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wore or covered in, hy t caves or 

 hnfk. Howtw^er pi>or msy be the (luU 

 uf ibe Mantni?, thfjse of the JacoDiis 

 fi re still iitiirc ^inifrti;; it U (.nistoiikarf 

 wffhtUcm tit perch tlieir dmHlcilu on 

 tfie Irecs at an elcvrttion of 25 to 35 feet 

 froiti lh«3 protiriJ ; ihey arc more cnm- 

 lufnily liowever uiily 20 feet frociii tho 

 cnrtl I Hilt! 'arc ascended by means of « 

 laihier; even tlmlr flo^^^ accustuin tliem- 

 firelvrs to ilit^i5 kind lit iBr\fX mansion. 

 Thii!^'^ i^t zUg tribe ivbo dii not have a 

 la^^te for tUcse d^eUinfra, coicAtruct 

 theii hnis'f 3 trr4 foet fruni ttio ^rouad* 

 Am IV it It I he MnntraSj the firsit atorey 

 forms the fliFplliiiffj md it is here that 

 they 3jlc^{> and eat. At the siJc in their 

 lire place whuih is alwap lighted to 

 keep away the nin^quttos whidtinfesi 

 the forest ;^on t»c second storey tliey 

 keep in security tlieir arms*, their pro- 

 visiiij'ns, and c?oi>kfng utnnmli. 



Onr aava^e^ eat all that falb into 

 their hands, hear*, luonkcfs, squirrels, 

 rati*, filrt?^, bh'ds, nmts and tubercles 

 whii'h the e firth i>rmliices in ahutidaoce* 

 »— RR'li HH the klmlis or awcet pot a toe \ 

 frnit^j stn"1i as liananatlh^ isufjap-cane 

 whic!i <^ati<(fiL>!t their ihiristj as well 

 n ourishes tUe^n. The niai^e and rice 

 wlndi they culfiPiilp, can only support 

 iliem for fimr uionths in the y<jJif, To 

 cnltivHfe rii;e on (he monntaitia it ia 

 Tieri-ssiry In out do^rn the forest, to 

 barn itj and then to sow, larhich dc- 

 tuands more labour tiiati ihey reqairo 



