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of repofe, where the hard planks formed one 

 common bed, and each individual employed 

 his arm as his pillow. The men could not 

 ftand between decks, without flooping ; and 

 when they lay down, the boards were fo 

 clofely fpread, that it was fcarcely poffible to 

 fet a foot between their naked bodies. They 

 were always taken upon deck early in the' 

 morning, and the fleeping birth was thoroughly 

 cleaned and wafhed ; but ftill it was highly 

 ofFenfive to European olfactories ; and plainly 

 indicated, that were it not for the great atten- 

 tion paid to cleanlinefs and ventilation, difeafe 

 muft inevitably be generated. Their naked- 

 nefs is, perhaps, their beft fecurity ; for although 

 they had neither bed-clothes, nor perfonal 

 covering, nor any kind of baggage, or furni- 

 ture in the place, we perceived that all the 

 cleaning and airing employed could not fub- 

 due the ftench created by their fleeping toge- 

 ther in fuch crowded heaps. 



Although they are fond of wafliing, and 

 feem to have fome fenfe of perfonal cleanli- 

 nefs, they have none of cleanlinefs of place, 

 lior of common decency : for, notwlthftanding 



