also are built houses
for the overseers and out-houses; among which is the kitchen
apart from the dwelling house, because of the smell of hot
victuals, offensive in hot weather.

"The habits, life, customs, computations of the Virginians,
are much the same as about London, which they esteem their
home; and for the most part have contemptible notions of
England, and wrong sentiments of Bristol, and the other
out-posts, which they entertain from seeing and hearing the
common dealers, sailors, and servants that come from those
towns, and the country places in England and Scotland, whose
language and manners are strange to them; for the planters
and even the native negroes generally talk good English
without idiom and tone, and can discourse handsomely upon
most common subjects: and conversing with persons belonging
to trade and navigation from London, for the most part they
are much civilized, and wear the best of clothes according
to their station; nay, sometimes too good for their
circumstances, being for the generality, comely handsome
persons of good features and fine complexions (if they take
care) of good manners and address.

"They are not very easily persuaded to the improvement of
useful inventions (except a few, such as sawing mills)
neither are they great encouragers of manufactures, because
of the trouble and certain expense in attempts of this kind,
with uncertain prospect of gain; whereas by their staple
commodity, tobacco, they are certain to get a plentiful
provision; nay, often very great estates. Upon this account
they think it folly to take off their hands (or negroes) and
employ their care and time about anything that may make
them lessen their crop of tobacco. So that though they are
apt to learn, yet they are fond of and will follow their own
ways, humors and notions, being not easily brought to new
projects and schemes; so that I question if they would have
been improved upon by the Mississippi or South sea, or any
other such monstrous bubbles. The common planters leading
easy lives without much labor, or any manly exercise, except
horse-racing, nor diversion, except cock-fighting, in which
some greatly delight.

"This easy way of living, and the heat of the summer, makes
some very lazy, who are t