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Title: Riches and marvels of Hawaii; a charming description of her unique history, strange people, exquisite climate, wondrous volcanoes, luxurious productions, beautiful cities, corrupt monarchy, revolution, provisional government and annexation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Stevens, John L. (John Leavitt), 1820-1895 Oleson, W. B. jount author. (from old catalog) Stevens, Nellie M. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Edgewood publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ered withChinese matting, and are furnished with table, chairs, andan immaculate bed, with an elaborately worked quilt, anda mosquito net. This bedroom is for display and forguests. HOSPITALITY. The natural hospitality of the Ha-waiians is gracious in the extreme. They can not do toomuch to manifest their good-will and desire for yourcomfort. It is not surprising that this kindly spirit hasbeen imposed upon and been taken advantage of, so thatit is more cautiously extended than formerly. In thismatter there has been in recent years a lamentable lack ofrecognition of favors thus bestowed free-handed. Thenatural impulse of Hawaiians, according to their ability, tohospitably entertain strangers is highly creditable to theirrace. Anglo-Saxons must blush for the advantage takenof this disposition by men of their own race. The effectsof such abuse have entailed disease and physical enfeeble-ment, and confused the moral sense, never any too strong,and needing toning up rather than weakening.
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THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN. 69 A NATIVE FEAST. A luau or native feast is a no-table affair. I know of nothing to which it can becompared, and it is interesting in every detail from prep-aration to consummation. It is rarely under the au-spices of a single individual but of several who combineforces possibly to lend dignity to the occasion, butprobably to give it a popular cast and to add to thequantity and variety of edibles. Thus some become re-sponsible for the supply of poi; others for the beef andpork and fish; others for the Kulolo, a much esteemedpudding made of grated cocoanut and taro, and the milkof the cocoanut, sweetened and baked; others stillagree to furnish the poi-palau, a somewhat similar com-pound of poi and sweet potato; while still others engageto supply ripe and luscious watermelons, and sometimesoranges, bananas and other fruits. One of the most pe-culiar dishes is that of limu, a fresh-water moss, that isin much esteem as a relish. I ought not to omit, also,the roasted

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