th re e te e th , and w a s co n ju red b y the w om en to lea ve th e place, as th e y
d id n o t k n ow w h a t m ig h t enfue. In fa£t, I o bferv ed the nativ es armin
g th em fe lv e s ; m u ch co n fu fio n and h u r r y w a s v ifib le am o n g them ;
th e fa v a g e appeared to b e p red om in a tin g ; p erhap s th e blood th e y had
d r aw n , and w h ic h w a s d i l l w e t on the heads and bread s o f m an y ó f
th em , began to m ake th em fierce ; an d , w h e n I w a s o n th e p o in t o f
r e t ir in g , th e fign a l w a s g iv e n , w h ic h animated th e b o y s to the firft
e x e r c ife o f th e fp ir it w h ic h th e bufinefs o f th e d a y h ad in fu fed in to
th em , ( fo r I h a v e no d ou b t th a t th e ir y o u n g b o foms w e r e w a rm ed b y
th e different ce remonie s w h ic h th e y had w itn e ffed , o f w h ic h th e y had
in d e ed b e en fom e th in g m ore th an mere fpedtators, and w h ic h th e y
k n ew h ad be en e x h ib ite d w h o l ly on th e ir ac co u n t,) and th e y ru lhed
in to th e tow n in th e manner b e fo re d e fcr ibed , e v e r y w h e re as th e y
paffed a lo n g fe tt in g th e grafs on fire.
O n Ih ew in g th e teeth to o u r medical gen tlem an th e re , and to others
fin c e m y re turn to E n g lan d , th e y all declared th a t th e y co u ld no t h a v é
b e en be tte r e x tra c ted , h ad th e p ro p e r in ftrum en t been ufed , inftead o f
th e d o n e and p ie ce o f w o o d .
O n a v ie w o f all the fe c ircum d an c e s , I c e r ta in ly Ihould n o t co n fid e r
th is ce rem o n y in an y o th e r lig h t than as a tr ib u te , w e r e I n o t o b lig ed
to hefita te, b y o b fe rv in g th a t all the p eop le o f C am -m e r - ra y , w h ic h
w e r e th o fe w h o e x a f t e d th e to o th , w e r e them fe lv e s p roo fs th a t th e y
h ad fu bm itted to th e ope ra tion . I n e v e r faw on e am o n g them w h o
h ad n o t lo d th e fro n t to o th . I w e ll r e c o i le d B en -n il- lo n g , in th é
e a r ly p e r io d o f e u r a cqua in tance w i th h im and h is la n g u a g e , te llin g
u s , as w e th en th o u g h t, th a t a man o f th e name o f C am -m e r -ra -g a l
w o r e all th e teeth ab out h is neck . B u t w e afte rw a rd s fo u n d th a t this
term w a s o n ly th e d id in g u ilh in g title o f th e tribe w h ic h performed
th e ce remon ie s in c id en t to th e operation. B e n -n il - lo n g at o th e r times
to ld us, th a t his ow n to o th was b o u r -b il- lie y p e -m u l, buried in the
e a r th , and that others w e r e th row n in to th e fea. I t is ce r ta in , h ow e
v e r , th a t m y female frien d s , w h o g a v e me th e te e th , w e r e v e r y
an x io u s th a t th e g ift Ihould n o t com e to th e k n ow le d g e o f the men o f
C am -m e r - ra y , and rep e ated ly faid th a t th e y w e r e intend ed fo r them.
In a llu d in g to th is c e rem o n y , w h e th e r b y p o in t in g to th e v a c a n c y
« c c a fio n ed b y th e lo d to o th , o r b y ad v e r tin g to a n y o f th e cu rious
fcene s
fcenes e x h ib ited on th e o c c afion , th e w o rd s Y o o - Ia h n g e rah-b a-d iahn g
w e r e a lw a y s ufed ; but to denote the lofs o f a n y other tooth th e w o rd
b o o l-b a g -g a w a s applied. T h e term Y o o - la h n g erah-b a-d iahng m u d
th e re fo re be confid ered as a p p ly in g fo le ly to this e x tra o rd in a ry occafio
n ; it appears to be com pou n d ed o f th e name g iv e n to th e fpot
w h e re th e p r in c ip al fcenes ta k e p la c e , and o f th e m o d material qualification
th a t is d e riv ed from th e w h o le c e rem o n y , that o f th row in g
th e fpear. I co n c e iv e this to be th e im p o r t o f th e w o rd erah-ba-
d ia h n g , erah b e in g a p art o f th e v e rb to th row , erah, th row y o u ,
e ra ille y , th row in g .
B e in g th us entered on “ the v a lu ed file ,” th e y q u ic k ly affume the
con feq u en c e d ue to th e d id in f t io n , and as fo o n as p offib le b r in g th e ir
fa cu ltie s in to a Orion. T h e p ro c u r in g o f fo o d r e a lly feems to be b u t a
fe c o n d a r y bufinefs w i th th em ; th e m ana gement o f the fp ear and th e
Afield , d e x te r ity in th row in g th e v arious clubs th e y hav e in ufe am o n g
th em , a g ility in e ithe r ' atta ck in g o r d e fen d in g , and a d ifp la y o f the
c o n d a n c y w i th w h ic h th e y end ure pain, ap p earing to ra n k fir ft am o n g
th e ir concerns in life . T h e females to o are ac cu d om ed to bear on
th e ir heads th e traces o f th e fu p e r io r ity o f th e males, w i th w h ic h th e y
d ig n i fy th em a lm o d as fo on as th e y fin d d ren g th in the arm to imp
r in t th e mark . W e h a v e feen fome o f the fe u n fo r tu n a te b e in g s w i th
m o r e fears u p on th e ir Ihorn head s, cut in e v e r y diredrion, th an cou ld
b e w e l l d id in g u ilh e d o r cou n ted . T h e co n d ition .o f the fe w om en is
fo w r e tch e d , that I h a v e o ften , on fe e in g a female ch ild borne on its
m o th e r s Ihoulders, anticipated th e mile rie s to w h ic h it w a s b o rn , and
th o u g h t it w o u ld b e a m e r c y to d e d ro y it. N o tw ith d a n d in g , h o w e
v e r ; th a t th e y are th e mere Haves o f th e m en , I hav e g en e ra lly
fo u n d , in trac in g the caufes o f th e ir qua rrels, th a t th e w om en w e re at
th e h e ad o f th em , th o u g h in fom e cafes r em o te ly . T h e y mingled in
a ll th e co n ted s o f th e m e n ; and o n e o f th e fe , that was in th e beg
in n in g attended w i th fom e c e rem o n y , w a s o pened b y a w om a n :
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