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Show Mixed the Sexes. In Samoa there Is a curious legend that tho goddesses of tatoolng swam there from FIJI, where women only aro tattooed, for the purpose of introducing in-troducing tho custom, and had been ordered to sing nil the 'xay, "Tattoo tho women but not tho men." Having Hav-ing to ropeat theso words so often, they became confused, and when thoy arrived at Samoa they were singing Just tho reverse, and hence aioso tho practlco there of tattooing the men Instead In-stead of tho women. |