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Oroonoko, which are the plants we raise and cul- 

 tivate in America. Theirs differs likewise much 

 in the smell, when green, from our tobacco before 

 cured. Thej do not use the same way to cure it 

 as we do, and therefore the diifereuce must be 

 verv considerable in taste ; for all men that know 

 tobacco must allow that it is the ordering thereof 

 which gives a hogoo to that weed rather than any 

 natural relish it possesses when green. Although 

 they are great smokers, yet they never are seen 

 to take it in snuff or chew it. 



They have no hairs on their faces, except some 

 few, and those but little, nor is there often found 

 any hair under their arm pits. They are contin- 

 ually plucking it away from their faces by the 

 roots. As for their privities, since they wore tail 

 clouts to cover their nakedness, several of the men 

 have a deal of hair thereon. It is to be observed 

 that the head of the penis is covered, throughout 

 all the nations of the Indians I ever saw, both in 

 old and young. Although we reckon these a Very 

 smooth people, and free from hah- ; yet I once saw 

 a middle aged man th^t was hairy all down his 

 back ; the hairs being above an inch long. 



As there are found very few, or scarce any, de- 

 formed or cripples amon*gst them, so neither did 

 I ever see but one blind man ; and then they 

 would give me no account how his blindness came. 

 They had a use for him, which was to lead him 

 with a girl, woman or boy, by a string ; so they 

 put what burdens they pleased upon his back, and 



