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have made into Cakes and baked in the Embers) in a Bowl 

 of Water, where they soak and rub the Skins 'till they have 

 sucked up all the Water, then they dry them gently, and 

 keep continually working them with an Oyster-shell, or some 

 such thing to scrape withal 'till they are dry, by which means 

 they become soft and pliable. The Skins dressed after this 

 manner, will not endure Wet, but become hard ; they there- 

 fore Cure them in the Smoak, or Tan them with the Bark 

 of Trees: When they have not the Brains to dress their 

 Skins, they use the young' Indian Corn beaten to Pulp, 

 which hath the same Effect as the former, for they are never 

 at a loss for one or the other to Cure them, but whether they 

 have any other Method is unknown to the Christians, which 

 I am apt to believe they have; for I have seen abundance 

 of them drest, which would endure the AVater, and were as 

 pliable as any in Europe, and would wash as well. 



They are not only good and expert Hunters of the Wild 

 Beasts and Game of the Forest, but likewise very dextrous 

 in taking the Fish in the Eivers and Waters near which 

 they inhabit, and are acquainted with. Thus they that live 

 a gTeat way up the Kivers practice striking Sturgeon, Roch- 

 fish or Bass, and several other sorts of fish with lights, that 

 come up the Kivers and Creeks to Spawn. 



They have Fish-gigs that are made of the Keeds or Hollow 

 Canes, these they cut and make very sharp, with two 

 Beards, and taper at the Point like a Harpoon; being thus 

 provided, they either wade into the Water, or go into their 

 Canoes, and paddle about the Edges of the Rivers or Creeks, 

 striking all the Fish they meet with in the depth of five or 

 six Feet of Water, or as far as they can see them ; this they 

 commonly do in dark calm Nights, and whilst one attends 



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