CONTENTS. 



— ^A Ten-barrel Whale and Boat stove. — Death boards us. — A sad and 

 suffering Death-bed. — Lowered for Whales. — A dead Shipmate, and Re- 

 spect for a dead Body. — ^Funeral at Sea, Sperm-whales attending.— In 

 a Region of small Whales. — Pets of the Ship, Cats; Monkey, and his 

 Love of Eggs Page 267 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

 Game-cock as a Time-keeper. — Cockroaches in an Economical Point of 

 View. — Medical Practice adapted to Working-men. — ^Fancies, and Sick- 

 ness on Board. — Cure for Scurvy. — Captain Mathew's Story of Boiled 

 Eggs. — Extravagant Use of Batter and Sugar. — Etiquette of Meals. — 

 Want of the Same on the Forecastle. — Grub, and Manner of Serving. — 

 Coral Island seen. — Small Whale, and Stove Boat. — Wash-day. — An- 

 tonio as Washer-woman, and Chemical Experiments on him. — Grand In- 

 cantation and Appearance of Satanus 280 



CHAPTER XXV. 



"St. Elmo's Fires," close Examination of; Superstitions on. — Longfel- 

 low and Shakspeare Versions.— Phosphorescence of the Sea. — Riding 

 the Gale aloft, and ravishing Sights. ^Second Mate sick, and Reconcil- 

 iation. — Killer Whales, and Modes of Attack: unsuccessful Chase for 

 One. — Boat-mending, and Flying Squid. — Plenty of Fish, and Jib car- 



, ried away. — Approaching Land, and Smell of the Land. — Land Dead 

 Ahead, and the Mystery thereof. — The Reason of Man proved equal to 

 the Instinct of the Bird. — Owyhee in Sight 290 



CHAPTER XXVL 

 Coasting the north Side. — Natives fishing from flying Canoe. — Native 

 Trade. — Native Songs, and Tradition of Love of Pele for Kameha- 

 meha. — Conflict between the Chiefs of Hawaii and Maui, and Fete of 

 Swimming. — Kealakeakua Bay the Scene of Cook's Death. — Our Anchor- 

 age. — Three beautiful Boys, and my Hycamee. — A profitable Invest- 

 ment. — A naked Kanaka civilized from the Breech upward. — Liberty 

 on Shore, and a Feast. ^Cooking described. — Place of Burial. — Taboo, 

 and the peaceable Dispositions of the Children. — The Mothers diving for 

 Shells, and Emulation. — Inability to take Shore Exercise 300 



CHAPTER XXVIL 



Practicing Casts by a Disciple of Izaak Walton. — We come back to Din- 

 ner, and join a Procession. — The Dinner in classic Style. — Visit from 

 Governor Adams. — A great Man in Avoirdupois. — Second Visit Ashore. — 

 Tapa-making. — Wyhenne in Search of Ideas, and her Disgust. — Cook's 

 Monument. — Incident in the Fight, showing Coolness in the Natives. — 

 We go Fishing. — Trolling from double Canoe. — Mr. Baldwin preaches 

 on Board. — We weigh Anchor for Oahu 311 



