NORTHERN OCEAN. 
clothing, they are as free from an offenfive {mell 
as any of the human race. 
| Every tribe of Northern Indians, as well as the 
| Copper and Dog-ribbed Indians, have three or 
|four parallel black ftrokes marked on each cheek; 
‘which is performed by entering an awl or needle 
under the fkin, and, on drawing it out again, 
immediately rubbing powdered charcoal into the 
wound. 
Their difpofitions are in general morofe and 
covetous, and they feem to be entirely unac- 
quainted even with the name of gratitude. They 
are for ever pleading poverty, even among them- 
felves; and when they vifit the Factory, there ig 
not one of them who has not a thoufand wants. 
When any real diftreffed objects prefent them- 
felves at the Company’s Factory, they are always 
relieved with viuals, clothes, medicines, and eve- 
ry other neceflary, gratis; and in return, they 
inftruct every one of their countrymen how to 
behave, in order to obtain the fame charity. 
Thus it is very common to fee both men and 
women come to the Fort half-naked, when either 
the fevere cold in Winter, or the extreme trou- 
blefomenefs of the fliesin Summer, make it ne- 
ceflary for every part to be covered. On thofe 
occafions they are feldom at a lofs for a plaufible 
ftory, which they relate as the occafion of their 
 diftrefs, (whether real or pretended,) and never 
_ fail to interlard their hiftory with plenty of fighs, 
_ groans, and tears, fometimes affecting to be lame, 
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