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usll, surrounding surisl PLATFORMS. where

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household gods o. wood In the ruined tomes
Sy cats o. sarpri.ins bisness and q iormids-
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The tablets OF wood are among the, most re-.
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writing would do credit to tho art Of the mod.
no hettor tools than obsidian points. knowl.
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people wero Obliged by law to assemble
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the most Important, festival q tho yea.rr,
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carried away the King and oil persons IN nv.
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alleKories. proverbs and traditions rclatins to
tnb lUnu WIeucS ue ouS vi tile IuoEo
%hen The Island H irs s bscsme known to our
s raSs w T scns With s"a rsa ssn wSr
!he roads. SO that they met "verhsad. and the
Meke was tho tho builder Of these. roads. and it
waI h. who sat In the PLACE OF honor in th S
every direction. The ronds, were eunninGly
tho s!ay ani 5ask sndsr Sn d, n man could
a The as a"sFhnh ct f sHS
ing: He dwet on an island tar , to the west st
in loyc with girl who could not decide be,
tween him and another suitor Finally she
s@s ha "s shS S'
While hs was on tn circuit she sloreda with
to ny. after mnMy defeats, They took two big
lowers orio. the Tilted lover. went along in
DISGUISE. and. when they arrived at Easter
an HID the c sSSh ri IN ns
and pounded him to death Whether that is
true or not. there seems to be no doubt that
Malaga Polynesian stock. .,
Wonderful mSnnments OF antiauity are s scat,
group tS OF Of islands on which the explorer cannot
find great works. architectural and otherwise.
TH are thS thu
each 100 feet square ut the base and rising to
tho height OF 70 feet The stones of which
ing 20 tons. They were cut three miles
away. and it is a mystery how they were
transported: The construction OF the pyra-
mids extended over period Of 1880 years
yum and other trees The Tui-Tongas were
hereditary high priSst:s According to Inv Inv
King. Their sons became priests and their
daughters were brought up to the duties Of
vesta! virgins. serving in the temples and not
| tut Tongas died.
The architectural ruins Of java surpass
% 6s 81 At
assemhlage Of 20b temples. arranged in flye
paralleograms, one inside OF the other. In
tho centre OF all IL q large temple In the shape
Of q cross surrounded by forty flights OF steps.
talnng many apartments; Eighty miles to the
OF u central dome SO feet in diameter. around
which IL Il triple circle OF seventy-two towers,
tanning 400 cross-legged figures larger than
| life size. The amount OF human labor and skill
expended on the. pyramids OF Egypt sinks into
insigniflcnnce when com pared with that which
pie In the interior OF Java. Forty miles south
west Of Samarang. on the same island Ia an
! extensive plateau covered with tho ruins Of
| temples. to reach which four stone stairwaya
sfaes Ssh
| bred temples. have been found there. all Of
them being decorated with rich and delicate
| sculptures. In eastern Java the rui OF forts
shpe En- a nge
| Polynesia are stupendous ruins. illustrating
| the science Of past ages and vanished races.