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lize of their faces ; and their nofes" had full, round points, 'j77^- 

 hooked, or turned up at the tip. Their teeth were broad, 

 white, equal in fize, and evenly fet. Their hair was black, 

 thick, flraight and llrong ; and their beards, in general, 

 thin, or wanting ; but the hairs about the lips of thole who. 

 have them, were ItifF or briftly, and frequently of a brown 

 colour. And fcvcral of tjie elderly men had even large and 

 thick, but ftraight beards. 



Though, in general, they agree in the make of their per- 

 fons, and largenefs of their heads, there is a confulerable 

 variety in their features ; but very few can be laid to be of 

 the handfome fort, though their countenance commonly in- 

 dicates a conCderable fhare of vivacity, good-nature, and 

 franknefs. And yet fome of them had an air of fullennefs 

 and referve. Some of the women have agreeable faces ; 

 "and many are eafily diftinguifliable from the men by their 

 features, which are more delicate ; but this fhould be un- 

 derftood chiefly of the youngeft fort, or middle-aged. The 

 complexion of fome of the women, and of the children, is 

 white ; but without any mixture of red. And fome of the 

 men, who were feen naked, had rather a brownifl-i or 

 fv arthy caft, which could fcarccly be the effect of any ftainj 

 for they do not paint their bodies.. 



Their common drefs (for men, women, and children are 

 clothed alike), is a kind of clofe frock, or rather robe; reach- 

 ing generally to the ankles, though fomerimes only to the 

 knees. At the upper part is a hole juft fufEcient to admit the 

 head, with fleeves that reach to the vvrill. Thcfe frocks are 

 made of the fl<:ins of different animals ; the moil common of 

 which are th.ofe of the fea-otter, grey fox, racoon, and pine 

 martin ; v/ith many of feal fkins ; and, in general, they 



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