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and soon pulled out, a white fat-looking grub
which he at once swallowed, as if the greatest
delicacy. I exclaimed What eat that poorly
thing just after a good breakfast!? O yes, sir
he replied, that very good, very sweet, de-
licious, I think you would call it?
All the clothing they use is the oppossum
cloak which also serves as a bed at night.
This might do pretty well, if they were always careful
enough to make a good one. Indeed the
blanket which they are now so anxious to
get, is but a poor substitute for it. But
in hot weather, they care not much about any
sort of covering & neglect sometims to be much
better provided in winter. Their [crossed out: habitations] huts
or shelter consists of a few sheets of bark
only in hot & dry weather merely of a few
boughs & branches. They seldom encamp
more than three nights on the same spot, as
a superstitious fear haunts them & drives them away, lest
the evil spirit should hurt them. In fact
many reasons induce to their wandering & un-
settled habits; it may be in search of food, or
to settle a dispute, to fight or to escape some
enemy, or it may be the habit & fondness of changes.
As regards their character they are naturally very
suspicious & distrustful and as a sure consequence

and soon pulled out, a white fat-looking grub
which he at once swallowed, as if the greatest
delicacy. I exclaimed What eat that [indecipherable]
thing just after a good breakfast!? O yes, sir
he replied, that very good, very sweet, de-
licious, I think you would call it?
All the clothing they use is the oppossum
cloak which also serves asa bed at night.
This might do pretty well, if they were always careful
enough to make a good one. Indeed the
blanket which they use now so [indecipherable] to
get, is but a poor substitute for it. But
in [indecipherable], they care not much about any
sort of covering & neglect [indecipherable] to be much
better provided in winter. Their [crossed out: habitations] huts
or shelter consists of a few sheets of bark
only in hot & dry weather mainly of a few
boughs & branches. they could encamp
more than three nights on the same spot as
a superstitious fear haunts them & drives them away lest
the evil spirit should hurt them. In fact
many reasons [indecipherable] to their wandering & un-
settled habits, it may be in search of food, or
to settle a dispute, to fight or to escape some
enemy, or it may be the habit & fondness of changes.
As regards their character they are naturally very
suspicious & [indecipherable] and as a race [indecipherable]