The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-21
Continued from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
Monday. July 6-Today has been
very much brighter in every way. We
have had some wind, the sun has
shone and the joyous sound of real
laughter has been heard aboard, the
| first since we started
I have just come below and the
wonderful glamor of the night Is still
on me. The sky is quite clear, steel
blue dome in the very center of which
hangs a crescent moon. From the west,
where the sunset still leaves a bright
ening haze on the horizon, comes a
soft breeze, whispering encoura cement
and ripping the sea into million
mirrors that dancingly reflect the moon
above. The yacht herself seems af-
fected by the night. She seems more
alive and dips with a graceful move
ment to the slight swells as though she
would look her best and fittingly mark
the only signs of life in the midst of
so much placid beauty. "Give me
only a little wind" she says, "and I
will show you such a dance as would
shame the rhythmic movements of
Nauteh girl, geisha or houri.'
At midnight a light breeze crept
through. the fog and, by daylight, we
were out of sight of Clemente. Captain
Harris shot the sun at o'clock and
again at noon. The result was highly
satisfactory. Lat. 30 deg. min. N,
long. 119 deg. SO min. w. which show
ed that we were LIS miles out from
San Pedro.
We have had some wind all day long
and now it is freshening, if this keeps
up we should hit the trades tomorrow.
YACHTS DOCTOR PRACTICES
MEDICINE.
There have been two noteworthy in
cidents aboard today. The captain
cheered up sufficiently to play crib
bage and Ray remembered that he had
the key OF the medicine chest. Judg-
ing by the cribbage we are certainly
going to beat the Lurline. Unwilling
~ 1 took the latter yacht while the
skipper of course took the Hawaii. I
started off with a rush by winning
two games. That was supposed to
represent the first day. After that the
Hawaii jumped in the lead and the
Lurline was left with the score to
3 and one Chicago"
Dill anu smart SAAO 49,
cabin. Bill and Ray use the port berth
as they are in separate watches. /,
lucky mortal, sleep away in the star
board berth when I feel like it. In
my capacity of official correspondent
am not supposed to stand watch. This
morning / asked Ray what large
mahogany chest contained. THAT" ne
replied ais the medicine chest and, by
the way, l have the key" Thereupon
he opened the chest to admire the con-
tents and was suddenly taken with
violent ambition to practice medicine.
Jack" he said, you have been sea-
sick and I am sure that you need
fixing up. See, here is quinire, phena-
cetin and calomel. I think will
prescribe all three for you" I respect
fully declined and was only able TO
satisfy him by taking two soda mint
tablets which / religiously swallowed
and said that 1 felt much better.
That started him off. The next vic
tim was the steward. Him, he cor
nered in the galley and pressed a large
dose of ouinine on his unwilling
patient Before supper time he had
all the crew suffering from different
maladies. Charlie had tonsilitis, Al
showed signs of chicken pox, Daniel
had gastritis and he is thinking Sc
riously of operating on Harry for ap-
pendicitis with my new sheath knife
Everybody succumbed to his blandish-
ments except Bill. But he pleaded so
hard. with tears in his eyes, begging
Bill to save himself from the awful
attack of myopia that was ravaging
his vitaIs that, finally, the latter took
the prescribed dose.
Twenty minutes later I heard aWful
groans in the after cabin. I looked IN
and found Bill writing on the bunk
ARE YOU sick Bill?" I cried in con-
starnation. sick he beloved, sick?
No. Only that darned would-be doc
tor has doped me up with kill-qu1ck'
that's ALL I looked at the bottle
whence Ray had taken the dose, it
was labeled 'Ipeeac."
The following rhapsody think is
Now Raymond. would a doctor be
He dosed the crew relenuessly
Each had a different malady
.Fll cure you every one" said he,
For I'm the good ships doctor.
Chorus:
"TH feel your pulse, put out your
tongue
Now. let me tap your starboard lung.
Your liver has begun to swell.
Come. take this dose twill make you
well"
He dosed the crew with might and
main
you're very sick said ne. That's
plain"
He might have done all again
Save that our William yelled in pain
..SIay me that pesky Doctor
Chorus:
They squeezed his pulse, they pulled
his tongue
They jumped upon his starboard lung:
His eyes and nose begin to swell
Twill be a week ere he is well
THE CAPTAIN TURNS POET.
Tuesday, July Tt has been foggy
all day but We have had more of a
breeze than we have seen yet and have
made 125 miles from noon yesterday
to noon today. Lat. 80 deg. 20 min. n, :