Hawaii — page 39: what you’re looking at

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~, ~<% ; a ae a CHAPTER IIL. CLIMATE AND NATURAL FEATURES. The Hawaiian Islands are the Islands of Eden, the “sun lands,” and, as Mr. Lyons writes, the ‘climate may be expressed in two words, “sunshine and breezes.” It — is generally warm, but very healthful, the temperature is — equable, and the sky usually clear. Hurricanes, tor- nadoes or typhoons never visit these islands, and the whole tribe of frosty diseases is unknown. No one catches “their death of cold,” as they do here in this country, and the most delicate lungs thrive in the at- mosphere. Children live out of doors the whole year around, and it is a Paradise of climate both for young and old. For people suffering with pulmonary trouble the climate cannot be excelled, and there are several sani- tariums on the island, where such patients can be cared ior. | The prevailing winds are the northeast trade winds. These blow generally about nine months of the year. The other three months the winds are variable, and usually from the south. Severe storms, with thunder and light- ning, are conspicuous by their absence. It-is well to note that a case of sunstroke has never been heard of in these islands. The mean temperature of the hottest month is §1° Fahrenheit, and the coldest month is 62° Fahrenheit. — | The afternoons are shaded with the heavy masses of | round clouds, which are blown in from the sea, and — ~ comicbooks a £ . «ff ~ s & © “2 oe ve —* - i. i, & = * 48 — ow? >) a!