THROUGH HAWAII. 
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were in a tropical climate, in the month of July, we 
found a fire very comfortable. It was kindled in a 
hollow place in the centre of the earthen floor, sur¬ 
rounded by large square stones, and gave both light 
and heat. But as there was only one aperture, which, 
as in the houses of the ancient Britons, answered the 
triple purpose of a door, a window, and a chimney, 
the smoke was sometimes rather troublesome. 
Few of the Hawaiian females are without some 
favourite animal. It is usually a dog. Here, however, 
we observed a species of pet that we had not seen 
before. It was a curly-tailed pig, about a year and a 
half old, three or four feet long, and apparently well 
fed. He belonged to two sisters of our host, who 
formed part of his family, and joined the social circle 
around the evening hearth. 
In the neighbourhood of Kapapala we noticed a 
variety of the paper-mulberry, somewhat different from 
that generally cultivated, which grew spontaneously, 
and appeared indigenous. Large quantities of the 
dried bark of this plant, tied up in bundles, like hemp 
or flax, were piled up in the house where we lodged. 
It is used in manufacturing a kind of tapa, called 
mamake, prized throughout the islands on account of 
its strength and durability. 
About eight o’clock a pig was baked, and some taro 
prepared by our host for supper. At our particular re¬ 
quest he was induced to partake of it, though contrary 
to the etiquette of his country. When we had finished, 
Tapuahi and his household assembled for family wor¬ 
ship, after which we retired to rest. We had travelled 
more than twenty miles, and two of our number had 
since the morning spoken four times to the people. 
