Voyages in the Northern Pacific Narrative of Several Trading Voyages From 1813
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They beat some as fine as paper, and in this manner they can produce any size, some coarse, and some fine; some they make to stand the water ; those are painted in oil colours. The young women rove about without 106 PROPENSITY TO GAMBLING. restraint till they attain the age of twenty. They then become more steady and have children. The boys are always practising throwing the spear, swimming, diving, and playing in the surf; flying kites is a favourite amusement; while on shore here I made sever...al. The natives are very great gamblers; their original game is draughts, but instead of having twelve men each, they have about forty; the board is painted in squares, with black and white stones for men, and the game is decided by one party losing all his pieces. They play another game, by hiding a stone under three pieces of cloth. Six people play at this game, each party having his stone and cloths, and a small wand with which they strike the cloth under which they think the stone is deposited.
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