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REMARKS 



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THE 



TIES OF 



MEN. 



VARIE- in every refpeft to thofe already-mentioned; I mean the natives of 



Easter-Island. They are of a tawny complexion, rather dark- 

 er than that of the Friendly-Iiles : their men have hardly a bit of 

 cloth round their reins to cover their privities, but the v/omen have 



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commonly more covering. They are of a middle fize, between five 

 and fix feet, of a ilender habit of body, having well-proportioned 



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The 



women 



not 



limbs, but not the mofl: pleafmg features. 



quite difagreeable, and rather fmall in proportion. The males are 



pundured almoft all over the body, have black hair and thin beards. 



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Their ears are perforated by a large aperture, and part of the outer 



rim of the ear is feparated from the reft by being cut : in this mon- 

 ftrous hole, the natives frequently put a fcroll made of a leaf of the 

 fugar-<:ane. They are a friendly, harmlefs fet of people, and fome 

 of them exercifed hofpitality in its utmofl extent, and original pu- 

 rity -y but they were alfo much addi(fled to thieving. The foil is 

 ftrong and barren, and has extenlive plantations of potatoes, fugar- 

 canes, bananas, and eddoes ^ though wood and water are very fcarce 

 articles in this poor country. The veftiges of former plantations on 

 the hills, together Avith many huge ftone-pillars, ere(5ted near the 

 burying-places, to the memory of their deceafed chiefs and heroes |. 



fome of them 27 feet 



high. 



are the only remains of the former 



grandeur and population of this iile ; while fome toys, finely carved,, 

 were evident proofs of their ingenuity and tafte. 



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