The Spanish Paraguayrians employed in collecting the herb of Paraguay in
the thick northern woods, often see very large and melancholy apes, with
extremely long beards, on account of which circumstance they have given
them a ridiculous name which I prudently forbear to mention. They love
dark recesses, flying mankind and the light, but are universally
dreaded, on account of the arms they make use of: for at every passer-by
they throw some of their stinking dung, which is always ready. But in
comparison to that of the skunk, this stink may be accounted rose and
saffron. No one has hitherto ever thought of catching and taming them.