Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian Or Fijian Islands, in the Years 1860-61Macmillan & Company, 1862 - 447 páginas |
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Página 126 - Ireland aforesaid, shall permit us to retain the title and rank of Tui Viti, in so far as the aboriginal population is concerned, and shall permit us to be at the head of the department for governing the aforesaid aboriginal population, acting always under the guidance and by the counsels of the representative of Great Britain, and head of the local Government...
Página 303 - When the crop is gathered in, the tops of the tubers are cut off, and at once replanted. The young leaves may be eaten like spinach; but, like the root, they require to be well cooked in order to destroy the acridity peculiar to Aroideous plants. The Fijians prefer eating the cooked Taro when cold — a taste which few Europeans share with them; on the contrary, the latter relish them quite hot, and, if possible, roasted.
Página 191 - After childbirth, husband and wife keep apart for three, even four years, so that no other baby may interfere with the time considered necessary for suckling children, in Order to make them healthy and strong (in Fiji), und daher Polygamie (s.