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and we were much of the farrie opinion. 

 They are, in general, a charitable, good 

 fort of people ; but very ignorant, and 

 governed by their priefts, who make 

 them belive juft what they pleafe. The 

 Indian language is chiefly fpoken here, 

 even by the Spaniards one amongft an- 

 other J and they fay ihey think it a finer 

 language than their own. The women 

 have fine complexions, and many of 

 them are very handfome ; they have 

 good voices, and canHrum a little upon 

 the guittar ; but they have an ugly cuf- 

 tom of fmoking tobacco, which is a very 

 fcarce commodity here ; and therefore is 

 looked upon as a great treat when they 

 meet at one another s houfes. The lady 

 of the houfe comes in with a large 

 wooden pipe crammed with tobacco j 

 and after taking two or three hearty 

 whiffs, flie holds her head under her 

 cloak left any of the fmoke fhould efcape, 

 and^ then fwallows it 5 fome time after 



