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CONTENTS. 
enjoined with its establishment—General character of 
the Areois—Their voyages—Public dances—Buildings 
for their accommodation—Marine exhibitions—Oppres¬ 
sion and injury occasioned by their visits— Distinction 
of rank among them—Estimation in which they are 
held—Mode of admission—Ceremonies attending ad¬ 
vancement to the higher orders—Demoralizing nature 
of their usages—Singular rites at their death and inter¬ 
ment—Description of Rohutunoanoa, the Areois hea¬ 
ven—Reflections on the baneful tendency of the Areoi 
society, and its dissolution. 
CHAP. X. 
FROM PAGE 248 TO PAGE 274 ® 
Customs of the islanders—Infanticide—Numbers de¬ 
stroyed—Universality of the crime—Mode of its per¬ 
petration—Reasons assigned for its continuance—Dis¬ 
proportion it occasioned between the sexes—Former 
treatment of children—Ceremonies performed at the 
temple on the birth of chiefs—Manner of carrying their 
children—Evils of neglecting parental discipline— 
Practice of tatauing—Tradition of its origin—Account 
of the dye instruments and process of tatauing—Variety 
of figures or patterns—The operation painful, and fre¬ 
quently fatal—Marriage contracts—Betrothment—An¬ 
cient usages—Ceremonies in the temple—Conduct of 
the relatives—Prevalence of polygamy. 
CHAP. XL 
FROM PAGE 275 TO PAGE 294. 
Frequency of war in the South Sea Islands—Polynesian 
war-god—Religious ceremonies and human sacrifices, 
prior to the commencement of hostilities—National 
councils—Mustering of forces—Emblems of the gods 
taken to the war—Strength of their fleets or armies— 
The battle of Hooroto—Women engaging in battle— 
Tahitian banners—Martial music—Modes of attack— 
Single combats, challenges, &c.—The rauti, or orators 
of battle—Sacrifice of the first prisoner—Manifestation 
of affection, and motives to revenge—Auguries of the 
war—Use of the sling—Singular custom of the chiefs 
marching to battle—Sanguinary and exterminating cha¬ 
racter of their engagements—Desolation of the country. 
