164 -Auguft 1749. 



to the Indian drefs. It is certain, that 

 thefe Indians and their anceftors, long fince, 

 on being converted to the Chrlftian reli- 

 gion, have made a vow to God, never to 

 drink ftrong liquors. This vow they have 

 kept pretty inviolable hitherto, fo that one 

 feldom fees one of them drunk, though 

 brandy and other ftrong liquors are goods, 

 which other Indians would fooner be killed 

 for, than part with them- 



THESE Indians have made the French 

 their patterns in feveral things, befides the 

 houfes. They all plant maize ; and fome 

 have fmall fields of wheat, and rye. Many 

 of them keep cows. They plant our com- 

 mon fun-flower* in their maize-fields, and 

 mix the feeds of it into ihtir fagamite, or 

 maize-foup. The maize, which they plant 

 here, is of the fmall fort, which ripens 

 fooner than the other : its grains are 

 fmaller, but give more and better flour 

 in proportion. It commonly ripens here 

 at the middle, fometimes however, at the 

 end of Auguft* 



THE Sivedifh winter-wheat, and winter- 

 rye, has been tried in Canada, to fee how 

 well it would fucceed ; for they employ 

 nothing but fummer-corn here, it having 



* Helianthus annuus. 



been 



