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their cotton, in order to fliew them the poilibility of ufing it for MANNERS 

 that purpofe. They were likewife very attentive while ' our 

 armourer was forming hatchets on the anvil, or the carpenters 

 grinding their tools ; for which reafon. Captain Cook gave them 

 fomc grinding ftones, and took care that they fliould be inftruded in 



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the proper ufe of thefe inftruments,. We v/ere often obliged to ex- 

 plain to them our belief in the divinity ; they ufed to afli how v/e 

 called him in :-the Britiili language, and endeavoured to pronounce the 

 name of God ; they were all attention, when according to their 



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delire God was explained to be 'ivithout a maker, invifible, almighty, 

 and infinitely good -, they enquired whether we addrelTed him in 



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prayer, and whether we had priefls and maraisy -i. e. places of 

 worihip, ferving at the fame time for burying places. 



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proves their inquifitive mind 



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and that they endeavour to acquii 



many ideas as lye in their power. Nor 



they deilit 



of 



knowledge and a fyflem of ufeful ideas, preferved among the wife 

 men of the nation ; 



cultivating certain pi 



I include in this flock of ideas, their ikill 



for food and dref 



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proper foil for each of them, the vari 



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them for the various purpofes required 



operations in preparing 

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drefles 



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with the fimplefl 



arms, and ornaments manufadured by them 



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knowledge of the bird 



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plants in their iflands and their neighbourhood ; their acquaintance 



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