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。