. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. offering to the Luli-house, and the spirits of dead forefathers and thedeity of the heavens are invoked, and auguries taken according to thebehaviour of the animals offered. During war, says Mr. Forbes, the dato (or priest) never quits the Uma-luli ; his food is brought tohim or cooked inside. Day and night he must keep the fire burning; forshould he permit it to die, disaste
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. offering to the Luli-house, and the spirits of dead forefathers and thedeity of the heavens are invoked, and auguries taken according to thebehaviour of the animals offered. During war, says Mr. Forbes, the dato (or priest) never quits the Uma-luli ; his food is brought tohim or cooked inside. Day and night he must keep the fire burning; forshould he permit it to die, disaster will happen to those in the must besides drink only hot water during the time the army isabsent, for every draught of cold water would damp the spirits of thepeople, so that they could not prevail. On their return from the warthe dato goes out to welcome them at the head of all those who remained behind—the women beating musical instruments, and shoutingOswai! to the men who are returning laden with inhabit-the Te- Oswai! Timor-laut. ants ofnimberIslandsfurther east, alsoknown as Timor-laut, are a mixedrace of Malays,Papuans, andPolynesians, notyet well vary con-siderably in phy-. ORNAMEKTS OF PAPUAN WOMEN. go6 THE INHABITANTS OF OCEANIA. sical cliaracters. They are tattooed and scarred, having considerable tastein ornamentation. Many of them are pirates, and their prahns have finelycarved figure-heads. Indeed everything they nse is extremely carvedGovernment by the will of the majority in assembly prevails amongthem, as in more enlightened communities, and women have a sharein the deliberations. These people are sensual, selfish, inquisitive, andcovetous; but both parents are very kind and affectionate to theirchildren, who are profusely adorned with beads, necklets, and shellarmlets. The Ke and Aru islands, near the south-west coast of New Gruinea, are inhabited mainly by Papuans, but with some European and Malay Ke and Aru admixture. The Ke
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