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ALTHOUGHIhadbeenunableduringthelatefestivaltoobtaininformationonmanyinterestingsubjectswhichhadmuchexcitedmycuriosity，stillthatimportanteventhadnotpassedbywithoutaddingmateriallytomygeneralknowledgeoftheislanders。
Iwasespeciallystruckbythephysicalstrengthandbeautywhichtheydisplayed，bytheirgreatsuperiorityintheserespectsovertheinhabitantsoftheneighbouringbayofNukuheva，andbythesingularcontraststheypresentedamongthemselvesintheirvariousshadesofcomplexion。
InbeautyofformtheysurpassedanythingIhadeverseen。Notasingleinstanceofnaturaldeformitywasobservableinallthethrongattendingtherevels。OccasionallyInoticedamongthementhescarsofwoundstheyhadreceivedinbattle；andsometimes，thoughveryseldom，thelossofafinger，aneye，oranarm，attributabletothesamecause。Withtheseexceptions，everyindividualappearedfreefromthoseblemisheswhichsometimesmartheeffectofanotherwiseperfectform。Buttheirphysicalexcellencedidnotmerelyconsistinanexemptionfromtheseevils；nearlyeveryindividualoftheirnumbermighthavebeentakenforasculptor’smodel。
WhenIrememberedthattheseislandersderivednoadvantagefromdress，butappearedinallthenakedsimplicityofnature，Icouldnotavoidcomparingthemwiththefinegentlemenanddandieswhopromenadesuchunexceptionalfiguresinourfrequentedthoroughfares。Strippedofthecunningartificesofthetailor，andstandingforthinthegarbofEden，-whatasorrysetofround-shouldered，spindle-shanked，crane-neckedvarletswouldcivilizedmenappear！Stuffedcalves，paddedbreasts，andscientificallycutpantaloonswouldthenavailthemnothing，andtheeffectwouldbetrulydeplorable。
Nothingintheappearanceoftheislandersstruckmemoreforciblythanthewhitenessoftheirteeth。Thenovelistalwayscomparesthemasticatorsofhisheroinetoivory；butIboldlypronouncetheteethoftheTypeestobefarmorebeautifulthanivoryitself。Thejawsoftheoldestgrey-beardsamongthemweremuchbettergarnishedthanthoseofmostoftheyouthsofcivilizedcountries；whiletheteethoftheyoungandmiddle-aged，intheirpurityandwhiteness，wereactuallydazzlingtotheeye。Thismarvellouswhitenessoftheteethistobeascribedtothepurevegetabledietofthesepeople，andtheuninterruptedhealthfulnessoftheirnaturalmodeoflife。
Themen，inalmosteveryinstance，areofloftystature，scarcelyeverlessthansixfeetinheight，whiletheothersexareuncommonlydiminutive。Theearlyperiodoflifeatwhichthehumanformarrivesatmaturityinthisgeneroustropicalclimatelikewisedeservestobementioned。Alittlecreature，notmorethanthirteenyearsofage，andwhoinotherparticularsmightberegardedasamerechild，isoftenseennursingherownbaby；whilstladswho，underlessripeningskies，wouldbestillatschool，arehereresponsiblefathersoffamilies。
OnfirstenteringtheTypeevalley，IhadbeenstruckwiththemarkedcontrastpresentedbyitsinhabitantswiththoseofthebayI
hadpreviouslyleft。Inthelatterplace，Ihadnotbeenfavourablyimpressedwiththepersonalappearanceofthemaleportionofthepopulation；althoughwiththefemales，exceptinginsometrulymelancholyinstances，Ihadbeenwonderfullypleased。
Apart，however，fromtheseconsiderations，Iaminclinedtobelievethatthereexistsaradicaldifferencebetweenthetwotribes，ifindeedtheyarenotdistinctracesofmen。TothosewhohavemerelytouchedatNukuhevaBay，withoutvisitingotherportionsoftheisland，itwouldhardlyappearcrediblethediversitiespresentedbetweenthevarioussmallclansinhabitingsodiminutiveaspot。Butthehereditaryhostilitywhichhasexistedbetweenthemforagesfullyaccountsforthis。
Notsoeasy，however，isittoassignanadequatecausefortheendlessvarietyofcomplexionstobeseenintheTypeevalley。
Duringthefestival，IhadnoticedseveralyoungfemaleswhoseskinswerealmostaswhiteasanySaxondamsel’s，aslightdashofthemantlingbrownbeingallthatmarkedthedifference
