Rare and unusual cover mailed from Papeete Tahiti to 

C. J. Cooper, Custom House Inspector, Honolulu Hawaii. 

Shows San Francisco and Honolulu receiving marks on reverse. 

 

Amazing early advertising image of a Nature Man from 

Stanford University promoting a healthier lifestyle 

with sun bathing, plant based diet, living in the tropics, 

sleeping outdoors. All written out phonetically... 

 

NACHUR-MAN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

KALIFORNIA

 

Gradualy tufen ur body (by wa-

ter & sun-bath) til u kan safly slep out-

dorz in ordinary wethr. Liv alwaz in

pur outdor er. Et mostly ov plant

foodz like nuts, frut, (bananaz, persim-

unz, papiaz, mangoz, aplz, melonz, bred-

frut, dates, wel ripened from helthy

treez.) Vizit the tropiks, Quit ovr-

eeting, fornikashun, smoking, drinking, 

gambling & extravagans.