544 THE FIRE WALK CEREMONY IN TAHITI. 



as deduced from the above data, was about 1,200 F., but the temper- 

 ature of the surface must have been indefinitely lower. The tem- 

 perature at which such a stone begins to show a dull red in daylight 

 is, so far as I am aware, not exactly determined, but is approximately 

 1,300 to 1,400° F. 



To cone hide. I could entertain no doubt that I had witnessed sub- 

 stantially the scenes described by the gentlemen cited, and 1 have 

 reason to believe that I saw a very favorable specimen of a fire walk. 



It was a sight well worth seeing. It was a most clever and interest- 

 ing piece of savage magic, but from the evidence I have just given I 

 am obliged to say (almost regretfully) that it was not a miracle. 



