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principle gave rise to the first arts, which the wants 

 of nature and their political constitution required. 

 They built their houses of a quadrangular form, 

 and covered the roof with rushes, the walls were 

 made of wood plaistered with clay, and sometimes 

 of brick, called by them tica ; the use of which they 

 doubtless learned from the Peruvians, among whoni 

 it was known by the same name. 



From the wool of the Chilihueque, they manufac- 

 tured cloths for their garments : for this they made 

 use of the spindle and distaff, and two kinds of 

 looms ; the first, called guregne, is not very unlike 

 that used in Europe ; the other is vertical, from 

 whence it derives its name uthalgue^ from the verb 

 uthalen, which signifies to stand upright. Their 

 language contains words appropriate to every part 

 of these looms, and whatever relates to the manu^ 

 facture of wool. They had likewise a kind of nee- 

 dle to sev^ their garments, as is obvious from the 

 verb nuduven^ to sew ; but of what substance it was 

 made I am unable to determine. Embroidery, to 

 w^hich they gave the name of dumican, was also 

 known to them, 



From these arts of the first necessity, they pro^ 

 ceeded to those of a secondary kind, or such as were 

 required by convenience. With the excellent clay 

 of their country, they made pots, plates, cups and 

 even large jars to hold their fermented liquors. 

 These vessels they baked in certain ovens or holes, 

 made in the declivity of hills. They also made use 

 of a mineral earth called cob, for varnishing their 

 vessícls, It is very certain that the art of pottery is 



