The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], May 04, 1898, Page 4, Image 4

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THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser,
W. N. ARMSTRONG - EDITOR.
vi:i)Ni:sday
: MAY 4.
THE NATIVE INCURABLES.
The Trustees of the Queen's Hospital
request the Government to provide the
sum of $5,000 annually, for the main
tenance of native Hawaiian consump
tives, in separate and special wards to
he erected on the hospital grounds.
The Trustees are willing to erect the
necessary buildings on available sites
and so guarded that the patients of the
main hospital will not be in any dan
ger from the contagion of "consump- j
tion." We understand that it is con
ceded that this can be done safely. If
the separate wards are constructed on j
the hopsital grounds, the expense of
management will not be increased, and
in many other ways economy can be
practised. This branch of the subject
is, however, one for medical experts to
determine.
Should the public funds be used for
the purpose of maintaining it? The re
lief of the sufferings of these incura
bles ha9 a humane aspect.
The natives, owing to causes which
need not now be discussed, are becom
ing less able as time passes, to take
care of their sick and decrepid rela
tives. The suffering to be seen, in this
class of people is already distressing.
The absolute need of alms houses, such
as exist in the "higher civilizations" Is
pressing.
Aside from this view, however, is the
important sanitary aspect of the case.
As it is now well settled that "con
sumption" is contagious, some way
must be found to keep the disease
within control. If it increases among
the native people, it may reach an
alarming stage, and finally injure the
reputation of the Islands, as a health
resort. The existence of the disease in
Southern California begins to seriously
affect the reputation of that section as
a place for desirable residence. It is
extremely important that the good re
putation of these Islands should be
preserved.
It may be said that too much has al
ready been done for the natives. In
comparison with other places, where
the stronger races have obtained pos
session, more has been done for the
original inhabitants here than else
where, much more perhaps. It is a
difficult question to decide. It is not
necessary to decide it. The question
turns largely on sentiment and not on
reason. Ours is the stronger race, and
it has its duties to the weaker race.
Our occupation of the Islands has not
been entirely conducted in the ways
that an intelligent and wise Christian
civilization demands. But according
to "business morals," we have done the
natives no harm, and to some we have
done great good. Instead of permitting
their incurables to spread disease
among their own people, and more
rapidly destroy the race, effective
measures should be .taken to prevent
it.
We must before long face the ques
tion of alms houses for the natives at
least. We cannot escape it. The first
step, however, should be in preventing
the spread of disease. The recommen
dations of the Trustees of the Queen's
Hospital seem to be reasonable and
practicable.
REVIVING PAGANISM.
Senator Lyman yesterday presented
to the Senate a report from a commit
tee of which he is chairman, recom
mending the passage of a law which
will enable the Republic to obtain pos
session of and preserve the ancient
(heathen temples) heiaus.
The object of this proposed law is
ostensibly the harmless preservation
of relics. But is the public ready to
accept this explanation, without fur
ther inquiry? Senators Lyman, Bald
win, Wilcox and Rice are sons of the
older missionaries. As business men
and citizens they are above suspicion.
All of them have had the opportunities
of obtaining pious educations at Puna
hou, although they may not have
worked these opportunities for all they
were worth.
But when these Senators approve of
a measure for restoring the ancient
heathen temples, which their fathers
labored earnestly to destroy, their mo
tives should be closely scrutinized. If
the descendants of Hewahewa, the
chief priest who recommended the de
struction of the idols in the early part
of the century made this movement to
wards restoration, it would be natural
and logical enough, on the theory that
history is like the ring of a circus, and
the riders come around to the same
starting point, it is not the heathen
that back this measure, but the sons of
the men who tried to make heathenism
an unhealthy recreation. Why do they
desire to "rehabilitate the past?" Is
this an insidious scheme for restoring
the ancient abominable rites and cere
monies, whose rules compelled the wo
men to eat in places separate from the
men and cut them off from ice cream?
Possibly these Senators, all Hawai
ian born, are now tired of the religion
imported in these Islands by their
fathers, and desire to revert to the an
cient institutions of 'the land, on the
ground that the religion of the white
man, as well as the white man himself,
"cannot work in the tropics." The
question of the values in comparative
religions, the making of a comparison
between the creeds of Hewahewa and
John Calvin is too serious a matter to
bo disposed of by a bil! in the Legisla
ture. The Republic is not yet ready for
theological Senators, like the spiritual
Lords in the British Parliament.
Possibly the immense increase in the
number of sugar gods requires that ac
commodations be provided for them.
The heiaus might be useful in this re
spect. Tnese missionary Senators may
believe with the philosopher Emerson,
that "religion cannot rise above the
condition of its votaries," and that the
ancient religion of the Hawaiian is, on
the whole, better adapted to the con
ditions of our present civilization,
which must be the average of all the
different nationalities here.
Senator McCandless will fervently
favor this bill, because the restoration
of the heathen temples will naturally
restore the practise of offering human
sacrifices. He may therefore see the
"blackguards of the Advertiser" killed,
roasted and offered up to Kamapuaa,
in some temple, to the funeral music
of Captain Berger's band.
The public should hesitate to ap
prove of this bill, until it has received
the approval of Mother Parker and
Mother Rice, who still are with us, as
representatives of that body of men
and women who made every effort to
destroy the heiaus, so that not one
stone remained upon another. Even if
Senator Rice shows a fondness for
paganism and favors the bill, the pub
lic will expect Representative Isenberg,
his nephew, to thoroughly sit down on
it, when it reaches the House.
It is of course possible that this , bill
looks only to the mere preservation of
relics. But it is altogether "too sud
den," as the young women say, under
certain circumstances. We are not
quite prepared for it. It opens the way
to strange practises. It may set the
example for some Legislature a thou
sand years from the present time, to
pass a law for the purchase and preser
vation of "Sheol."
I Iiuml Tonight.
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j The band will play in Thomas Square
ithis evening. The following program i
lhas been arranged:
PART I.
Overture The Queen of Spades.. Suppe
.March The Bride-Elect Sousa
! Selection II Traviata Verdi
Solo and Chorus Malanai
Mis3 Annie Kanoho.
PART II.
Clarionet Solo II Sonnambula.. Bellini
Mr. D. Naone.
Euphonium Solo The Vakant Chair
Rollinson
Mr. I. Kaaa.
Piccolo Soto Through the Air..Damm
Mr. M. Kealakai.
Waltz Thou and Thou Strauss
Hawaii Ponoi.
THIS DAY-
Auction Sale
OF :
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. Hi.
At the premises corner of Punchbowl
and Beretania streets, I will sell the
entire furniture comprising
Parlor Furniture,
Pictures, Rugs,
Portieres, Lace Curtains,
OAK BEDROOM SETS,
Cheffoniers,
DINING ' TABLE, CROCKERY AND
GLASSWARE,
WTOOD AND COAL STOVE,
KITCHEN UTENSILS,
Etc., Etc.
Jas. F. Morgan.
AUCTIONEER.
A SHIPLOAD OF
NITRATE OF SODA
An Excellent Fertilizer for
Rattoons and Early Cane,
And in the Dry Season.
A.drnce orders filled as received from
the wharf.
For further details address
Hawaiian Fertilizing Company
A. F. COOKE, Manager.
P. O. Box 136. Honolulu.
Correspondence solicited.
REWARD OF MERIT.
At the CHICAGO CYCLE SHOW in
1SD7, each visitor on entering the
Snow was handed a coupon reading as
below:
"After viewing the exhibits, kindly
fill in the name of the Bicycle which
pleases you best as regards beauty
and mechanical merit, and deposit the
coupon in ballot box near exits.
Name of Bicycle "
The "Shirk" received 17,489 ballots
against 12,377 the next 'highest. When
it is known that all the leading makes
of wheels in th United States were
on exhibition at this Show, the above
speaks for itself. The HONOLULU
BICYCLE CO. have secured tfhe Agency
for 'this strictly high grade -wheel.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO CALL
AND SEE IT.
The SHIRK is the best thing that
ever happened.
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Powerml.
A walk ttirough most
any section of this city
at night when all is still
will cause anyone to won
der why more sickness
does not exist. The ob
noxious orders from defec
tive sewerage and many
other causes ought to be
overcome and that at once.
5 CENTS A GALLON.
Look after your cess
pools, water closets and
garbage barrels. They are
fever producers. Keep
them free from offensive
odors.
It saves doctor's bills.
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Muc!h simpler and more
convenient than Chloride
of Lime, Carbolic Acid
and many other disinfec
tants. Used in all the
prominent Hospitals and
Public Buildings through
out the United States.
PDRIF1NE THE STUFF.
Sold in any quantity
from 25 cents upwards.
Give it a trial.
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Sole Agents.
A Tumor Formed
Finally It Broke Inwardly
and Discharged
Trouble Began With Dyspepsia
and Impure Blood
Thorough Course of Hood's Sarsa
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There is danger in impure blood.
Disease and suffering arc surely coin
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me for two or three days. The doctors
pronounced my trouble dyspepsia, but
they could not do anything for me, and
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but did not rise or discharge. The doctor
thought best to cut it out, but I objected.
It finally broke and discharged a great
deal. The doctors said they could do
nothing for it. Then the tumor began to
rise inwardly and discharge. I read much
about cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla and
thought I would try it. Before I had
finished taking one bottle I was much
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was entirely cured. I am now well, have
a good appetite and feel that I owe my
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!Kitin
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Honrl'c Oil 1c act harmoniously with
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Wholesale Agents.
TIMELY TOPIC5
April 30, 1898.
The Summer is fast ap
proaching and shortly the
usual dry weather will pre
vail, and stock will suffer.
It is all right with the big
plantations, which have large
steam pumps and get an
ample supply of water (at an
enormous expense), but a
stock ranch does not need
such a quantity of water and
could not afford the price.
But with -our different sized
II
we supply any quantity up to
10,000 Gallons an Hour,
at a minimum of expense. It is
unnecessary for us to enlarge
on the good qualities of the
Aermotor as they are
known to all people who
have ever gone outside the
city, as you can hardly travel
a mile in any direction with
out seeing one or more of
them.
Thorough tests at various
times and under all condi
tions have made the Aermo
tor the Standard.
Ex "City of Peking:"
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IN BLACK, WHITE, PINK AND BLUB.
White Grass Clot
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