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1 ^ But this is by no means the case with thé others, 

 called Ciipove, from the verb ciipon^ to anatomize ; 

 these, infatuated with Machiism, dissect bodies, in 

 order to show the entrails, which they say are in- 

 fected with magic poison. Nevertheless, by means 

 of this practice, they acquire ideas by no means con- 



I tcmptible respecting the conformation of the human 

 body, for the différent parts of which they have ap- 

 propriate names. 



Before tlie arrival of the Spaniards, the Arauca- 

 nians made use of bleeding, blistering, clysters, 

 emetics, cathartics and sudoriiics, all which re- 

 medies have ther peculiar names in their language. 

 They let blood with the sharp point of a flint fixed 

 in a small stick. This instrument they prefer to a 

 lancet, as they think it less liable to fail, instead of 

 a syringe they make use, like the inhabitants of Kam- 

 schatka, of a bladder, to which they apply a pipe. 

 Their emetics, cathartics and sudorifics are almost 

 all obtained from the vegetable kingdom. 



Their internal and external commerce is very li- 

 mited ; not having yet introduced among them the 

 use of money, every thing is conducted by means 

 of barter. This is regulated by a kind of conven- 

 tional tariff, according to which all commercial arti- 

 cles are appraised under the name of Cullen^ or pay- 

 ment, as was the custom in the time of Homer. Thus 

 a horse or a bridle forms one payment ; an ox two, 



' &c. Their external commerce is carried on with 

 the Spaniards, with whom they exchange ponchos 

 and animals for wine, or the merchandize of Europe, 



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