The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-25
DYING ~PoG9mEslaNg
oeesneaay Of snusH sea isis-.

D-eecrersey uk Snusn Sea iyls,
Gives Concern Is FranSx.
ESey York Tribune Fwatles E.as a-mnn
40 alarmed 81 if9e ii4gn desgza ru.se ,r,,s
the aaEiss colnaiszs III. tsls spust,,
init sire mas seakeu sEsls 20 prevent
sosai -eS25ucEtou. Reports fruru tses4 Il.
aHe sscpl tsli u tae eyt.r arscrssxir.
pss8a.eace aEYp1Eg tftsIr OF ls5y-ost a
paaIrIiaSis and uthsr diseases born a.
iioraune AND evil ctsskarEs- Ts2aRss ~
t9nae produced costan and cnsEea .te-s :
turning 10 the gasgis trGm zila sa,E -
hands 10 til chem The reFsr,ues Of .h.s
island Jsosseasiors. winch AEse dang ~,
Only d fraction % tns EUr2s sxg.e1tga
span taea, fsE*s ttsw decreased stu zur.
tfer.
Three medical experts have beeg sa,,
by Ehs French government 10 rarereS /
Polynesia To study the chief causes e \
dissase among the FsastFes and 10 chest
It's raEeSss- The uFsr SefscEea for ri,
mission are Lr. Il. IpGvan. Ipr. ?. Cas. s
si&u and DR.. Gragsaiiez. They ara noE - {
their way frcrn san Frgnctsco 10 Tahir I
- ssIel sanS q u grels,g gsoua. snf
Tne governmental headquarters Of all
French establishments IN xhe South Pa
gshc. From TAHITI. the three doe.qrs tsags
NafLnsd &c 60 10 other ErouiTg, 9IaGraStnf
the NaFaDesaa. the -aa1natU End Ing T.
assI Asianaa- gssr:a.a judicial powers Nj /
De gym the p6Tslciu.ls 10 enable the-n Nd I
enact Whatever sanitary laws thsy nay I
adopt
Rhaa ons considers tne characteristics
Of she Sourh sea ssancer o,ne soan rem. I
zzes HOY tremendous are rhs dtfacuItiss (
e SIC 2 task ia spite Of me Err.ss..Ea
missionary Tho has 4abored with hin ts 1
nearly q ceatIry ne stu seems GRak4lt 3 !
rsli ,iur4y trrn -,- L. 800
csanibslIsru nnig 10 revive the secret Esa
staLs Eacrs destructive crime Of irEanticf5.
Els nature reyolts at labor. and rs tg
Is prompted cEiy by hunger snI aths,
1dlysseal warts II is impossible sor hin
10 regard the marriage pau6 s~erigrgiy
i1apetucus ana OF weak viii. Ae L. <Tons
70 e1eeases which render hin q rsaay
prey 70 pestiieaae.
Tbs ~dsgeneracy et the modem Soul. 1
Sea isleaaer appears 10 have begun Khs,
ais knowledge Of deep sea zavsgaaoa end
ed. There was q 1irne when the zat!yaS
Of these widely scattered hits OF ssnts
sailed bolsiy from ene 10 anattle-. md
carried On WAY Or corarDs:cs W8tA Gssta-tl
peoples. They had learned that ihsY
could trust tae stars 70 guide them, and
They ooilt strong ships almost as arr.s
as Mississippi steamers. {
ia the neyday OF his civilization tt.s
= "a IEHAo f1ELAr2 SIrdI itl32slrss EtAd.9S
Of which contained stones almost al
large as he stones of the temples Il
Eaalbec. In the MarQuesas Islands ioasH
tn. traveller Will fEnd great stone pias
forms assc terraces, which show a knpwsE
edge Of mechanical laws of which tai
present natives are wholly ignorant. Sor4s
Of these stones are from ten 10 fifte.ss
feet long and i've and sx feet uiicts
Their sides are smooth, although thsfs
show no print OF the chisel. On thseN
cJclopcan platforms, or 'tpaepae." as thes
are called, the natives now erect theia
bamboo nuts. ard those who still refus:a
Christianity say the gods put those great
stones in place. q
That the Polynesian OF today fias d.+
generated from lack of ccrnmunics ftoaN Il
with the outside worlG is shown bs tn Il
similar fate OF dornesticated animals. Tn.
horses and cattle that have been intrr&i
duced sicken and die after a few geners.
tons. Dogs are plentiful, but they an
OF a low. mongrei type. The legioas q
pigs are said to be Indigenous, but &C.
rording to sorue writers they were taken n
thither by early navigators. The Poly.
neSian pig. however. is a p.tful specimea A.
when compared with the mighty porkers
Of the American prairie. Although he Is
treated by his native master as a pet. ae-
companies his mistress on her walks SsS
through the village. and sleeps with the Is
rest OF the family on a bed of cocoa NJ
leaves, yet ne shows no outward signs q sS
his proud position. III