fettt ßi^fTeifd) effen, fd)eueW fi$> § Ä r iM t | j | M
»on Pütjen $tt fel)en unb -$u beruhten. Qlud) madden
ite begmegen ben Europäern feine SBojw ürfe, fcaß
t>iete SRhibflcifd) wie gnbereW gteifd) genießen « gu
ten ^m iffetu n g e» g eirrt unter1 mtexn\
kiefe bag fie attö ten Jun ten Won gefallenen W e n
e e t le ntaäjen, w it w elken bie
werben W Unter ben $ in b u 6 würbe derjenige ^ bet
fidb fotdber © e ile bebient, M0 weniger werunreinigt I
unb werabfeßeut werben/ at6 fbld)e> iretd/e jte betetn
tet l;dttetu ; w * *
© 6 fefyr bie gep fetieffu i p Ä i P bitrd) tgre
| f ö f e t ä M M t unb sm d ß ig td t/ burd) f y u ftu x fy tfm r
fe it nnb 2tbgeueigtl>eit gegen l)arte 3lvbeiten M p W
ftn b 3) , f o w en ig B efifen fte bie angebolwne gäln gfett
w ben fe in te n ©ewebeti unb © e fp in f en, ober tie d^araf^
terifitfebe ß abfu cfjt unb ben d)arafterißtfd)en
aeiff ber f y t i t ^ . R a u b e t unb © d ) if ff # r t w aren non
leber w ie noch j e f l in ben Jgänben won S re tn b lm g e n :
iefo n b erö Won «ölobren unb £ in b u & ?© an n M A
lonefen auch eben fo einfebmei^etnb unb u n pw erldßtg
in ihren «Reben 4) : ober fo fa tt unb ungefellig ß n b ,
7 Such honorable people, as they, to eat such unclean
, and polluted .flesh.
i ) Asiat* Res. 1. C.
- 2) Knox p. 71*
3) Fercival 170* et sq. Knox p. 63. et sq.
a'l Die @urteße bet (Seblonefen befugen fowofyl Änot
ale q>ercit>al. 2>et S^tere fMtnt non itjnew au#
5Babrbaftigfeit. Dtefe Xnger.b mtit m t n f f f | *
genauer fcnnm lernte, ben (geylonefen ganj ab. p^04-
fb r they make no account or conscience ot lying*
neither is it any/shame, or disgrace to them, If
they be catched in telling lyes. It is so costumafy#
atê bieJginbu ê * ) ; f ° frtnn man ^)ncn wentgflienè had)*
rM ;n ten , ffig fie £ )ie b fa l)l unb Olaub tn e |r , ate ir*
genb ein fO d tf in 31 gen werabfdfjeuen ®).
. j j e f t forbere id) alle unpartepifdje J o rfd je r a u f,
tie 3lel;nftd)Petten fow o l)l, aïê 33erfd)iebenbetten ber
jgtnbuê unb ^eptonefen genau jjtf■ wergleid)en, unb
bann fid) fetb jl M fra g e n , ob eê wal)rfd)eintidf) fe p ,
bag bet) einer fo gerin ge« O n tferm in g ber $ u f e n , bet)
einer foïdjcn © leid)ljeit beê 33oben ê, beê ^ tin ia unb
ber 9 ^at)ru n gêttiitteï, bet) einer fo geUauen © etn ein s
febaft bepber «86lfer baë etrte fid) Won bem anbern fo
fel)r t)dtte unterfdieiben Pbnncn, ato bte €et)tonefen fidb
Won ben Jginbuë iu.iK ücf(!d)t au f $ & rp erb iïb u n g unb
© pradje / m f at/rung iin b bu l^eftlthe (5inrtd)tnng#
auf D e ifie d ? unb @ etu ü t|ëa n fg gen unterfd)eiben, wetut
b e |b e e in eégèm etn fd )a ftïteh ehU rfp ru n g êw a ren ? 3Rir#
t*d) geftéhe e ê , Pon n u t eê Wiet gtaubticher w or, b a f bie
€e^tonefen ebên fo Weutg woh bëttlS^diabaren ober ^ g s
niu ïen , a ïê btè hu b ©ew& d|fe ber StTfel au ê
D eca n a b fam m e n : b a f wieïtnet;r bte etnen Unb bie atts
beren gïeid) urfprungtich fin b , unb b a f bepbe ^war
1) percival p. 176. While at meals, they Seldom
converse with,each other s . While drinking they
‘ never turn their; faces towards each other. Unb
p. I82. 83^3ports and diversions^ are almost enti*
rely unknown among them \ . during the Whale
time of my stay on thé isiandi aftd after the most
minutest.enquiries/lpeVer could^learn of any di«
versions in use amongst the Candiaiis. ;
2) RerciVal p.v 170* 1 Have already exempt«;d them
from the censure of&tealiftg and* lying, Which seem
to be almost inherent in the nature of an Indian.
Knox p. 64. Of all the vices they are least ad*
dieted to stealing, the Which they do excedingly
hate and abhor; so that there but few robb#*
ties committed among them,