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various little things, plait fans, etc., for their hosts (GO, 24-25). On 
the other hand, Hilhouse would seem to have believed that payment 
was at all events expected on these occasions, because when speaking 
of the oppressive hospitality with which a host would entertain his 
stranger guest, he says that this.is exceedingly inconvenient in the 
sequel because all offers of kindness are supposed to be reciprocal 
(HiC, 230). Though there is no distribution of gifts made by the 
visitors, the latter will in turn be “squeezed” (sec. 818) when the 
time comes for those who are now the hosts to pay their return 
visit (JO). With regard to other bodily comforts, women would 
often be supplied for the bachelor visitors (App, m, 272, 273). 
Even dear old Father Gumilla must have been tempted with some 
tribute of affection and hospitality of this nature. He relates how, 
finally, it is usual for the Indians to offer the Father a woman to 
assist and attend to him, but with much modesty, and blushing with- 
out wishing to, he tells them that all his love is centered in heaven 
(G, 1,311). It should be remembered, however, that the offering of 
the woman is to show the visitor that he will be welcome should he 
wish to remain with them permanently as a member of the tribe. 
rather than as an indication of their desire’to supply him with the 
means of satisfying his temporary physical wants (JO). 
815. On the visitors finally taking their departure, with food sup- 
pled for their journey, a similar exchange of credentials, speechify- 
ing, etc., may take place (PBA, 190). In Cayenne it would seem to 
have peu customary for the visitors, on their departure after a three 
or four days’ drinking bout, to leave their wooden flutes behind them, 
to be transported, bop bthibr with the accompanying dances, to other 
areas (PBA, 203). The island Carib visitors said good-by to every- 
one in particular, which they expressed by the word “huichan” in 
their language (RO, 517). The present-day Pomeroon River Ara- 
wak, Warrau, and Carib—just like the Creole Negro and Portu- 
guese here—acts in an exactly similar manner. He simply says, “I 
go,” or “I gone,” and he goes. 
