The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16

No rsson 10 feei ashamed In fact ov~f
steamer BRINGS loads Of such articles q ~
, anl cickinE az are used By the most fasti6I
! Gus psopis and ali hnd ready market
: The social lines are not drawa very elosaa
In this country ana theirs 10 less Of That mora
rle'ciiy that predoinira tss In q colder an,
more rl''orcus climate. Tho A'nericsns A.
the leaders In all the social and pe!,tiea
ans'rs Thsv ere tho descendants Of ire mis-
sonsries who came 10 tho islnnes three quar-
tiers OF century ago. but thNy do not hest
tats to extend sorial courtesics With tho hall.
breeds or the educated native In fact. many
OF the latter are extremely refined reopis
They I've In luxurious homes send their chill,
iron 10 american and Eurooesn institutions o.
leatsins and have all the comforts that
wta,h can hes sw. As the result there Is
very i'tilo of thpt feeling Of eolor iistiaction
tina; rrcvs'is In fn,erica.
| The moro common people OF Hawaii are a
picturesque and interesting study, for whils
they hnve made n prstenss II adopting IN,
customs OF those with whom they have boon
thrown In contact they have stll re,ainNt
the traits that have been tho charsecristics
OF tho race since the earliest days Of sNvasery.
They sim feast on taro, raw ish ana poi. that
queer mixture that looks like paste, feels
like cold Yeast and tastes like buttcrmlls. and
they aro stlll the careless law paon,a thev
always have heen. Tho Kanaka man wears
white ncEl'ecc suit. much like that Of his
more civilized brother. but about hts shoulder
he wrcnthcs surland OF flowers and Ia his
wide-brmmed straw hat are thrust many
flowers and peacock feathers Tho women also
no barefoot. They wear bright-hucd
Mother Hubbard, helted In with festscns OF
Saudy flowers and green vines.
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IN the Hnwaiisn islands one may select the
kind of climate that IL best suited to him
and know no other He may aolect 4 spot
sufficiently cool while vet frosts are unknown
and chilling winds blow not; he may sslect
another SPOT whore tho heat Is excessive. or
he may ascend from tho sea TO the mountain
tops and feel tho air growing cooler With al
most every step In fact. as one scientist has
remarked; EVERY graduation OF temperature.
altitude and humidity. with varying forces
and volume OF wind currents, Ia presented In
the Hawaiian Islands, Moreover, each grove.
beach vale. summit and bel, OF land pre-
serves its respective, climatic attributes al
most unchanged throughout tho year" II Is
this latter fact that has made these islands
the ideal spot for lnvnlids. certain climate
may be selacted and there one may remain |
without fear OF change or. by travelling about |
from place 20 place one may follow what ia
something like the rotation OF the seasons In |
the temperature ATTITUDES without danger OF |
meeting those sudden changes of tempera-
ture that are SO shocking to the sensitive or
or course Hawaii Is not without its pests
and these are the Insects. They vary a. to
the locality. but In many places It Is tho
mosquitoes that mako one remember that life
10 not NIL flowers and sunshine. In other
places there arc other Insects and they are
always persistent. always virulent Another
actor that can not BIO disregarded is the
eprosy OF which so much has been written.
At present 1t is realouslY exiled and Isolated
md 10 at present but slightly contagious.
,ut It still exists, especially in tho lower
quarters OF the city. That the disease Is here
y known everywhere and yet II is ono subject
hat Is under the ban. To speak Of II 10 to
nour the disploasure Of your hosL II he is a
he will shruk hin shoulders and walk
way. II no 10 white resident Of the island
10 will insist that the reports have been ex-
xgerated and that your fsoys are groundiess.
n spite OF all that oan be said. however.
he ieper colony At Molohei IL q living wit
less to tho fact Of the existence Of that
horrible disease and II il whispered that in
hat horrible place OF exile there are Amort-
ans who are suffering this LIVING death. At
he present time. Ms things are now situated.
here In little danger OF contracting the dis-
nse. and yet to many person even this {
light chance would mar tho beauties with .
hich nature has boon 80 lavish In those q
lands. I
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Political Hawaii ia about AZ peaceful place n
one could wish to sec. Tho whites and O
any OF the better class OF natives are well
tlshcd to accept the protection of Uncle
I'M. AS 10 the native proper, as he ~ seen "
the common walks Of life. he has no opln- II
MS at all upon the subject. or courae there W
o still natives In high position who are IN
CROUCH royaljsts at heart, but even they o
. willing to accept things as they are. The az
mmoD native. however. harbors no resent ~
ent at what anti-annexatlonists have been III
eascd to term his downfall" At the same IN
ne he does not feel any sentiment of graft 10
dc at being relieved from the bondage OF a
)narchy. The simple fact is that political III
,lings OF any kind are disturbing eie- ID
mt and the average native Is decidedly WI
erse to making any effort either mental or 30
ysicsl. Under these circumstances IL will sll
ly DO necessary for the United States gov &c
iment to use wise discrimination In tho du
loing OF the ballot and there will b little no
uKor that this enc OF our new posscsnisns ba
u ever cause US any trouble.
George Alfred TdwardA ha
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