The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-14

slide to side. plunRing up and down an
the masta trembling as II TO rid them
selves OF their human burden. | use,
TO watch them for hours and marve
ut their dcxterity. but they never look
ed down to see if was looking ut them
Sailors at sea are not "grandstans
players"
Sailors are very superstitious. The,
have all sorts OF ideas about good and
bad luck. On the "Kaiulani," tn,
sailors caught shark After iettine
II flop about the deck awhile, they cut
on It's tall and fins and threw II over
board. The cruelty impressed me, and
In spite OF the good weather that was
prevailing. I felt as though something
would happen to that ship to repay the
men for their unmerciful conduct to-
ward the shark. The sailors. however
claimed their action was sure to be fol.
lowed by good luck. and a safe and sue
cessful voyage. When ship is be-
calmed. the captain and sailors will
walk about the deck. watching clouds
In the distance. and whistling softly
to themselves. They claim their call
VIII bring up a favorable breeze II any
thing will
All deep-sea sailing vessels have
regular wells where fresh water is
stored. on long voyages, each man is
allowed only so much water day. A
number of casks filled with fresh water
are always kept aboard sailing YES
sells, particularly in the life boats.
After eight or ten months, this water
becomes rotten to such an extent that
II is almost as thick as jelly. Gradual
ly 1t purifies itself, and in time Is as
pure as 1t ever was. The men eat meat,
salt horse" they call 1t. three times
a day. Salt horse" is put up in barrels
i'm solution OF saltpetre. This will
keep for a year or more. Before being
cooked, it is soaked in fresh water for
days. and when finally served tastes
good deal like corned beef. The sail
ors claim that the meat is really horse
meat.
Sailors are different from any other
class of men. They are always glad
to put to sea, and equally delighted
when land is sighted. They have a Ian
guage of their own, and although ut Is
English, the ordinary landsman cannot
make out a word when a mate is CIV
ing orders to his men.
If a man Is looking for genuine rest
let him take trip on a sailing ves-
sci. These boats are leaving San Fran
cisco every day or two for the Ha-
waiian Islands. and the rate Is only
$40. II the trip takes two months, all
the better; you are eating at the cap
tain's table and getting three meals
day.
A great practice in the east among !
rich people. is to send their sons or /
other relatives addicted to drink on
ong cruises to the islands. I saw any |
number of these cases in Honolulu. AS
l rule, the men are sober during the
ong voyage because they have to be,
,ut they are as bad or worse than ever
when they reach their destination.
even fresh salt air will do nothing to-
ward improving or morally benefiting
DOL.
Did you ever want to see anyone real
,adly, and plan and picture how he
would look and act after you met?
that's how you feel about land after
'ou have been at sea a certain length
f time. You sit around and figure
rhat you will do first when you get on
arth again; how a tree looks. They
ay the American flag in a foreign
ountry is the most welcome sight to a
itizen of the United States but IL the
tars and stripes look any better than
md. after a long sea trip, / don't
now it. ]. p. H.