Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-21

persuaded that to return to plantation
life is their wisest course. These peo-
pie in a way belong to us, and must
make their living in this country. And
many OF them are sick, needing hos
pital treatment. | do not refer to the
japanese and Chinese laborcrs, but to
the white people of all nationalities
the Portuguese, the Porto Ricans. and
now the Koreans. Twenty-Five Koro.
ans have applied to the Queens Hos
pital for treatment, though they ara
plantation laborers, and the plantations
are supposed to care for their own sick.
Fewer Porto Ricans.
There are fewer Porto Ricans In tho
city and they are less troublesome than
they were. Many have left the coun.
try. San Francisco reports six hun
dred on Telegraph Hill. They are q
poor anaemic lot. The physicians find
the same difficulty In treating them
there that we had here. remember
well the visits that DR.. Alvarez used
to make to the sick Porto Ricans, with
me for guide, when they would abso-
lutely refuse to take the medicine pre-
scribed. The first grippe Of pain made
them think they were poisoned; and
one dose Of medicine was usually
enough to brighten whole neighbor-
hood Now San Francisco has them.
Needless to say, she does not thank US
for this emigration.
Years Donations.
The donations this year have been
large, beginning with the Thanksgiv-
ing offerings from the schools. AT
Christmas time II looked rather dark
for the poor. when the b. p. o. l.. and
the American Relief Fund made fine
donations, and we had most satisfac-
tory Christmas. Dinners, clothing.
bedding and shoes. new and of good
quality, were furnished.
The trustees of the German church
helped with a large sum after their
most successful fair, and a japanese
prince, travelling to the States. gave one
thousand dollars to the charities OF the
city. These. with the usual donations,
have enabled the Associated Charities
to assist the afiiliating societies to care
for the poor.
Fifty people have made donations Of
clothing. but the supply has not nearly
equaled the demand this year, and we
have been obliged to buy quantities of
new material to make the children
presentabls at school. The Missionary
Cleaners always help In this and the
American Relief Fund also.
The reading matter that comes to the
Office for distribution is Of the best of
the current literature, and who can
measure the good this does?
Taking up the care OF a family Is
always an experiment, and It is inter-
esting to watch developments. Six
cases good results. The main thing is
TO get the whole family to work to-
gether with one. 1t is not only the
real assistance given that counts. but
the friendly visit and the genuine in
terest in all that pertains to the family
life. Their trials, their joys, their
work, their play, their personal appear
anco, their companions. Poor women
who six years ago were hard and Bit
ter from their awful experiences have
softened, are better to their children.
look not so much to the dime a child
may bring home as to the number of
days he can go to school. see the
right sort Of pride In their housekeep-
ing and personal appearance. and a
kindly desire to help those worse of
than themselves. Many have united
with church, and now have an inter-
est In three homes-church, school and
domestic. How infinitely better than
the narrow environment of only the
one little place that shelters them.
Friendly visiting among the poor is a
blessed work in more ways than one.
Try IL. Select family needing counsel
and sympathy. Visit, advise, encour-
age, aid and discipline, be patient, wise
and kind, and watch the development
of the family, and mark its effect upon
yourself. It's wholesome work. II
pays.
There have been seventy ney appli-
cations this year and one hundred
and seventy-one recurrent cases, max
Ing total of two hundred and forty
one applications and representing seven
hundred and twenty people. Relief
has been given at the Office $50 times
aud A