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and boys, painted with charcoal and red and white 
clay, as if they had endeavoured to render them¬ 
selves as hideous as possible. They wore only a 
maro or girdle, and were covered with these 
coloured earths. Sometimes the body was painted 
red, with black and white stripes; at other times 
the face painted red or black, and the rest of the 
body red and white. The pigment was mixed 
with the gum of the bread-fruit tree, that it might 
adhere to the skin. They were armed with a club 
or cudgel, and proceeded through the district, 
seizing and beating every person they met with, 
who did not shew them the greatest respect; any 
one who should ridicule them would be unmerci¬ 
fully cut with the paeho. The only remedy was 
to fly to the king’s temple, which was on this, as 
well as some other occasions, a kind of sanctuary, 
or place of refuge. In general, all who saw their 
approach instantly fled, or hid themselves. 
They did not enter any of the dwellings, but 
often struck them as they passed by, to the great 
terror of those within. They appeared and acted 
as if they were deranged, and were supposed to be 
inspired by the spirit of the deceased, to revenge 
any injury he might have received, or to punish 
those who had not shewn due respect to his re¬ 
mains. It was often the means of commencing a 
war, which frequently proved fatal to multitudes 
before it terminated. Tuiheva was the god of this 
singular ceremony. 
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