182 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
Keopuolani in September, 1813, all the wicked 
practices, and most of the ceremonies, usual on 
these occasions, have entirely ceased. Knocking 
out the teeth is discontinued ; wailing, cutting the 
hair, and marking the tongue, are still practised; 
but all the evil customs have been most strictly for¬ 
bidden by the principal chiefs. 
