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painted in various colors, some of them having parts of the 
face colored, or around the eyes, while others had the entire 
body covered, lending them a wild and singular appearance. 
Their complexion was of a copper hue, and the men had no 
sign of a beard. Their hair was straight and shiny, but very — 
coarse, cut in “bang” fashion in front, but hanging down on their 
shoulders behind. Their features, in spite of the disfiguring : 
paint, were pleasant and attractive, their foreheads being lofty, 
and their eyes sparkling with animation. Nearly all of them © 
Seemed under thirty. There was one woman with them, who 
was quite young, and had a beautiful figure. et 
- Columbus speaks of them in his journal, thus: “They ¢ do 
not bear arms, nor do they know them, for | showed them 
swords, and they: took them by the edge, and cut themselves 
through ignorance. They have no iron at all; their javelins are 
rods without iron, and some of them have a fish’ Ss tooth at the — 
end, and some of them other things. They are: all of good : 
stature, and good graceful appearance, well made. eg 
“They would be good servants, and of good disposition; for Re 
-Isee that they repeat very quickly everything which is said to a | 
them. And I believe that they could easily be made Christians, oe 
for it seems to me that they have no belief. |, if it please our 
Lord, will take six of them to your Highnesses at the time of oo 
moc lay departure, so that they may learn to talk. No wild creature x 
et any sort have I seen, except parrots, on this island.” 
G ee ae ue has landed on the extremity of