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CANOES, 
DREAMS, &c. 
NAMES OF HONOR. 
DIVINITY, 
by the Indians.—A seaman named 
Brown (probably known to Capt. 
Bayfield) then employed in the na- 
val establishment at Grand River 
(1824) told me of one he had seen on 
Christian Island, Lake Huron. 
The manner in which the bark Ca- 
noe is handled by the Tongusi—their 
kneeling position whilst rowing, &c. 
as described by Bell of Antermony 
is quite Indian. 
The Tartars and Siberians dream as 
well as ourIndians, for a remark- 
able similarity of feeling sentiment, 
&c. see Mongol Song--Timkowski 
vol. 1. p- G9 andinfra. Is any thing 
deducible from this; or is it, that 
the songs of wild people always 
breathe the same feeling, whether— 
Celtic, Indian, Mongolian, or Es- 
thonian ? 
We find among the Mongols the 
same application of brute appellations 
as among our Indians.--Thus in the 
former case are the Lion, the strong 
Elephant, &c. &c.—in the latter, 
the Wolf, the Tortoise, Blackbird, 
&c. &e, 
The Omnipresence of the Deity and 
his other attributes appear to be al- 
most precisely alike among all our 
Indian Tribes and those of Siberia.— 
Sve Timkowseki, Ledyard, Munter, 
Carver and a multitude of other au- 
thors, 
EVIL 
