z6$ The Hiftory of B o o k II. 



54. The Bladder, The Vrine Vejfel. 



55. The Ham, That which draws the Leg. 



56. The Sole of the Foot ? Tfre infide of the Foot. 



5 7. The Toes, The little ones, or children of the Foot. 



58. The number Ten, All the Fingers of both hands. 



59. Twenty, The Fingers of the Hands, andToes of the Feet. 



60. APocket-piftol, A little Arquebuffe. 



61. ACandleftick, That which holds fomthing. 



62. Thorns* hair of the Tree, or the eyes of the Tree. 



63. The Rainbow, Cods Plume of Feathers. 



64. The noifeof Thunder, Trerguetenni. 



65*. This Language hath alfo in its abundance and irsnatu- 

 ralnefs fome imperfections which are particular thereto 5 yet 

 are they fuch as that fome of them do not fo much deferve 

 blame as commendation. 



66. The Carihbians in their natural Language have very few 

 words of injury or abufe $ and what they lay that is moft ofFen- 

 five in their Railleries is. Thou art not good, or thou haft as much 

 wit as a Tortoife. 



67. They have not fo much as the names of foveral Vices 5 

 but the Chriftians have diffidently (upplied them therewith. 

 Some have admir'd that in the Language of Canada there is no 

 word anfwerable to Sin , but they might have obferv'd withal, 

 that there is not any whereby to exprefs Virtue. 



68. They have no words to exprefs Winter , Ice, Hail, Snow, 

 for they know not what they are. 



69. They are not able to exprefi what does not fall under the 

 Senfes, fave that they have certain names for fome both good 

 and evil Spirits $ but that excepted, they have no word to fig- 

 nifie Spiritual things, as Vnderjtanding, Memory, Will 5 as for the 

 Soul, they exprefs it by the word Heart. 



70. Nor have they the names of Virtues, Sciences, Arts, 

 ,Trades 3 nor thofe of moft of our Arms and Tools,fave only what 



they have learn'd fince their Commerce with the Chriftians. 

 ' 71. They can name but four Colours, whereto they make all 

 the reft to relate $ to wit. White, Black, Yellow, and Red. 



7 2. They cannot exprefs any number above Twenty $ & their 

 expreffion of thatisplea(ant,beingoblig'd 5 as we (aid elfwhere, 

 to (hew all the Fingers of their Hands, and Toes of their Feet. 



73. When they would fignifie a great Number, which goes 

 beyond their Arithmetick, they have no other way then to 

 (hew the hair of their Heads, or the fand of the Sea j or they 

 repeat feveral times the word Mouche, which (ignifies Much 3 as 

 when they (ay in th#ir Gibberifh, Moy mouche mouche Lunes, to 

 (hew that they are very ancient. 



74. In fine, They have neither Comparatives nor Superla- 

 tives } but for want thereof, when they would compare things 

 together, and prefer one before all the reft 3 they exprefs their 



(entiment 



