. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. vegetable matter thrownon the coral reefs by the waves. The veg-etation is therefore scanty, and is mostlyconfined to bananas, cocoa-nut trees, bread-fruit— all of which thrive best on a lowsituation near water. As a sample of the Marshall Islanders, Igive a portrait of a man and woman of Ro-manzoff Island, on the next pa
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. vegetable matter thrownon the coral reefs by the waves. The veg-etation is therefore scanty, and is mostlyconfined to bananas, cocoa-nut trees, bread-fruit— all of which thrive best on a lowsituation near water. As a sample of the Marshall Islanders, Igive a portrait of a man and woman of Ro-manzoff Island, on the next page. Theyare a rather fine race, taller than the gen-erality of the Caroline Islanders, and possesstolerably good features. They use the tattoowith some profusion, both sexes appearingto be equally addicted to it. They are betterclothed than many Polynesians, the menwearing a short mat round their waists, andthe women being clad in a very fine andneatly-made mat, falling nearly to the hair is long, and naturally curling, andis worn long by both sexes. Earrings arein great request, and some of them, as maybe seen by reference to the illustration, areenormously large. From the structure of the island, it is evi-dent that the present inhabitants are Dot (1100). (1101) A MAN OF FASHION IN BORNABI. 1103 aborigines, but came from other islands atno very remote period. They have kept upthe nautical spirit to which they owe theirpresence on the island, and make long voya-ges from one island to another. Theircanoes are well made, and are built ofbread-fruit wood. Bornabi is one of the largest and mostimportant of these islands, being aboutseventy miles in circumference, and havinga sufficient variety of soil to be very of being as low-lying as some ofthese islands, it is of volcanic origin, shoot-ing up to a considerable height in the mid-dle, and surrounded by flat coral reefs. In consequence of this structure, it affordsexcellent harborage, and has become a g
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