The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08
:, YHousEHoID EFF.EeTs
~ OF TIE ANeENT
| HAWAIIAN

Hawaiian occupation; also an enormous
club OF hardwood fitted with sharks
teeth.
This war club 7 could barely lift By
means OF the smooth handle, using
both hands. and yet. Judging from the
size CO It's owners hands and the
smallness of the handle, 1 am led TO
believe that he managed to swing the
weapon. using one hand only. The
average height Of the present day Ha-
waiian Is feet 9. Judging by this
find and several others which followed.
I should place the height Of the an
cient race much above feet. A skele-
ton found by others In cave at wal
mea measured feet 7s< inches, and
early missionaries report having seen
many that measured between and
feet These bodies on closer inspection
resembled faded parchment and seemed
to have been embalmed In some way
with salt. The teeth were as beautiful
as polished ivory. except IN two cases,
where two and three upper and lower
front teeth had been knocked out.
The other finds OF the cave consisted
Of two rough lava lamps, dozen stone
adzes of various sizes. one mirror OK
highly polished store, and some other
small stone and bone articles which
am unable to classify. The air In the
cave soon became so sitting that was
compelled to make a hasty retreat, tax
ing with me only a few Of the lighter
articles and leaving the warriors OF old
to continue their sleep, practically un-
disturbed.
After closing up and concealing the
entrance to our cave Pau explained to
me the use OF the polished disk OF stone
used as a mirror by placing 1t within
a calabasi and covering With water;
much TO my establishment the reflection
was as perfect as mercury could pos
sibiy give.
During 1905 we discovered four other
caves. but three OF these had been
looted and nothing of Importance left
aside from a few bones. fragment of
kappa cloth and an adj or two Late In
March, however. while attempting to
follow some wild goats UP cliff,
came upon an open cave which evil
IDENTIFY had been used by the animals
as a place OF shelter and which afford
ed me good opportunity fore scanning
the opposite wall of the canyon for
likely places.
Human Sacrifice Stone
Just below me and beyond this point
] soon discovered the wall OF an an
cient ''heiau" or pagan temple An
hours work with a sharp cane knife
removed sufficient lantana TO enable me
to reach this wall. which was about
four feet high, three feet wide and in
closed about a half acre. The door OF
the inclosure was carefully paved with
flat stones which had been well select
ed and put in place with considerable
skill. Within the incfosure was a mas
sive stone as large as common table
and with a naturally fat surface.
This had been used in ages past,
undoubtedly by the priest in offering
up human sacrifices y thick growth
of lantana, "hau'' and Xxi trees have
entirely concealed this temple from
one passing along the stream below
In the cliff just above the inclosure
were two very promising caves which
had been enlarged. made symmetrical
and probably used as retreat by the
''kailuna," or priest.
Just beyond this point we were COM
PEELED to use rope and tackle in max
ing the descent OF perhaps so feet TO
the floor below. where we found three
skeletons and but one mummified body
wrapped In coarse mating There
seemed to be no plan OF burial in this