 With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the body. They say it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as fast as it appears. But the traders who marry their women, and prevail on them to discontinue this practice, say, that nature is the...  The Works of Thomas Jefferson - Page 439by Thomas Jefferson - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...difgraceful to be hairy on the body. They i'ay, it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as fail as it appears. But the traders who marry their women, and prevail on them to difcontinue this practice, fay, that nature is the fame with them as with the whites. Nor, if the fact... | |
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...difgraceful to be hairy on the body. They fay it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as faft as it appears. But the traders who marry their women, and preVail on them to difcontinue this practice, fay, that nature is the fame >vith them as with the whites. As to the beards... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...difgraccful to be hairy on the body. They fay it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as faft as it appears. But the traders who marry their women and prevail on them to ¿ifcontinuc this practice, fay, that nature is the ùme with them as with the whites. As to the beards... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...difgraceful to be hairy on the body. They fay it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as fail as it appears. But the traders .who marry their women, and prevail . on them to difcontinue this practice, fay that nature is the fame with them as with the whites. Nor, if the faft... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...the head. But this is a fa£l of which fair proof can scarcely be had. With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the body. They say it likens them to hogs....the same with them as with the whites. Nor, if the fa£t be true, is the consequence necessary which has been drawn from it. Negroes have notoriously... | |
 | John Davis - United States - 1803 - 470 pages
...heads. But this 4s a " fact of which fair proof can scarcely be had. " With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the " body. They say it likens them to...practice, say that nature is the same with " them as the whites." He who can read the concluding part of this sentence, in which Mr. Jefferson still maintains... | |
 | John Burk - Slavery - 1805 - 490 pages
...body ; they say it likens them to * Carver. hogs : They therefore pluck the hair as fast as it CHAP. appears. But the traders, who marry their women, and...nature is the same with them as with the whites.* " They pull their beards up," says Mr. Beverley, " by the roots with muscle shells, and both men and... | |
 | William Winterbotham - United States - 1819 - 606 pages
...difgraceful to be hairy on the body. They fay it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as faft as it appears. But the traders who marry their women, and prevail on them to difcontinue this practice, fay, that nature is the fame with them as with the whites. As to the beards... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...the head. But this is a fact of which fair proof can scarcely be had. With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the body. They say it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as fast aa it appears. But the traders who marry their women, and prevail on them to discontinue this practice,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 634 pages
...the head. But this is a fact of which fair proof can scarcely be. had. With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the body. They say it likens them to hogs....from it. Negroes have notoriously less hair than the whites; yet they are more ardent. But if cold and moisture be the agents of nature for diminishing... | |
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