1769 DISEASES 167 
Toura a rope Eno bad 
Mow a shark A yes 
Mattera a fishing-rod Ima no 
Eupea a net Paree ugly 
Mahanna the sun Pororee hungry 
Malama the moon Pia full 
Whettu a star Tuhea lean 
Whettu-euphe a comet Timahah heavy 
Erai the sk Mama light 
Eatta a clou Poto short 
Mahi mahi a dolphin Roa tall 
Poe beads Neuenne sweet 
Poe Matawewwe pearl Mala bitter 
Ahow a garment Whanno to go far 
Avee a fruitlike an apple Harre to go 
Ahee another like a Arrea to stay 
chestnut Enoho to remain or tarry 
Ewharre a house Rohe-rohe to be tired 
Whennua a high island Maa to eat 
Motu a low island Inoo to drink 
Toto blood Ete to understand 
Aeve bone Warriddo to steal 
Aeo flesh Woridde to be angry 
Miti good Teparahie to beat 
Among people whose diet is so simple and plain dis- 
tempers cannot be expected to be as frequent as among us 
Europeans ; we observed but few, and those chiefly cutane- 
ous, as erysipelas and scaly eruptions on the skin. This 
last was almost, if not quite, advanced to leprosy; the 
people who were in that state were secluded from society, 
living by themselves each in a small house built in some 
unfrequented place, where they were daily supplied with 
provisions. Whether these had any hope of relief, or were 
doomed in this manner to languish out a life of solitude, we 
did not learn. Some, but very few, had ulcers on different 
parts of their bodies, most of which looked very virulent ; 
the people who were afflicted with them did not, however, 
seem much to regard them, leaving them entirely without 
any application, even to keep off the flies. Acute distempers 
no doubt they have, but while we stayed upon the island 
they were very uncommon; possibly in the rainy season 
they are more frequent. Among the numerous acquaintances 
I had upon the island only one was taken ill during our 
stay. I visited her and found her, as is their custom, left 
by everybody but her three children, who sat by her; her 
