4'2 VOYAGE IN SEARCil 



ing thrown a flone at the back of another ftill 

 younger ; he ilruck hiin gently on the fhoulder : 

 this punilliment rriajc hiim fhea a few tears, 

 and pievenred him from l1o;;u!i committini^ the 

 fame fault. 



The painter belonging to our expedition^ 

 cxprelled to thefe fivnges a wilh to have hii 

 ftcin covered,, like them, with charcoal- dud. 

 His requefr, as was to be expecled, was fa- 

 vourably received. Immediately one ot the 

 natives chofe fome of the mofc brittle charcoal, 

 v>hich he bruifed by rubbing it between his 

 hands : he then applied this powder to all the 

 parts of the body that v/cre un.covercd, em- 

 ploying, to niake it adhere, only the friction of 

 his hand ; and prefenily our friend Piron was 

 as black as a New-Hcl lander, 'i'i.c favage ap- 

 pealed extremely delighted v.ith his work, 

 winch he concluded by blowing gently, in or- 

 der to remove the duft which did not flick clofe, 

 takir;g particular care to wipe olT that which 

 might i-.ive entered the eyes. 



We f^L olF to go to Port D'Enirccadeaux : 

 inftanlly more t'nan half of thclc peaceable in- 

 habitants rofe up, in order to aecompan}- us : 

 lour of the young girls were alfo of t'ne parly ; 

 they received with inciiiferciice the clotlies that 

 uc gave them ; and, not to load ti^.cmfeivcs 

 vv:th a \cry ufelcfs burden^ they immediately 



dopolitcd. 



