thors, tliat all tlie Americans resemble each oilier, 

 uiid that from soehig one you are able to judge of 

 the whole. These ji^cntlenien sceuitoliavc been 

 led into this error bv a very sli<^ht resemblance, 

 arising; from their colour. It is only necessary 

 to src diiTcrcnt individuals to be convinced of the 

 contrary. A Chilian is as easily distinguishable 

 from a Peruvian as an Italian from a German. I 

 have seen natives of Cujo^ of Paraguay^ and of 

 the Straits of Magellan, and I can confidently 

 affirm, that their countenances present a very 

 striking ditference. The Chilians, like tiie Tar- 

 tars, have but little beard, and the custom whicli 

 they have of plucking out the hair as fast as it 

 grows, makes them appear as if beardless ; for 

 this purpose they always carry with them a small 

 pair of pincers, which forms a part of their 

 toilette. There are some of them, however, who 

 have as thick a beard as the Spani?rds. The 

 hair which marks the age of puberty they have 

 in still greater quantities than the beard. The 

 opinion that a thin beard is the mark of a feeble 

 body, is not verified in the case of these people. 

 The Indians are generally vigorous, and are 

 better able to endure fatigue than the Creoles, for 

 which reason they are always preferred in those 

 employments that require strength. 



Those who inhabit the plains are of the same 

 height as ihe Europeans ; but the natives of the 

 mountains are distinguished by a taller stature; 



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