 | William Ellis - 1829 - 606 pages
...resembled in a great degree the wai harm of the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed upon an individual,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1831 - 446 pages
...resembled in a great degree the wai haruru of the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1831 - 448 pages
...haruru of the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this WATEll ORDEAL. 379 method of discovering the thief, they sent for a priest,...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1832 - 452 pages
...water ; then, taking a young plantain in his hand, he stood over the hole, and offered his prayers fo the god, whom he invoked, and who, if propitious,...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1833 - 342 pages
...resembled in a great degree the wai haruru'ol the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...that the god had shown him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual, as the accused had but slight prospect... | |
 | William Ellis - 1833 - 340 pages
...resembled in a great degree the wai haruru of the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...that the god had shown him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual, as the accused had hut slight prospect... | |
 | William Ellis - 1831 - 448 pages
...resembled in a great degree the wai haruru of the Hawaiians. When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual,... | |
 | William Ellis - 1853 - 904 pages
...prayers to the god, whom he invoked, and who, if propitious, was supposed to conduct the spirit of 1 he thief to the house, and place it over the water. The...had committed the theft, stating that the god had shewn him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed on an individual,... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1863 - 450 pages
...in a great degree the wai haruru of the Hawaiian?. "When the parties who had been robbed wished to use this method of discovering the thief, they sent...that the god had shown him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed upon an individual, as the accused had but slight prospect... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1863 - 438 pages
...of the circumstances connected with the theft offered prayers to 364 THE MALAGASEY TANGUIH ORDEAL. his demon. He now directed a hole to be dug in the...that the god had shown him the image in the water. The priests were rather careful how they fixed upon an individual, as the accused had but slight prospect... | |
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... his demon. He now directed a hole to be dug in the floor of the house, and filled with water; then, taking a young plantain in his hand, he stood over the hole, and offered his prayers to the god, whom he invoked, and who, if propitious, was supposed... 
