Upon some of the .coral ialauds of the Pacific Ocean there exists a race of men who nee sea-water as their daily beverage. These islands ... are situated Oat a distance from the, mainlsnd, and being ele« vat'ed only very slightly above the level of the wares, and without vegetation except a 'few cocoanut trees, contain no stream sor springs of fresh water. If wells are sunk they yield a brackish ■ liquid, little differing from that of the ocean. The inhabitants are therefore, obliged to drink from the sea, and they do so con* stantly withoit ill effect;
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 155, 9 June 1883, Page 2
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