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thefe people is grave and referved, and 

 they have an unufual degree of art and 

 cunning. Their language is folemn, 

 and its articulations diftindt, but harfh. 

 They are not numerous, but are greatly 

 feared by their neighbours, on account 

 of their art in the preparation of Poi- 

 fons of the moft deleterious kind. The 

 Arrow-poifon, which they compound, 

 is particularly fatal ; and befides that, 

 they have feveral other kinds of Poifon, 

 which, given in the fmalleft quantities, 

 produces a very flow, but inevitable 

 death, particularly a compofition which 

 refembles wheat-flour, which theyfome- 

 times ufe to revenge paft injuries, that 

 have been long neglefted, and are 

 thought forgotten. On thefe occafions 

 they always feign an infenfibility of the 

 injury which they intend to revenge, 

 and even repay it with fervices and adts 

 of friendfhip, until they have deftroyed 

 all diftruft and apprehenfion of danger 



