The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-22

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,
should place the height of the an
cient race much above feet. A skele-
ton found by others in a cave at Wal
mea measured feet ~ inches, and
early missionaries report having seen
many that measured between and Z
feet. These bodies on closer inspection
assembled faded parchment and seemed
Pto 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, a dozen stone
AIDES of various sizes, one mirror of
highly polished stone, and some other
small stone and bone articles which
am unable to classify. The air in the
cave soon became so sitting that I was
compelled to make a hasty retreat,
taking with me only few of the light
er articles and leaving the warriors Of
old to continue their sleep, practically
undisturbed.
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 it within
calabash and covering with water,
much to my astonishment the reflection
was as perfect as mercury could pos
sibly give.
During 1905 we discovered four other
caves, but three of these had been
looted and nothing of Importance left
aside from few bones, a fragment OF
kappa cloth and an adj or two. Late in
March, however. while attempting to
follow some wild goats up a cliff, I
came upon an open cave which evil
IDENTIFY had been used by the animals
as place of shelter and which afford
ed me good opportunity for 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
sufficient lantana to enable me
to reach this wall, which was about |
Jour feet high, three feet wide and in
closed about half acre. The floor Of |
he Enclosure was carefully paved with |
lat stones which had been we'll selected |
'n8 put in place with considerable |
skill. Within the Enclosure was a mas
i've stone as large as a common table |
Ind with a naturally fat surface.
This had been used in ages past, un-
loubtedly by the priest in offering up
human sacrifices. A thick growth of
antana, "hau' and 'ki'' trees have en-
rely concealed this temple from one
'assing along the stream below In +
he cliff just above the Enclosure were
wo very promising caves which had
een enlarged, made symmetrical and
used as a retreat by the "ka-
una or priest.
Just beyond this point we were com
elled to use rope and tackle in MAX
1g the descent of perhaps so feet to
he floor below, where we found three
keletons and but one mummified body
trapped in coarse mating. There
eemed to be no plan of burial in this
ase, nor in the distribution of effects,
1hich were scattered about promiscu-
usly. Here we found a crudely carved
blong wooden bowl supported by two
istorted figures resembling those
ften seen in the ivory carving of the
rient; also three stone lamps, one of
hitch had been made from a broken
OF FOUNDER; a mortar and pestle; sew
raj adzes some fish hooks of bone,
everal yards of coeoanut fiber rope,
nd the usual Galabash containing
1me minor ornaments and decom-
osed foodstuff. The full extent Of
1ese caves I was never fully able to
etermine, for the air was sitting and
eemed mixed with carbon dioxide,
hich repeatedly extinguished our
ghts and made the task hazardous in
lore ways than one. At later date.
owever. I found part of an idol just
ithin the opening and hid beneath
lie stones. It had been burned and
artly destroyed at some time and
av have belonged to the temple.
NATIVES OPPOSE RESEARCH.
In carrying on these rather super
cial Investigations I was compelled
, use the utmost caution and secrecy,
: many of the natives are still ex-
emely superstitious and opposed to
search along these lines. I usually
arted out in hunting Jacket, with
IN or rifle. as if seeking wild pig or
leasant. These impedimenta one can
,adily cache in some cave or hollow
zee and exchange for the real needs
the day. My observations led me to
Jaw several conclusions regarding the
1cient Hawaiians.
They We're much taller, larger and
lore powerful physically than at the
resent day.
2-Their carvings of figures upon
oils and household articles are strong
suggestive of the Asiatic, while
leir decorations. or totems, resemble
osely those of the Haida Indians.
3-Their stone implements resemble
lose of our American Indians only
a limited degree, but this may re-
lit from there being limited variety
rock material to select from, and
.ry frequently. as with our Alaskan
Idians, wood and bone were used
hen flint or metal would have served
tier had they been available.
4-Tn the weaving Of baskets and
atting they resembled both the Ash
fc and our northwestern Indians, as
all as the cliff jewellers of Arizona
IA Utah In the making Of finely
oven string from human hair they
SembIe again the cliff dwellers. while
weaving of flowers and feathers
ev resemble our Indians, although,