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Rh swiftest animal. (113) These are the charitable.—In India are pygmies two cubits long; they ride upon goats, and make war against the cranes. (114) These are they who begin, well, but cease before they are perfect.—In India, there are also men who possess six hands. They are without clothes, but are extremely hairy, and dwell in rivers. (115) These are the laborious of the world.—There are men who have six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot. (116) These are the unpolluted.—Certain women there are bearded to the breast; but their heads are totally bare. (117) These represent virtuous men. In Ethiopia there are men with four eyes each. (118). These are they who fear God.—In Europe are very beautiful men; but they have a crane's head, and neck, and beak. (119) These designate judges, who ought to have long necks and beaks, in order that what the heart thinks may be long before it reach the mouth. If all judges were thus we should have fewer injudicious awards.