Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-05-25


land of the palm, the rainbow and the
trade wind, of cloud-hung mountain
peaks and beating rain; of tangled
ferns, blossoming flowers, beautiful
shrubs and pleasant homes; of garA
dens and farms and large sugar plan
tations, where they don't have to ir-
rigate; also the land of Kilaua, on
one of the islands, and the largest ac-
tive crater in the world Here they
have street cars, electric lights and
telephones. The natives are dark,
like the American Indians, and are
some of the most hosptable people
in the world. There are many Yam
KEGS and Cinnamon and Japs there.
We also have about ten thousand
saints among those people, for whom
the Church is erecting temple.
Our stay was short, but pleasant,
for while there we took in all the
sights that our limited time would
permit Of
Another six days brought us into
Page Page, which is on the Island of
Tutuila, one Of the Samoan or Navi-
gator islands Page Page has a mar
row and-locked harbor, which is very
beautiful. The hills rise very abruptly
from the ocean and harbor, and are
very rough and rugged, the steep
slopes being clothed with dense for
est, with but space for a narrow trail
and few native huts at their base.
/ II SENS that no matter where you
/ II seems that no matter where you
in front of you. The bananas and
wild. While there my companion and
| had the privilege of walking through
the governors garden, which is on a
steep sidehill, and of picking ripe ba-
nanas off the trees. The natives here
live in their palm-leaf houses, living
very close to nature. 1t is so hot that
they wear nothing except piece of
cloth tied carelessly about their loins.
They have none of the arts and sci
ences or modern improvements or con-
veniences Of life. But live as our
| American Indians did some thirty to
fifty years ago. 1t is proved to me
again that such climate always pro-
duces shiftless people. However
they are very hospitable and friendly
We also find that these people wear
an abundant coat of cocoanut oil
which causes them to glisten as il
vanished, and the men are tattooed
Enough of Page Page.
Another six days Of ocean life
which we were beginning to enjoy
landed us in one of the best and most
beautiful harbors in the world-the
] Sydney harbor-and a city of sever
hundred and fifty thousand inhabi.
! tants, which are nearly all English
| the population of Australia being
mostly of this race. They are of 9
high standard Of civilization and have
some of the best botonical gardens
parks and scenic attractions in the
would. They also have good educa
tional system and plenty of churches
The principal cities have some of the
best art galleries, museums and Ii
braries there are; have mad the priv,
ilege of visiting the ones in Sydney
and Melbourne.
Yes, this land of the Southern Cross
is a beautiful land. 1t has splendic
agricultural, grazing and mining pos
sibilities, and they are only half de
veloped. The natives of Australia are
the aboriginee, the Emue, kangaroo
laughing jackass Ga Bird, the Wot
tie Ia flower), and the Ukaliptus tree
that never sheds its leaves but it.
bark
We see many of .iustralia's bes
young men leaving for the front, anC
hear many a mothers pitful stor!
concerning her sons
Autumn weather is just beginning
to come on, which seems good afte
a year of summer. They say it neve
freezes in Australia, but yet gets 81
cold you nearly perish.
As for the Australia missionaries
we are all having the time of GU
lives and it isn't all sunshine, either
In school we studied material laws
of the laws of science, but now W
are studying Divine laws, or the sci
ence of Theology: the laws which per
tain to our spiritual welfare. Is Their
anything quite so important? Gu
experiences are matchmaking a
kinds of conditions and people; the