...when it was known that any ceremonies were hear, on which occasion human G3 sacrifices wore generally offered-, the members of tabu families, or others...a blow from a club or a stone, sometimes from the hands of the very chief on whom he was depending as a guest for the rights of hospitality. He was usually...

...in Raiatea, Paumoana, a native chieftain, alluded to this practice in terms resembling these:—How great our dread of our former gods ! Are there not...rights of hospitality. He was usually murdered on the spot—his body placed in a long basket of cocoa-nut leaves, and carried to the temple. Here it was...

...be awakened, and the priest retires. Their offerings included every kind of valuable property:—the fowls of the air, the fishes of the sea, the beasts...rights of hospitality. He was usually murdered on the spot—his body placed in a long basket of cocoa-nut leaves, and carried to the temple. Here it was...

...there not some here who have fled from their houses, to avoid being taken for sacrifices ! Yes ! 1 know the cave in which they were concealed. In general,...on the spot — his body placed in a long basket of cocoanut-leaves, and carried to the temple. Here it was offered, not by consuming it with fire, but...

...were selected, fled to the mountains, and hid themselves in the caverns till the ceremony was over. In general, the victim was unconscious of his doom,...sometimes from the hand of the very chief on whom he wns depending as a guest for the rights of hospitality. He was usually murdered on the spot — his...

...were selected, fled to the mountains, and hid themselves in the caverns till the ceremony was over. In general, the victim was unconscious of his doom,...until suddenly stunned by a blow from a club or a DIFFERENT NATIONS. 329 stone, sometimes from the hand of the very chief on whom he was depending as...

...belonged was tabu, or devoted; and when another was wanted, it was most frequently taken from that family. In general, the victim was unconscious of his doom until suddenly stunned by a blow frdm a club or stone, sometimes from the very chief on whom he was depending as a guest for the rights...

...alluded to this practice in terms resembling these : — ' How great our dread of our former gcds ! Are there not some here who have fled from their houses...a blow from a club or a stone, sometimes from the hands of the very chief on whom he was depending as a guest for the rights of hospitality. He was usually...

...were selected, fled to the mountains, and hid themselves in the caverns till the ceremony was over. In general, the victim was unconscious of his doom, until suddenly stunned by a blow from a club or stone, sometimes from the hands of the very chief on whom he was depending as a guest for the rights...

...the ceremony was over. In general the victim was unconscious of his doom until suddenly struck down by a blow from a club or a stone, sometimes from the...murdered on the spot, his body placed in a long basket of cccoa-nut leaves, and carried to the temple. Here it was offered, not by consuming it with fire, but...