The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-07-27

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ffu ifftt HHuw 0H ina nirNtst nFiHli.
t.ln HumfnitF rtinHpiIuH fri1 rHHflf
iH ilmHt 80 iHM Win thu TEMPERATE
anrr Sud Do nfHfh perpetual uH the
rkiftHnt paHh uf MHuNn hpH.
tIHtiHillHUf NInHkIna. The Ultimate %
Honolulu. which o. Ht sHR ttti mHl o.
rendered thus AtprnNr tfMnsUsi
| % d Hfrtf Fahrenheit Taken year ~
funr this average d0tH uul NufF over a.
dtEfep One WY uf the other pRkrn hy
mHuths, tie average ui The cold aHt
month ie 90 degrees. ard VI the warm.
oHt n degrees. Toe eNtreme lowest
temperature ~ 60 degrees the highest
20 degrees. and either of these figures
has only been NOTED once IN twelve
years uf pcrsunal and standard ubscr-
yatious.
The average daily range at Honolulu
is IA degrees. little over one-haif
what u Is I'm most points In the East
crn United states. though II is great
cr than that of Key West II Is much
less. PROBABLY about degrees. on the
WindWard coasts, and much greater on
account of radiation and sun penetra-
ton at elevations of from 1900 to O00
feet, say from l6 degrees to 20 degrees.
II will be noted that the above Is a
cooler temperature by at least Ave de
the same latitude, notably OF Havana.
The ocean current coming down TO the
Islands from the Oregon coast. the last
work OF the great Kuro- Siwo, OF Japan
bringing with II the cooness and the
logs of the Columbia river region, VIII
account for this.
The humidity OF the atmosphere Is of
course an element very important In
both vital and mechanical matters At
Honolulu, though maritime position,
Il Is not higher than in the average
Eastern United States. The average
relative humidity" figure being about
-, which is really about the ideal
amount for comfort and health. on the
Windward coasts, however, the damp
ness is greater. but not excessive, and
strange to say, does not bear any fixed
relation to the precipitation. Metals
everywhere are peculiarly liable to rust
ON account of the salt In the air This
doubtless permeates vegetation more
or less, particularly grasses, as domes-
tic animals do not need artificial salt
ing" With southwesterly winds the air
is very damp, but with northerly winds
the native takes cold from lack of at
mospherc moisture.
Early settlers In Honolulu imagined
that they must affect East Indian ways
carry an umbrella for the heat, wear
ventilated or cork hats, don the pug
inen. We Of the present day have out
grown all this, and dress-well. just as
anybody does anywhere,-if that will
express II. Felt hats or straw hats, all
are au fait but no "chimney-pots" II
you please; wooden or linen tailor mad
or muslin, just as one fancies, but for
traveller a good raincoat must be in
the outfit.
To close with, the question of the
valetudinarian must be answered, also
Of the prospective permanent settler.
me white races keep up their strength
and vigor here. II they are perpetually
on the move, either here In the open
air, or IL sedentary, on frequent visits
to the coast" Early hours, lust
enough work, horse back riding, noun
tain climbing, cycle riding. and yacht |
ing, are Just as beneficial here as else
where. The tendency is, of course, to
laZiness and deterioration, but there is
not that exhausting reaction after ex-
cited exercise that there is in colder
climates. and the nervous sufferer is
gradually built up by the abundant
sunlight and all-day-long exposure to
gentle airs. Weak-lunged persons have
FOUND recovery here when not far gone.
But the natives had their catarrhs and
oronchial affections, though be ter
feeding is giving them better chance
or life. The gentle climate tends to
good nature. While paradise is no
where on earth. its climate may BE-
imagined to be like that of Hawaii
CURTIS j. LYONS.