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and in the meantime the illustration, Fig. 3, will preserve its form 

 from oblivion in case the original should be lost, as has been the 

 fate of many curious specimens in private hands. 



It has sometimes been claimed that the Hawaiians always 

 sharpened their stone cutting tools on flat or very slightly concave 



FIG. I. BREADFRUIT SPLITTER. 



surfaces. While the breadfruit splitter shown in the first figure 

 could have been shaped, polished and sharpened on such a grind- 

 stone, it would be difficult to so sharpen gouges and the gouge-like 

 adze of Fig. 2. In fact, for such purpose the Hawaiians used, as 

 did other primitive people, grooved stones ; and one grindstone 

 with several grooves, given by Mr. G. R. Ewart, is now in the 

 Museum, I have seen others and am sure that the old Hawaiians 



