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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Also some Ebeny pestels about four foot long to beat rice out of the husk, and a wooden Morter to beat it in afterwards to make it white, a Hirimony or Grater to grate their Coker-nuts with, a flat stone upon which they grind their Pepper and Turmeric, &c.

With another stone which they hold in their hands at the same time.

They have also in their houses Axes, Bills, Houghs, Atches Chissels, and other Tools for their use.

Tables they have none, but sit and eat on the ground.
[How they eat.] And now we are mentioning eating, let us take a view of this people at their meals.

Their Dyet and ordinary fare is but very mean, as to our account.


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