The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 175
perstitiouspractices have died out since the islands havecome under civilized rule. The southern part of New Guinea, the largeisland to the north of Australia, also belongs toGreat Britain, the remainder of it being dividedbetween Holland and Germany. Its surface iscovered with palms and timber of… … QUEER HOUSES OF OCEANIA. I. A GRASS DWELLING, FIJI ISLANDS,a. DOBO, OR TREE-HOUSE, NEW GUINEA.163 TALKS ABOUT CONTINENTS, OCEANS, AND ISLANDS 163 The Papuans, as the natives of New Guineaare called, continue for the most part in theiroriginal state of barbarism, being nearly devoidof clothing, and…
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