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general, of the children of the Savages of North- 

 America. 



^' Sometimes, ■■■ as the means of correding their 

 ** faults, they employ prayers and tears, but never 

 ^* threatenings....A mother, who fees her daughter 

 *' behave improperly, falls a crying. The daughter 

 " naturally afks what is the matter with her, and 

 *' flie fatisfies herfelf with replying, Ton dijhonour 

 " me. This mode of reproof feldom fails to pro- 

 ** duce the effect intended. Since, however, they 

 *' have had a little more commerce with the 

 ** French, fome of them begin to chaftife their 

 *' children ; but fcarcely any except among thofe 

 *' who are Chrijiians, or who are fixed in the co- 

 " lony. The fevereft punifhment ufually inflifted 

 *Vby the Savages, for correéling their children, is 



** to throw a little water in their face Young 



■* women have been known to hang themfelves, 

 *' for having received from a mother fome flight 

 " reprimand, or a few drops of water thrown in 

 ^* the face ; after giving warning of what they were 

 *^ going to do, in thefe words, Ton Jhall m longer 

 f have a daughter " 



It is very amufing, to obferve the embar- 

 raffment of this Author, in attempting to recon- 



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