Green Dots of the Empire. 
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had as much as a scrap of tobacco stolen from 
him, although his trade goods were piled up 
indiscriminately on the floor of his house, which 
had neither doors, locks, nor a bolt of any 
kind. In this, however, the Nanomagans are 
peculiar — the other islanders are not so 
particular. 
The last of the group is Nanomea, a fine 
island, or rather two islands connected by a 
reef dry at very low tides. The people of 
Nanomea have long been known in the Pacific 
for their great size and muscular development. 
Indeed, the Rev. J. S. Whitmee, of the L.M.S., 
considers them a race of giants, and believes 
“ that nine out of ten would measure six feet or 
more high, and their breadth is proportionate 
to their height.” This, however, since their 
adoption of clothing is not so noticeable. How¬ 
ever, they certainly are a fine race, and almost 
free from tinea desquamans. There were, last 
year, 830 people on the two islands, Nanomea 
and Lakena. 
The group suffers but seldom from droughts 
or hurricanes, although the terrible drought 
experienced in the near-to Gilbert Group in 
1892 also affected the Ellices, and during 
