178 Augujt 1749. 



of Canada, it is not advifeable to be off 

 one's guard. 



A very fmall fpecics of black ants * live 

 in ant-hills, in high grounds, in woods ; 

 they look exadlly like our Swedifh ants, but 

 are much lefs. 



Auguft the 21 ft. TO-DAY there were 

 fome people of three Indian nations in this 

 country with the governor -general, viz. 

 Hurons, Mickmacks, Vb&Anies^i the 1 aft 

 of which are a nation oflroquefe, and allies 

 of the Englifh, and were taken prifoners in 

 the laft war. 



THE Hurons are fome of the fame In- 

 dians with thofe who live at Lorette, and 

 have received the chriftian religion. They 

 are tall, robuft people, well fhaped, and of 

 a copper colour. They have fhort black 

 hair, which is fhaved on the forehead, from 

 one ear to the other. None of them wear 

 hats or caps. Some have ear-rings, others 

 not. Many of them have the face painted 

 all over with vermillion ; others have only 

 ftrokes of it on the forehead, and near the 

 ears ; and fome paint their hair with ver- 

 million. Red is the colour they chiefly 

 make ufe of in painting themfelves ; but I 



* Formica nigra* Linn, 

 f Probably Qnidoes. 



have 



