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twenty meters in height, which had hecn fixed 

 in a vertical fituation by the fea-fide. I re 

 marked between each knot a flit about three 

 centimeters long by a centimeter and a half 

 wide ; thefc flits formed fo many holes, which, 

 when the wind introduced itfelf into them, 

 gave agreeable and divcrfified founds. As the 

 knots of this long bamboo were very numerous, 

 care had been taken to make holes in different 

 directions, in order that, on whatever fide the 

 wind blew, it might always meet with fomc of 

 thun. I cannot convey a better idea of the 

 iounds of this inftrument, than by comparing 

 them to thofe of the harmonica. 



The trial that we had made of our canoe in 

 crofltng the roadflead, had cautioned us to trim 

 ii better on our return ; the outriggers were 

 itrengthened, and \%e paddled towards the town 

 without any apprehenfion of being drowned. 



I employed a few hours in the courfe of the 

 day of the ifr of October in vifiting the Gover- 

 nor's cabinet of natural hiliory, in which I ad- 

 mired a numerous collection of beautiful butter- 



58 in perfect prefcrvation. I remarked among 



them a great many double ones extremely un- 



imon : a large box was entirely filled with 



the beautiful fpectes called papilio agamemnon. I 



alfo law in this cabinet a fine choice of (hells, 



i among 



