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40 ABOUND THE WORLD.
HOW WERE THESE ISLANDS PEOPLED ?
What the camel is to the Arab, the horse to the Asian
Mongul, the canoe is to these islanders. In the construction
of their proas^ — sea-crafts made of bread-fruit wood, — they
display great talent. The better class of them will carry a
hundred men in the open sea. The sails and rigging are
managed with great dexterity. They provision these proas
with cocoanuts, taro, preserved bread-fruit, &c. ; which, with
their skill in fishing, enables them to sustain voyages for several
months. This partially explains the method by which
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