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all tliese islands, exclusively between two men, 

 which binds the friends together with particular 

 force. The chief and the common man can also 

 conclude such a bond, without infringing on the 

 relative rank of the parties. Though this kind of 

 friendship is found on all the islands, yet different 

 duties and privileges are attached to it at different 

 places. At Eap, on every kind of engagement, 

 one friend must stand security for his friend, and 

 where he is injured, or killed, he is obliged to re- 

 venge it. To similar obligations a new one is 

 found at Ulea. When the friend claims the hos- 

 pitality of his friend, he gives him his wife during 

 the time of his visit, which is not done at Feis, and 

 farther west. We have seen, that at Radack the 

 duty in the first respect is less binding -, in others, 

 the same as at Ulea. 



The touching of the noses, as on the islands of 

 Eastern Polynesia, is the customary salutation. 



Of the Carolinas, only Pelew, Eap, Tuch, and 

 the remoter islands, with which Tuch is at vari- 

 ance, are acquainted with war. The other islands, 

 as Ulea, enjoy an uninterrupted peace. Our kind- 

 hearted companion frequently and joyfully re- 

 peated, *' There, there they know nothing of war 

 and combat ! there man does not kill man ! and 

 lie who sees war, his liair will turn white !" War 

 has not always prevailed at Eap. Formerly, the 

 island recognized the authority of a principal chief, 

 and there was peace. But since the death of Gurr, 



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