Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 66, 21 March 1894 — The Receivng Station. [ARTICLE]

The Receivng Station.

A represeūtative of tbe H LO M”a bad ooe*sion t » » -it tbe Kalihi rece5\ing -!,«tK<n. W{>«rs a few d»ys ago. an«l wa> pieasaa’Jy snr{ir <o«l by fiud:ng tha: imp>rt*nt icstitntion in the mr*-t perfnct order and affortltng all reasouable comforts to the patients. There were onlv f >ar unf >rtana{es *t prrsent in the hospit «1, bnt at times there have beeu betwren forty and fifty. Mr. W. L Be-in, a Htwaiian who worked f r Dr. J. Brotlie for a number of years has charge of the station, and does all in his power to k<vp everything tidy and eleaa. At tach>Hl to tbe lej*er-hospital is tho home for children ofleperpirents whieh is in eharge of two sisters of cliarlty. Thirteen young gir’.s huve fonod a true hoiae, andtr tho two brave l uliesw ho sacr.fice themselves in their tmly Christian mission. The school rooot, refectory, donr.i* ry and ehapel are ei]aally well kept. and the Iarge gronuds -itf nl>« healthy pI<4V-gronnds for the chi!>lron. All « f them present a pictnre of heallh satisfactiou ,iul Iia(>pin -- »n«i we ean only hop«* tuat Uawaiians will realize, and ap- ■ prectnte, ttio Imou e>nfr««<>l tm thoso atfiicted with t : io drt.«d <liseise in the eoniinnanee of th s home for the«e rcon> ti*n orphnns. An oeea-ionai es>iminat»on is made of the children. aml heretofore uo syiupto ae >f the dise<i.se have been not.ee. The h >sj>ital and the home for ihe children are kep>t listiuctly sepir «te. Water, wh'ieh ut oae time was verv sc »rct, is now p'entiful through the crec; :on of an A* nnutor. whieh j>ninj>s into tbe ci»tern au am|>le snj plv and shortiy a noat garden md dowers wiil help to eitliven the |otherwise bare district. The antiiorities are to be eomplim ntetl on tbe good condition of the *>etiving st «tion. aud the Hawaihns sbonld beeneoursged to take «lvttntage of tbe in-titutio i in {r**furence to lay hulmg iu a l«sh on some iainy mouu'.ain sde *nd «iie like dogs witfcont sheiter or comfort.