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various chains of islands almos connecting [word crossed out]
Australia with parts of Asia. I have
further tried to account for the fact
of there being such a mixed race being
a resemblance both to Asiatics &
Africans. I then described their character-
istic features & complexion, and ac-
counted as far as I could for certain
inferiorities in their bodily appearances
partly by their rude mode of living
and the irregularity of their means of
subsistence sometimes seeming to excess
in eating sometimes obliged to fast
an unusual length of time. Yet in
most faculties I stated they are
scarcely inferior to the generality of
human tribes.
I also related some of their ideas
as to a supernatural order of being
believing in evil spirits whom they
call Wandong & how certain so
called doctors among them or sorcerors
profess to have these evil spirits at
their command for evil & for good
and perform certain supposed

various chains of islands almos connecting
Australia with parts of Asia. I have
further tried to account for the fact
of there being such a mixed race being
a resemblance both to Asiatics &
Africans. I then described their character-
istic features & complexion, and [indecipherable]
[indecipherable] as far as I could for certain
inferiorities in their bodily appearances
partly by their nude mode of living
and the irregularity of their means of
subsistence sometimes seeming to excess
in eating sometimes obliged to fast
an unusual length of time. Yet in
most faculties I stated they are
scarcely inferior to the generality of
human tribes.

I also related some of their ideas
as to a supernatural order of being
believing in evil spirits when they
call Wandong & how certain so
called doctors among them or [indecipherable]
profess to have these evil spirits at
their command for [indecipherable] & for good
and perform certain supposed