CONTENTS. 



9 



—Copiousness of the Language — Circumcision — Polygamy — Cannibal 

 propensities — Courtship — Wives strangled and buried with their hus- 

 bands — The Sick killed by their relatives — Form of Government — Reli- 

 gion — Their account of the Origin of Races — Their knowledge of Medicine 

 — Their Weapons — Their Manufactures — Foreign Trade — Value of Whale's 

 Teeth, &c. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Arrival at the Sandwich Islands — Description of Honolulu — Foreign 

 Residents — American Enterprise — Personal appearance of the Natives 

 — The Market — Two Natives hung for poisoning a Woman — Witness an 

 Examination of 700 Native Children at Mr. Bingham's Church — Their 

 progress and natural abilities — A visit to the famous Pali — Remarks 

 thereon — Horse-racing a famous amusement of the Women — My horse 

 takes fright — Obliged to go on board the Ship — Sail for Hawaii — Our 

 Success in our Scientific Pursuits while at Oahoo — Immense height of the 

 Mountains of Hawaii — Wrestling Match on the Forecastle between two 

 Natives — Arrival at Hilo — A Present from the King's Agent — His personal 

 appearance and behavior. 



CHAPTER XVI 



Surpassing beauty of the Country about Hilo — The Missionaries — Send 

 the Scientific Instruments on Shore — Excursion to the top of Mauna 

 Loa — Refusal of Natives, employed to carry the Instruments and Provi- 

 sions, to proceed — Scarcity of Wood and Water — Objects of the Expedition 

 — I visit the Shore — Mr. Alden and fifty Seamen go to the assistance of the 

 Mauna Loa party — Haul the Seine — The Head-man of Hilo and family, 

 and the King's Agent and his Lady, dine in the Ward-room — How the La- 

 dies dress, &c, <fcc. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



My Visit to the Great Volcano — The Mauna Loa Party accomplish its 

 object, and the " Stars and Stripes," wave upwards of a week over the 

 top of one of the highest mountains in the world — Character of the Moun- 

 tain — Sufferings of our people from the excessive Cold, and Mountain Sick- 

 ness — Sail for Maui — Pass the Island Raloolawe — Arrival at Lahaina — 

 — Appearance of the Surrounding Country — The King of the Group visits 

 the Ship — His personal appearance and education — My visit to the Town — 

 Beautiful Landscape — The High School — Native Children amusing them- 

 selves in the Surf — Apparent danger of the Amusement — Boats employed 



