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of the left hand, to ciofe the left noftril, and blow into 1777- 
the hole at one end, with the other. The middle finger of 
the left hand is applied to the firft hole on the left, and the 
fore-finger of the right, to the lowed: hole on that fide. 
I11 this manner, though the notes are only three, they 
produce a pleafing, yet fimple, mufic, which they vary 
much more than one would think pofiible, with fo imper¬ 
fect an inftrument. Their being accuitomed to a mufic 
which confifts of fo few notes, is, perhaps, the reafon why 
they do not feem to relifii any of ours, which is fo com¬ 
plex. But they can tafte what is more deficient than their 
own; for, we obferved, that they ufed to be well pleafed 
with hearing the chant of our two young New Zealanders, 
which confifted rather in mere ftrength, than in melody 
of expreflion. 
The weapons, which they make, are clubs of different 
forts (in the ornamenting of which they fpend much time), 
fpears, and darts. They have alfo bows and arrows; but 
thefe feemed to be defigned only for amufement, fuch as 
fhooting at birds, and not for military purpofes. The 
ftoois are about two feet long, but only four or five inches 
high, and near four broad, bending downward in the 
middle, with four ftrong legs, and circular feet; the whole 
made of one piece of black or brown wood, neatly po~ 
liihed, and fometimes inlaid with bits of ivory. They alfo 
inlay the handles of fly-flaps with ivory, after being neatly 
carved; and they fhape bones into fmall figures of men, 
birds, and other things, which muff be very difficult, as 
their carving inftrument is only a fliark’s tooth. 
Yams, plantains, and cocoa-nuts, compofe the greateft 
part of their vegetable diet. Of their animal food, the chief 
articles are hogs, fowls, fifh, and all forts of fhell-fifh; but 
the 
