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。Thiscomparativefairnessofcomplexion，thoughinagreatdegreeperfectlynatural，ispartlytheresultofanartificialprocess，andofanentireexclusionfromthesun。Thejuiceofthe“papa“root，foundingreatabundanceattheheadofthevalley，isheldingreatesteemasacosmetic，withwhichmanyofthefemalesdailyanointtheirwholeperson。Thehabitualuseofitwhitensandbeautifiestheskin。Thoseoftheyounggirlswhoresorttothismethodofheighteningtheircharms，neverexposethemselvestotheraysofthesun；anobservance，however，thatproduceslittleornoinconvenience，sincetherearebutfewoftheinhabitedportionsofthevalewhicharenotshadedoverwithaspreadingcanopyofboughs，sothatonemayjourneyfromhousetohouse，scarcelydeviatingfromthedirectcourse，andyetneveronceseehisshadowcastupontheground。
The“papa，“whenused，issufferedtoremainupontheskinforseveralhours；beingofalightgreencolour，itconsequentlyimpartsforthetimeasimilarhuetothecomplexion。Nothing，therefore，canbeimaginedmoresingularthantheappearanceofthesenearlynakeddamselsimmediatelyaftertheapplicationofthecosmetic。Tolookatoneofthemyouwouldalmostsupposeshewassomevegetableinanunripestate；andthat，insteadoflivingintheshadeforever，sheoughttobeplacedoutinthesuntoripen。
Alltheislandersaremoreorlessinthehabitofanointingthemselves；thewomenpreferringthe“aker“or“papa，“andthemenusingtheoilofthecocoa-nut。Meheviwasremarkablyfondofmollifyinghisentirecuticlewiththisointment。Sometimeshemightbeseenwithhiswholebodyfairlyreekingwiththeperfumedoilofthenut，lookingasifhehadjustemergedfromasoap-boiler’svat，orhadundergonetheprocessofdippinginatallow-chandlery。Tothiscause，perhaps，unitedtotheirfrequentbathing，andextremecleanliness，isascribable，inagreatmeasure，themarvellouspurityandsmoothnessofskinexhibitedbythenativesingeneral。
Theprevailingtintamongthewomenofthevalleywasalightolive，andofthisstyleofcomplexionFayawayaffordedthemostbeautifulexample。Otherswerestilldarker，whilenotafewwereofagenuinegoldencolour，andsomeofaswarthyhue。
Asagreeingwithmuchpreviouslymentionedinthisnarrative，I
mayhereobserve，thatMendanna，theirdiscoverer，inhisaccountoftheMarquesas，describedthenativesaswondrouslybeautifultobehold，andasnearlyresemblingthepeopleofSouthernEurope。ThefirstoftheseislandsseenbyMendannawasLaMadelena，whichisnotfardistantfromNukuheva；anditsinhabitantsineveryrespectresemblethosedwellingonthatandtheotherislandsofthegroup。
Figueroa，thechroniclerofMendanna’svoyage，says，thatonthemorningthelandwasdescried，whentheSpaniardsdrewneartheshore，theresalliedforth，inrudeprocession，aboutseventycanoes，andatthesametimemanyoftheinhabitantsfemales，Ipresumemadetowardstheshipsbyswimming。Headds，that“incomplexiontheywerenearlywhite，ofgoodstature，andfinelyformed；andontheirfacesandbodiesweredelineatedrepresentationsoffishesandotherdevices。“TheoldDonthengoesontosay，“Therecame，amongothers，twoladspaddlingtheircanoe，whoseeyeswerefixedontheship；theyhadbeautifulfaces，andthemostpromisinganimationofcountenance，andwereinallthingssobecoming，thatthepilot-mayor，Quiros，affirmed，nothinginhislifeevercausedhimsomuchregretastheleavingsuchfinecreaturestobelostinthatcountry。“
SomeofthenativespresentattheFeastofCalabasheshaddisplayedafewarticlesofEuropeandress，disposed，however，abouttheirpersonsaftertheirownpeculiarfashion。AmongtheseI
perceivedthetwopiecesofcottonclothwhichpoorTobyandmyselfhadbestoweduponouryouthfulguidestheafternoonweenteredthevalley。Theywereevidentlyreservedforgaladays；andduringthoseofthefestivaltheyrenderedtheyoungislanderswhoworethemverydistinguishedcharacters。Thesmallnumberwhoweresimilarlyadorned，andthegreatvaluetheyappearedtoplaceuponthemostcommonandmosttrivialarticles，furnishedampleevidenceoftheveryrestrictedintercoursetheyheldwithvesselstouchingattheisland。Afewcottonhandkerchiefsofagaypattern，tiedabouttheneck，andsufferedtofallovertheshoulders，stripsoffancifulcalico，swathedabouttheloins，werenearlyallIsaw。
Indeed，throughoutthevalley，therewerefewthingsofanykindtobeseenofEuropeanorigin。AllIeversaw，besidesthearticlesjustalludedto，werethesixmusketspreservedintheTi，andthreeorfoursimilarimplementsofwarfarehungupinotherhouses，somesmallcanvasbags，partlyfilledwithbulletsandpowder，andhalfadozenoldhatchet-heads，withtheedgesbluntedandbatteredtosuchadegreeastorenderthemutterlyworthless。Theselastseemedtoberegardedasnearlyworthlessbythenatives；andseveraltimestheyhelduponeofthembeforeme，andthrowingitasidewithagestureofdisgust，manifestedtheircontemptforanythingthatcouldsosoonbecomeunserviceable。
Butthemuskets，thepowder，andthebullets，wereheldinmostextravagantesteem。Theformer，fromtheirgreatageandthepeculiaritiestheyexhibited，werewellworthyaplaceinanyantiquarian’sarmoury。Iremember，inparticular，onethathungintheTi，andwhichMehevi-supposingasamatterofcoursethatIwasabletorepairit-hadputintomyhandsforthatpurpose。Itwasoneofthoseclumsy，old-fashionedEnglishpiecesknowngenerallyasTowerHillmuskets，and，foraughtIknow，mighthavebeenleftontheislandbyWallace，Carteret，Cook，orVancouver。Thestockwashalf-rottenandworm-eaten；thelockwasasrustyandaboutaswelladaptedtoitsostensiblepurposeasanolddoor-hinge；thethreadingofthescrewsaboutthetriggerwascompletelywornaway；
whilethebarrelshookinthewood。Suchwastheweaponthechiefdesiredmetorestoretoitsoriginalcondition。AsIdidnotpossesstheaccomplishmentsofagunsmith，andwaslikewisedestituteofthenecessarytools，Iwasreluctantlyobligedtosignifymyinabilitytoperformthetask。AtthisunexpectedcommunicationMeheviregardedme，foramoment，asifhehalfsuspectedIwassomeinferiorsortofmoment，asifhehalfsuspectedIwassomeinferiorsortofwhiteman，whoafteralldidnotknowmuchmorethanaTypee。However，afteramostlabouredexplanationofthematter，I
succeededinmakinghimunderstandtheextremedifficultyofthetask。
Scarcelysatisfiedwithmyapologies，however，hemarchedoffwiththesuperannuatedmusketinsomethingofahuff，asifhewouldnolongerexposeittotheindignityofbeingmanipulatedbysuchunskilfulfingers。
Duringthefestival，Ihadnotfailedtoremarkthesimplicityofmanner，thefreedomfromallrestraint，and，toacertaindegree，theequalityofconditionmanifestedbythenativesingeneral。Nooneappearedtoassumeanyarrogantpretensions。Therewaslittlemorethanaslightdifferenceincostumetodistinguishthechiefsfromtheothernatives。Allappearedtomixtogetherfreely，andwithoutanyreserve；althoughInoticedthatthewishesofachief，evenwhendeliveredinthemildesttone，receivedthesameimmediateobediencewhichelsewherewouldhavebeenonlyaccordedtoaperemptorycommand。
Whatmaybetheextentoftheauthorityofthechiefsovertherestofthetribe，Iwillnotventuretoassert；butfromallIsawduringmystayinthevalley，Iwasinducedtobelievethatinmattersconcerningthegeneralwelfareitwasverylimited。Therequireddegreeofdeferencetowardsthem，however，waswillinglyandcheerfullyyielded；andasallauthorityistransmittedfromfathertoson，Ihavenodoubtthatoneoftheeffectshere，aselsewhere，ofhighbirth，istoinducerespectandobedience。
TheparticulargradesofrankexistingamongthechiefsofTypee，Icouldnotinallcasesdetermine。PrevioustotheFeastofCalabashes，IhadbeenpuzzledwhatparticularstationtoassigntoMehevi。Buttheimportantparthetookuponthatoccasionconvincedmethathehadnosuperioramongtheinhabitantsofthevalley。IhadinvariablynoticedacertaindegreeofdeferencepaidtohimbyallwithwhomIhadeverseenhimbroughtincontact；butwhenI