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The other rooms contain rude frames, on 

 which large bullocks' hides are stretched, 

 and serve as beds. The covering merely 

 consists of a toldo, old cloak, or other 

 garment ; they all sleep under musquito 

 toldos, without which, even the natives 

 cannot obtain rest. The roof is usually 

 thatched with palm trees ; there are no 

 windows or chimneys ; the light is ad- 

 mitted by the doors, and the smoke es- 

 capes through the same apertures as in 

 our Irish cabins. 



At day-light several canoes left the 

 village, each containing two men and se- 

 veral dogs, for the purpose of hunting 

 swine in the neighbouring woods, where 

 they abound, having, as the natives state, 

 been produced from stray domestic animals 

 of the species. This kind of sport is not 

 always unattended with danger ; for I was 

 informed by these hunters of a fatal ac- 

 cident which had happened a few days 



