254 Observations upon Crickets in Canada, 
EVIL SPIRIT, Ts worshipped and prayed to on both 
Continents for the same purpose, 
viz. to deprecate his wrath. Here 
again is a similarity of Forms. 
TRADITIONS. Many Tribes have traditionary histo- 
ry of their having formerly come from 
the N. West. 
TURBAN. Something resembling this is found 
in the costume of certain tribes— 
Pieces of silk, or gaudy handker- 
chiefs rolled round the head. Is this 
worth noting ? 
CIRCUMCISION. M‘Kenzie says he certainly saw a 
strong appearance of it (I think) in 
the Dog-rib Indians. 
FIGURATIVE pent Gravity and dignity, are all Asi- 
IN ORATORY. atic. 
CONJURORS, Of the Indians are precisely the Sha- 
mans of the Tartars, Siberians and 
others. 
Observations upon Crickets in Canada, by the 
fTon. J. Hale. 
In the month of September, the black Field Crickets are 
observed to approach the Shores of Rivers and Pools; and 
as soon as they reach the water, an animated substance issues 
from their Tails, which resembles an Eel, and which im- 
mediately swims away on the surface, by the serpentine mo- 
tion. Sometimes two of these Eels are produced by one 
Cricket and they come out together. 
The largest Eel that has been noticed is about six inches 
long, and nearly twice the thickness of a horse hair: they 
have 
