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French filver coin, with the king's effigy, 

 on their breads. Others have a large fhell 

 on the breaft, of a fine white colour, which 

 they value very high, and is very dear ; 

 others, again, have no ornament at all 

 round the neck. They all have their 

 breafts uncovered. Before them hangs 

 their tobacco-pouch, made of the (kin of 

 an animal, and the hairy fide turned out- 

 wards. Their {hoes are made of (kins, 

 and bear a great refemblance to the (hoes 

 without heels, which the women in Fin- 

 land make ufe of. Inftead of (lockings, 

 they wrap the legs in pieces of blue cloth, 

 as I have feen the Ruffian boors do. 



THE Mickmacks are drefled like the Hu- 

 rons, but diitinguifh themfelves by their 

 long (trait hair, of a jetty-black colour. 

 Almoft all the Indians have black ftrait 

 hair ; however, I have met with a few, 

 whole hair was pretty much curled. But 

 it is to be obferved, that it is difficult to 

 judge of the true complexion of the Cana- 

 da Indians, their blood being mixed with 

 the Europeans, either by the adopted pri- 

 foners of both fexes, or by the Frenchmen^ 

 who travel in the country, and often con- 

 tribute their (hare towards the encreafe oi 

 the Indian families, their women not being 

 very fhy. The Mickmacks are commonly 



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