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only saw two among them that were ^ooil-looking j the 
remainder were by no means attractive. They carry their 
children on their backs suspended in a clout or flap made 
of the leaves or bark of trees. They anoint their bodies 
with the same odoriferous ointment that has been already 
raentioned as in use among the males. We found the 
women to be much more modest than the men, as we did 
not sec one entirely naked, although their entire clothing 
consisted of a patch of coarse cloth about sk inches 
square, which seemed to us to be woven from the 
fibre of cocoa-nut husk. On one occasion, when several 
of the gentlemen were on a visit to the shore, we saw a 
particularly small child, which appeared to have been 
recently bom, lying in the hot sand with the burning sun 
ehiniag upon it. This child attracted our attention, and 
we remained standing before it, on which the woman who 
sat near, and was probably the mother, dragged it towards 
her, and sprinkled some sand over its eyes and ears, and 
then over its entire body, after which she concealed it 
from our sight by covering it with leaves. 
" The genei-al disposition of the Outanatas appeared to 
us to be good-natured. Abrauw and ilakaai assured us 
that nothing is ever stolen among them, and in the event 
of such a case occurring, the culprit would be assuredly 
killed. Indeed we had not the slightest occasion to 
complain of dishonesty ; on the contrary, they even 
brought to us articles which had been left on shore from 
forgetful n ess, and although these happened to be of no 
great valnc, still it was a proof of their honesty. They 
asked a large price, however, for the fruit they brought 
us. We could not discover the slightest trace of religion 
