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ifland-:j but returned again in a few days to Raietea : which inflance, manners 

 in my opinion, deafly proves that luxury and fenfuality naturally 



lead 



men to the mofl: irregular and violent defires of gratify 



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their fenfual 



ppetit 



ruining innocent young women 



and of 



deflrcyiftg the peace and happinefs of families* 



Among the innocent and harmlefs indulgences may be reckoned, 



the common pradlice of thefe iflanders to rub and chafe the wearied 



limbs of perfons who have walked muGh> or ufed fome violent exer- 



cife. 



This gentle chafing and preffing hinders the heated limbs 



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from growing fuddenly cold) and becoming fliff from a too fudden 



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tranfition from atit extreme to the other ; and, as in thefe exertions, 

 commonly a few mufcles have been too much employed, and others 



lefs, it cannot bitt happen, that the equilibrium muft be lofi be- 

 tween the parts too much flrained, and thofe which are fo very little 

 employed, ' which might caufe dangerous effeds> by cramps, con-* 

 Vulfions, and otlier fymptoms. The operation likewife invigorates 

 th6 whole Frame, and refrefhes fo much, that in the beginning I 

 tould not perfliade myfelf, that this gentle fqiieezing of the tired 

 limbs fhould produce fp falutary an efFe(ft> had I not frequently had 

 the experience *w When we had walked a great deal in our 



excur- 



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fions. 



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Nor is it unknown, that the oriental nations ufc this rubbing- or chafing in their public 

 baths ; which is faid fomctimcs to caufe fo cxquifitely agreeable a fenfation, that the operated 

 pcrfon is very nearly intranced. Mr, Lockyer, purfer of the Ceres Eaft-Indiaman, con^mu- 

 nicatcd this circumftance to nic. 



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