know their nature, they would grow insolent & rebellious & be a great a great an- noyance to each other & of course also, would never die. "This will not do, I must (16) "I must make them of a more weake & fragible substance, "so that they may live a reas- "reasonable time & behave as becomes human beings." Upon this he took up a handful of common Earth & made the form of a man, & blew into his nostrils _the breath of life_. The Moon formed the Female, as Wesuck. did the Male, hence the reason of the Pe- riodical return of their sickness with that of the moon, "as also among the Sluts." (Bitches). Hence also all women are forbidden when they go out from the calls of nature, & that _one_ in particular, to look at the moon while thus employed. Those who are thus for- getful, ignorant, or obstinate immediately find the effect by the return &c. x x x. I should have said that he bruised the stone to Pieces, altho' a great part of it was already formed. For the white (I believe it was the Moon again) he made a Part- ner for him of one of his ribs & another piece, which he wrapped in a handker- chief & laid beside him saying "this, by the time thou risest, shall be a full "grown Woman & shall be thy companion" &c.----After all this done, he made a separation in the Earth, one part of which was a beautiful plain meadow Ground, & the rest Woody; & then set off travelling in the Earth. He took a partner to himself, by whom he had a son. This soon got to mans estate, but had a great aversion to the female Sex, which gave his Parents a great deal of anxiety, all their trouble, all their remonstrances were to no effect: at last the father betho't of a plan in which he was sure of success. "He transformed him- "self into a most beautiful woman & when the Son was returned from his hunting "well Son! said the Mother, here is a young & handsome woman we have procured "merily for thee; does she please thee?"--Her _charms_ were so great the young man immediately became extremely fond of her. But this, in the end, became the source of much trouble to both Parents & of disgrace to the father particular- ly. The mother became jealous & vexed on her son's account that he should so be imposed upon, & done many shameful things to her husband." Here follows a train of Stories the most indecent, & shameful & sometimes obscene, that one can well imagine. But these people are yet, so far as regards their faculties, in a state of Nature. Every thing appears reasonable & natural & must be very gross & palpable indeed when they do not give credit to them. Their language is also that of nature, & they speake out what they think--they do not use circumlocu- tion to avoid an indecent term, nor have they flourishes to embellish their dis- courses; & their speeches, to my taste, at least, are far more pleasing & natural than those strained & laboured compositions we meet with amongst ourselves. But this is