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 Objects, namely the Conveniencies of Life and the Eteem of others. But how hall we be able to form to ourelves any Notion of that kind of Pleaure, which a Savage takes in pending his Days alone in the Heart of a Foret, or in Fihing, or in blowing into a wretched Flute without ever being able to fetch a ingle Note from it, or ever giving himelf any Trouble to learn how to make a better Ue of it.

Savages have been often brought to Paris, to London, and to other Places; and no Pains omitted to fill them with high Ideas of our Luxury, our Riches, and all our mot ueful and curious Arts; yet they were never een to expres more than a tupid Admiration at uch Things, without the leat Appearance of coveting them. Among other Stories I remember one concerning the Chief of ome North-America Indians brought about thirty Years ago to the Court of London. A thouand Things were laid before him, in order to find out what Preent would be acceptable to him, without hitting upon any one thing that he eemed to like. Our Arms appeared heavy and inconvenient to him; our Shoes pinched