With the world's people Volume 11 ; an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and ... inquiry on the time, place and manne

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... society has fallen into the forms and classes which we find in England and other countries where the foundations of political society consist of royalty and aristocracy. The Hawaiian court has introduced nearly all the titles and manners of the European courts. Orders of knighthood have been established, and titles of nobility arranged and graded with as much nicety as if they signified something! The government is established at Honolulu, in the island of Oahu, which, though somewhat central, is not comparable in area and importance with the varying races differ so little from the common type that a single description may very well answer for „ „ J J. The MarqneSa» all. We may next notice and their prothe Marquesas islands, situ-uc ons ated at the crossing of the tenth parallel of north latitude with the 140th meridian W. from Greenwich. The archipelago consists of twelve islands, but the whole area is less than five hundred square miles. The climate could but be hot and humid throughout the year. The temperature rarely sinks below 750 F. The products of the island are wholly tropical. The fruits are bananas, cocoa of building. The bamboo hut may well suffice in all seasons to protect the natives from the elements. One of the features of the political history of our age is the competition of TOOLS AND ORNAMENTS OF THE MARQUESANS. the European nations for ascendency, or Competition of at least for predominating ESSSEtaE0" influence, in the Pacific cess of Cnristi-' anity. islands. Holland, France, and England have followed Spain and Portugal in the contention for the possession of these far insular points in the greatest of the oceans. In the case of the Marquesas, France has been most successful in establishing her claims. In the fif...