14 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR. 



building, which is alraoft always of no uti- 

 lity to the principal objed of their plan. 



The induftry of thefe people cannot, cer- 

 tainly, in any manner, be compared to that 

 of the Europeans, It is impoffible to calcu- 

 late exadly the immenfe lofs of time which 

 is occalioned to them, by the coarfenefs of 

 their tools, and the imperfection of their 

 aits. The favage does not know, as we do, 

 the advantages of dividing labour, which 

 procures to each individual the greateft pof- 

 fible degree of dexterity, and, befidesi, faves 

 time, which artifans always lofe in leaving 

 one kind of work to undertake another. 

 When one, however, has been a witnefs to 

 the laborious care of the favages, and to the 

 patience which they employ in order to 

 fucceed in the moft common arts, one can- 

 not help honouring them with that grateful 

 applaufe which is diie to thofe, who, among 

 us,, exert theinfelves in bringing manufac- 

 tures 



