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the caufeof it; for they undoubtedly ima- 

 gine, that they are going to poifon them, 

 or do them fome hurt ; and I am not cei> 

 tain, whether they do not judge right. 

 They have no ear-rings, and do not paint 

 the face like the American Indians. For 

 many centuries paft, they have had dogs, 

 whofe ears are erected, and never hang 

 down. They make ufe of them for hunt- 

 ing, and inftead of horfes in winter, for 

 drawing their goods on the ice. They 

 themfelves fometimes ride in fledges drawn 

 by dogs. They have no other domeftic ani* 

 mal. There are, indeed, plenty of rein- 

 deer in their country $ but it is not known, 

 that either the Esquimaux, or any of the /- 

 dians in America, have ever tamed them, 

 The French in Canada, who are in a man- 

 ner the neighbours of the Efquimaux, have 

 taken a deal of pains to carry on fome kind 

 of trade with them, and to endeavour to 

 engage them to a more friendly intercourfe 

 with other nations. For that purpofe, 

 they took fome Esquimaux children, taught 

 them to read, and educated them in the 

 beft manner poffible. The intention of tfre 

 French was, to fend thefe children to the 

 Efquimaux again, that they might inform 

 them of the kind treatment-the French had 

 given them, and thereby incline them to 



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