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Efquimaux are falfe and treacherous and 

 cannot buffer ftrangers amongft themV If 

 they find themfelves too weak, they run 

 away at the approach of ftrangers ; btit 'if 

 thsy think they are an over-match for them, 

 they kill all that come in their way, with- 

 out leaving a fingle one alive. The Euro* 

 pcanS) therefore, do not venture to let a 

 greater n umber of Efquimaux come on board 

 their (hips than they can eafily mafter. If 

 they are (hip- wrecked on the Efquimaux 

 coafts, they may as well be drowned in the 

 fea as come fafe to the (bore : this many 

 Europeans have experienced. The Euro- 

 pean boats and (hips which the Efquimaux 

 get into their power, are immediately cut 

 in pieces and robbed of all their nails and 

 other iron, which they work into knives, 

 needles, arrow-heads, &c. They make ufe 

 of fire for no other purpofes but working of 

 iron, and preparing the {kins of animals. 

 Their meat is eaten all raw. When they come 

 on board an' European (hip, and are offered 

 fome of the failors meat, they never will 

 tafte of it till they have fecn fome Europeans 

 eat if. Though nothing pleafed other fa- 

 vage nations fo much as brandy, yet many 

 Frenchmen have affured me, that they never 

 could prevail on the Efquimaux to take a 

 dram of it. Their miftruit of other nations 



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