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Sometimes，inthecooloftheevening，mydevotedservitorwouldleadmeoutuponthepi-piinfrontofthehouse，and，seatingmenearitsedge，protectmyoccasionallyhoveredintheair，bywrappingmeroundwithalargerolloftappa。Hethenbustledabout，andemployedhimselfatleasttwentyminutesinadjustingeverythingtosecuremypersonalcomfort。
Havingperfectedhisarrangements，hewouldgetmypipe，and，lightingit，wouldhandittome。Oftenhewasobligedtostrikealightfortheoccasion；andasthemodeheadoptedwasentirelydifferentfromwhatIhadeverseenorheardofbefore，Iwilldescribeit。
Astraight，dry，andpartly-decayedstickoftheHabiscus，aboutsixfeetinlength，andhalfasmanyinchesindiameter，withasmallerbitofwood，notmorethanafootlong，andscarcelyaninchwide，isasinvariablytobemetwithineveryhouseinTypee，asaboxoflucifermatchesinthecornerofakitchen-cupboardathome。
Theislander，placingthelargerstickobliquelyagainstsomeobject，withoneendelevatedatanangleofforty-fivedegrees，mountsastrideofit，likeanurchinabouttogallopoffuponacane，andthen，graspingthesmalleronefirmlyinbothhands，herubsitspointedendslowlyupanddowntheextentofafewinchesontheprincipalstick，untilatlasthemakesanarrowgrooveinthewood，withanabruptterminationatthepointfarthestfromhim，whereallthedustyparticleswhichthefrictioncreatesareaccumulatedinalittleheap。
AtfirstKory-Korygoestoworkquiteleisurely，butgraduallyquickenshispace，and，waxingwarmintheemployment，edge，drivesthestickfuriouslyalongthesmokingchannel，plyinghishandstoandfrowithamazingrapidity，theperspirationstartingfromeverypore。Asheapproachestheclimaxofhiseffort，hepantsandgaspsforbreath，andhiseyesalmoststartfromtheirsocketswiththeviolenceofhisexertions。Thisisthecriticalstageoftheoperation；allhispreviouslaboursarevainifhecannotsustaintherapidityofthemovementuntilthereluctantsparkisproduced。
Suddenlyhestops，becomesperfectlymotionless。Hishandsstillretaintheirholdofthesmallerstick，whichispressedconvulsivelyagainstthefartherendofthechannel，amongthefinepowderthereaccumulated，asifhehadjustpiercedthroughandthroughsomelittleviperthatwaswrigglingandstrugglingtoescapefromhisclutches。Thenextmomentadelicatewreathofsmokecurlsspirallyintotheair，theheapofdustyparticlesglowswithfire，andKory-Kory，almostbreathless，dismountsfromhissteed。
ThisoperationappearedtometobethemostlaboriousspeciesofworkperformedinTypee；andhadIpossessedasufficientintimacywiththelanguagetohaveconveyedmyideasuponthesubject，Ishouldcertainlyhavesuggestedtothemostinfluentialofthenativestheexpediencyofestablishingacollegeofvestals，tobecentrallylocatedinthevalley，forthepurposeofkeepingalivetheindispensablearticleoffire，soastosupersedethenecessityofsuchavastoutlayofstrengthandgoodtemperaswereusuallysquanderedontheseoccasions。Theremight，however，bespecialdifficultiesincarryingthisplanintoexecution。
Whatastrikingevidencedoesthisoperationfurnishofthewidedifferencebetweentheextremeofsavageandcivilizedlife！A
gentlemanofTypeecanbringupanumerousfamilyofchildren，andgivethemallahighlyrespectablecannibaleducation，withinfinitelylesstoilandanxietythanheexpendsinthesimpleprocessofstrikingalight；whilstapoorEuropeanartisan，whothroughtheinstrumentalityofaluciferperformsthesameoperationinonesecond，isputtohiswit’sendtoprovideforhisstarvingoffspringthatfood，whichthechildrenofaPolynesianfather，witho
