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we began to ask ourselves, first, Can such artisticilly dovolopod 



people be siivu<,'es ?— and, next, the more difticult question, 

 What is a savage? 



The Tenimberese are very independent in character; "evevv 

 man his own master " is their motto. Thougli they have ail 

 Omnrj Kcvja or Chief, his voice has but Iit(l(! more iufhience 

 than any other full -aged man's. The " old men's " opinion has 

 some \\cight with the younger men, but every man speaks out 



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his mind boldly and fearlessly. AVIien any serious delib'Tation 

 is going oUj flie wliole coninlunity crowds round the ass('nd>ly 

 room, the women even taking part, and expressing freely and 

 without offence their opinions. Tlie voice of the majfirity is 



the law of their community. 



Their moral characteristics are such as might h^ expected 

 from a rude people subject to no restraint; they are sensual, 

 thoujrh no immorality in their actions or in their carYins;s 

 ever comes to the public gaze. They are essentially selfish and 



