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animal, and others that appeared to be of cotton. The ^ 
meihes of their nets are formed of large loops, very ' — "^^^ 
artificially inferted into each other, but without any 
knots. At a fmall diilance they have exacily the appear- 
ance of our common nets, but when they are clofely exa- 
mined the peculiar mode in which the loops are managed 
is very remarkable. Some ladies who have infpedled 
one of thefe nets lately imported, declare that it is formed 
exacSlly on the fame principle as the ground of point 
lace, except that it has only one turn of the thread, in- 
ftead of two, in every loop. This net appears to have 
been ufed either as a landing net, or for the purpofe of 
carrying the fifli when taken. They have alfo fmall 
hoop nets, in which they catch lobfters, and fea cray- 
filli. Their canoes and other implements are very ex- 
adly defcribed by Captain Cook, 
The inhabitants of New South W ales have very few 
ornaments, except thofe which are imprelTed upon the 
flvin itfelf, or laid on in the manner of paint. The 
men keep their beards fliort, it is thought by fcorching 
off the hair, and feveral of them at the firft arrival of 
our people feemed to take great delight in being fliaved. 
They fometimes hang in their hair the teeth of dogs, 
and other animals, the claws of lobrters, and fes^eral 
fmall bones, which they faften there by means of gum ; 
but fuch ornaments have never been feen upon the 
T women. 
