MAORI MEMORIES
A CHALLENGE tTAKI). , (Recorded by J.lt S.. of Palmerston North, for the Pipes and tobacco were introduced j before Kin and smoking among Maori i men and women soon became almost ' .i universal habit, but huare <spittle» being regarded :.s odious wa.-, never j seen in public. A Maor without a i pipe was in distress. Having no matidles they In the pipe with a glowing ember lifl. ti quickly between the long nails ot the thumb and foreiinger. i They rarely squatted without a smoke, i but never had inorc tli.m a dozen i whiffs at a time. The .•.■omen smoked ! but did is,! chew the "Negroheatt to- ' bacco like the Maori sailor men. j Their first lessons m .Maori r< admg and writM.g wete a •omcc of intci:.< I amm-emvnt. It is to be regretted that ’ then and i-ven to this, tiny few if any 'good boohs of plea ing or useful information have oven printed m Maori. From our ignorance of the .simplicity ' ..mi tm.<;.ii beaut.', •■! ::i< :r l.mguage j'spom i: ~r wi :tt>m. <>ur leadier mm- | cc.ntly contin*. their e!l->rt‘ to >» ac.imj. : the 'Lion diddrtm to . j.eak ami write | [n irturn Io: lu.!f-a-cr..v, u ■ v -.".ii ■ f : Health Stamps s< r.t nu th:mom ’die . Editor on bdi.df ->t tl'.i- Ot.J.- Hvaltn ’Camp I will d:rvd each dom-i now he noum<- every word m the Mama kmj guage correctly by h..!f >m !; ■’study It is the mJ- language m H'.v ’ WO! id of hu ll till’ may be Said ■J’,> Samuel i.'-c. o: (’.•■mmirigc t m- '«• f •. •’ \ h . Cf’jE. < Tied v.tjlUU' j r it ‘hr ir rzcGU *•»>
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 February 1941, Page 8
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272MAORI MEMORIES Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 February 1941, Page 8
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