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with us, had the mat tied over his cloth, and fome leaves \'n- 



' June. 



about the neck, as had been done on the former occafion ; 

 and when we arrived at a large open boat-houfe, where a 

 few people were, they threw away their leaves, fat down 

 before it, and gave their cheeks a few gentle ftrokes with 

 the fift J after which they continued fitting, for about ten 

 minutes, with a very grave appearance, and then difperfed, 

 without having fpoken a fingle word. This explained what 

 Poulaho had mentioned about Tooge ; though, from the ope- 

 ration only lading a few feconds, he had not been obferved 

 to perform it. And this feems to be only a continuation of 

 the mourning ceremony, by way of condolence. For, upon 

 inquiring, on whofe account it was now performed ; we 

 were told, that it was for a Chief who had died at Vavaoo, 

 fome time ago ; that they had prac5lifed it ever fmce, and 

 fhould continue to do fo, for a confiderable time longer. 



In the evening, we had a pig, drefTed as the hog, with 

 yams and cocoa-nuts, brought for fupper ; and Futtafaihe 

 finding, that we did not like the fcruples they had made 

 before, to accept of any part of the entertainment, aflced 

 us immediately to (hare it, and give it to whom we pleafed. 

 When fupper was over, abundance of cloth was brought 

 for us to fleep in ; but we were a good deal diflurbed, by 

 a fmgular inltance of luxury, in which their principal men 

 indulge themfelves; that of being beat while they are afleep. 

 Two women fat by Futtafaihe, and performed this operation, 

 which is called tooge tooge^ by beating briflcly on his body and 

 legs, with both fifts, as on a drum, till he fell afleep, and con- 

 tinuing it the whole night, with fome fhort intervals. When 

 once the perfon is afleep, they abate a little in the ftrength 

 and quicknefs of the beating ; but refume it, if they obferve 

 any appearance of his awaking, hi the morning, we found 



T t 2 that 



