p. Xik 
or becotiiés a préy to the Wolves, panthers, and other voracious 
powder 
Spo With thefe fkins they purchafe of the Engl guns, 
ot, woollen cloth, aan kettles, porridge-pots, knives, 
vermin beads, rum, 
eir methods - Gece and fifhing differ from ours, particu- 
of deceiving deer, by an artificial head ue on 
; to the *head 1 
left the {kin of the breaft neck, which is extended with hoops 
for th enter; th nter’s ‘Coat i a deer’s fkin; the 
eyes are well'reprefented by the globular fhining feeds of the Pavia, 
r fcarlet ring horfeschefnut. In thefe habilements’an /ndian 
will appto shear ‘a deer as he pleafes, the ex 1otion e 
haviour of a deer being fo well a y them, that it 
eer, 
oF fire hunting is ufually “in Ofober, At 
whe, {preading them- 
ag woods on 
ftance of the ale is aren to fome peni 
fula, or neck of lan , into which deers, bears, and other He 
are d drove by the raging He and fmoak, and béing hemai’d in 
rs by their guns. 
eir annual ¢n 
‘ociate fete hundreds a Indians, 
Donn teoaie 
The In oe are: e generally allowed to have a good capacity, 
Of their which feems adapted and even confined to their favage 
Sagacity. way of life, “Reading andl wating is ne higheft eru- 
dition eens nS r heard any of them. attain 
tho’ a grea ne ae ve bee , ne ftill continue to 
be educated at ee oe oe in Virginia, by the benefaction 
at Mr. Boyle, whofe pious de figt en Wary that after attain- 
Ai ue = guliestion, ‘they fhould inculcate amon nat their bre- 
yet I hav t heard of an inftance 
re the 
te hI } 
have they to their barbar arous 
they have been bred, and fared w 
intention, € 
cuftoms, that th t 
ell with the Pata, 
fkins, an 
learni ing fo suena bettowed upon cities 
But I fhall hefe remark, that although every clan or nation hath 
fe peculiar uy  itfe If, there is one univerfal language ne 
the Lingua ea-ports o e Mediterranean, whic h i 
gre e pate 
Von r 
‘4 
underftood OE. all ee ook and wee men thro’ a 
of north Ame 
hough 
winlbs it is fa ch, ‘that is in f 
city or inftinct that acai are ages of, and hich is s part 
o fs 
ner 
literatur ov or their les ery of at- 
a fa g 
3 
nae adapted to their conveniency of life. An inftanc 
as follows : 
When a bo pias pda fet out on an hunting journey of five 
hundred miles, more or lefs, perhaps where none of them ever 
were; after the par ta place of rendezvous is agreed on, the 
then confult what direction it lies in, one pointing his fin- 
ger towards the place; though but little variation appears in their 
pointings, the preference judgment is given to the eldelt; 
thus it being concluded on, they fet out all fingly, and different 
ways, except the women, who jog on a conftant pace, while the 
urney, and though they range fome hundred mil 
from one another, they all meet at the € appointed. ~And 
if any obftruction happens, they leave certain marks in ayy 
where they that come after will underftand how many have pafied 
and which way ei are gone. They aré never loft, though at the 
greateft diftanc m home; and w they never were before, 
e 
nd will find cae eo back by a contrary way from that they 
es Indian boy th 2 was pola up very ere to fchool at Wil- 
Liamfburgh, at the age of 9 or 10 years, m fchool, pond 
( ew Sao to ae over fom eee and then 
though the neare ie 
rryl _ no ‘provifio a ce im, 
The ey know the north Se eee they are; one guide is by 
acertain mofs that grows moft on the north fide of trees. 
Their fagacity in tracing the footfteps f one another Ae lefs won 
derful: on a dry furf ttl able to dif- 
they often eohig ditboeriea 3 
cern the leaft imprefion of any thing, ofte 
but apable of impreffion, they will give a near 
guefs, not only of the nu Ae of Indians fled, but by the 
anake and re of their Mocka/ins, will know of "what nation os 
uton moift 
Toups, des pantheres, &2 d? autres animaux carnaciers. Les eS ae 
donnent ee ces phen x des fufils, de la poudre, du plomb, du dre, 
haches, des chaudieres, des marmites, des couieaux, dit raion. a 
pe boon dur ate i 
Leur chaffe, 8 leur pache different de la notre i east 
dans I les daims: ils trouvent ~ ad’ approcher 
aifément de ces animaux, “€9 de les tuer, al’aide d’une a Y deitods di 
es fe : elle eft faite de la téte d’un male, dont on a les cornes, 
gra oe pour les rendre léger ty 4 faciles, a porter e 
ae a a peaude la poitrine 8 du cou, trend ave e ii 
fin que . bras du chaffeur y aif oH entrer Phabit de ce dert 
auffi fait de peau de daim: les ye iy animal in ie bien rods 
ar des grains de femence b cbate “roses la fleur gf te 
wipe te, un Indi 4 x 
he 
2 dee en étant fi parfe citement imité 
par 
pet, iple Sy gu On a oe vi deux aS 5 aero nee. avec 
» Glu 
s deux ttre 
ces teres ae ofaite. 
tué peur un 
Ils on. WE cope de cballer 
le font d’ordi- 
sia ie le mois d’ Octobre oe cet ie eh a pata f pam mblent 
aines, fe répan sin enfuite ie ee grande étendue de pa 
Ts en feu des foréts entieres: a laide du vent, ce feu eft dirigé vers 
quelque Liles ou langue de ina on les . les ours, &F auires 
animaux font chaffés par la eeu du feu 8 par ee on les y in- 
vefti age && T’on en détruit une ane ee iaiee a bei de fu, 
[prit 
convient en général q 5m 
par “it w ttre ues qian genre Ae vie me i mene itt, (Gy 
entier se Tire oe écrire tak le ag a. 
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po afte. : “Villatre Merl. Pike: dont 
en forte que, ferendant capables dans ‘cette école, il 
leurs freres lad ndiens Ja on regen, - lavertu. ‘Fe i 
iqnas oui dire fe aucun det vépondu a une sitesin mf Tone ble 
nh y Ane. 
uples naiffe 
quoi que 
tum 
our fi grand pour le 
bien éléves &S bien ti des 
ques, 
> 
pa ys natal, pour se reprendr 
= Were oe eS Jonge a faire ufage di avoir qwils méritoient 
Lobfero verai i, que, 4 uoi que chaque nation Indienne cit un lengua Mae 
Beh we en 0 gis ae: uy, auffi- Unit erfel parmi eux que la \an 
la Mé editerra anée, & a oft entendi ee 
US les che so les 
la plus & os 
gens di it inition 
inépris oF “ils ont pour la litérature, ou f P om veut leur inca 
cquerir, & 
Eu uropéens “font incapables, e ee contrib 
& la commodité de leur vie. i Un, ob 
une J 
as 
d'une ees particu ere 
waste ex 
Hon Indiens fe mettent en marche pour aller chaffer & cing cens 
inilles a "Tea ou ils ie Ee e ae étre dans un en. ndroit on ils wont 
Me mais été, ils t dun exaimi- 
US LHMARINALE 
> 
l cété i Ip t Hi hy un deux le wean de doigt. 
es doi igts paro 
prj Popinion dt ce 
artent tous pam nen 
, 
ga we la, traverfan nae a 
rencontr ent par 
wils errent tt 
eu affigné, &F fi quelque hee me oni e, 
be, min certains iil nade oe Wats oS ee ae 
5, qui ont pris 
ne fe per dent jamais, he ie qu ils fe Seyent de chez 
endroits ot ils m @ font jamais venus auparavant, ils 
fen trouver le ey min du logis, ‘G sy en retournent par des routes 
ontraires a celles 8 Jefeeles in Ag nage 
Un jeune gargon Indien, gion avoit mis tout ae au college de 
Williamsbourg, Sen digas Pa e de 9g a 10 ans, & trouva le 
moyen, fans qu'on fit ee de tr rei la riviere - Sal s, & 
aeuG oie ie a des bois fon pays watal, qui éto moins & 
5 de la, fa oe pone & fans autre » fibfibence 
, Fd’ autres fruits que les bois 
g7yR: 
= 
aan ial Coté : ils 
en 
Ils naif ent le Nord, quelque part qu "ils foyent, &F en ont entre autres 
inde une certaine moufje, qui, la plufpart du temps croit fur le cété Sep- 
nal des arbres. 
La fogacité avec laquelle ils s*entrefuivent a la trace weft pas moins 
Sur Pn énante. Ils eee Jo wvent des see, bate un ps ein fec, oit il n’y 
eu ct 
uer la € de quoi que ce Sot 
mais quand Ws fon “ ne un terrein ‘ume, ven de oe: ihe im- 
pref jion 5 non iene ils devineront, 
Ve 
& 
= 
chofe pres bre des 
ndroit, mats vals oe pa a la forme 
