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a distance near a spot where there is a supply of food, such as 
shell-fish &c. ? 
Manufacture of Drinks. —55. What drinks are chiefly in use ? 
and what are their native names P 56. Is beer known ? from 
what grains is it made ? 57. Is the grain used raw or malted ? 
if the latter, how is it turned into malt ? 58. Are any in¬ 
gredients employed, such as hops, to flavour the beer or make 
it keep ? 59. Describe the mode of brewing and fermenting ; 
how is the fermentation checked ? 60. How is the beer stored ? 
and how long will it keep ? 61. What are the utensils used in 
making, storing, and serving out the beer. 62. Is beer-making 
a distinct vocation, or does each family brew for itself ? 63. Is 
any wine made ? 64. Is it prepared from the juice of fruits, the 
sap of trees, or any other substance ? 65. How is it made and 
stored ? and how long will it keep ? 66. Are any drinks made 
by mixing substances with water, such as mead, kava, or chicha ? 
67. Are any ardent spirits known? are they of native manu¬ 
facture or imported ? 68. If native, from what substances are 
they made ? and how P 69. Describe the still and other appli¬ 
ances. 70. Is any flavouring employed ? 71. Whence was the 
art of distilling imported ? 72. Are any infused drinks known, 
such as tea, coffee, or any substitute for them ? 73. Are they 
of native growth or imported ? 74. Is the substance simply in¬ 
fused or boiled ? 75. Are any drinks known, not coming 
specially under any of these heads ? 
Meals. —76. Are meals at set times, or dependent on the 
accidental supply of food or individual inclination ? 77. Are 
they common to a household or village, or do’es each person 
eat separately ? 78. Does all the household eat together, or is 
there a distinction of ranks, sexes, or ages ? 79. Is there any 
particular sequence in the order of the dishes ? 80. Are there 
any ceremonies used at the commencement of meals, such as 
offerings to the divinities &c.,or any religious rites connected with 
them ? 81. Are there any great feasts held ? and if so, on what 
occasions ? 82. Are there any drinking-festivals, such as the 
kava-drinking in the South Seas ? 83. Are there any attentions 
paid to invited guests or strangers ? 84. Is the food ready cut 
up, or does each help himself? 85. Is there any order observed 
in helping the persons present or in giving drink ? 86. What are 
the implements used at meals? and what are their native 
names ? 87. Are there any peculiarities in the mode of eating 
or drinking ? 88. Are men and women allowed to have their 
meals together ? and if not together, are they allowed to have 
them in the same room or building ? 
