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sist merely of tlie skin of a horse's thigh and leg, flayed oflf 

 whole, dried, then softened with grease, and suppled Jjy 

 wringing. The women wear straw hats, in shape like tliat of 

 of the Chinese. 



Their defensive armour consists of a helmet made of 

 double bull's-hide, and shaped hke a broad-brimmed hat ; a 

 tunic or shirt, with short sleeves, of anta's skin, three or four 

 fold ; this is rery heavy, but effectually resists the arrow and 

 spear, and is said to be musket proof. They use also on foqt 

 a large square unwieldy shield of buU's-hide. The Tehuel- 

 hets and Iluilliches sometimes poison their arrows: their 

 spears are of cane, four or five yards long, and pointed with 

 iron. When they can get them from the Spaniards they use 

 swords. Tlye bowl and double bowl, and thong, they use 

 both in battle acd in hunting. The single one is about a 

 pound weight : they aim it at the enemy's head, to knock out 

 his brains ; with the double one they can fasten a man to his 

 >!or<e, and effectually entangle man or b,east, or both. JE. E. 



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