of John Cockburn, &c 235 

 Bamboe Cane, and thatch'd with Grafs. The 

 firft Stories are raifed four Feet from the 

 Ground, and under every Houfe are kept 

 abundance of Hogs to fatten ; and here I 

 muft fay are the largeft Hogs I ever faw, 

 moft of them weighing five hundred Weight 

 apiece. They are killed chiefly for their 

 Fat, which after they are boil'd, is drawn 

 off, and put up into Jars which hold about 

 ten Gallons each, and fent to Panama, where 

 it is ufed inftead of Oil or Butter, and Ibid 

 for twenty Pieces of Eight a Jar. 



The Inhabitants of Chiriqui are all In- 

 dians, but far exceeding any other Indians 

 on this Continent, as well for the Graceful- 

 nefs of their Perfbns, as Politenels of Man- 

 ners. They are tall and weil-fliaped, of 

 tolerable Completions, have a becoming Ad- 

 drefs, and no difagreeable Features. The 

 Women have long Hair hanging down very 

 low, and neatly braided with Ribbons, and 

 adorn'd with Variety of fine Stones, Their 

 Apparel is. clean and flight, being only a 

 Holland Shift and Petticoat, which is very 

 full and finely wrought with the purple 

 Thread which they dye thcmfelves. The 



Men 



