"They have a kind of bird that has a head like a man and a body like a bird, and it speaks like a man."

"The people of the Sahara Desert are very poor, and they live like beasts."

"They have no shame or modesty, and they go about naked, or nearly so, both men and women."

"They have a kind of tree that produces a fruit that is like a pear, but it is much larger, and it has a very sweet taste."

"The women of Tibet are very loose in their morals, and it is no shame to them to have many husbands."