GOLDEN DAYS IN MANY LANDS.
Coatinaed from pa*e 34. their feet in one position for a fraction of a »e<*ond. Al<*o. one mu*t take into account tlq* fart that tin- feet of most native*, are a» tough u« the hardhat leather. every South Sea Inlander d<-es not attempt to walk the stone*. The ceremony appear* to l»e reserved to one tribe in each group, prohaldy the priests of the «»ld order of religion. The confidence of the old stagers was unlx*und**d. but one or two youths who were making their first "trial bv fire” were visibly quaking in their leaf anklet*. Thia bewildering display cl<»-ed our viait in a mo*t effective manner. Since then I have li.-tened to many discussions on the aubjert of firewalking. and I confess I find myself left with a deep admiration for the wily native, who. I suspect, plaster hi* feet with concoctions, talk glibly of magic, and defy discovery.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 48
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155GOLDEN DAYS IN MANY LANDS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 48
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