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tuft at the top of the head : below the belly 

 it is whitifh : the fnout, from which an elevat- 

 ed fmew runs down to the lip, is narrow: 

 the eyes are brown ; the pupil is black : the 

 eyebrows are large : the beard is fo fmall, that 

 it fcarce deferves that name : the nails are 

 narrow and long, but the nail of the thumb 

 is fliort. They flatter both men and thofe of 

 their own fpecies, and embrace one another. 

 If they perceive an ape of a different kindj 

 they greet him with a thoufand grimaces. 

 They play with dogs if they have no nearer 

 friends about them ; at firft they are uneafy at 

 'being feparated from their own fpecics. When 

 a number of them fleep, they put their heads 

 together. They make a continual noife dur- 

 ing the night time ; and in . day time, if they 

 are tied to one place, they continually move 

 backwards and forwards. If any body looks 

 crofs at them, they are angry, and begin a 

 fmacking. They refemble all others of that 

 genus in dirty nefs, lafcivioufnefs, drollery, in 

 {hewing a liking to all glittering things, and 

 an appetite for greens and fruits. They crack 

 nuts and eat the kernel with great alacrity. 

 It is faid that the monkies in China gather 

 rhubarb, and pound rice. Females are but 

 feldom fold. Thefe animals in general are 



