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fhapelef^ faces, and hollow noftrils.,. The.Carribee 
Ihould likewife be diftinguifhed by his flat Ikull and 
piercing eye. 
Some diftin^lions are merely artificial. We fliall 
(lightly mention inftances of particular caprices. 
The original inhabitants of Guiana look upon a 
long neck as a deformity 5 they, therefore, begin 
betimes to take great pains in making that part fall 
into the bread, fo as to bring their fight upon a 
level with the (houlders. 
The native Peruvians and Brafilians bore their 
nofes, noftrils, lips, and cheeks, for the purpofe of 
wearing ffli -bones, plumes of feathers, and other 
ornaments j while others pierce thofe parts and their 
eye-lids with needles, or wear very large rings 
around their mouths. 
The Omaguas flatten the faces of their children, 
by prefling them between two boards. Boring a 
large hole in each ear, they adorn it with a nofe- 
gay of flowers or herbs ; and this fafliion of extra- 
ordinary ears prevails in all oriental countries. 
The Hottentots bruife the nofes of their children j 
for to them a too prominent flriking feature would 
be a deformity. Both fexes blacken their (kins 
with greafe and foot. 
The inhabitants of Nicobar daub their counte- 
nances with green and yellow paint, and dye the 
the hair of their children with coarfe vermilion. 
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