Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-24
WEAK KIDNEYS.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

with one member Of the family and
two native Hawaiians to witness tho
act few days afterwards. as this doc.
ument had to be typewriter before II
was ready to be sent to the recorders
office. Kailima, as you know, was the
name of one witness. | cannot recall
to mind the name of the other; per.
haps you can.
Secondly. Is II not a fact that in
November, 1900. the final act OF this
farce was carried out at your instiga.
ton and under your direction. and
during the ceremonies you we're the
chief performer. In which a small pig
and bottle of brandy figured. as is
the custom In such ceremonies? The
viands had to be consumed In some Sc.
cluded spot in the homestead OF the
Widemann family, a table to be set
when the family and servants could
be seated together at the one time, and
not to leave II, while there was yes
| tige of the pig or drop of the brandy
left. The table.cloth used on this
occasion had to be brand new, one
that was never used before, and the Il
leaf was to be the only evergreen for
the decoration of the place and table,
az the use of any other would poilute
that which was to be expected as
result from the ceremony to be carried
out. You could not have selected a
more secluded place than the one you
did. A room in the hay loft of the
stable building of the Widemann
homestead in the back of the prem
ises. was a selucded place indeed-out
of the gaze and sight of the inquisitiye
and the fun-making haole.
rha tal. rAt h. .,Is. all
ed and in place with the brandy, all Is
ready. mistresses and servants the
high and low are all seated to,ss her
on this most solemn occasion.
You as the chief performer exercised
the rites of the Hawaiian ancients. As
Is the custom in ceremonies of this
kind the spleen lake niau) the tail
and the tip OF the nose Of piggy are
, first to be served and eaten by one of
the party who Is a distinguished per.
sonage or who may be your assistant,
but In the excitement of your perform.
ance OF the operations, 10 and behold,
you neglected to serve the spleen with
the tail and nose. Inc spleen was en-.
tirely forgotten at the time and. &C.
cording to the ancients. the neglect
OF this part was bad omen. and a
damaging effect to the cause would
surely follow, hence the exposure of
this fraudulent genealogy. The tail
, and nose were first eaten, brandy was
J sprayed to the gods with the fingers
| or poured into glass and tossed into
, the air, accompanied by a chant
, prayers were said-and work on the
! pig was begun and over with, as in
tended.
. You selected the ii leaf as the onl,
! evergreen to be used on this occasion
! for the reason, as believed by the an
!. clients, that 1t had virtues which woult
! protect the user of II from the "devi
y and ill-influences of the evil spirits" o
I the dead of those families having de
4 scendants now living In this world an,
' opposed to you personally. or to you
y doings and schemes. and you in thi
K civilized age Of our country believe,
r as our ancestors did. that this leaf ha,
b charms and powers to aia you In tn
o bringing to a successful issue O
o schemes. as In this instance, with el
o fects and results like those expecte
}. by Papa tia In his bareIooted perform
|. ance of walking over red-hot stones.
r Thirdly. Is 1t not O fact that 70
have been In the practice OF takin
!. aged Hawaiians to the Wideman
t home unsolicited by the family. for tn