mo        Of    the    N   A   T   I   V   E   S    of
for their diverfion in all their entertainments. They fometimei
fmoke tobacco, and tell ftories; all which merriments are gene-
rally in the night time. They hav£ alfo profeffed buffoons Qr
jeilers $ but their wit is intolerably indecent afid otefcene,
CHAP.     XV.
Of their FRIEND SHIP, and HOSPITALITY.
WHEN any one of this country feeks the fHendlhip
of another he invites him to his hut, aftd for his en-
tertainment dreffes as much of   his beft visuals as
wtiight iferre ten people.    As foon as the ftranger £ome§ into tlte
hut, which is made very hot for his reception, both he and the
landlord ftrip themfelves naked; then the tatter fets before his
gueft great plenty of victuals; and while  he is eating it the
fioft throws water upon red-hot ftones, 'till he makes the hut
infupportably hot.    The ftranger endeavours &1> he can to bmi
this exceffive heat§ and to eat up all the  victuals  that were
dreffed^ and the landlord  endeavours to oblige hk  friend  ta
complain of the heat^ and to !^g to be excufed from eating all
up.    It k reckoned a dishonour to the landlord, and a mark of
niggardlinefs, if he fliould be able to accomplish this.    He him-
felf eats nothing during the whole time, and is allowed to go
out of the hut;  but the ftranger is not fuffered to ftir 'till he
acknowledges himfelf overcome.    At thefe feafts they over-eat
themfelves h much, that for three days they cannot bear the
light of victuals, and are fcarce able to move, from repletion.
When the ilranger is gorged, afnd can no longer endure the
beat, he purchafes his difiniffiofi with prefents of dogs, cloatf%
or