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fashionable item in etiquette. They 
accustom themselves to frequent bath¬ 
ing ; and commence with their children 
on the day of their birth, and continue 
the practice twice a day, regularly, till 
they are two years old. They do this 
to invigorate the system, and render the 
skin of their children thick and tough by 
exposure. Their living consists sim¬ 
ply of breadfruit, cocoanuts, and bup; 
but cocoanuts are all they can depend 
on the year round—the two other articles 
being common only a part of the yea r. 
Their diversions consist in singing, 
dancing, and beating time with their 
arms, in a manner similar to the amuse¬ 
ments of the natives at the Sandwich 
Islands; in which they appear to take 
great delight. 
They wear their hair long, and tie it 
up in a land of bow on the top of the 
bead, and this is all the covering they 
have for their heads. The men have 
long beards. One part of their dress 
makes a singular and ludicrous appear¬ 
ances which resembles two horse tails 
