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Rh another. One cannot enough admire how peaceable, lovingly and united they live together: Hatred and Envy, Strifes and Jars are never heard of among them. And although it may happen, that one bears a Grudge to another, yet it never breaks out into any Scolding, or Fighting; neither have they any Words to expres uch Paions, or any injurious and proviking Terms of Quarrelling. It has happened once or twice, that a very wicked and malicious Fellow, out of a ecret Grudge, has killed another; which none of the Neighbours have taken Notice of, but all let it pas with a urprizing Indolence; ave the next Kindred to the Dead, if he finds himelf trong enough, revenges his Relation's Death upon the Murderer. They know of no other Punihment. But thoe old Women called Witches, and uch as pretend to kill or hurt by thier conjur- ing;