Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c. Between the Years 1821 and 1829, Volume 1Crocker and Brewster, 1832 - Missions |
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Page 65
... prepared the web is first bleached , and afterwards stained the color intended . This is altogether women's work ... preparation . An opportunity was afforded us of observing the Tahitian method of baking . A broad , shallow excavation ...
... prepared the web is first bleached , and afterwards stained the color intended . This is altogether women's work ... preparation . An opportunity was afforded us of observing the Tahitian method of baking . A broad , shallow excavation ...
Page 68
... PREPARE A CODE OF LAWS . An idea of the savage barbarity with which wars were ac- customed to be carried on among these tribes , may be formed from the horrible weapons with which they mangled and slew one another . Among these , there ...
... PREPARE A CODE OF LAWS . An idea of the savage barbarity with which wars were ac- customed to be carried on among these tribes , may be formed from the horrible weapons with which they mangled and slew one another . Among these , there ...
Page 272
... prepared from the sugar - cane , tasting like ci- der , a pudding of some kind of farinaceous paste , and pieces of an insipid root , several feet long , and as thick as a man's leg , unknown to us , we took a little of each , and then ...
... prepared from the sugar - cane , tasting like ci- der , a pudding of some kind of farinaceous paste , and pieces of an insipid root , several feet long , and as thick as a man's leg , unknown to us , we took a little of each , and then ...
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