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2 CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, FEBRUARY 16, 1909. MANY ORSHIP SHARKS TOWERfTl GODS TO SAVAGES In the. Inlands of th Pacific the Belief Ja Oimiuan That the Moubi of the lead Enter the Shark lyrgrnds of tbe J-itle Who Have Aided Man. New York Sun. In view nt Ihm wMe dicl rlhn t ! nn (if sharks and their strength and ferorl- . ty. aualitles hieh appeal to the mv- age mind. It i not strange that t he cult f ehark worship should hsve arisen. This werehlp is t'spe laHy common in the fcoutii spa. In the Solomon lelan.ls living sartr 1 objects are chiefly sharks, alluatora. snake, etc. Sharks rf in all thes Islands very often though! to be the abode of ghost, at native, will at times before their death announce that they will appear & shark A' terward ipy shark remarkable fr sis or color which if .l.i-.-rv -d to haunt a certain h.re ur rock i tak en to be the ghft -i the name of the deceased if givm t It Such was the tap' ! Paiuahlmst awa at L'lawa. a dr.-.itle.l mari entr to which offerings of porpoise teeth were made. At Sa-a certain food, tui h M cocoanut from certain trees. i. re served to teed fiii'h a Knott nhark. and there are certain men of whom it is known that after ciath they will be In ("harks Then', therefore, am Hl lowcd to eat such foci in the aa. red place In i-aa an 1 In if a sa cred fliark hal attemptij to M'ize a rtian and he had r.i'.ijird the prop'.jj would be ...j ma :i jfrabl of t lie shark ' aiu'r that thev vuutd throw the man back ir. the tea to be drowned. The.- (.harks a!so were thoajjhl to aid l.i catching the bonlto for taking which supernatural power was i otinderefl ru-ce-idry. In toe liar.ks islands a shark may be a tangarua. a sort of familiar spir it, or its abode. K"ine years ago Man urwar, non of Mala, the chief man in Vnu Lava, had such a shark. He had given money to a Manwo man to send it to him It was ery tame and wnuld ronie up to him when he went down to the beach at Nawuno and follow along In the urf us he waike.i along the shure In I he New Hebrides some men have the power the natives believe, of changing hm selves into sharks The tamoan native ht-llevfd that his Jods appeared In some visible in. arna ion. and the particular thing in whieh It was in the habit of appear ing vu to him a Li object of venera tion. Many worshiped the anark in this way, and while they would freely partake of the gods of others they felt that death would b the penalty should they cat their own god The god was supposed to avenge the in ault by taking up his abode In ih" of fender's body and causing to generate there the very thing whlcn he had aten until It produced drain. In one village, Taeroa. the war god. was present In a bundle of shark's teeth These curiosities were done up In a piece of native cloth and consulted before going to battle It the bundle felt heavy that was a bad omen, but It light the sign was good, and off they went to the right. In the FIJI Islands Vlavla and olher goda claim the shark as their abode, and their devotees must never eat of 'ha' ; ah, as If they did they would be partaning of the god himself In the Caroline Islands the natives honor i to gods lunder tho gulfe of some special bird, fish or tree In which they ere supposed to reside and with which Ihey are identified. These they style their "Tn-waar," literally canoe, ve hicle or medium. Here th shark typifies most appropriately the god of It was in the Hawaiian Islands, however, that shark worship reached lis greatest perfection Its worship was quite rommon on the island?, each Island having a special shark Its ancestral god The worship of aharks was due largely to the (act that the belief lu the tiaiisnilgratlon of aouls Is quite general among the Polynesian, and the Hawalians would feed their dead to the sharks under the Supp.iKltlon that in this way the oul of the dead would enter the hark and so animal- the lntter as to Incline them to respect thu living Each of thefe rhai h gods had a apeciai keeper, or kaku, who nt. re sponsible for Us care and worship The office ot kahn was hereditary and wha handed down from parent to child for srenerato'iis, or until I 'ie family became rxiimt when It would be taken up am-tner tamilv. In timate relations weie jec.-rallv fup- poseu to exiM l-eiween 'he his keeper. ani ,r, return f' t i and I pig a row I tne s'laik wa- be: ex...' : h ready to md aid i,si !.... o'cnll any danger threaten ,sh nM the kahu be upset In a rno irvl he In serious peril the faithful 5h,trk w-uild appear Just In Um to !k.-- hm, on his back In safetv t.. in,- n,-,re:t shore. The largest .d m .t . . -.r . .i of the shark gods was Kuh,ni ana. a male whope nvuih m- , . a large as n oromarx gras, n end In siite and p-wer was K e S . Tc .11 III. elder brother of the l.le.-s . , r" -Pele. Like many of u,- other s'lht k . goda he was !. at pleas .re t., s aume human lorm. When in human , form he usualh nade h;s hniiif in i profound solitudes near the ,.. . of Mck jaw e ni -e,. and Ki'fiiM on )la wall. anl Haleaas.a on i ,, u P . hark form h U st'll said r- r s-c. a' large in the derp waters ar. und Mini The principal reaeon f r 'he affe. i tlon shown by the people to the shark gon was the tsrt that so n-atii -t h furh asserted human parentage an claimed to be related ! . t .es ,,f k :; hip to their kah ii. , w.- -n case wich Ka-ahupahu and her brother jweni uxa. toe two ram .us shark god Of the Ewa Leg . on an 1 oili'i These two when ?t.li :n lili1ho..d wandered away fr .m their home ar.d mysteriously disappeared After a fruitless search their parents were In formed that they had been trans formed into sharks, and they so. n be came special objects worship of the peopie In the virinity ..f thetr .! home. Accordjr.g t o trad : t ;n TiTTt the man eatir.g shara Mikoiolou. !.. the isian 3 of Man . paid 'hem a xis" and enjoyed trei- e -poa!itx or,-" reproached them for not providing him with his ! rite r,;,::,.ui This they Indigos nt lv refused to gv. whereupon. :n spite .,f their protests he made a raid on his own account upon the natives and se. ured one or wore of their number to satisfv his appe4)tle Kaahupahu and her hp-.'Ser promptly gare warning to their friends on shore and prepar ed a sirheme for h ,t... traction ,rfore he --ould do further damage Thay Invited thir unsus ".fctloa guest M) a feast in his honor at their favorite resort up the v:p .: river, where they fed him sumptu- ut7 and at length stupefied him with !. a native Intoxicating drink, which they supplied In generous sjuantiUs. In the meantime their friends who ha4 coma In great numbers from the surrounding country, wsre dire ted to - )o up tha mouth of the rtver with their fish nets while the sister and "rather attacked him in the rear. Roused by hi danger tha shark at tempted to break through tha cordon of nets to order to regain tba aoa wad safety, put failed,-aad tha people dragged jjirn on (bora and burnei hi toady to aahea. t'Bfortaaataly tog got bold ef bis tongue and after atlnf a portion dropped the remainder Into the river, hereupon the apirit of the man eater revived again, and as a tongue, now restored and alive, made his way to the coasts of Maul and Hawaii plead ing with the sharks of those waters for vengeance upon the sharks of Ewa Lagoon. Anticipating this action the latter np.'ureii the aid of Kuhaimoana and utur notable sharks Irofn the Island of Kahoolawe, Nlihau, Kauai and Oatiu. It waa a grand sight when thi !-r mighty hosts begin ihti great h.l! K war. Thi combat has long been the theme of th native bards. Kaahupahu and her friends were victors in the firtt great battle, but the struggle dragged on for years with varying success The Hawalians say that sue la now dead, while her broth er lives in his end cave In the sea, A shark named lloualil was famous as the marine god of Molokai and oahu. Many temples were buiil on promontories in his honor and to them the first fruits ol the liaherman s labors were dedicated When victims were required to be sacrificed in hon or of this god, or he was ruppoacd 1 be hungry, tho priests w .'.Id fally forth and eiibuare with a rope any one they could catch Tbe victim was immediately s'ra.ngled. cut in piece and thrown to the voracious, animal. I'Kanipo was the shark god of Ha waii. He seems to have been of a compassionate nature at times, a them are eitant srveial tiadition showing kitidneeeeij he ha 1 none to certain ol his devotees. especially lovers In distress All tlie shark K",i' were not be neticent, howeer Apukohai and I humakalKUl were e'ii shark gods w,,i Infesied the w:i!era of Kauai, and the ri.-hern.en were compelled to propitiate them with offerings. Mc'Uiu a r.s.ierinan by an unlucky uiclcleiu injure or destroy a shark hebl sacred by his lamily he w:is nieind (" make a i-rici to the od Several of the African coast tribe worstup the shark. Three or four times In U.e car they celebrate the feMUal of the s.'iark, which Is done In this wise They all row out In their boats to the middle of the rier, where they invoke, with the strangest . ei t o'noiiiea, the protection of the gr. i,t shark. They offer to him poul tr and goals in order to satisfy ma mi. led appeuie. but this is nothing, an iiildiil is evety year sacrificed to the monster, which has been teled and nourished for the sacrifice from its birth to the age of 10. on the day of the fele it is bound to a post on a sandy point at low water, as the tide rlf-eit the child may utter i n.-a of terror, but they are of no aail, as it Is abumioncd to the waves and the sharks moon artlvc to finish its agony and thus permit It to enter into hsa v en. The Polynesians have an ancient fa ble treating of the flight of Ilia, t ie daughter of Vaitoorlnga and -Ngaelna, to the .Sacred Isle Alter the sole dumped her at the edge of the breakers with such disastrous results lo itself from the angry princess, tho latter summoned the shark, and by Its help succeeded In reaching the Kacn d Island Keeling thirsty during the voyage lna cracked a cocoanut on the shark's loiehead, und this ac counts for the bump now found on the forehead of sll sharks. There me ninny old superstitions about sharks In parts of New Kn land in older to cure a toothaihe a dog Hah, a species of shark. Is hooked and the horn that projects from the beck cut off, after which the fish is thrown buck alive Into the water i'lace the horn on tin tooth and as 4lie animal swims away so will the toothache. Sharks' teeth rubbed on lh gums hejji i hildren in tidnhing. The teeth, powdered and mixed with the brain, make u veiy good medicine llK.HT ELOWtll TO WE A II. .Some Old Eavorltia DltxAnlod Tlio Eaaliloitublp JUuttunhole. London Daily Mull Men are re.oltlng against the puri tanical atmplicli y they have been com pelled to assume The buttonhole I fashionable once muie liut the but tonhole of to-day must be small, and the , holt e allowed in color and the van. ly of rl-nver I limited Mauve is the color Thure is almost a crane for muuve. How it began no body seems to know. Taste in these ihMigs is like love, no one can tell how It begins. Just now the flower lover is inUtiated with mauve Or i hid housea hsve been locted of over tihu speclmtnt to Supply button- hups for men One might suppo tlu.t there are fortune waiting for 'eve who cou'd supply orchids In suf b nt quantities mauve orchids Men who have oen true to other '.ei.- ho y . an. are Jilting the rosebiclJ and h'-r pink and red cheeked sisters ar, r tiling under the spell of .r.ai.ve M ive--oni jeei It evcry-wh-ie 11 we wilk down Bond street in a sunn) aiiiriioon w. can count ! b-itt Th o i of o'her colors, 'he n . io cn-s are no: to be numbered. If we look around the stalls at the tlo itre w. so mauve, miuvc, tou- M mc -ct.s any compli xlon Tho n.oiori t tetuihs :o town, wind whip ; I He d t- his furs ..ml dons the . k M l Wi t. iinlmi: he , :s'.i s, p. a! -a : fevering H ' s fac? Internally to puriry in oioa. h ii'lv. lu- above the j direct treatment with Dr. King's Ca f -l.irt fiont it looks : ,rrh Remedy fa douche comes with I.IKhcV . ' .n 1 A roi ft .wer seems ! to n. ike y.is vns,,g.-. pc-dtively flame, : but the balm ' :r.:rive s -othes the' oorfrnst In'., a hemtiful harmonv. i l course everv one docs not wear or- bids Such '.tu? mv well be re-t s.tv.'d for evening dress .r d:i wear i i n a ruck or morn na ci.at I'nrtTitt, violets imauv.. ,.nrs nntui !! arc1 few ; the fashionable h'.ittonh' 1 Thf Natural Roses tre far more beautiful than artificial ones, and tbougfi if maj b fashionable for pale people to Use this rouge pot, the results' are mora attractive and lasting, if you will follow the more natural fashion and take CarduL Cardui enrickea the blood, through the nervous system, "the main connecting link of which, is in the womanly organs, like the exchange board of a telephone line. No medicine can keep continuously before the public, like Cardui, for half a oentury of time, constantlj increasing in popo I- fake Olllffla ! LL ! '.. 1 1 ' 1 11 THINGS HAVE CHANGED Old Ide That the Public Ukes to lie Swindled ling Become Obso lete Xow l)emanda a Square Deal In . Every Transaction, and Gen erally Oct It. If the late P. T. Barnum were alive to-day hia opinion of the general public would have to undergo a qulek change, or fortune would not amile upon him as It did. Bright saying, like fashions, are subject to sudden changes, and hia remark that the public liked to be swindled would be ea41y out of place to-day. The peo ple of that day may have derived great pleasure from being swindled, but a a popular pastime this form of pleasure has gone out of style. The public of to-day requires positive assurance that It is getting adequate value for Its money, or the public purse will remain closed. The fact that conditions have changed i fully realised by the suc cessful business men of to-day. If tha people were easy to swindle a few years ago, they have now gone to ihe other extreme, and carefully investigate everything presented to them. Col. Frank A. Dillingham, the famous manufacturer of the Plant Juice remedies. Is a striking example of the success that attends the full realization of thi inclination on the tart of the public to demand a square dea, and can truly be said to be a pioneer in this method of doing busi nesa.. In offering the Plant Juice remedies to the public he presents Proof of their dependable merit In the form of thousands of testimonials and sffldavits setting forth the cures effected bv this remarkable medi cine. Ordinarily- this would he deemed sufficient, but Colonel Dllllr.g nam goes still further, and doubly assures the public by guaranteeing every bottle of Plant Juice to do all i hat Is claimed for It, or the money w ill hi- refunded after a week's trial, ri presentation of the unused portl n f the medicine. conservative minded men who, re gardless of their complexions, still weir the darkest oanatlons they can htain The few who still think that white (lowers are the only ones a man should wear favor gardenias. But such me nare rare. Mauve Parma violets and mauve orchids are tha fashionable buttonholes of to-day. And for ladies? The leading florists detect a tendency In favor of Mal maisons, lilies ol -ttha valley and or c bids KEAIj PVKE FOOD IShtTC. Ilciitoale of Hrxla Mar Conceal the Quality of rroduct. New York Journal of Commerce. The question which should be fair- ly faced In connection with the de cision (on benzoate of soda) Is, however, not anabstract problem In physiological chemistry Wholesome, It will remain doubtful whether the use of this drug In foods ought to le permitted. Its use has already been antagontned In gome of the States, not on the ground of Its In jurious properties, but because It may be employed to conceal Inferiority In (he articles which contain It If by the Introduction of bensoate of soda It In possible to use vegetables that are on the point of decay, milk that has become stale, or Ingredients that are not of first class character, tho case ngalnst the preservation Is as Htrong from the pure food standpoint as It ever was. That such results do come from Its use Is the contention not only of the Hureau of Chemistry, but of the food commissioners of some of Ihe States, of numerous expert up on food chemistry, and of physicluns. as well as many manufacturers. If the consumer were left froe In every In stance to choose between a preeerve.l food and one that had not been so treated, he would undoubtedly choose the latter and would be supported In so doing by a very large body of scientific testimony. Whether. In view of this situation, the government is called upon to exclude benzoate from foods In any amount Is a se rious question upon which very differ ent opinions are entertained. It should be settled at the earliest pos sible moment. If the verdict Ir ad verse to further action, as it probably will he on the part of the Federal government, there is no more to he ssld until new legislation Is passed. But If the view be taken that the ad ministration either of the national or State governments has any further concern In the matter the con troversy should be pressed to a Judi cial determination with the least pos sible delay. Meanwhile, It Is not pre judging the case to say that the work of the referee chemists may be very Injurious if It brings about an Increase In the use of artificial means for un duly prolonging the apparent fresh ness of animal and vegetable foods. Catarrh Cold In Head, Hay Fever, rapidly de fects the mucous membrane of the throat and leads to .-raver compli cations unless promptly attended to. We recommend KinK's 8arsaDarllla ea.h bottle). Jt gains a foothold from which It is herd to dislodge. With treatment of these two medi cines any ordinary case will yield quiokly -the very worst cases will be greatly relieved. Tha price, $1 00; three for H 50, and guaranteed.. Bold by Rurwell & tunc Why Comfort OVTaUCRX QTJKHN GRATES SAVE FUEL. J. H. WCARN & CO. Charlotte, Jf. 0. Write for Mantel Catalogue. Marriage at Salisbury. Gorresfwrfctenca of Thir Olwervsr. alisht4ry, Feb 14. Last night at i o'clock at the home of the bride In East Salisbury, Miss Ada C. Russell and Mr. Henry ('. 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