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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CARNEGIE 



tween stones, and placed in an ornate shallow bowl carved from a 

 single piece of wood. The "taupo's" helper pours water on the 

 shredded root from a coconut-shell, while the young mistress of 

 ceremonies stirs the mixture with her hands. She then takes a 

 long switch made of bark, rolls it into a ball, and sweeps it around 



Bowl, Coconut Dipper, Switch, and Dried Root Used in Making "Kava," the 



Ceremonial Drink of Samoa 

 The natives do not use intoxicating liquors. (From Churchill.) 



in the bowl until all the root-fibres are caught in it ; then she throws 

 it over her shoulder to a young man outside. The "taupo" 

 now announces through her "talking-maid" that the kava is 

 ready. The chief then chants "The kava is clear," and claps his 

 hands for silence. 



