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589.
Some account of St. Helena

nor have they like the Indians several sorts many of which are very palatable but are confind to only one and that one of the Worst

All kinds of Labour is here performd by Man  indeed he is the only animal that works except a few Saddle Horses nor has he the Least asistance of art to enable him to perform his task  Supposing the Roads to be too steep & narrow for Carts  an objection which lies against only one part of the Island  yet the simple contrivance of Wheelbarrows would Doubless be far preferable to carrying burthens upon the head & yet even that expedient was never tried  Their Slaves indeed are very numerous  they have them from most parts of the World  but they appeard to me a miserable race worn out almost with the Severity of the punishments of which they frequently complaind  I am sorry to say that it appeard to me that far more frequent & more wanton

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