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THE TWO RACES WHICH PEOPLED POLYNESIA. 
A larger list of Maori words might have been given ; these 
are sufficient to show a remarkable connection of Maori with 
the ancient language of Egypt. Further, the ancient Egyp- 
tian adze, preserved in the British Museum, is identical 
with the Toki of New Zealand, not only in form, but 
also in the manner of tying on the stone to the handle, and 
likewise with the cinet with which it is bound. Another 
singular implement of husbandry, the Tima, still used as a 
hoe in New Zealand, is identical in form with that of ancient 
Egypt. The boomerang of Australia is also of Egyptian 
origin. The word Thibet, ark or coffer, is similar to that of 
Kumete, a large wooden bowl. Amenti, a cave in Hades, 
according to Egyptian mythology, is the same with Ameto in 
the Maori mythology. Painting the body rec|| seems to have 
been a general practice amongst the ancient Egyptians, as 
well as the Maori. 
It is also remarkable what light the derivation of a single 
word will sometimes throw on past history. The following 
was communicated to me by Cracroft Wilson, late Judge of 
Moradabad, one who is well known in India, not only for his 
knowledge of Oriental tongues, but especially for his courage 
displayed in the Indian Mutiny : — 
“ The word m-ss-r* means Egypt, the very same word 
is used to designate a certain class of Brachmins in India. 
Considering that the word is spelt with the Arabic letter 
swad, not the ordinary letter to express our s, which 
is named seen, it is impossible to avoid coming to the 
conclusion that the class of Brachmins so designated came 
to India from Egypt, and were at once individualised 
as ‘ so-and-so 3 the Egyptian. Moreover, there were two 
systems of medicine prevalent formerly in India : the one 
the Arabic — the other the Egyptian missuranee , and the 
physicians who practised the Egyptian were Brachmins 
and Hindoos, the Arabic one being practised by Mo- 
hamudans. One class of Brachmin is called Gashmeeree ; 
no one doubts that his ancestors came from Cashmere to 
India ; another class of Brachmin is called Dooibay, which 
* Pronounced missur. 
