Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c. Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 1. köideCrocker and Brewster, 1832 |
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Page 82
... leaf . We were shown a ninii , or press , by which the residue of the cocoa - nut oil is extracted , after the better ... leaves , blossoms and fruit : -the vi - apple , and one other tree alone , being deciduous . The We called upon the ...
... leaf . We were shown a ninii , or press , by which the residue of the cocoa - nut oil is extracted , after the better ... leaves , blossoms and fruit : -the vi - apple , and one other tree alone , being deciduous . The We called upon the ...
Page 165
... leaves from three and a half to fourteen feet in length . It was growing on the side of a deep ravine , and was of that kind which the natives , in times of great scarcity , are constrained to eat ; but it is very indifferent food even ...
... leaves from three and a half to fourteen feet in length . It was growing on the side of a deep ravine , and was of that kind which the natives , in times of great scarcity , are constrained to eat ; but it is very indifferent food even ...
Page 169
... leaves are turned to better account , being platted into mats , shaped into bas- kets , and occasionally manufactured into bonnets . - The fibres of the husks are twisted into ropes and lines of vari- ous sizes , which are exceedingly ...
... leaves are turned to better account , being platted into mats , shaped into bas- kets , and occasionally manufactured into bonnets . - The fibres of the husks are twisted into ropes and lines of vari- ous sizes , which are exceedingly ...
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