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Chap. II. 



t ween both thefc Rivers the Inhabitants get plenty of Honey, Wax, Cotton, and 

 QochemU. Cattel alio increafesin abundance, as likevvife Deer, and other Venifon ; 

 and for Fowl, Partridges, Pigeons, and the like • but the Tygers and Lyons do 

 much mifchief to the Inhabitants. Their chief Commodities for Trade and Mer- 

 chandile are Cloth, Cotton and Salt. 



Garcias Mendo%a built the Towns Newva Londres in the Province Cakbaqui, and Gov* 

 duba in the Territory of the Juries, but they were both of them foon deferted. 



Behind Peru and LaTlata the Plains Omagua^a extend themfelves along the Ri- 

 vers Paraguay and Bermeio, under a temperate Climate, where the Inhabitants go 

 Clothed, and keep abundance of Cattel. 

 Pronto* i n m oft places hereabouts breed wonderful large Baboons, with long Tails and 

 trey, and Na- Beards - which being wounded, pull the Arrows out of the Wound, and throw 



Hire of the ' D x 



Peopv. back the fame with a grim Countenance at thofe that flioot them. 



The Serpents are likewifefo big here, that they fwallow whole Deer. 



The Rivers breed horrid CrocodileSj and the Woods, Lyons and Tygers. 



The Inhabitants differ both in their Cuftoms and Language : the generality of 

 them are continually Drunk. They keep yearly a great Feaft, to reconcile the 

 Souls of their PredecetTors to them ; to which purpofe they bring as many roafted 

 Oftriches as they have Souls to Offer to ; then Drink three days after, and on the 

 laft they carry the Head of a fair Virgin (who freely offers her felf to be kill'd) 

 about the Town, making a fad and lamentable noife for the fpace of an hour ; at 

 the end of which they all begin to laugh, and oftentimes fall a killing one another : 

 which Cuftom is moftobferv'd amongft the Matarani. 



The Abifona go naked in Summer, and in the Winter Clothe themfelves with 

 Furrs ; they Paint their whole Bodies with Spots like the Tygers, Carve their Bo- 

 dies all over, making Cut. work of their Skins, into which they ftick Oftriches 

 Feathers, as alfo through their Noftrils, Lips, and Ears, and account Baldnefs the 

 greateft Beauty. They honor thofe for their Gods, who patiently endure unfuffe- 

 rable Tortures. The Women hang their Faces and Breads full of Pearls : They 

 never bring up above two Children, for they kill all above that number. 



The blames range up and down without Habitations under the open Skie e 



The Giants Tobae (peak a curious Language, but are very falvage and cruel. 

 Mno ltfi.Erouaca, a prime Man amongft them, devour'd his own Sifter, Wife, 

 Motherland Children. When they defign to go a Journey, they roaft their Sons 

 and Daughters, to ferve them for Provifions in ftead of other Flefh •, and their Sick 

 are upon the leaft Complaint bury'd alive. 



The Caaguiaares, who dwell in Huts in great Woods, feed on Woorms, Mice, 

 Apes, Tygers, and wild Honey ; moft of them are bunch-back 'd, and go clad 

 with the Skins of wild Bcafts. 



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