The text discusses perceptions and reactions to strangers, touching upon the concept of shyness and the misunderstandings it can lead to among children and adults. It highlights the importance of judgment and the avoidance of misjudgments based on superficial appearances. Additionally, it mentions the cultural practice of hair-braiding among women and its connections to propriety and tradition.
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Black-Tip, Lolle, or another strange Dock-Huyf, encounter or are grasped, causing them to scream or cry out as the Throat is cut; Not meaning anything else, or a Stranger (against whom many are Shy) desires to handle them. This fear indeed does not come forth otherwise, than because such a Head-Covering, a different contour and General, is provided to the Being of such a Person in the Eyes of the Children: This exchange can sometimes be so great, that elderly People are deceived, and sometimes Peet Jannetje is mistaken for Peet Neeltje. Many People, yes even sometimes their own Parents despise the Shyness in the Children, and have much more with those who are Allemans-Friend (Everyone's Friend); But we have indeed not uncertainly observed, that the first sort are generally better in Understanding and Judgment than the latter, who are often Bloom-Pappens and Goe-Jobbens; And not divided by whom the Announced and Followed and Harassed were: of whom the Truth in the Upbringing will most certainly be found; And we would dare to assume our Position, where good Proof reasons can be given. That the Women laid the Hair, called Weaving, seemingly derived from the Greek word Thrix meaning Hair.
Furthermore, we also consider it permissible for Women to properly adorn their Heads through Hair-braiding; But no further than is decent in their State and state of Clothing, and can be stretched to please their Husband: And in this sense it cannot go beyond the Command. Indeed we hold that one is much more obliged to do such;