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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 manufacture or 
imported ? 68. If native, from what substances are they 
made ? and how? 69. Describe the still and other appliances. 
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 l 74. Is the substance simply 
infused 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 does each person 
eat separately ? 78. Does all the household eat together, or 
is there a distinction of ranks, sections, 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 stran¬ 
gers ? 84. Is the food ready cut up, or does each help him¬ 
self ? 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 
room or building ? 89. In times of temporary scarcity {e.g. y 
on a journey) are any means employed to deaden the pangs 
of hunger? 
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