. The cruise of the Kawa; . rements. If not, he simply disappears. Little is saidabout it, but the fact is that the physical failuresare moored at low tide to a lump of coral on oneof the outer reefs. Sharks, octopi and the man- GATHERING DEW-FISH ON THE OUTER REEF There is no pleasanter sight in the world than that of the stalwart youngFilbertine youths gathering dew-fish in the early dawn of a perfect tropicalday. It is only at this time that these edible little creatures can be as the suns rays flash across the horizon they rise to the surface of thewater in vast numbers, turnin
. The cruise of the Kawa; . rements. If not, he simply disappears. Little is saidabout it, but the fact is that the physical failuresare moored at low tide to a lump of coral on oneof the outer reefs. Sharks, octopi and the man- GATHERING DEW-FISH ON THE OUTER REEF There is no pleasanter sight in the world than that of the stalwart youngFilbertine youths gathering dew-fish in the early dawn of a perfect tropicalday. It is only at this time that these edible little creatures can be as the suns rays flash across the horizon they rise to the surface of thewater in vast numbers, turning the entire ocean to a pulsating mirror ofsilver. For five minutes they lie thus, then suddenly sink work for the day, so far as we know it, is done. The natives fill theircheeks—which are very elastic—with hundreds of these tiny fish which theyafterwards eject on the shore. Here we see Hitoia-Upa and Ablutilutigathering dew-fish for the great feast given in honor of Dr. Traprock andhis o ao i o aC o THE CRUISE OF THE KAWA 49 eating Wak-waks do the rest. This, as I say, is arough sort of control but effective. In facial character the tribe is regular and wellproportioned, presenting no traces of negroidantecedents. Noses are slender and slightly re-troussed, lips clean-cut, chins modestly assertivewith lower jaws superbly adapted to crackingcocoanuts and oysters, foreheads low with suffi-cient projection at the eye-line for shade in all, they are entitled to an A-plus inbeauty and reminded me less of Polynesians thanof a hand-picked selection of Caucasians whohad been coated with a flat-bronze radiatorpaint. Beards, moustaches, imperials, goatees, side-whiskers and Gal ways are unknown, a fact whichwas to me strange considering the luxuriance ofother vegetation until I learned that, from in-fancy, it is the custom of the Filbertine mother toscour her offsprings face with powdered coralwhich discourages the facial follicles. Th
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