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of the Mountains fomewhat lefs ; but both Sorts of them 

 fancy they much exceed the European Spaniards, whom a- 

 mong themfelves they call Cavallos, that is Horfes, or 

 Brutes perhaps this is an Effeft of the Antipathy there is 

 between them, tho'they are Subjeds of the fame Monarch. 

 I believe one of the principal Reafons of that Averfion is^ 

 becaufe they always fee thofe Strangers inPoffeffion of the 

 Prime Places in the State, and driving the beft of their 

 Trade, which is the only Employment of the Whites, 

 who fcorn to apply themfelves to Arts, for which they have 

 no Relifh. 



In other Points, they are little addi&ed to War; the 

 cafy Tranquillity they live in, makes them apprehenfive 

 of difturbing their Repofe however they undergo the Fa- 

 tigue of long Journeys by Land, with much Satisfa&ion ; 

 4 or 500 Leagues traveling through Defarts, and over un- 

 couth Mountains, does not fright them any more than the 

 ill Fare they meet with by the Way > whence may be con- 

 cluded, that they are good for the Country they live in. 



In relation to Commerce, they are as Sharp and Un- 

 derftanding as xhtEurofeans ; but being dainty andflothful, 

 and not vouchfafing to deal without there be confiderable 

 Profit, the Bifcainers, and other European Spaniards, who 

 are more Laborious, grow Rich fooner. The very Work- 

 men, who live barely on the Labour of their Hands, are 

 fo indulgent to themfelves, as not to fpare taking the Siefla y 

 that is, a Nap after Dianer ; whence it follows, that lofing 

 the beft Part of the Day, they do not half the Work they 

 might, and by that Means make all Workmanfhip ex- 

 ceflively dear. 



Del cacy and Slothfulnefs feem to be peculiar to the 

 Country, perhaps becaufe it is too good ; for it is obferv'd, 

 that thofe who have been bred to Labour in Spain, grow 

 idle there in a fliort Time, like the Creolians. In Ihort, 

 Men are more Robuft and Laborious in a poor Country 

 than in a Fruitful. For this Reafon Cyrus would never 

 fuffer the Perjians to quit the uncouth Mountains and Bar- 

 ren Country they inhabited, to feek a better 5 alledging, 



