. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 120 Miles. merely attaching to the girdle a leafy branch or tufts of grass. Their ornaments consist of nails or metal plates, which they pass through the lower lip. Bongo women are often seen wearing, like the Botocudos of Brazil, inserted in the lip, a disc large enough to be used as a plate. The dandies also insert pegs into the sides of the lips, the nostrils, and other prominent parts of the body. Persons are seen thus " pinned up " in a hundred different places.

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