Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20
Uncle Dave Anderson's Travels
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ton, We are in full view Of the lofty noun
tains near by and the placid Pacific ocean.
Natures bounty has supplied here a eli
mate near perfection for the people, as
well as a pleasure ground, for there are
mountains and valleys, cliffs and bays
plains and beaches, in many forms and
variety and all without a poisonous vine
or herb or dangerous reptile No snakes
of any kind exist here; the people are stall
wart in size, hospitable merry and music
loving. The door of the Kanaka is always
open and over it is inscribed Aloha"
which means Welcome" These islands
are wind swept the year round. There is
no snow, frost or sunstrokes, which makes
it paradise for all seekers for health and
lovers of pleasure. Rainbows are frequent;
they sometimes illuminate with their mag
nificent combination of radiant colors,
ofttimes in the night the horizon for
hours. Many times 1 have pleasingly
watched the rays of the midday sun shin
ing brightly, with no clouds in sight, while
a copious rainfall invigorated and re-
freshed the interested observer.
The territory of Hawaii is grouped into
eight islands, with four organized counties
as a government for the whole. This group
contains about 10000 inhabitants, divided
into various nationalities as follows: Sixty
per cent are Japanese, 30 per cent Chinese,
10 per cent native, 5 per cent Portuguese,
Australian, etc, while per cent comprise
the American population, yet the Yankee
dominates and controls the other SO per
cent. The japanese, constituting the larg
est number, form an important portion Of
the community. These people are apt and
bright always anxious to learn and ape
American ways and customs. They control
the retail trade OF the islands Many have
acquired large property interests and are
heavy taxpayers. They publish their own
newspapers and have their churches and
schools. The sugar industry here could not
be operated without jap labor The women
are said TO be exceptionally healthy and
strong, even stronger than their menknd.
One reason why the japanese woman is so
healthy is because her nervous SYSTEM has
never been racked to pieces as a child.
That health is largely derendent on peace
OF mind no one doubts nowadays, and the
japanese baby is brought up in an atmos-
phere of quiet SIMPLICITY and leisure She
is never roughly pulled around or hustled,
no one screams at her or makes swift move
ments in her direction. She Is dressed
loosely and comfortably. She lives largely
in the open air, for even in the house the
windows are always wide open. Nothing
conduces more to nervousness and irrita-
bility than the lack of plenty of fresh air,
although few people seem to realize II.
Her food, too, is simple and light, so that
It is easily digested.
She does not fret and cry because OF the
misery her poor little stomach is in. Amer
lean mothers might easily take lessons
from the Japanese.
The native Hawaiian is kind and polite,
the younger ones are extremely polite
bowling and tipping their hats TO every
aged person they meet. The boys and girls
mostly go barefooted the year round. This
forcbly reminds me OF my boyhood days
back in the old Keystone state over sixty
years ago, when the youngsters during the
long winter months were patiently waiting
for the approach of spring that they might
discard the use OF shoes and stockings ia
60 barefooted until GOLD weather again,
The Kanakas perform largely the work OF
express and truck wagons conveying and
peddiing vegetables. fruit, etc, over the
city with bamboo poles about ten feet long
, swung across their shoulders Attached tC
each end is a large basket or pail, swinging
, almost TO the ground, filled with their
wares. They plod along in happy mood
in a dogs pace all day barefooted
Three daily newspapers are published
here. but they contain but little press news
Of doings in the states and outside world