— The candle-nut is a native of the Pacific Islands, and the name is derived from the fact, that the kernels are so full of oil that. Then dried, they can. bo stuelc on reeds and used as candles." The people of Hawaii, having roasted these nuts and removed the shells, reduce the kernels to a paste, which, when flavoured with pepper and salt, is said to he a most apuetisina dish. The hHr of the nut and the' gum which csudes from the tree have medi-. cinal values, while the burned shell i.q used to rnske an indelible ink, with which tattoo.ing is done. v . ' .
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13210, 17 February 1905, Page 6
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