The times., 1898-08-01
HAWAl's IDEAL CLIMATE
1t Is ExcelIed in No Other
Tropical Region.
IS THE LAND OF SUNSHINE
More Than One Week In n Year
There Is No Danger of Frost and
Extremes of Heat and Cold Are
Unknown ~


location as regards climate, and various
conditions combine to give them one
which salubrity and agreeableness is
hardly exceied In any other tropical or
subtropical region
Being situated just within the tropics
there is never the danger of frost, and
extremes of heat and cold are not known
The mountainous character of all the
islands gives great variety in tempera-
ture, and one may take his choice of
torrid heat in sheltered valleys at the sea
level or arctic cold and almost perpetual
frost high on the mountain sides, while
at the intervening attitudes any climate
may be found.
Ozone and to Spare
The air is remarkably pure. For nine
months the fresh and in many places
strong trade winds constantly renew the
atmosphere. AS a consequence conta-
gious diseases are infrequent, and epi-
denies, when they occur, are only OF a
mild type, which rapidly run their course
and soon disappear. Surgical operations
are also not liable to be complicated by
successful there than elsewhere.
The temperature is very moderate al
Honolulu, the annual average being Z;
degrees Fahrenheit: the minimum being
| 81 degrees and the maximum IS degrees
the latter being very rarely reached. This
mildness is due to the fact that the grouI
| lies in the track of the great Japanese
| gulf stream the Kurasiwa, which Is {
| vast current of cool water flowing acros.
| the Pacific Ocrean and which lowers tn,
temperature of every island in its track
thus preventing the possibility of extreme
heat. Many localities show an even lowel
average than Honolulu. which from it:
position is somewhat cut off from the full
! extent of the trade winds.
The Kingdom of Sol.
Hawaii is the real land of sunshine
| There are rarely more than two days il
the year where the sun is entirely oh
the clouds are light and feecy and adj
much to the beauty of landscape.
! There IS a wonderful variety in tn
cloud scenery. Very often one sees thre
distinct strata which move in differen
| directions, and which are totally distinc
in form and density from each other.
| From dawn until evening great billow
| OF trade wind clouds float high over tn
mountains. presenting a glorious spec
tacle. varying with the hours. from tn
purple, bronze and gold of sunrise 10 tn
snowy white of noon day and the almos
| heavenly hues of sunset.
A Rainbow Archipelago.
Hawaii is also eminentIy the land o
rainbows They are a peculiar featur
and may be seen day after day. spannfn
the heavens with arcs of marvellous bril-
liancy.
/ The general rainfall is moderate, bu
sufficient. the average FOR all the island
being about fifty inches a year It varie
from thirty-five to- fiftys inches at Homo
lulu. At Hilo it is one hundred and fifty
and at the great volcano over two hun
| dred inches.
| Several places on the Ieeward side o
| the islands are arid almost to the degre
of being without rain. but mile up tn
mountain there is abundant moisture an
some of the finest coffee and fruit land
are situated in these localities.
At Honolulu, the rains are almost al
ways showers, a whole Gay of rain bein
very rare occurrence There are oc
easionally downpours Of several inche
of water in as many hours of time, bu
the average is from one-quarter to on
inch at a time. It is not often that
week passes without one or more show
ers. The rain seems to fall through tn
air without saturating it. and it is. there
fore, seldom heavy or sultry in shower
weather.
Good Laundry Showers.
In Hilo the housekeepers dry thei
linen under the verandas while the raj
is pouring outside. Fogs are infrequen
in most places and when they occur ar
light and transient The porous qualit
of the soil favors rapid absorption o
moisture and insures drainage with lit
tie trouble and expense. So remarkable
true is this fact that though there ha
been great carelessness in providin
drainage for residences. yet typhoid an
kindred diseases are rare.
Malaria where 1t exists, is general.
due to the artificial marshes in whicl
taro and rice are cultivated. and even i
the neighborhood of these malarial dis
/ orders are of a mild type.
Manfestly the climate of our western
most possession is a healthy one. TIL
people live largely out of doors