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in any of their mlffions flioulJ exceed 6,000, as they thought great numbers could 

 not be well governed; — ^were very attentive to the education of the youth, teaching 

 them all the ufeful arts of life. — Nothing the Savages learnt fo well as mufic, — learn- 

 ed the ufe of arms, and performed great aftions both againft the Indians and Portu- 

 guefe; — not deferted by the Jefuits when in the field Oppofition given to the arm- 

 ing them with fire arms.— Of the divifion of property among them.— No money al- 

 lowed among them.— Were made moft zealous Chriftians. — Became Apoftles them- 

 felves, and fuffered martyrdom. — An account of their happy ftate, given in a letter 

 by the Governor -of Paraguay to the King. — The love they bore to their teachers, 

 and their teachers to them.— Of the methods by which the reformation was brought 

 about — \Ji, By Religion : — The Indians tamed and civilifed by the Jefuits, in the 

 fame manner as the Greeks were by Orpheus. — zdl^. By Mufic, in the way that 

 Amphion civilifed the Greeks:- The Jefuits may alfo be compared to Prometheus. 

 — 3?/c, By Government the Indians were civilifed. — Without government Man an 



imperfect animal. — Obfervations upon the Men of Paraguay in their wild fi:ate. 



The fiate of civilization and government abfolutely neceilary to make men live in an 

 orderly way. — The Paraguaife wanting thefe, and having the ufe of ftrong liquors, 

 the wildeft people that we have ever heard of — No fenfe in them of the Pulckrum 

 and Honejiim, which cannot be but where there is government. — Of the difeafes to 

 which they are liable ; and the rer.fbns why they are fo much difeafed. — Of the dif- 

 ference betwixt them and the inhabitants of the Pelew Iflands, and the New Zea- 



landers. — Of the methods ufed by the Jefuits to civilife them; and Crft Religion. 



This natural to man. — All men who have the leafi: ufe of reafon, muft be convinced 

 tliat beings fupcrior to man exifi: — Thefe beings they will obey It was not by teach- 

 ing only that the Jefuits made Chriliians of the Indians, but by a worfliip of pomp 

 and fhow. — Of their proccfljons and triumphal Arches. — A particular dcfcription 



of them. — Mufic, a great part of the Religion, to which the Indians were converted. 



■Of the natural power of Mufic over man ; without it the Savages of Paragisay could 

 not have been converted.— The laft method the Jefuits ufed, was the efiablifhment 

 of a good Government ?.mong them.— This was a Religious Government. — The beft 

 GoverniTient in Antient times, fuch as the Heroic Government in Greece, was con- 

 nected with Religion.— The ftory of the civilifation of thefe Savages, a renewal of 

 the Hiftory of Antient times. — ^To be confidered, whether Religion be not as necef- 

 fiiry for contiiiuing good Government among men, as for introducing it. — Of the 

 difpcrnon of the Jefuits ; — a great blow to learning; — compared to the difperfion of 

 the Pythagorean Colleges in Magna Graecia. — Of the noviciate of 15 years, the Je- 

 fuits went through before they were admitted into the order ; — were not only taught 

 themfelves but tcached others ; — after they were admitted, they were difpofed of by 

 the fuperior of the order according to their d;fl\;rent geniufes. — Not kno\vn what is 



become 



