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my clothes on one side of the pack-saddle, and 

 a case with some bottles of rum and wine on 

 the other side, and my hammock in the middle; 

 these made one load. The other horse carried 

 in the malas, a kind of trunk, on the one side 

 our provisions, and on the other the clothes of 

 my people, additional ropes, and other tackle. 

 I was far from being well supplied, but after- 

 wards provided myself with more things as I 

 went on, learning by experience. The ham- 

 mocks are all made of cotton, and are of several 

 sizes and colours, and of various workmanship. 

 Those in use among the lower orders, are made 

 of cotton-cloth, of the manufacture of the 

 country j others are composed of net-work, 

 from which all the several kinds derive the 

 general name of Rede, a net ; others, again, are 

 knit or woven in long straight threads, knotted 

 across at intervals ; these are usually dyed of 

 two or three colours, and are to be found in the 

 houses of wealthy persons. This species of bed 

 has been adopted from the Indians, and nothing 

 more convenient and better adapted to the 

 climate, could possibly be imagined -, it can be 

 wrapped up into a very small compass, and, with 

 the addition of a piece of baize as a coverlid, 

 is usually of sufficient warmth. 



I could not discover that there was any stream 

 at this place, though it bears the name of Dous 

 Rios, or the two rivers. It is a large open piece 



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