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MANNERS Ocean are fo very little varied,, that Europeans, ufed both to a va* 



d of amufements, would think 



riety of occupations, and. a roun 



their way of living highly infipid and uniform -, they commonly 

 rife with the fun, and as they have not a variety of garments to put 

 oa, they wrap themfelves in the. fame clothes which ferved them 



for a cover during night, then go 



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e river 



fea, and bath 



after which ablution each follows fome occupation, either to £lli 



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at low water on the reef furrounding. the illand, or to dig up fome 

 ground intended for the plantation of the cloth-tree, which is com- 

 monly manm-ed with broken fhells y or to coll;(ft fome bread-fruit, 

 for making a four pafte, to be laid up for the feafbn when none is to be 

 had on, the trees ; or he climbs up to the elevated vallies between the 

 mountains, and fetches from thence fom.e loads of the large horfe- 

 plantanes y or he is occupied in felling large trees for making canoes 

 or building houfes j or his time is taken up in excavating a canoe, 

 or fewing the feveral pieces together with cords made of coco-nut 

 core : at other times he plants a young plantane-fhoot, and furrounds 

 it with: pegs and ilicks;, that dogs, fwine, and children, may not 

 hurt or deflroy it : the making of ii£h-hooks and of lines, from the 



filaments of a grafs, or of cordage of various fize and ufe, from cq- 

 co-nut core,, is another employment, or the manufaduring of a 

 lance, a war-club, a breaft-plate, a fcoop for the canoe, a paddle, 

 or fome Qther fuch inflrument;>. ufed in war or peace, is either his 



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