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CAUSES 

 OF VARI- 



ETIES. 



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who^ from their infancy toil in confinement, and obferve their 

 diflorted, difproportioned limbs, their ghaflly faces, and their puny 



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ilinted fize. On the contrary, the whole body acquires by a 

 moderate and equal ufe of all our parts, a conftitution which is 

 gradually fceeled againfi decay and difeafes : an equal fhare of agility 

 is imparted to all the limbs, which knits the joints to their due con- 

 fiftence and ilabiiity. The inhabitants of the South Sea ifles,. are by 

 their lively temper in their early age prevented from being inadive. 

 The happinefs of their climate, the fertility of their foil, the luxu- 

 riance of vegetation, and the fewnefs of their wants, alfo make 



great an exertion unnecelTary 



therefore inoderat 



■ifi 



which, among many other happy circumflances, contribute to form 



thefe tall and beautiful fig 

 them. 



which are fo common among 



Thirdly, Form and habit, are likewife fubjed: to the fame influence 

 of climate, food, and exercife; this fpares us the trouble of 

 repeating the above mentioned arguments : for it is 



heat dries the limbs and whol 



evident that 



frame of body in the Mallicolefe 



hab 



of Eafter-Illand, the Marq 



the Low Iflands 



the Tov/tows and lower ranks of people in the Society and Friendly 



Ifles, who all go naked, and are much 



pofed to air and fu 



hence, they become thin and llender ; for even their bones are 

 notflrong, but folid and hard. On the other hand, cold climates 



give 



