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fize of their faces ; and their nofes had full, round points, 1778. 
hooked, or turned up at the tip. Their teeth were broad, t May * , 
white, equal in fize, and evenly, fet. Their hair was black, 
thick, ftraight and ftrong; and their beards, in general, 
thin, or wanting; but the hairs about the lips of thofe who 
have them, were ftiff or briftly, and frequently of a brown 
colour. And feveral of the elderly men had even large and 
thick, but ftraight beards. 
Though, in general, they agree in the make of their per- 
fons, and largenefs of their heads, there is a confiderable 
variety in their features; but very few can be faid to be of 
the handfome fort, though their countenance commonly 
indicates a confiderable fhare of vivacity, good-nature, and 
' franknefs. And yet fome of them had an air of fullennefs 
and referve. Some of the women have agreeable faces; 
and many are eafily diftinguifhable from the men by their 
features, which are more delicate; but this Ihould be un- 
derfiood chiefly of the youngeft fort, or middle-aged. The 
complexion of fome of the women, and of the children,, 
is white ; but without any mixture of red. And fome of 
the men, who were feen naked, had rather a brownifh or 
fwarthy caft, which could fcarcely be the effect of any ftain ; 
for they do not paint their bodies. 
Their common drefs (for men, women, and children are 
clothed alike)* is a kind of clofe frock, or rather robe; 
reaching generally to the ankles, though fometimes only to 
the knees. At the upper part is a hole juft fufficient to ad¬ 
mit the head, with fleeves that reach to the wrift. Thefe 
frocks are made of the fkins of different animalsthe moft 
common of which are thole of the fea-otter, grey fox, ra¬ 
coon, and pine martin ; with many of feal Ikins ; and, in 
general, they are worn with the hairy fide outward. Some 
alfo 
