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Page 4
... shell . But Tahiti has gone ahead so fast , that I cannot answer for how things are done nowadays . I know that , instead of vegetable plates - i.e . , layers of large round hybiscus - leaves - we ate off foreign plates , with knives ...
... shell . But Tahiti has gone ahead so fast , that I cannot answer for how things are done nowadays . I know that , instead of vegetable plates - i.e . , layers of large round hybiscus - leaves - we ate off foreign plates , with knives ...
Page 14
... shell , with which she then proceeds to scrape off every particle of green , and there remains a lovely ribbon , like very glossy white satin , ribbed longitudinally with a sharp thorn she divides this into very narrow strips . And this ...
... shell , with which she then proceeds to scrape off every particle of green , and there remains a lovely ribbon , like very glossy white satin , ribbed longitudinally with a sharp thorn she divides this into very narrow strips . And this ...
Page 19
... shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a manner quite in keeping with the dishes served , with pillars of white banana root - stem , just like alabaster , with a fringe of large prawns at ...
... shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a manner quite in keeping with the dishes served , with pillars of white banana root - stem , just like alabaster , with a fringe of large prawns at ...
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... shells . At noon we drove on to Pueu , where we were welcomed by a very large assemblage , and con- ducted to the cheferie or district hall , really a splendid room , with a beautiful floor : it is like a great ball - room . All the ...
... shells . At noon we drove on to Pueu , where we were welcomed by a very large assemblage , and con- ducted to the cheferie or district hall , really a splendid room , with a beautiful floor : it is like a great ball - room . All the ...
Page 35
... shells of fresh water beside them in which to wash their finger before dipping again in the poi ; but it really does not much matter , as the preparation is so very sticky that you must of necessity appropriate every par- ticle you ...
... shells of fresh water beside them in which to wash their finger before dipping again in the poi ; but it really does not much matter , as the preparation is so very sticky that you must of necessity appropriate every par- ticle you ...
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