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more prosperous and better fed tlian those of Ra- 

 dack : they wear a still larg-er ornament in their 

 ears. Several men are mentioned by name, who 

 were able to draw the extended ear-holes over 

 their head. 



Between the two island-chains, hostile and ami- 

 cable relations take place. A chief of Eilu showed 

 ns the scars of wounds he had received at Ralick. 

 Ralick employed fifty boats in a war against Ra- 

 dack ; the cliiefs of Radack went over, and a 

 friendly intercourse was again established. 



A European ship once came to Ralick. The 

 ship is said to have remained at anchor in Odja (a 

 chief group in this chain) for a long time (a year 

 it was said.) 



We suppose that likewise at Ralick the southern 

 groups are the richest. Bananas roots, &;c. are not 

 found on all the groups. 



Repith-Urur is represented to us as a consider- 

 able group of low islands, known to the inhabit- 

 ants of Radack by the many boats cast on their 

 reefs from that group. The boats and costinne of 

 tlie people of Repith-Urur are the same as in Ra- 

 dack. The language is peculiar ; the tattooing is 

 different: it extends over the sides of the body, 

 and is spread over the exterior })art of the thighs 

 and legs. There are no domestic animals there : 

 the bread-fruit, the cocoa, tiie banana-roots, and, 

 as at Radack, the fruit of the pandanus serve 

 for their food. 



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