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CHAP. VH. 



General Account of the Sandwich IJlands continued. — Of the 

 Inhabitants. — Their Origifi. — Perfons, — -Pernicious Ef- 

 fe&s of the Ava. — Numbers. — Difpofition and Manners. 

 — Reafons for fuppofwg them not Cannibals. — Drefs and 

 Ornaments. — "Villages and Houfes. — Food. — Occupations 

 and Amufeme?its. — Addicted to Gaming. — Their extra- 

 ordinary Dexterity in Swimming. — Arts and Manufac- 

 tures. — Curious Specimens of their Sculpture. — Kipparee y 

 or Method of painting Cloth. — Mats. — Piping Hooks. 

 — Cordage. — Salt Pans. — Warlike Injlruments. 



»779- HP^^ inhabitants of the Sandwich Iflands are undoubt- 



March. 



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, JL edly of the fame race with thofe of New Zealand, the 

 Society and Friendly Iflands, Eafler Ifland, and the Marque- 

 fas; a race that pofTefTes, without any intermixture, all the 

 known lands between the latitudes of 47 South, and 20 

 North, and between the longitudes of 184 and 260 Eaft. 

 This fact, which, .extraordinary as it is, might be thought 

 fufflcicntly proved by the linking fimilarity of their manners 

 and cuftoms, anol the general relemblance of their perfons, 

 is eftabliflicd, beyond all controverfy, by the abfolute iden- 

 tity of their language. 



From what continent they originally emigrated, and by 



what fleps they have fpread through fo vail a fpacc, thole 



who are curious in difquifitions of this nature, may per- 



3 haps 



