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feen the deformed idols of which Pinto fpeaks. 

 The bonzes, who minifter in the pagodas, wear 

 long grey cloaths, reaching down to the feet, 

 with wide fleeves ; their heads and beards are 

 fliaved ; their caps are black and round. On 

 the other fide the river is a great pagoda, where 

 near 1 00 bonzes are kept. They have fuch a 

 great field, that they are not only able to foW 

 the necefTary rice and fruits for themfelves, 

 but likewife to keep cattle ; which, it is faid, 

 they only feed and bury. They have all the 

 neceffary tradefmen among themfelves, where- 

 fore they do not feem to be troublefome or 

 chargeable to others. Proceflions with idols, 

 mafks, plays, and jugglers tricks, are fre- 

 quent enough. As for the reft, the Cblnefe 

 trouble themfelves very little about their gods 

 and pagodas. 



The people differ very much in fize, but 

 are feldom tall. The men have a yellowifli 

 fkin ; the ladies are fair, but the common wo- 

 men tawny. The bone above the eyes pro- 

 jects very far, and forms a triangle with the 

 chin. Moft of them never quite open their 

 eyes : and I am told, that the cuftom of bear- 

 ing the children at their backs, with their 

 heads hanging down, occafions as it were a 



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