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South-Seas, inhabited by the firll; race of people, we find, near 

 South- Weft extremity of this fpacious ocean, two large iiles called 

 New-Zeeland, peopled by the fame race of men. They are of 

 a tawny complexion, ftill more darkened in their faces by the cuf- 

 tom of puncturing, or rather carving into them, the moft curious 

 and regular volutes, which hinder, in fome meafure, the growth of 

 a black and bufhy beard. Their fize isgenerally tall, their body 

 ftrong, and formed for fatigue 3 their limbs proportioned and well- 

 knit. The knees, however, are. very much enlarged, from the 

 conftant cuftom of fitting on their hams in their canoes, and their 

 legs turned inwards. The females are generally thin, a few only 

 have tolerable features ; the reft are ill-favoured, though their fhape 

 and limbs are not without proportion. Their knees are equally en- 



larged with thofe of the men; and they are harflily treated by their 



huft)ands, for whom they are obliged to do all the drudgery, as is. 



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ancient inhabitants of Spaui, Liguvia, Celtica, and Germany, had likcwife the barbarous 

 cuftom of leaving hufbandry, and all laborious work to their women, whilft they themfelves 

 remained perfeftly Idle. There arelikeuife in the prefent age, many barbarous nations, who 

 treat their women harfhly, and leave all dioidgery to them. Upon the river Orenoco, this 

 cultom prevails. Gumilla in Orennco ilhjiraclo. ' The fame is obferved in California, hy Father 

 VeiiegasyHlJi, of California^ part i. feft» i. The men among the Elkimaux are extremely in- 

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