Almost all the people live upon the produce of their herds, with oats, milk, cheese, and butter eating flesh in larger proportions than bread.
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These people being of a sharp and acute intellect, and gifted with a rich and powerful understanding, excel in whatever studies they pursue, and are more quick and cunning than the other inhabitants of a western clime.
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