. A year in the New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands, and New Caledonia. Dayspring (Brigantine); Missions; Botany; Botany. Kava Drinking. 167 1 From the root and the lower part of the stem, the natives make that drink, which is so universally consumed in these seas. Every evening, about sundown, the men assemble at the kava. Public Square on Tana, with Banyan and Kava-house. houses of their respective villages, each bringing with him a bit of the precious plant. T,hese bits are sliced UP> and cnewed by boys who have not reached the stage of kava drinking. After it is thoroughly chewed, and all the
. A year in the New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands, and New Caledonia. Dayspring (Brigantine); Missions; Botany; Botany. Kava Drinking. 167 1 From the root and the lower part of the stem, the natives make that drink, which is so universally consumed in these seas. Every evening, about sundown, the men assemble at the kava. Public Square on Tana, with Banyan and Kava-house. houses of their respective villages, each bringing with him a bit of the precious plant. T,hese bits are sliced UP> and cnewed by boys who have not reached the stage of kava drinking. After it is thoroughly chewed, and all the juice contained in the wood expressed by and from the boys' mouths, the whole is put into a wooden dish, water added, and finally the liquid is strained. Each man then dips in his dish, takes his draught, and either goes away home to sleep off the effects, or lies about outside the kava-house. This liquor has a soothing stupyfying effect upon the natives, but does not excite them as ardent spirits excite us. On the islands of Eastern Polynesia, the same drink is used; but in connection with its manufacture. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Campbell, F. A; Campbell, Alexander James; Macdonald, Donald; Mueller, Ferdinand von, 1825-1896. Geelong, G. Mercer; [etc. , etc.
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