AN ACCOUNT OF THE ABIPONES, AN EQUESTRIAN PEOPLE OF PARAGUAY. FROM THE LATIN OF MARTIN DOBRIZHOFFER, EIGHTEEN YEARS A MISSIONARY IN THAT COUNTRY. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. II. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1822. London: Printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. PART II. _Page_ Chap. I. Of the Territory, Origin, and various Names of the Abipones 1 II. Of the natural Colour of the Americans 8 III. Of the Persons of the Abipones, and the Conformation of their Bodies 12 IV. Of the ancient and universal Methods of disfiguring the Person 19 V. Of the Perforation of the Lips and Ears of the Savages 24 VI. Of the Strength and Longevity of the Abipones 31 VII. Why the Abipones are so vigorous and long-lived 41 VIII. Of the Religion of the Abipones 57 IX. Of the Conjurors, or rather of the Jugglers and Cheats of the Abipones 67 X. Conjectures why the Abipones take the Evil Spirit for their Grandfather, and the Pleiades for the Representation of him 88 XI. Of the Division of the Abiponian Nation, of their Paucity, and of the chief causes thereof 95 XII. Of the Magistrates, Captains, Caciques, &c. of the Abipones, and of their Forms of Government 100 XIII. Of the Food, Journeys, and other particulars of the Economy of the Abipones 110 XIV. Of the Form and Materials of Clothing, and of the Fabric of other Utensils 127 XV. Of the Manners and Customs of the Abipones 136 XVI. Of the Language of the Abipones 157 XVII. Concerning other Peculiarities of the Abiponian Tongue 183 XVIII. Of the Weddings of the Abipones 207 XIX. Of the Marriage of the Abipones 210