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... fish had to be caught for the offerings ; so the high- handed chief , Taufaahau , profited by the delay to desecrate the temple by driving a herd of pigs into the sacred enclosure , and converting the temple itself into a sleeping ...
... fish had to be caught for the offerings ; so the high- handed chief , Taufaahau , profited by the delay to desecrate the temple by driving a herd of pigs into the sacred enclosure , and converting the temple itself into a sleeping ...
Page 135
... fishes , or reptiles . As certain Indian tribes have adopted different ani- mals as their totem - god , so in Samoa and the Hervey Isles , each chief had his etu - i.e . , some living creature , which to him and to his people was sacred ...
... fishes , or reptiles . As certain Indian tribes have adopted different ani- mals as their totem - god , so in Samoa and the Hervey Isles , each chief had his etu - i.e . , some living creature , which to him and to his people was sacred ...
Page 136
... fish , which was the etu of their tribe . These being laid on freshly gathered leaves , were placed before each person , and the teachers solemnly offered a prayer , ere , with fear and trembling , these young converts nerved themselves ...
... fish , which was the etu of their tribe . These being laid on freshly gathered leaves , were placed before each person , and the teachers solemnly offered a prayer , ere , with fear and trembling , these young converts nerved themselves ...
Page 147
... fish and the dog - worshippers of Cyno- polis , when the latter were guilty of fishing in the Nile , and not only capturing the holy fish , but also eating them . No salmon commissioners could be more wrathful at the wilful destruction ...
... fish and the dog - worshippers of Cyno- polis , when the latter were guilty of fishing in the Nile , and not only capturing the holy fish , but also eating them . No salmon commissioners could be more wrathful at the wilful destruction ...
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... fishes and reptiles , which excites our compassionate wonder in reading of poor untutored savages , such as these Samoans , was once a powerful influence in our own British Isles.1 CHAPTER X. LEAVE SAMOA - REACH TAHITI - GREY SHADOWS ...
... fishes and reptiles , which excites our compassionate wonder in reading of poor untutored savages , such as these Samoans , was once a powerful influence in our own British Isles.1 CHAPTER X. LEAVE SAMOA - REACH TAHITI - GREY SHADOWS ...
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