fapply their wars. This ptobably ‘has occafioried the depopula- se ils fi eas ne obligés de faire a Paix, Jaute de recrues. AOR 
fale 
ted hate of north America at the arrival of the Europeans, who  femblablem t de de 1’ Amérique Septen 
hy introducing the vices and the diftempers of the old world, have iin eo ie pep its que les Européens Sy arriverent, pas chy 
yreatly contributed even to extinguifh the race of thefe favages, en yi pevige les ont ¢ sribue 
whe ‘it is generally believed were at firft four, if ‘not fix times 4 une pec dex inétion de la race de ces s fauvages, gu “on “croit avoir 16 
“gs numerous as they now are. abord fix fe 
J fhail now conclude my ‘account of the eae in which je pourrois m den d vantage fir les Indiens du Nord . a 
mighthave*been more prolix, but I chofe rather to ‘confine oh rique; mais 7’a ‘eux finir 2 contenter de wen dire que ce que 
€If ‘to what I dearn’ a perfonal knowledge of Shea and = j’en ai appris ea mee. oe, me L hifi cire natur elle F OB Sujet 
as natétal ‘hiftory is the fubject of this book, I‘conceive it im- de mou livre, &§ que les Indiens lig ae réferve méme avec les 
pertinent to ‘relate tedious. narratives of religious ceremonies,  péens a le Ay itre de leurs mifteres, il Jeroit ridicule, a avis, 
urials, marriages, 8c. which are too often the produét of in- de m’étendre d’une maniere ennuyeufe fur le ‘détail de eae cérémonies 
vention, or credulity in the relater. nes oe fo referv’d —religieufes, de ‘a oe de nee HeislG ne relanions ne 
and averfe to reveal their fecret myfteri o Europeans, that — font que tro pre le fruit de Pinvention 
eS relations of ‘the moft inguifitive can be bit little depended be car les Indiens font fi referv ve ant oA dees pane ee 
‘véler leurs is: cae aux Eorosins que ce quen difent les 
ou curieux eft tres mal fondé, 
Of the Agriculture of Carolina. De l Agriculture de la Caroline. 
HE lands paste from a feries of years have accumu- TFs terres d’ See font couvertes dune fi grande quantité de 
lated fuch a of prolifick foil that tillage is in a terroir preli ie accumulé pendant une lage suite 
ner ufelefs. So fon. as the fertility of a field is evhanitted e d années, ae rais, la culture y eff en quelque as 
repeated crops, they take down the fence which inclofed it, and inutile. afr i tn ng oft epuifée par le frend F nom 
det it Ke -as ufelefs; this fence is removed to another freth piece de récoltes neato on eis qui a environnoicnt, i é 
tof land, fome of which yields them plentiful crops twenty years laiffe la, comme étant deve orte ces clue ford 
fucceflively without refpite, or any other tillage than with an pieces de coe ee fates eee ee ks Me fa nt a re 
ho to raife the earth where the grain is drop’d. Ata plan-  abondantes pendant ving confécutifs, fans fe re, ote abe utre 
ter’s entering on frefh land, Hf is necefitated firft to ie it - eee gue celle de foule ae Wen avec la ries a i aie on Vor 
a vaft burden of large trees and er-wood; fo much afemé. Lors qu'un pln entre en poffeliion d’une nouvelle terre, il eff 
which as is moveable is piled th heaps, and burned, the “cede obligé de commencer par anal is une ae confidérable de grands 
being left to rot, which is ufually effected in fix Or eight years; bie & de bois ee ce qu'on en peut tranfporter eft mis en tas, 
in the mean time maiz, rice, &c. is fewn between the proftrate ae & on en la ls purr ue iron oe la he. a oe @ ei! 
ees. ve en fept ou bur 
c. entre les criret abbas. 
he fields are bounded by wooden eee which are es ly Les champs de barviere it ee 
suce ae pine fplit into rails of about twelve or fourteen feet ment de bois d ee tats en oe son toes a 4. pies ie long. 
Jong; the frequent removing of thefe ae to fre faunal and — tranfport fréquent de ces barrieres ‘d' un re ie it aac i mei 
the neceflity of fpeedy ereéting them are partly the reafons why de /es remetire promptement fur pit, font ee 
s are not hitherto made ufe of, befides be ane of ma- wa pas jufqwici fait ufage de hayes, ee Dip epee ae fae Ps 
hing wooden fences in a country abounding i in tre barvieres de bois dans un pays, oit il y a des arbres en abondan 
Frameéentum Indicum. Maiz diltuam. 
Of the Grain, Pulfe, Roots, Fruit and Des grains, légumes, racines, fruits, & 
erbage, with their Cultivation. herbages, & de Jeur culture. 
Indian Corn, Bled d’ Inde. 
. js the native grain of America, frota whence other C sean eft naturel a I’ Amérique, qui a @abord fourni aus 
par! d were at firft fupplied: it agrees with S parties du mon Le Hl actonmade et tous les climats, depuis 
ail ee from the equinoétial to the latitude of 45. Yet the latitude, Paar e le oe 
climate which beft agrees with it. ie produces the faire(t and gui us convient le mieux, @ me ie voduit le ge ros F le plus be 
largeft corn, is that between the degrees of 30 and 40. r this eft _entre le 30me & le 40me care On ieee deity frees de te 
grain there are reckoned two forts, differing in ftature, large- bled qui different par leur hauteur, la groféur de Pipi & du grain, 
nefs of the fpike and grain, and different time of ripening, be- © Je temps de leur maturité, es Se ee es dt pe oe 
ides accidental variety in the colours of the grain. he largeft ak ae 2 couleur du grain. @ de plus 
is cultivated in Virginia and Carolina. It is ufually planted in e & a laCa ch ne On. fe an al Cordini au Tae “Asal 
April, and the largeft ripeneth not ’till Ododer, fe is a eueey cae obre; €9 on le laiffe | 
Jeft (landing in the field “till December before it er’d in: ie chainps jufqieen Decembre era a le ee es le pli $ 
the fmaller graim opening in half the time of i re recom- etit grain meurit dans | les Indiens en font 
mends it to the Jzdiams, who according to their cuftom, do not — vas: parceque leur coutume dant on ne pas i pourvoir de bled pour tout 
provide corn for the whole winter; this by its quick ripening PHiver, celui-ct, p leur fournit dientit, la nou 
affords them early food, and is therefore by them moft propa- riture dont ils ont bejoin, &F & oh par i aie pis ed es reuse te 
gated: this kind is alfo cultivated in New England, where heat *autre. Cette méme es eft auffi cultivee dans \nglet 
is deficient for ripening the larger kind, and it is alfo propa- ow l’on ss ee e du degré de chal eur née ceffaire pour meurir Wore ey ci 
pated in Laaguedoc, and in fome parts of /taly, and in kindly roffe. n fait pola venir en Languedoc, dans quelques 
fummers will come to maturity in England, as { myfelf have ex- — endroits ’ tai I oe id tes s Etés font chauds en Angleterre, il y vient 
‘perienced, the large kind grows ufually nine or ten feet high, @ matur: moi mime fait 1 ex xperience. La grofe efpece 
and fometimes in ftrong land, to the height of fourteen feet. voit encren ul la pps neuf a ed pits, - UG quelquefois 
‘The {maller fort grows commonly five or fix feet high. In de quatorze piés ns les te artes. ? 
planting this corn, fix or eight grains are drop’d in the circum- Smee et af cin jae coe s de b bs ee on plan bled, on 
ference of about thirty inches, and covered with a hough: when met fix, fept, ou an grains, re un £ d’ environ 4 toe e po se 
it appears fome inches above ground, the fupernumeraries, if any, a on le couvre avec une houe. Lors quil “f de quelques oe ces hors 
ate pulled up, and three left in a triangle to grow, they are alfo 7rey on arrache les jets furnuméraives, Sil sen trouve; €F cn wen 
weeded, and earth raife out them with a hough, which be- ve croitre que trois qui font en triangle: on en arrvache a adh ts mau- 
ing repeated three or four times in the fummer, raifes a hill a- vaifes herbes, & on éleve la terre auto wr avec une is ette derniere 
out them. After the corn is come up fome fmall height, there opiration, répétée quatre fois pendant 1’ Eté, fare pie ic 
*d into y hill two or three beans called Bonavis, tout a lentour. a co le son ae arvent a oe hauteur, on 
which as they fhoot up are fupported by the ftalks of the corn, feme dans et e dei, as ces feves, qu’on appelle 
nd are ripe and gathered before the corn. e hills of c ish qui ane AR — le terre, Jont foutenues par les 
are at the diftance of about four feet or under, regularly planet tiges du bled: Hs BS ee re & fe sie avant lui. Ces éminences de 
bled 
