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Again, we have two distinct races of men inhabit- 

 ing contiguous localities, in which the one is bearded 

 and the other beardless : these are the Fijians and the 

 Tongans. The former are magnificent creatures, with 

 vast quantities of long and curly hair on their heads, 

 and their fd,ces covered with the fullest and most luxu- 

 riant of beards. The latter have long and straight 

 hair on their heads, and their faces are nearly as smooth 

 as those of women. Yet they live under the same 

 skies, have many of the same habits, and feed on the 

 same food. 



And it is a curious fact that the fierce-looking 

 Fijian, who is always crying for war, who never walks 

 without a club on his shoulder, and is a confirmed 

 cannibal, is hopelessly overmatched by the quiet, mild- 

 looking, beardless Tongan, who, indeed, has made 

 inroads upon the Fijian coast, and threatened to esta- 

 blish himself permanently there, despite all efforts of 

 the externally valiant, but at heart cowardly Fijian, to 

 expel him. 



