. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . are they. Oneman had a string of these beads which hungfrom the back of his head nearly to his uppermost beads were about as large asbilliard balls, and they graduated regularly insize until the lowest and smallest were barelyas large as hazel-nuts. He was very proudof this ornament, and refused to sell it,though he kindly oflered to lend it for a dayor two. His headdress costs him much
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . are they. Oneman had a string of these beads which hungfrom the back of his head nearly to his uppermost beads were about as large asbilliard balls, and they graduated regularly insize until the lowest and smallest were barelyas large as hazel-nuts. He was very proudof this ornament, and refused to sell it,though he kindly oflered to lend it for a dayor two. His headdress costs him much trouble incomposing, though he does not often gothrough the labor of adjusting it. He di-vides his hair into a great number of strands,which he fixes by imbuing them with a mix-ture of grease and red ochre, and then allowsthem to hang round his head like so manyshort red cords. A wealthy man will some-times adorn himself with a single cockle-shell in the centre of the forehead, and remarks, that if any of his friends athome would only have made a supper on afew pennyworthof cockles, and sent him theshells, he could have made his fortune. Themen have no particular hat or cap; but, as. ? «i^a::iSSs2i^
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