The same afterwards came swimming to the ship's boats where we were, and brought us parrots, cotton threads in balls, darts and many other things, and bartered them with us for things which we gave them, such as bells and small glass beads.

In fine, they took and gave all of whatever they had with good will.

But it appeared to me they were a people very poor in everything.
They went totally naked, as naked as their mothers brought them into the world." CHARACTER OF THE INDIANS.
Then Columbus goes on to say that these Indians were well made, with very good countenances, but hair like horsehair, their colour yellow; and that they painted themselves.

They neither carried arms, nor understood such things, for when he showed them swords, they took hold of them by the blade, and hurt themselves.

Their darts were without iron; but some had a fish's tooth at the end.