Dr Waller, who spent fonr montbs among the Navigator Islands, says that the Samoans ■re the most graceful {oik m the world, and vex? fin* dancera. This ia to be explained , m fab opinion, by the fact that they are " double* jointed." Their elbow and knee joints can be Nat m just the contrary way to the same ieints m other people ; they oan move them bukwtrds and forwards,, co to speak, with pfQftl fegjity, : •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1975, 20 October 1888, Page 3
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75Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1975, 20 October 1888, Page 3
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