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to them that we did not use such cruelties at all, 

 and that we killed them at once, and that if they 

 wished me to fire a musket shot at him I would do 

 it gladly. They said no, and that he would not 

 feel any pain. I went away from them distressed 

 to see so much cruelty as they were practising 

 upon this body. When they saw that I was not 

 pleased at it, they called me and told me to 

 fire a musket shot at him ; which I did without his 

 seeing it at all.&quot; 



The Indian was, equally, famous for his power p ow er of 

 of physical endurance. Endurance 



Of Cartier s first visit to Stadacona, speaking 

 of the natives, it is said: &quot;All men, women and 

 children endure cold better even than the wild 

 animals; for in the greatest cold we experienced, 

 which was very severe, the majority of them came 

 naked over the snow and ice daily to the ships, 

 which we would hardly have believed if we had 

 not seen it.&quot; 



&quot;The Shawano Indians,&quot; says Drake, &quot;cap 

 tured a warrior of the Anantoocah nation, and 

 put him to the stake, according to their usual 

 cruel solemnities. Having unconcernedly suffered 

 much torture, he told them, with scorn, they did 

 not know how to punish a noted enemy; therefore 

 he was willing to teach them, and would confirm 

 the truth of his assertion if they allowed him the 

 opportunity. Accordingly he requested of them 

 a pipe and some tobacco, which was given him; 

 as soon as he had lighted it, he sat down, naked as 

 he was, on the women s burning torches, that 



