rformersdonotwalkonfire,butonhotstones.fijiansdrinkkava(onainfijian),astrongbutnon-intoxicatingdrinkmadefromtherootofapepperplant.thedrinkpartiallynumbsthetongueandlips.fijiansuseitaspartofmostceremonies.asionwithdancing.
mostfijiansgrowcropsorcatchfishforaliving,butmanyworkfortheeuropeansasclerks,carpenters,andpolice.peopleofindiandescentgrowmostoftheislandssugarcane,andtheyalsokeepdairycattle.minerstakegold,copper,andironfromtherocksofthelagerisland.thefijiislandproducecoconuts,sugar,gold,timber,o.theyshiptropicalfruitstoaustraliaandnewzealand.mosteasternfijiislandsarevolcanic.theyonlyindustrythereismakingcopra(driedcoconutmeat).
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[后记]这封信中所引有关吴凤的英文解说,自然是从“神话”立论的。事实上,吴凤是因背约、骂人、与曹族格斗下被杀的。详见连横《吴凤列传》。