The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-27

n art a. the South TIE Pie
noneuai suns have generates
3 succession Of philosophers
IN al walks OF life And
adopts Ia hezt-beeging take 3 lively
interest in their pet theories OF doing
and not doing under sweltering condi
ltionx Even the cottonneId plough
hand has certain tried beliefs TO &c
by
Soon In the mofnin' before I gets
Irregular hetted through / 'sperienees
the weather. he win tell you, but as
the sun gifts higher and ! begin TO pre-
spire rs all right It's when you amt
I prespire that the heat Guido you The
sun uncommonly good for people les
sen they don't res OF none tail in the
Il O'Clock time resses OF good two
hours. regular workin' days. and the
I hottact sun amt never touch me yet
S Tain good for people 70 keep 10 de
shade. They must git out in the sun
and boil and steam on; then they keep
healthy"
There are conflicting theories put
forth by people who do not have TO
contend with the sun as the field
. uOE&- OpAuAgl5 6G " AAc " E14
I ing OF many or few clothes. the drink
ing OF much or little water, the con-
suming OF frequent or few iced drinks.
the advisability OF exercise or no ex-
ercise. There are women who keep
fan swinging all the time and mel
also who believe faithfully in the pal
metto leaf as a comfort giver and
who go TO bed nightly with a turkey
tail propped behind the pillow in case
of need On the other hand, many de
nounce the fan as banisher Of tran
quillity and pride themselves for
standing discomfort without fluster.
The "ressen of" however, is an as
suager generally agreed on and uni
versally adopted. The household
takes by instinct to the siesta. real
or feigned. after the midday meal
the master and mistress. the wee
fodder and the stranger that is within
the gate.
I'm get you a light. cool wrapper
and a book" the hostess says to her
guests at the witching hour; and
whether she will or whether she wont
the guest is left to her own diversions.
Sometimes it happens that the ehad-
ows have heightened well on toward
evening before ,one. by one, the house
hould becomes visible ANY version
OF summer time south Of Mason and
Dixon's line would be incomplete with
out reference to these dangerous
hours OF indolence-hours spent be-
hind green blinds, occasionally watch
ing the breezes sudding about outside,
and thinking how tantalizing they are
to lock so cool and blow so warm. and
listening to the call OF the partridge
sounding clear and full over the fields.
There NAV be hammocks in the piazza
and under the garden trees. but-and
this = a secret-eyen that degree of
convention demanded by an upper pi
azza hammock is more than human
nature can stand. The great need is
to get rid of all superfluous of apparel
and convention
On such afternoons things might be
cooked with convenience on the west
ern piazza: the pitch is oozing out of
the pine. everything Is oteeped, sat
uTated and rarified in heat and the
spirit that is in young and old. as the
prayer book has IL, droops and fades.
There is nothing for 1t but to give
up and lose hold of time for space,
counting either the land of genuine
dreams or the imaginings Of other
minds set forth in printed story.
Everything invites to drowsiness.
The bees and the big flies and yellow
jackets drone a lullaby. Even the
leaves and vine tendrils seem doing.
The cook takes cat maps in her de-
main. the washerwoman In hers. Quiet
reigns on the premises and II any in
truder ventures near, the house dog
knows better than TO raise his voice
at this sacred hour. and merely looks
disapproval.
"A vagrant demoralizing habit"
says some one: "a procedure upset
ting to every rule of proper outdoor
II makes twice as
much work for people to be going to
bed twice in the twenty-four hours"
That may be. but there are living
to prove that this mapping
by daylight. this stealing whose solid
working hours out OF the calendar. is
wise and economical The wife OF a
cotton planter. who looks so young
and fresh that she smiles when she
shows stranger the likeness OF her
great q granddaughter. assigns this
MILDLY rest ss the reason for her
appearance.
And | am sure IL Is that that has
kent Mr.. B. IN health she adds. |
From the early spring until October |
We rest in the afternoon. | discovered |
early NV housekeeping that with a
little pains the servants aud children |
'ould be made to understand that the |
afternoon nap was not to be broken /
r upon"
And IL You have guests who do /
lot care TO lie down at that hour,
what do you dog" is asked.
Il recommend the practice. aud IL /
hey prefer TO sit up I hunt up some
hing for them 20 amuse themselves 1
With during my absence. OF course.
I they are very great strangers who I /
ear might regard my leaving them
Is a dSscourtesy. | refrain, but we
eldom entertain ANYBODY with whom |
We must be on terms of such strict
itiquette. That is. unless some public
junction makes It imperative that we
eceiye strangers"
And you stay here at the place all
he summer
Always. The summer is Just the
nost inconvenient time for a planter
o get awav from home Besides we
ould not be as comfortable anywhere
lse. Mr.. 3. likes his 10 o'clock tea
aade in a particular way when he
ONES In from his morning ride over
he crops. and wants his early break