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Tl CONTENTS. PAGS — Superstition of Sailors — ^Fishermen— Nets, etc.— Turtle-fishing— Heathen Custom— Dan- gers— Sharks— Shell— Tui-kilakila and the Priestess— Commerce-Barter— Trade with the Friendly Islands— Its Evils— Trade -with the civilized "World— Biche-de-mar— Dyes— Na- tive Bread — Arrowroot— Uncultivated Produce — Pandanus- Cocoa-nut — Timber— Unde- veloped Kesources — Fijian Tear. CHAPTEE Y.— The People 80 Population— Mountaineers— Decrease — Physical Character — Thakombau— Albinoes— Mental Character — Tact— Self-command— Tui "Wainunu— Proverbs— Conversation— Me- chanical Skill— Art— Insensible of Beauty — Cruelty — Language— Poetry — Poets — Meke— Ehyme and Metre— Legendary Songs— 'Wonderful Crab— Tutuwathiwathi— Dialogue — Dulena — Missionaries' Motives for discountenancing the Native Dance — Sacred Poetry — Chanting— Poetic Phraseology — Epigrams — Promise of better Poetry— Moral Aspect — Pride — Somosomo Priest — Amusing Cure — Pride of Country — Crying — The Injured — Mata — Another Instance — Self-control — Eage — Suicide — Boasting — Lying — Theft — Envy Ingratitude — Tui-thakau — Malignity — Vows of Eevenge — Leletaka — Assassination — At- tempt frustrated— Treachery — Tumbai-valu and Koroi-tamana — Cowardice— Prevalence of Murder— Affection — Maternal Love. CHAPTEE VI.— Mannebs and Ctjstojis 107 Unsocial Eestraints— Dirt— House-furniture — Cooking Apparatus— Superior Comforts — Bill of Fare— Drinking — Etiquette — Taqona — Preparing the Grog — Mariner's Descrip- tion — Invocation — Saying Grace — The Place of Honour — Female Drinking Parties — Va- rious Yaqona Ceremonies — Toasts — Eare Intemperance — Preparations for a Feast — Cook- ing — Ovens — Serving up — Profusion— Vast Pudding— Serving out— Strict Etiquette — Questionable Hospitality— Politeness— Salutation-Fijian Kiss— Visiting Ceremonies— Eespectful Titles— Flattery — Forms in Giving and Eeceiving— Parting Ceremonies- Dress — Masi — Liku — Turban — Hair-dressing — Painting — Various Ornaments — Tattooing — Sleep and Tobacco — Sports— Swinging — Games — "Water-sports— Music — Dancing — Puns — Story-telling— Family Discipline— Circumcision — Betrothal— Low Estimate of "Wo- men—Their Degradation — Courting Observances — Marriage — Wedding Feasts — Family Observances — Fidelity — Going to be Married — Presentation of a Girl — Marriage by Force — Proposing — Birth of a Child — Tongan and Fijian Contrast — Naming — Nursing — Early Lessons — "Women's "Work — Fishing— Polygamy — Its Eesults— on the "Wives — on the Children— Murder— Adoption— Severe Discipline — A runaway "Wife — Swearing — Treatment of the Aged and Infirm — Anecdote — Parricide — Treatment of the Sick — The Mulamula —Burying alive — Dying "Words— Mourning— Laying out— Loloku— Wake— Fu- neral Ceremonies— Graves— Unburied Children— Mausoleum of the Queen of Somosomo — Death of Tuithakau— Horrid Scene— Burial— Mourning Observances— Lakembau Cus- tom— Eemarks on Strangling — Eeasons why the Victims seek their Fate— Escape— Sa Ndrungu — Decline of the Custom — Statistics of Mortality — Superstitions about Death — Traditions concerning Death— Cannibalism— Occasions when it is practised— Dreadful triumph— Further Particulars— Vakatotoga — Famous Cannibals— Strange Eegister. CHAPTEE VII.— Eeligion 169 DiflBculty of obtaining clear Information — No actual Idolatry — Kalou — Two Classes of Gods — Ndengei — Divine Dialogue — Ndandavanua — Eokomoutu — Thangawalu — Eoko Mbati-ndua— Various other Gods— Inferior Deities— Tutelary Gods— Shrines- Sacred Crab- Sacred Stones— Bures— Priestesses — Ofi"erings — Sigana— Consulting a God— Inspi- ration— Godlike Boasts— The mortified Bete— Decisive Threat— Priesthood— Shakings- Divination- Various Kinds— Seers— Dreamers— Consulting Ndengei— Sacred Observances — Thiank-ofFering — Divine Diet — Cannibalism as connected with Eeligion — Asceticism — Painful Pilgrimage— Superstitious Observances— The Tabu— Imposing a Tabu— Eemoving a Tabu— Punishment for violating a Tabu— Capricious Imposition— Other Observances— Kalou rere — Pilgrimages — Nai Thombothombo — Lewa Levu — Objects of Superstition — Fairies — Ndrudru Sambo^ Apparitions — Immortality — Duality of the Soul — Fate of the Spirits of Animals, etc.— Future State— Hades— Passage to Mbulu— Thtmbathimba— Takiveleyawa— Hard Fate of Bachelors— Nangganangga—Nambanggatai—Samuyalo—