano IN eruption 1t is a magnificent
spectacle. Where do all those torrents
Of red-hot lava come from? Nobody
can tell, except that they come from
| somewhere down deep in the earth.
But one thing we know, namely, that
eruptions of any one volcano are far
| apart Between whites Nature is get
ting ready for them; she is preparing
Tor the tremendous demonstration.
Just so it is with all her processes.
In the cold of winter she is arranging
the forces which are to make the heat
and the harTests Of the following sum
mer, and so on.
From May, 1850, to February. 1892.
is q period Of q months. The two
dates will long remain clear in the
mind of Mrs. Martha Bowles, of 1s2
Llangfelach Road, Morriston, near
Swansea For the first was the begin
ming and the second the ending of an
experience which was bad enough in
itself, yet only the introduction 10
something vastly worse. 1t was like
the time of getting ready for a great
trouble TO come
Her first sense Of this was indefinite
and vague, like the low muttering OF
thunder below the horizon, while the
skies are yet clear She expresses il
thus, in the very words most of US use
on similar occasions: 4 felt that
something was wrong with me-some-
thing hanging over me-"
All fazr
such feelings are warning sent to the
spirit, when in fact they are caused
entirely by the condition of our bodies.
She felt heavy, languid and tired. and
mentally depressed This was not only
melancholy TO her but new, as she had
always been strong and healthy. Then
came the diseomforts which there
could be no mistake about. They are
common enough, to be sure. On. yes.
But isn't that all the more q reason
why We should understand what they
mean2 Certainly" you will say.
Well, then, there was that bad, Of
fensive taste in the mouth, that so
many Of US have had; the failure of
the appetite, and the pain in the chest
and sides after eating. The worst pain
was in the right side, where It was
very heavy. That pointed to the liver,
which is located on that side; and
when anything ais the liver it is
though the big water-vheel Of q mill
had got fixed so as not to turn round
For the liver does half a dozen kinds
Of work. and when it strikes work the
rest Of the organs take a sort Of rainy
holiday.
Presently her skin and the white
Of her eyes turned yellow as autumn
leaves. That meant bile in the blood;
the liver was of its duty; that is q
sure sign The kidney secretion was
the color OF the blood, instead Of q
clear amber, which meant that the
trouble had already reached those i'm
portant organs Then the stomach was
upset and refused TO take kindly to
foOd-as though the miller sent your
grain back, declining to grind II. She
Tomited sour, bitter fluid, which was
acid bile, away out Of its proper track
On and OF along this line, constantly
getting further and further from the
happy land Of health; this was the his
tory OF those Fl months-aH bad
enough. yet al preparatory for worse
ones.
One day in February, 1892" she
says in her letter Of August 18th, 1883, |
Il began to have dreadful pain and
tramp. II began in the right side, and |
extended across the stomach For |
hours together l was in the greatest |