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feem to be but one Stone, and is much harder than 
Gravel. 
I faw them make a fort of Pent-houfe, that was forty 
Foot long, eight Foot broad, and five or fix Inches 
thick $ which they raifed up in my Prefence, and fixed 
it to theWall on one fideonly, without putting any Prop 
under it to fupport it. 
Their Pilots take the Altitude (or Latitude of Places) 
with a Cord that has feveral Knots in it. They put one 
end of the Cord between their Teeth, and by means of 
a piece of Wood fixed to it, that has a Hole through it, 
they eafily obferve the Tail of Z )rfa minor , which is com- 
monly called the Polar Star, or North Pole. 
Their Lime is ufually made of Sea Shells : That which 
is made of Snail Shells ferves to whiten their Houles $ 
and that which is made of Stones they chaw with the 
Leaves of Betel. I have feen fome of them that would 
take as much of it in a Day as the quantity of an 
Egg- 
They make their Butter in the firft Pot that comes to 
hand : . They cleave a Stick into four Quarters at one 
end, and ftreaching them out a funder in proporton to 
the fize of the Pot that contains the Milk, they turn the 
Stick round different ways (backwards and forwards) 
by means of a Cord twifted about ic $ and by this means 
in a fhort time make the Butter. 
Thofe that fell Butter have the Art of making it pafs 
for frefh, when it is old and rank. To do this, they 
melt it, and pour upon it fowr curdly Milk 5 and in 
eight Hours after they take it out in Lumps and ftrain it 
it through a Cloith for Sale- 
Their Chymifts make ufe of the full; Pot they meet 
with to revive Cinabar and other Preparations of 
Mercury, which they do after a very fimple manner. 
They eafily reduce all Mettals into a Powder, as 1 my 
felf can witnefs. They fet a great value upon Talk and 
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