fourteen or tifteen cocoa-nuts. Wiieu irefcii, tlie 

 tSl U uted in mskety, md hm ^ excelkiit 



it after batHng, and invariably use it for tlie sake 

 of giving a glossy and smooth appearance to the 

 hair, and it is in great requisition by both sexes. 

 The remains of tlie cocoa-nutj from which the 

 oil lias befixi ^tratited, l^y the Sing^ese 



Poonak^ and the best Po^^k is obtained when 

 the oil is extrncted by pressure ; it is an excel- 

 lent food for pigs, poultry, ^e. Thi^ sul)stance 

 is termed by Ihe Tahitans Ota, and by the m- 



for fattcniijg their pigs, poultry, &e- as also at 

 the other Polynesian islands. 



At Tahiti they procure the Morii, or oil from 

 the nuts, by first grating the kernel^ thfiPL de|m- 

 si^ng it iu the Itollow tniiife <*f a tree, or soliie 

 kind of boQow vessel, which is exposed to the 

 sun during tlie day. After a few ilays have 

 elapsed, tlie grated nut is heaped up in the 

 trough or vessel, leaving a space between the 

 hea|i% the ejatdifif drdns^ \jM tlie hollow 

 W^^^ ftonl w&^Aee it k collected by the natives 

 into latge bamboo canes ; (eoutaiuiug each a 

 gidlon, or more ;*) in this May it is sold for ship- 

 ping, or rather exchanged fur axes, cotton^ cloth, 

 or tv^ \ bttt the iaddeni^ of th« natlm p'e- 



