Note 26 — PREFACE. (continued 6)

A rope eight fathoms long, sometimes ten fathoms and over, is fastened to a coconut tree. It makes a long high swing.26 At the time of swinging, the person swinging, either man or woman, is decently apparelled. Two persons pull the swing. When the swing has oscillated high the rider chants to make the swinging more enjoyable. The owner of the swing has stipulated that a chant must be sung during the swinging. This is the manner of chanting: