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it was not the fame with copper. Every- 
where I faw bracelets, necklaces, and ear rings, 
of this metal. Some of thefe ornaments, it is 
true, were fo well made and finely polifhed, 
that they muft have been manufadtured in 
Europe, and the fruits of an intercourfe with 
the whites. But I faw feveral others, which, 
from their grotefque fhape and rude workman- 
fliip, evidently fliowed that they were fabri- 
cated by the favages themfelves. Still more to 
convince me of it, thefe toys had among them 
heterogeneous fubftances reflecting various 
hues (chatoyant)^ which indicate the imper- 
fedion of the fmelting, and the ignorance of 
the operator. 
Thefe ornaments are worn by the Nimiquas 
in the fame manner as by the other favages ; 
yet I obferved among them fome whimfical 
peculiarities. I have feen perfons with fix 
ear-rings of the fame fhape in one ear, and 
none in the other : 1 have feen fome wirh 
bracelets from the wrift to the elbow on one 
arm, while the other arm was bare ; I have 
feen others with one fide of the face painted in 
compartments of various colours, while on the 
other fide both the colours and figures were 
N 4 diiTerent, 
