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INDEX. 
at overhearing the private devo¬ 
tions of a native, 101. 
Scriptures, faith in, by the con¬ 
verts, iii. 73 ; conduct in accord¬ 
ance, ibid; the missionaries’ 
line of action in relation thereto, 
75. 
Scriptures, paper for printing the, 
generously supplied by the Bri¬ 
tish and Foreign Bible Society, 
ii. 224 ; eagerness of the natives 
to obtain copies, 233 ; translation 
of the whole, not yet accom- 
plisned, iii. 13. 
Sea gods of the Polynesians, i. 
327 ; iii. 111 ; of the Sandwich 
islanders, iv. 90, 91. 
Seamen, European, their bad con¬ 
duct, a great hindrance to the 
missionary cause, ii. 28, 65; 
proclamations and acts of par¬ 
liament concerning, 42 ; murder 
of, by the natives, 133; Tahitian 
law concerning, iii. 207; harbour 
regulations in Huahine, 209. 
Sham fights and naval reviews, in 
Tahiti, i. 212. 
Sharks, danger from, i. 166 ; iv. 
371; formerly deified in Tahiti, i. 
167, 329; no longer supersti- 
tiously feared, 167; supposed to 
attend the inauguration of kings, 
iii. Ill ; affirmed by the Sand¬ 
wich islanders to bestow the gift 
of prophecy, iv. 65. 
Shaving, how performed in Tahiti, 
i. 133. 
Shelly, Mr., a missionary, relin¬ 
quishes his office, ii. 72 ; becomes 
a master mariner, and is captured 
by tbe Pearl islanders, 133; his 
life saved by the interference of 
two Tahitians, ibid. 
Shipbuilding, first native attempt 
at, ii. 34. 
Shipping, supplies for, furnished 
by the Sandwich islands, iv. 21, 
25. 
Ship in distress, a, iii. 330. 
Sick, former cruelty to the, in 
Polynesia, iii. 46 ; iv. 316 ; often 
murdered, iii. 48 ; change since 
the introduction of Christianity, 
iv. 317. 
Singing, the favourite tunes for, 
ii. 320. 
> Single combat, or duel, practised 
x in Tahiti, i. 286. 
Skreened canoe, the, i. 157. 
Slave ship, a, at Rio Janeiro, iii. 
345. 
Slavery, in Polynesia, iii. 95, 341. 
Slingers, expert, i. 291. 
Society islands, why so named, i. 
7 ; islands composing the group, 
ibid ; the name sometimes more 
widely applied, ibid ; geological 
features, 11; coral reefs, 18; 
fertility and capabilities, 24; 
climate, 26 ; winds and rain, 27; 
phenomena of the tides, 28. 
Society, ranks in, in Tahiti, iii. 95. 
Songs, Tahitian, generally histori¬ 
cal ballads, i. 199; specimen of 
a Sandwich island song, iv. 282. 
Sorcery, belief in, among the Poly¬ 
nesians, i. 361; consequent 
power of its practisers, 366; 
prevalent in the Sandwichislands, 
iv. 293. 
South Sea, the great, or Pacific 
Ocean, its discovery, i. 1. 
South Sea Academy, in Eimeo, iii. 
262 ; placed under the care of 
Mr. Orsmond, 269; its objects 
and management, ibid % 
South Sea islands, charm’s of their 
scenery, i. 14; coral reefs, 22; 
soil, 24; climate, 28 ; tides, 29; 
variety of trees, 30. 
South Sea whalers, their visits to 
the Sandwich islands, iv. 28. 
Southern hemisphere, stars of the, 
iii. 167 ; astronomy of the na¬ 
tives, ibid. 
Spanish visit to Tahiti, ii. 6. 
Spelling-book, Tahitian, prepared 
by Mr. Davies, and printed in 
England, ii. 74; printed at 
Afareaitu, 221 ; Pomare per¬ 
sonally assists, ibid. 
Spinal curvature, its prevalence in 
the South Sea islands, iii. 38. 
Stewart,Mr., his missionary labours 
in Bahama, iv. 8; visit to, 77. 
Still, the Tahitian, ii. 130. 
Stool, the Tahitian, i. 189. 
Storm, the author’s peril in a, ii. 
305. 
Strangers, singular mode of receiv¬ 
ing, in Rurutu, iii. 104. 
Sugar-cane, the, indigenous in the 
Sandwich islands, iv. 26; little 
cultivated at present, ibid. 
Sugar manufacture, attempt' to 
! establish the, in Eimeo, ii. 283; 
