THE FUEGIAN. 



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PACIFIC OCEAN. 



joined in the chorus of the seamen's songs; but the way in 

 which they were always behindhand was very ludicrous. 



I believe that man, in this extreme part of South America, 

 exists in a lower state of improvement than in any other 

 part of the world. The South Sea Islanders, of the two races 

 inhabiting the Pacific, are comparatively civilized. The Es- 



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SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS. 



kimo, in his underground hut, enjoys some of the comforts 

 of life, and in his canoe, when fully equipped, shows much 

 skill. Some of the tribes of Southern Africa, prowling about 

 in search of roots, and living hid on the wild and parched 

 plains, are wretched enough. The Australian, in the sim- 

 plicity of the arts of life, comes nearest the Fuegian ; he can, 



