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the latter being to insult the masks, and to tax them with 

 cowardice, and with not having either fasted, or anointed the 

 eyes with red pepper. While they vent these reproaches, they 

 commend the prowess of those by whom they were subdued. 

 The dance concludes by copious draughts of masato ; and in 

 this alternation of dancing, singing, and drinking, they remain 

 for several days and nights without intermission, until all the 

 jars are empty. Father Figueroa pleasantly observes, that 

 he is at a loss to conjecture how they have a head for so much 

 noise, a throat for so much exclamation, and a tooth for so 

 much liquor. r -■• •i • 



The whole being terminated, they rise, form into two co- 

 lumns, the one opposite to the other, and begin to dance, 

 mutually attacking each other, dragging the adverse party by 

 the hair, and striking him furiously. In this practice they 

 resemble the Corybantes, the mad priests of Cybele, who in- 

 troduced into their sacrifices to that goddess, armed dances, 

 in the course of which they attacked and wounded each other 

 with their weapons. They now depart peaceably for their 

 homes. 



The captives made by our barbarians are treated with infi- 

 nite humanity, as if they were their brethren ; a quality which 

 they observe among themselves, begging pardon whenever 

 they have given offence. They are very attentive to their 

 guests, whom they salute by kissing the points of the fingers,,, 

 with which they afterwards stroke the chin, and then hold out 

 the hand agreeably to the usage of civilized nations. 



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