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126 As oon as a Viitor enters the Houe, he is deired forthwith to trip tark naked, and to it down in this Guie like all the ret; for this is the grand Fahion with them, to dry the Clothes of their Guet. When Victuals are put before him, he takes Care not to fall a eating immediately, for fear of being look'd upon as tarvd, or of paing for a Glutton. He mut tay till all the Family is gone to Bed, before he can lie down; for to them it eems unbecoming, that the Guet goes to Ret before the Landlord. Whenever a Stranger comes into a Houe, he never aks for Victuals, though never o hungry; nor is there any need he hould; for they generally exercie great Hopitality, and are very free with what they have; and what is highly to be admired and they have mot Things in common. And, if there be any among them (as it will happen) who cannot work, nor get his Livelihood, they do not let him tarve, but admit him freely to their Table, in which they confound us Chritians, who uffer o many poor and ditreed