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perfpiration impairs the longevity of all 

 animals, by difcharging not only the 

 ufelefs, but nutritious parts of the ani- 

 mal fluids ; and an excefs of perfpiration 

 feems to be the true reafon why the in- 

 habitants of Hot Climates live a fhorter 

 term than thofe who inhabit the Tem- 

 perate Zones : And we find, that the 

 native inhabitants of almoft all tropical 

 countries have conftantly ufed means to 

 reprefs this profufe tranfpiration. The 

 Hottentot ufes greafe and foot ; the In- 

 dian ufes oil but both for the fame 

 purpofe. 



Their arms, befides mufquets, of 

 which they have but a few, are ei- 

 ther large, heavy, {harp clubs, fuch as 

 are ufed by the Carribbees, or arrows, 

 poifoned or unpoifoned. The former 

 are blown through hollow reeds by the 

 force of the lungs, and the latter are 

 ftiot by bows. Their bows are about 



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