CJvOAKS pi- SKINS. 



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Bpl?^titcs : the flcslj of thcstttiwi^k at flii^^ tiiiio 

 lnv|Kirino' for (linncv by ntir tawny friciHls 

 appeared delicate, and was no doubt excellent 

 eating, as the diet of tlie animals waS? it most 

 instances ire^^ble. 



The natfyes are as dirty itt gseixeral habits 

 as in cooker\\ and this miclean race were often 

 seen as eliinmey ornaments" in the settlers' 

 habitations, placing themselves on eacih. side of 

 the &M^{ddce, ^ ^txs^ In }i«arth» t& get 

 llPTOtt^ loolvint>' like a huge piece of charred 

 wood, and forniing' objects neither nsefid nor 

 ornamental ; tliey have a great antipatliy to any 

 tlimg like labour, (I do not mean to disparage the 



are similar in this respect,) and tilN^ way to 

 get rid of tliem wlienever thoy beeaiQe trouble-* 

 some, was to set them to work. 



Botli sexes wear cloaks made from several 

 sMia% tS libe opossum, kangaroos^ or 

 aaimak |o3^6d together. In cold wither the 

 fur is worn turned inwards, making a warm 

 anii comfortable garment ; neither males nor 

 females appear to regard it as a covering re- 

 qnirdd foi^ deCi^Hj^, bst meceljr at a protection 

 a^iliisl tlite iint^lm ibe weaiSiet^ m it Is 



frequently thrown adde. The skins of either 

 the opossum or kangaroo are used iov cloaks, 



