New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
THE DELIGHTS or SAMOA.
From Time.

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The evening spcut at the house of a great rascal,
but with he prctticSt daughter in all APll-a really
mctty girl ol fifteen. Here we were m lIoduccd to
the my stcrics of the klrd bow ana Lommc iomm ne
Earl and the Doctor nave - well described the
preparation and taste OF the former ina nothing Is
lett 10 add; bu, some of my readers Dal NOT nave
read " south Sea Bubbles, | VIII give iutH de-
scripton. The drinking tn kara j. ceremony
or rather, Is accompanied by ccrcmOn.JS act; be-
hold US tnen, seated Todnd the po"I III Sinall Hhos,
ACCORDING TO our state. lie Kara Is DI. ushi III
scrlpcd and clean the root Is tl. ony poiioh "s a.
and then cheWrd by one ol the numrcr present. IL
i, rpmatcria who does this but generally one o the
household, an eye being given 90 LcaIih' pci On
II mus, here LAY We particularly requested Ilic Iaii
daughter of the house might be allowed to d0 'hc
Chewing part and she Gidi. While Going 50 no
saliva tain II, but from practice they arc enabled
10 nIul.c only the root wltbOui mixing II with then
moisture. Ihls done, II Is placed IN the hdfH bowl
water Is added, and with Il quludlt % cocoa-hHt
fibre thcy wash il round and round in tn. bowl,
riusIug il Though the hbrc WilneIHg II oui, ana
thus thOrotgllN make the dilhk. NHlo uhS llIs-
iug ana WIiugug goes on tHcy chant some ancient
la gn on disturb the ceremony. That over a hall
cocoa-nut shell is nllcd and brought @ the guest oI
the highest rank, who taxes IL, u'lh"S III anu
enpties it thIs Is necessary. Applause follows,
with clappng Oi hands The bow ticn goes ruhnd
acCuTdiu- 10 seniority, the Applause ttS>'Al' s. me
b.r chief, ,n,y "a, pauding TO an equal on oac of
higher rank, and, II many are present. Uic cloNV
get none Zach indicate, MS turn by cap Ol lhe
nauds After the CeIcmony-DONI smoking ana
talking goes Oh, and at Intervals the bowl Is pa, ed
to You. \ soapy, pcpIery astrng'nt was my lhch
of kdrd heard tina, II "lAIk /" "eAS'H' 1t cd.''S
the legs to become hcIp,es>; also near" uI"l II
countcracts the immediate elects ol 100 much
alcohol.
must now pas t. the LomDt iomnc, which i MOI
noticed i'm sou sea buublc,.' Tins Is not GER
rlnony but a most soothing Dl shampoo, and when
not tlTcd OF hcauachy, dn iIialIblc remedy me
oid samoan ladies indulge Ia lt ioH great extent.
FIRST al > Inoans SIT ,ro->-lc@s'd like il or or
one leg .Oubcd dcrurdth 81. lrtSt; thc LADIES' III
ad i ion, nave Il custom Gi Nursing one lts Tor
instance suppose you sit On the ground with your
lt.tT Icg
ankle of yOar Igni your lc1, tgn, ANA you VIII
then be sitting Il ii SamOdn. 10 pc Lom"e iemme
Nuu lie down on our back or Ndc, place AOH Ecad
~, ~ - oDcrutoI,s Ian lor on h, bamboo Ics thcy
use as a pillow, aud the far one commences -pnt-
thing after a haiTcuttcr snaInuOOluE, 0"N NIta"ni
wa,cr or other ingredient. Then she so!'iy cIuMs
ou your forehead, stIOAcs 4, returns tO iuc mead,
zoe, all over IT, and continues unIl !ou li INTO
a delightful shmb"T Should 3ou WISE TO- sleep oG,
il i, well to take the bamboo rest, as. otherwise, If
Won use the operators lar, no sooner are Jou uli-
conscious than sine jump, up ana Is Oh.