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last time we were at Mooa ; but we did not enter 

 the inclosure. Every person who went with us, had 

 the mat tied over his cloth, and some leaves about 

 the neck, as had been done on the former occasion ; 

 and when we arrived at a large open boat-house, 

 where a few people were, they threw away their 

 leaves, sat down before it, and gave their cheeks a 

 few gentle strokes with the first ; after which they 

 continued sitting for about ten minutes, with a very 

 grave appearance, and then dispersed without having 

 spoken a single word. This explained what Poulaho 

 had mentioned about Tooge ; though, from the 

 operation only lasting a few seconds, he had not been 

 observed to perform it. And this seems to be only 

 a continuation of the mourning ceremony by way of 

 condolence. For, upon inquiring on whose account 

 it was now performed, we were told that it was for a 

 chief who had died at Vavavoo some time ago ; that 

 they had practised it ever since, and should continue 

 to do so for a considerable time longer. 



" In the evening we had a pig dressed as the hog, 

 with yams and cocoa-nuts, brought for supper ; and 

 Futtafaihe finding that we did not like the scruples 

 they had made before, to accept of any part of the 

 entertainment, asked us immediately to share it, and 

 give it to whom we pleased. When supper was over, 

 abundance of cloth was brought for us to sleep in j 

 but we w r ere a good deal disturbed by a singular in- 

 stance of luxury, in which their principal men in- 

 dulge themselves, that of being beat while they are 

 asleep. Two women sat by Futtafaihe and performed 

 this operation, which is called tooge tooge, by beating 

 briskly on his body and legs with both fists as on a 

 drum, till he fell asleep, and continuing it the whole 

 night with some short intervals. When once the 

 person is asleep they abate a little in the strength 

 and quickness of the beating ; but resume it, if they 

 observe any appearance of his awaking. In the 

 morning, we found that Futtafaihe's women relieved 



