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which he strays, but has also furnished an excel- 

 lent reed for his arrows, and another, still more 

 singular, for his blow-pipe; and planted trees of 

 an amazing hard, tough, and elastic texture, out 

 of which he forms his bows. And in order that 

 nothing might be wanting, she has superadded a 

 tree which yields him a fine wax, and dessemi- 

 nated up and down a plant not unlike that of the 

 pine-apple, which affords him capital bow-strings. 



