of the Ifthmus of America. *35 



two or three together. As foon as ever 'tis 

 over, they jump into the River , all in a 

 violent Sweat as they are, and there wafh 

 themfelves clean $ and when they come out 

 of the Water , they ftroke it off from their 

 Hair and Bodies with their Hands. A Dan- 

 cing-bout, if the meeting be large , lafts 

 fometimes a whole Day, feldom lefs than 

 five or fix Hours 3 and 'tis ufually after ha- 

 ving a fhort drinking Bout : But they dont 

 dance after they have drank very hard. 



Thefe, and the hnntings and (hooting at 

 a Mark, are their chief Divertifements^ for 

 both Men and Boys will be letting fly at any 

 thing they fee, though for nothing but Ex- 

 ercife or trial of Skill. The Women have Thc w ?- 

 Dancings and Merriments by themfelves, JJ^ns!"" 

 when their Husbands Paftimes are over 5 

 for they never feaft nor play together with 

 the Men : But they will drink by themfelves 

 till they are fuddled. 



The Women take great care of their Jf^£ are 

 Husbands when they have made them- drunken 

 felves drunk. For when they perceive him H « s bands. 

 in fuch a Condition that he can bear up no 

 longer, they get one or two more Women 

 to affift them to take him up, and put him in- 

 to his Hammock $ where as he lies Snoring, 

 they ftand by and fprinkle Water on his Body 

 to cool him, wafhing his Hands, Feet and 

 Face jftroking off thatWater with theirHands^ 

 as it grows warm , and throwing on frefh, 



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