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... South Seas is the inevitable cocoa - nut water , and an excellent one it is , cool and refreshing , provided the nut has just been gathered . No matter how burning the sun in which it hangs , it is always cool when newly severed from ...
... South Seas is the inevitable cocoa - nut water , and an excellent one it is , cool and refreshing , provided the nut has just been gathered . No matter how burning the sun in which it hangs , it is always cool when newly severed from ...
Page 95
... South Sea , which means that it is suitable to the climate and the people , and it consists of a large village of about sixty neat thatched cottages , laid out in a square , at one side of which stands the large class - room . Each ...
... South Sea , which means that it is suitable to the climate and the people , and it consists of a large village of about sixty neat thatched cottages , laid out in a square , at one side of which stands the large class - room . Each ...
Page 101
... South Seas . " He kissed him , and smelled the smell of his raiment , " is an excellent description of the South Sea custom of greeting all friends with a prolonged and impressive sniff . They touch.
... South Seas . " He kissed him , and smelled the smell of his raiment , " is an excellent description of the South Sea custom of greeting all friends with a prolonged and impressive sniff . They touch.
Page 103
... South Sea chief . Further , it is said , " The trumpeters stood by the king ; " and though the trumpets of the Pacific are only perforated shells , the blast blown through them in honour of a chief , or to rally warriors in time of war ...
... South Sea chief . Further , it is said , " The trumpeters stood by the king ; " and though the trumpets of the Pacific are only perforated shells , the blast blown through them in honour of a chief , or to rally warriors in time of war ...
Page 107
... South Sea college . There are also about twenty big boys , and a number of small ones , all receiving a most careful education . These are gathered from every island in the group , and represent many of the principal families , who ...
... South Sea college . There are also about twenty big boys , and a number of small ones , all receiving a most careful education . These are gathered from every island in the group , and represent many of the principal families , who ...
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