3 62 Mr. WAFERS "Defcription 



and thin piece of Mac aw -wood like a Ruler, which 

 lies a-crofs between the Threads of the Warp for 

 0 that Purpofe. 



The Girls alfo twift Cotton- Yarn for Fringes, 

 and prepare Canes, Reeds, or Palrneto-Leaves, as 

 The Mens the Boys alfo do, for Basket-making. But the ma- 

 Basket- king up the Baskets is the Men's work ; who firft 

 making, dye the Materials of feveral curious lively Colours, 

 and then mix and weave them very prettily. They 

 weave little Baskets like Cups alfo very neat ; with 

 the Twigs wrought fo very fine and clofe, as to 

 hold any Liquor, without any more to do, having 

 no Lacker or Varnifh : And they as ordinarily drink 

 Woven out °f thefe woven Cups, as out of their Cala- 

 Cups. bailies, which they paint very curioufly. They make 

 Baskets of feveral Sizes, for carrying their Cioaths, 

 or other Ufes r with great Variety of Work ; and fo 

 firm, that you may crufh them,' or throw them a- 

 bout, how you will almoft, with little or no Da- 

 mage to them. 



Modefty The young Maids are fhut up in private by their 

 pfthe Parents at the Time of Puberty, and will not be 



M°aids § *~ een ky an y> ^ut V ut a P iece °f Cotton as a Veil o- 

 ver their Faces, if any one fliould come accidental- 

 ly into the Place where they are, though it be their 

 Father. This Confinement lafts not long, but they 

 foon go abroad again. They are very modeft ; 

 and though they will lay hold of any Part of a 

 Man, yet they do it with great Simplicity and Inno- 

 cence. 



Plurality Lacenta had feveral Wives, as others of them al- 

 pf Wives, f 0 had. Lacenta 3 § were 7 in Number. When he 

 went a Progrefs or long Journey, 'twas fo contri- 

 ved, that he {till found one of his Wives at every 

 new Stage he came to. 



Adultery 



