The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

case. nor IN the distribution OF effects.
which were scattered about pronniscu-
ously. Here we found a crudely carved
oblong wooden bowl supported by two
distorted figures resembling those
often seen In the ivory carving OF the
which had been made from q broken
poi poundsrj q mortar and pestls; sew
eral adzes. some nsh hooks OF bone.
several yards OF cocoanut fiber rope.
and the usual calabash containing
some minor ornaments and decom-
posed fcodstuf. The full extent OF
these caves I was never fully able to
determine. for the air was stinins and
seemed mixed with carbon dfoxids.
which repeatedly extinguishsd our
lights and made the task hazardous IN
moro ways than one At q later date.
however, I found part OF an idol Just
within the opening and hid beneath
the stones. 1t had been burned and
partly destroyed at some time and
may have belonged to the tempis.
Natives Oppose Research
In carrying on these rather super
fcial Investigations I was compelled
to use the utmost caution and secrecy,
as many Of the natives are still ex-
tremely superstitfous and opposed to
research along these lines I usually
started out In hunting Jacket. with
gun or rifle, as II seeking wild pig or
pheasant. These impedimsnta one can
readily cache In some cave or hollow
tree and exchange for the real needs
OF the day. My observations led me to
draw several conclusions regarding the
ancient Hawaiians
They were much taller. larger
and more powerful physically than az
the present day.
idols and household articles are strong
ly suggestive OF the Asiatic. while
their decorations. or totems. resembls
closely those OF the Haida Indians.
5-Thefr stons implements resemble
those OF our American Indians only
to q limited degree. but this may re-
sule from there being a limited variety
of rock material 70 select from. and
very frequently. as with our Alaskan
Indians. wood and bone were used
when flint or metal would have served
better had they been available.
4-In the weaving OF baskets and
mating they resembled both the Asst
attic and our northwestern Indians. as
well as the cliff dwellers OF Arizona
and Utah. In ths making OF finely
woven string from human hair they
resemble again the cliff dwellers, while
In weaving OF flowers and feathers
they resemble our Indians. although.
unlike them. they never attempted pot
terry making
SIN the use OF bow and arrow as
well as in dancing. with accompaniment
OF drum. flute and rattle. they resem-
BILE the Indians.
s-The consulting OF household gods
or medicine" previous to undertakings
OF Importance. characterizs ths Asiatic.
Hawaiian and Indian
Their common burials suggest
again the cliff dweiler.
These and many other resenblanEes
too numerous to be given space hsre.
suggest a Relationship between these
primitive and scattered races, and one
of Asiatic origin. and yet this may be
due in part to environment. for we
well know that all races in the worlds
history have developed along certain
well defined lines A study OF the
architecture. forms OF decoration,
burials. ETC.. observed in excavating the
ancient puins OF old Mexico. for exam
pie. have told us approximately at what
period these places We're inhabited by
comparison with similar ruins OF known
age in European countries. but in the
case of the Hawaiian islands the exca-
waiting is still to be done. and material
at hand is insufficient to allow OF POSI-
tive statement