It is used both green and dry, though generally dried, and the root has to be four or five years old to be good, and if it grows ten or fifteen years it is much better and larger and will weigh thirty pounds or so; when young, only four or five. One frequently sees them with their heads white, their hair filled with this lime, which is allowed to remain during the day, but is washed out in the evening and renewed in the morning, and so continued until they are satisfied with the color. Names. They sing hymns from early morning until late at night, with the exception of short intervals of sleep. Really, the cocoanut tree is the mainstay of Samoa, for it is used for food, implements, utensils, fans, baskets, combs, brooms, roofs, and innumerable purposes. The natives marched in large delegations from different villages, and each chief had a Most of the traveling is done by boat or on horseback. Some Islamic naming customs refer to the religion of Islam, while others are genealogical.
The milk, which is like water, is clear, sparkling, slightly sweet, and very refreshing, the meat at that time being fit to eat only with a spoon. The passai, or passion vine, grows there with great rapidity. The root is either grated or pounded in a stone mortar. Mrs. E. J. Ormsbee was born at Wadhams Mills, Essex County, N.Y. On ceremonial occasions three girls, usually the No one can see them walking without being struck with the gracefulness of their carriage. Their best things are kept in small chests at one end of the house, or rolled in Nothing is correctly done in Samoa without kava drinking.
This fiber is not more than a foot in length, so that it has to be constantly spliced. Samoa’s modest people enjoy a deeply traditional way of life according to Fa’a Samoa - the Samoan way. The making of kava is quite a ceremony.
In conclusion I am moved to say of the Samoans, as a people, that so far as I am able to judge their advancement from barbarism to their present comparatively happy condition is due entirely to the missionaries. While these natives use the cocoanut in so many ways, they are very dependent upon In illustration of one of their characteristics, notably that of fair play, it is a well-attested fact that in more than one battle one party has, under a flag of truce, called for a cessation of fighting until they could replenish their exhausted ammunition, which request was granted. The old men make this sennit when sitting in council. Both men and women are fond of bleaching their hair by the use of lime that is burned from the coral rock. I was present at one of their school sessions during an examination in grammar, arithmetic and church history, at which the scholars acquitted themselves in a way that would do credit to many American boys and girls. The Samoan women have no regular method of dressing their hair. Speaking of Samoa as a race, Sir Robert Stout said: "Their development must be slow; any attempt to force them, or to make them like Europeans, must end in the destruction of the race. The moon and stars shine with unusual brightness in this tropical country, and it was a constant delight to us to see the constellations new to us, the Southern Cross among others. Box 44 P.O. When the cocoanut is wanted to drink, it is plucked while the outer husk is green. It is better than any race I have ever seen, white or colored. We were glad to learn that the Samoans were never cannibals. The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Hispanic America have two given names, plus a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno Names for relatives in the Samoan language are different from those in Western cultures.
Sunday is a great day for all Samoans. Kava is omnipresent and indispensable. While we were there the first carriages were introduced. This gives the naturally black hair a reddish color, which they prefer. I also think the Both men and women wear wreaths on their heads and garlands about their necks, made from the scarlet and green fruit of the They are a kindly and hospitable people, good tempered, not given to quarreling, and pass their lives easily and happily. The natives wear very little clothing, save the lava-lava, which is a straight piece of cloth or In native churches fresh cocoanut milk is used in place of wine at the communion service. She spent one year in Samoa. In other words, as Samoans, they may be said to be a success among the many races. The Samoans, as a people, are most courteous and kind, and seem to be naturally endowed with pleasant dispositions and manners. The language of the Samoans is very musical. Inland Revenue Services Samoa Customs Services DBS Building 4th Floor P.O. You can hardly imagine the many uses the Samoans make of the cocoanut. Traditionally the father and mother would Her parents were William and Emeline (Cole) Wadhams. We are often asked if kava is intoxicating. The Samoans are a very good-looking and a finely-built race, both men and women, with skins of a pale brown color, bright eyes, straight black hair and beautifully white teeth. The roofs are of sugar cane, very neatly thatched, supported on posts, and the better class of buildings are made of the breadfruit tree. The order of family name followed by given name is commonly referred to as the Eastern order. They have a Bible, grammar and dictionary in their own language; their children all attend school; their churches are their schoolhouses, the pastor the teacher, and the Bible the reading-book. There is a single term for the mother, mother's sisters, and father's sisters, and a single term for the father, father's brothers, and mother's brothers. Every part is tied with sennit, which is made from the fiber of a peculiar kind of cocoanut, braided in three strands.