REMARKS ON 



THE 



MANNERS placed parallel to the boat to prevent its overfetting : at the prow 



and likewife at each end of an out-rigger, projeding 



COMPARED 



and 



poop 



from each fide of the maft, are fmall apartments ; the fails are 

 manufactured of a mat of palm leaves. 



The common occupation of men confifts in preparing the foil 

 for the cultivation of various roots for their fubliflence ; for v^hich 

 purpofe they clear the ground of the woods with their ilone- 

 hatchets, in a very troublefome manner, and then fet fire to the 

 wood when perfedly dry ; the fmoak and fire of which is often 

 feen at a great diflance out at fea. Fifiiing takes up a great deal of 

 their time, and they ufe for that purpofe among other contrivances, 

 a bafket. The building houfes and boats together with the making 

 their arms, are likewife allotted to the men. The women affiil 

 the men in fewing and planting their roots, and are befide^ occu- 

 pied in dreifing their victuals,, and preparing cloth from the bark 



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of a f)L 



The tree called by them balibag 



likewife 



employed in the manufa<5lure of cloth by their women. 



In their domefiic life they arc very fober and uniform ; they 

 rife with the fun, and go to ileep when it fets. For their meals 



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they keep no regular time, but eat whenever appetite prompts 

 them, and whenever opportunity offers : However they eat but 



M 



r 



little 



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The plane-tree liere *fticntioned is mod probably the Morm papyri/era^ fin<:c its jaggtd 



Itavcs mij;ht be miftaken for thole of a plane-tree. 



