. 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. ing. The Papuans appear to believe in the survival of aspirit after the death of the body, and that the spirits live below or abovethe sea, having those enjoyments which they liked when on earth. Papuan amusements are limited in variety, chiefly consisting of ex-travagant dances, the dancers being fantastically dressed or disfigured byheads of animals or headlike semblances,
. 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. ing. The Papuans appear to believe in the survival of aspirit after the death of the body, and that the spirits live below or abovethe sea, having those enjoyments which they liked when on earth. Papuan amusements are limited in variety, chiefly consisting of ex-travagant dances, the dancers being fantastically dressed or disfigured byheads of animals or headlike semblances, accompanied by mono-tonous singmg and beating of drums, made by covering one endof a bamboo or piece of hollow tree trunk with skin. They have few musicalinstruments. Tobacco issmoked with great avid-ity out of bamboo of these is thus de-scribed by Mr. 0. C. Stone(A Few Months in NewGuinea ). It is usu-ally from two to threefeet long and three incheswide, having a small holein the side, in which aleaf twisted upand filled withtobacco is placed. Thetobacco is then lighted,and the bamboo filledwith smoke by suckingat the other end, whichis quite open. It is then passed round, each person taking a few puffs. OF NEW GUINEA. Government from the smaller hole, while he stops up the larger with his hand, first re-moving the leaf, and then replacing it when the smoke is exhausted. There is very little regular government among the Papuans. Localchiefs are recognised, and some receive investment from the Sultan ofTidore, and pay him an annual tribute. The authority of theelders is however more real; and nothing important is donewithout consultation among them. Custom sanctions blood revenge,unless a large payment is made by the murderer. Slavery or the for-feiture of a slave is largely exacted for various crimes. The Dorahs usethe ordeal by hot water. A suspected person must dip his hand intoboiling water, and if no blisters are formed he is innocent. Papuan war-expedit
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