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 natural that the Pongos, after having amued themelves for ome Time with the Blaze, or ufficiently warmed themelves, hould grow tired of tanding tock till in the ame Place, and return to their wild Fruits which require more Time than the Fleh of Animals. Beides it is well known that mot Animals, and Man himelf, are naturally indolent, and never care to trouble themelves about any thing they can any way do without. In fine, it appears very trange that the Pongos, whoe Dexterity and Strength is o much cried up, who know how to bury their Dead, and make themelves Awnings with Leaves and Branches, hould not know how to keep up a Wood Fire by puhing the half-burnt Sticks into it. I remember to have een a Monkey do the very thing which Battel and Purchas will not allow the Pongos Sene to do; it is true that, my Thoughts not having as yet taken a Turn this Way, I committed myelf the very Fault with which I now reproach our Travellers, and neglected examining if the Monkey's Intention was to keep in the Fire, or barely to imitate thoe whom he had een doing it. Be that as it will, it is evident