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them in the posture in which they were first 

 placed ; around the body and next thereto were 

 wrapped two deer-skins. These skins appeared 

 to have been dressed in some mode different from 

 what is now practiced by any people of whom I 

 have any kncuvledge. The hair of the skins 

 was cut off very near to the surface. The skins 

 were ornamented with the imprints of vines and 

 leaves, which were sketched with a substance 

 perfectly white. Outside of these two skins was 

 a large square sheet, which was either wove or 

 knit. The fabric was the inner bark of a tree, 

 which I judge from appearances to be that of the 

 linn-tree. In its texture and appearance it re- 

 sembled the South Sea Island cloth or matting ; 

 this sheet enveloped the whole body and head. 

 The hair on the head was cut off within an 

 eighth of an inch of the skin, except near the 

 neck, where it was an inch long. The color of 

 the hair was a dark-red ; the teeth were white 

 and perfect. I discovered no blemish upon the 

 body, except a wound between two ribs, near 

 the backbone; and one of the eyes had also been 

 injured. The finger and toe nails were per- 

 fect and quite long. The features were regular. 

 I measured the length of one of the bones of the 

 arm with a string, from the elbow to the wrist- 



