. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. The Pra flier of Lorn Horn i, 129 I^aati I/Omiloini Kua. Back Rubbers. — Obesity being a nmcli coveted condition among certain cliicfs of cither sex, althongh pcrliaps more among the females, eating in excess of the rccjiiirenients of a natural appetite was resorted lo and in con- sequence some passive exercise was needful to digestion, and the delightful ])roccss of lomtlonii or massage was applied to the fat masses of poi, fish and dog. Hut not merely by gluttons, 1)ut bv th
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. The Pra flier of Lorn Horn i, 129 I^aati I/Omiloini Kua. Back Rubbers. — Obesity being a nmcli coveted condition among certain cliicfs of cither sex, althongh pcrliaps more among the females, eating in excess of the rccjiiirenients of a natural appetite was resorted lo and in con- sequence some passive exercise was needful to digestion, and the delightful ])roccss of lomtlonii or massage was applied to the fat masses of poi, fish and dog. Hut not merely by gluttons, 1)ut bv the nioscle-wcary was this process indulged in. Constipation, headache and manj- other ills ^delded to the skilful nianipuhition of the old women who were reputed the best lATH RlUUil- I am not copying what is nsually said of a Hawaiian lomilomi; 1 know of it intimatelv bv repeated personal trials. Once I had 1)een in the saddle all day un a slow horse traveling the then execrable trail from liilo to ihc volcano of Kilauea in a rainy season. Arrived late at night at the grass house that then served to shelter visitors at the brink of the crater, I disnK)unted so stiff and weary thai 1 could not sleep, 1 could hardly sit down. Fortunately there were then many natives living in that desolate neighlK)rliood employed in the long since abandoned work of pitht gather- ing (piilu being the silky down at the base of the fnuui of the tree fern of tlic neigh- boring forest, the product being then in dcnmnd for stnfling pillows and beds g a,ud among them were fouiul two old women noted for their skill. I removed all unneces- sary clothing, dropped on the mat, and the lomilonn began. At first the)- gently kneaded ihe mnscle from the extrcnrily to the trunk, tlien tapping in succession with finger tips, knuckles and closed fists, and ending with a minuet danced mi my aljdo- ^ 1! p. B. Mi:ftin-M. VOL, II, Xo, .K.^^ .,. I 3 k3 I. Please note that these images are extracted f
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