. 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. ompanied by a song; and whenthe kites are seen flying near a village, theyare a sign that the village is at peace, andmay be approached with safety. Perhaps the chief amusement of the chil-dren is the game called Maui, which is infact a sort of cats-cradle. The Maorichildren, however, are wonderful proficientsat the game,
. 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. ompanied by a song; and whenthe kites are seen flying near a village, theyare a sign that the village is at peace, andmay be approached with safety. Perhaps the chief amusement of the chil-dren is the game called Maui, which is infact a sort of cats-cradle. The Maorichildren, however, are wonderful proficientsat the game, and would look with contempton the few and simple forms which Englishchildren produce. Instead of limiting them-selves to the cradle, the pound of can-dles, the net, and the purse, the NewZealander produces figures of houses, canoes,men and women, and various other say that this game was left to them asan inheritance by Maui, the Adam of NewZealand, and it appears to be intimatelyconnected with their early traditions. The elder children amuse themselves withspear-throwing, making their mimic weaponsof fern-stems bound at the end. These theythrow with great dexterity, and emulateeach other in aiming at a small is one of the favorite amuse. (820) AMUSEMENTS. 821 merits of the New Zealanders, who can swimalmost as soon as they can walk, and neverhave an idea that the water is an unfriendlyelement. Both sexes swim alike well, andin the same manner, i. e. after the fashionwhich we call swimming like a dog,1 pad-dling the water with each arm constantly in the water, they can keepup the exertion for a long time, and in theirbathing parties sport about as if they wereamphibious beings. They dive as well asthey swim, and the women spend much oftheir time in diving for crayfish. In those parts of the country where hotsprings are found the natives are fond of bath-ing in the heated water. Mr. Angas makesthe following observations on this cu
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