Sometimes，inthecooloftheevening，mydevotedservitorwouldleadmeoutuponthepi-piinfrontofthehouse，and，seatingmenearitsedge，protectmyoccasionallyhoveredintheair，bywrappingmeroundwithalargerolloftappa。Hethenbustledabout，andemployedhimselfatleasttwentyminutesinadjustingeverythingtosecuremypersonalcomfort。
Havingperfectedhisarrangements，hewouldgetmypipe，and，lightingit，wouldhandittome。Oftenhewasobligedtostrikealightfortheoccasion；andasthemodeheadoptedwasentirelydifferentfromwhatIhadeverseenorheardofbefore，Iwilldescribeit。
Astraight，dry，andpartly-decayedstickoftheHabiscus，aboutsixfeetinlength，andhalfasmanyinchesindiameter，withasmallerbitofwood，notmorethanafootlong，andscarcelyaninchwide，isasinvariablytobemetwithineveryhouseinTypee，asaboxoflucifermatchesinthecornerofakitchen-cupboardathome。
Theislander，placingthelargerstickobliquelyagainstsomeobject，withoneendelevatedatanangleofforty-fivedegrees，mountsastrideofit，likeanurchinabouttogallopoffuponacane，andthen，graspingthesmalleronefirmlyinbothhands，herubsitspointedendslowlyupanddowntheextentofafewinchesontheprincipalstick，untilatlasthemakesanarrowgrooveinthewood，withanabruptterminationatthepointfarthestfromhim，whereallthedustyparticleswhichthefrictioncreatesareaccumulatedinalittleheap。
AtfirstKory-Korygoestoworkquiteleisurely，butgraduallyquickenshispace，and，waxingwarmintheemployment，edge，drivesthestickfuriouslyalongthesmokingchannel，plyinghishandstoandfrowithamazingrapidity，theperspirationstartingfromeverypore。Asheapproachestheclimaxofhiseffort，hepantsandgaspsforbreath，andhiseyesalmoststartfromtheirsocketswiththeviolenceofhisexertions。Thisisthecriticalstageoftheoperation；allhispreviouslaboursarevainifhecannotsustaintherapidityofthemovementuntilthereluctantsparkisproduced。
Suddenlyhestops，becomesperfectlymotionless。Hishandsstillretaintheirholdofthesmallerstick，whichispressedconvulsivelyagainstthefartherendofthechannel，amongthefinepowderthereaccumulated，asifhehadjustpiercedthroughandthroughsomelittleviperthatwaswrigglingandstrugglingtoescapefromhisclutches。Thenextmomentadelicatewreathofsmokecurlsspirallyintotheair，theheapofdustyparticlesglowswithfire，andKory-Kory，almostbreathless，dismountsfromhissteed。
ThisoperationappearedtometobethemostlaboriousspeciesofworkperformedinTypee；andhadIpossessedasufficientintimacywiththelanguagetohaveconveyedmyideasuponthesubject，Ishouldcertainlyhavesuggestedtothemostinfluentialofthenativestheexpediencyofestablishingacollegeofvestals，tobecentrallylocatedinthevalley，forthepurposeofkeepingalivetheindispensablearticleoffire，soastosupersedethenecessityofsuchavastoutlayofstrengthandgoodtemperaswereusuallysquanderedontheseoccasions。Theremight，however，bespecialdifficultiesincarryingthisplanintoexecution。
Whatastrikingevidencedoesthisoperationfurnishofthewidedifferencebetweentheextremeofsavageandcivilizedlife！A
gentlemanofTypeecanbringupanumerousfamilyofchildren，andgivethemallahighlyrespectablecannibaleducation，withinfinitelylesstoilandanxietythanheexpendsinthesimpleprocessofstrikingalight；whilstapoorEuropeanartisan，whothroughtheinstrumentalityofaluciferperformsthesameoperationinonesecond，isputtohiswit’sendtoprovideforhisstarvingoffspringthatfood，whichthechildrenofaPolynesianfather，withouttroublingtheirparents，pluckfromthebranchesofeverytreearoundthem。
ALLtheinhabitantsofthevalleytreatedmewithgreatkindness；butastothehouseholdofMarheyo，withwhomIwasnowpermanentlydomiciled，nothingcouldsurpasstheireffortstoministertomycomfort。Tothegratificationofmypalatetheypaidthemostunweariedattention。Theycontinuallyinvitedmetopartakeoffood，andwhenaftereatingheartilyIdeclinedtheviandstheycontinuedtoofferme，theyseemedtothinkthatmyappetitestoodinneedofsomepiquantstimulanttoexciteitsactivity。
Inpursuanceofthisidea，oldMarheyohimselfwouldhiehimawaytothesea-shorebythebreakofday，forthepurposeofcollectingvariousspeciesofrareseaweed；someofwhich，amongthesepeople，areconsideredagreatluxury。Afterawholedayspentinthisemployment，hewouldreturnaboutnightfallwithseveralcocoa-nutshellsfilledwithdifferentdescriptionsofkelp。Inpreparingtheseforuse，hemanifestedalltheostentationofaprofessedcook，althoughthechiefmysteryoftheaffairappearedtoconsistinpouringwaterinjudiciousquantitiesupontheslimycontentsofhiscocoa-nutshells。
Thefirsttimehesubmittedoneofthesesalinesaladstomycriticalattention，Inaturallythoughtthatanythingcollectedatsuchpainsmustpossesspeculiarmerits；butonemouthfulwasacompletedose；andgreatwastheconsternationoftheoldwarriorattherapiditywithwhichIejectedhisepicureantreat。
Howtrueitis，thattherarityofanyparticulararticleenhancesitsvalueamazingly。Insomepartofthevalley-Iknownotwhere，butprobablyintheneighbourhoodofthesea-thegirlsweresometimesinthehabitofprocuringsmallquantitiesofsalt，athimble-fullorsobeingtheresultoftheunitedlaboursofapartyoffiveorsixemployedforthegreaterpartoftheday。Thispreciouscommoditytheybroughttothehouse，envelopedinmultitudinousfoldsofleaves；
andasaspecialmarkoftheesteeminwhichtheyheldme，wouldspreadanimmenseleafontheground，anddroppingonebyoneafewminuteparticlesofthesaltuponit，invitemetotastethem。
Fromtheextravagantvalueplaceduponthearticle，Iverilybelieve，thatwithabushelofcommonLiverpoolsalt，alltherealestateinTypeemighthavebeenpurchased。Withasmallpinchofitinonehand，andaquartersectionofabread-fruitintheother，thegreatestchiefinthevalleywouldhavelaughedatalltheluxuriesofaParisiantable。
Thecelebrityofthebread-fruittree，andtheconspicuousplaceitoccupiesinaTypeebilloffare，inducesmetogiveatsomelengthageneraldescriptionofthetree，andthevariousmodesinwhichthefruitisprepared。
Thebread-fruittree，initsgloriousprime，isagrandandtoweringobject，formingthesamefeatureinaMarquesanlandscapethatthepatriarchalelmdoesinNewEnglandscenery。Thelattertreeitnotalittleresemblesinheight，inthewidespreadofitsstalwartbranches，andinitsvenerableandimposingaspect。
Theleavesofthebread-fruitareofgreatsize，andtheiredgesarecutandscollopedasfantasticallyasthoseofalady’slacecollar。Astheyannuallytendtowardsdecay，theyalmostrival，inthebrilliantvarietyoftheirgraduallychanginghues，thefleetingshadesoftheexpiringdolphin。TheautumnaltintsofourAmericanforests，gloriousastheyare，sinkintonothingincomparisonwiththistree。
Theleaf，inoneparticularstage，whennearlyalltheprismaticcoloursareblendedonitssurface，isoftenconvertedbythenativesintoasuperbandstrikinghead-dress。Theprincipalfibretraversingitslengthbeingsplitopenaconvenientdistance，andtheelasticsidesoftheaperturepressedapart，theheadisinsertedbetweenthem，theleafdroopingononeside，withitsforwardhalfturnedjauntilyuponthebrows，andtheremainingpartspreadinglaterallybehindtheears。
Thefruitsomewhatresemblesinmagnitudeandgeneralappearanceoneofourcitronmelonsofordinarysize；but，unlikethecitron，ithasnosectionallinesdrawnalongtheoutside。Itssurfaceisdottedalloverwithlittleconicalprominences，lookingnotunliketheknobsonanantiquatedchurchdoor。Therindisperhapsaneighthofaninchinthickness；anddenudedofthis，atthetimewhenitisinthegreatestperfection，thefruitpresentsabeautifulglobeofwhitepulp，thewholeofwhichmaybeeaten，withtheexceptionofaslendercore，whichiseasilyremoved。
Thebread-fruit，however，isneverused，andisindeedaltogetherunfittobeeaten，untilsubmittedinoneformorothertotheactionoffire。
Themostsimplemannerinwhichthisoperationisperformed，and，Ithink，thebest，consistsinplacinganynumberofthefreshly-pluckedfruit，wheninaparticularstateofgreenness，amongtheembersofafire，inthesamewaythatyouwouldroastapotato。Afterthelapseoftenorfifteenminutes，thegreenrindembrownsandcracks，showingthroughthefissuresinitssidesthemilk-whiteinterior。Assoonasitcoolstherinddropsoff，andyouthenhavethesoftroundpulpinitspurestandmostdeliciousstate。Thuseaten，ithasamildandpleasingflavour。
Sometimesafterhavingbeenroastedinthefire，thenativessnatchitbrisklyfromtheembers，andpermittingittoslipoutoftheyieldingrindintoavesselofcoldwater，stirupthemixture，whichtheycall“bo-a-sho。“Inevercouldendurethiscompound，andindeedthepreparationisnotgreatlyinvogueamongthemorepoliteTypees。
Thereisoneform，however，inwhichthefruitisoccasionallyserved，thatrendersitadishfitforaking。Assoonasitistakenfromthefiretheexteriorisremoved，thecoreextracted，andtheremainingpartisplacedinasortofshallowstonemortar，andbrisklyworkedwithapestleofthesamesubstance。Whileonepersonisperformingthisoperation，anothertakesaripecocoa-nut，andbreakingitinhalf，whichtheyalsodoverycleverly，proceedstogratethejuicymeatintofineparticles。Thisisdonebymeansofapieceofmother-of-pearlshell，lashedfirmlytotheextremeendofaheavystick，withitsstraightsideaccuratelynotchedlikeasaw。
Thestickissometimesagrotesquely-formedlimbofatree，withthreeorfourbranchestwistingfromitsbodylikesomanyshapelesslegs，andsustainingittwoorthreefeetfromtheground。
Thenative，firstplacingacalabashbeneaththenose，asitwere，ofhiscurious-lookinglog-steed，forthepurposeofreceivingthegratedfragmentsastheyfall，mountsastrideofitasifitwereahobby-horse，andtwirlingtheinsideofoneofhishemispheresofcocoa-nutaroundthesharpteethofthemother-of-pearlshell，thepurewhitemeatfallsinsnowyshowersintothereceptacleprovided。
Havingobtainedaquantitysufficientforhispurpose，heplacesitinabagmadeofthenet-likefibroussubstanceattachedtoallcocoa-nuttrees，andcompressingitoverthebread-fruit，whichbeingnowsufficientlypounded，isputintoawoodenbowl-extractsathickcreamymilk。Thedeliciousliquidsoonbubblesroundthefruit，andleavesitatlastjustpeepingaboveitssurface。
Thispreparationiscalled“kokoo，“andamostlusciouspreparationitis。Thehobby-horseandthepestleandmortarwereingreatrequisitionduringthetimeIremainedinthehouseofMarheyo，andKory-Koryhadfrequentoccasiontoshowhisskillintheiruse。
Butthegreatstaplearticlesoffoodintowhichthebread-fruitisconvertedbythesenativesareknownrespectivelybythenamesofAmarandPoee-Poee。
