Legends of the Menehunes and Island Unions in Hawaiian Folklore
The article recounts Hawaiian legends from Ishermen about the Menehunes a tiny industrious race and a tale of Kauai Niihau Nihoa and Oahu Molokai once united. It tells how two fishermen pulled apart the islands and how Kuala the chief god of fishermen was worshiped across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Waltons
Pacific
Ishermen
Hawaiian Islands
Menebunes
Waimea
Kauai
Huleia
Niihau
Nihoa
Oahu
Molokai
Waianae
Koloa
Niih
Kuala
Legend of Kuula and Sacred Fish Koas
The narrative details Kuula of Leho ula Hana Maui a fisherman who built a sacred fish pond and a Kuula named rock offering first catches to a supreme god. After treachery and fire his family escapes, Ai ai a Kuula raises power over fish via a stone and revives the sea life through a ko a. The tale expands to other legends including Aneholo hil u and Hilu fish origins and sacred status of aku and opelu with Paao and Pili.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
Moke Manu
Kuula
Leho-ula
Aleamai
Hana
Maui
Hina-pu-ku-la
Kamehaolu
Wananalua
Kuala
Ai-ai-a- Kuula
Aiai
Alami
Kaiwiopele
Lehoula
Wailau
Koolau
Molokai
Kama
Lanalika
Puilio
Ko'as
Ihoopalani
Honouliuli
Pearl River
Shuopalani
Laie
Ihuppalani
Honoulinli
Thaopalani
Kona
Thuppalani
Shuppalani
Hilu
Hilu-ula
Hilu-ulli
Hilu-uli
Heela
Koolaupoko
Oahu
Heeia
Hiluula
Paao
Pili
Samoa
Pano
Lonopele
Makuakaumano
Aku
Apelu
Puna
Hawaii
Animal trainers build a new business posing wild beasts
Written for the Philadelphia Times, George E Walsh discusses how animal trainers now bring wild denizens to artists studios to pose for extended periods. Bears are easiest to train and cost little, enabling painters to secure reliable models for ferocious, lifelike compositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Texas fever germ and danger of wild animal posing
The article discusses the Texas fever germ attributed to Dr. Theobald Smith and its discovery, the role of the fever tick in transmission, and notes on immunity in cattle. It then shifts to a discussion on animal painting, posing models, and the challenges of capturing life and activity in wild animals for studio art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio Express
Mississippi River
Albert Dean
Kansas City
Dean
Express
United States Department of Agriculture
Theobald Smith
Smith
D. E. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Penn
Faye Mgag
Jean
Aea
The Plodding Man Cassatet Turns To Food Obsession
A ponderous eccentric, Cassatet proclaims a shift from cerebral works to practical appetite studies. He recounts publishing a provocative essay, then describes six months of sugar versus glucose research, ending with a bizarre lunch encounter and a strange, rising omen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ertainly Cassatet
Cassatet
Mustard Debates at Lunch Counter Turned Assault
A man defends traditional mustard as a symbol of national pride during a lunch counter exchange. He argues modern mustard is adulterated, cites Shakespeare and Hippocrates, and a sword-slashed mustard pot becomes central to a court controversy over a disturbance charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Shakespeare
Hippocrates
Greece
Dijon
England
Cruller
Human Pack Horses in Mexico Feature of Burdened Roads
A vivid account describes Mexican Indians serving as human pack animals on bad roads. Each bearer carries 100 to 190 pounds daily over 20 to 25 miles, wearing minimal clothing and using a blanket for shelter. Their diet centers on posol made from boiled maize and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
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THE
Philadelphia Times
By Jonn H. Cors
Kuuula
Pearl Harbor
Koolauloa
George E. Walsh
Germs of
Kever
New York
Bronx Park
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