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string of beads; but I saw more men and boys with 
these ornaments than women. One boy in particular, 
who might pass for a dandy among them, wore some 
twenty or more strings of beads. The body, arms, 
and legs of the women are naked. They generally 
have fine forms; for which they are indebted, as I 
have before remarked, to their mode of carrying bur- 
dens on their heads. In this respect, there is a marked 
difference between them and the men, who are gener- 
ally lean and lank, with very small limbs and narrow 
chests. Their labor is so light, and they keep so 
closely to their villages or the immediate vicinity, that 
there is no opportunity for physical development. 
The men in general go naked, except the breech- 
cloth. A few, however, are provided with their native 
blankets of large size, which they fold and throw 
over their shoulders in the manner of the Mexicans. 
Some fasten them around their waists in graceful folds, 
letting the ends fall to their knees; then drawing a 
cord between their legs and attaching it to their waists, 
their garment resembles a capacious pair of pantaloons. 
I suppose that all are provided with cotton blankets ; 
but, owing to the almost incessant heat of the day, 
they seldom wear them. At night, when cool, these 
constitute their sole covering. The head-band is worn 
by nearly all the men gracefully put on in several folds, 
with the braided ends hanging down to their shoul- 
ders. They also have a large woollen cord, from half 
an inch to an inch in diameter, of different colors, 
which they use as a head ornament, twining it around 
the hair. So many Americans have been among these 
people, that most of them have obtained ragged or 
