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merabic tales. But in truth, is there any nation 

 on earth, so far removed from credulity in. that 

 particular, as to claim a right of laughing at 

 the Araucaiiians ? They have, nevertheless, some 

 among them, who are philosophers enough to 

 despise such absurdities, and laugh at the folly 

 of their countrymen. 



They are all, however, agreed in the belief of 

 the immortality of the soul. This consolatory 

 truth is deeply rooted, and in a manner innate 

 with them. They hold that man is composed 

 of two substances essentially different : the 

 corruptible body, which they call anca, and 

 the soul, am or pulli, which they say is cm" 

 canolu, incorporeal, and mugealu, eternal, or 

 existing for ever. This distinction is so fully 

 established among them, that they frequently 

 make use of the word anca metaphorically, to 

 denote a part, the half, or the subject of any 

 thing. 



As respects the state of the soul after its sepa- 

 ration from the body, they are not, however, 

 agreed. All concur in saying, with the other 

 American tribes, that after death they go to- 

 wards the west beyond the sea, to a certain place 

 called Giilclieman, that is, the dwelling of the 

 men beyond the mountains. But some believe 

 that this country is divided into two parts, one 

 pleasant, and filled with every thing that is de- 

 lightful, the abode of the good , and the other 



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