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fmoke it, by way of enlifting themfelves •, they 

 dance the dance of war, and, after that ceremo- 

 ny, they diflribute dog's fleili, which, as I have 

 already obierved, is a difli principally appropri- 

 ated to warriors *. 



M. du Tijjenet told me of an accident that hap- 

 pened to his father, v^ho was one cf the firft offi- 

 cers that came to houifwna with M. de Bienville. 

 M. du "Tijjcnel being at an Indian nation, toge- 

 ther with fome Frenchmen who came to barter 

 goods ', the Indians v/ an ted to fcalp them ; M. 

 du Tijfenet had learnt their language, and heard 

 their difconrre, and as he wore a wig, he took 

 it from his head, and threw it on the grounds 

 laying from time to time, You will have my 

 fcalp, take it up, if you dare to do it. The 

 aftoniHiment of thefe people was inexpreffible, 

 for M. du Tifcnei had got his head fhaved a little 

 before this happened ; he told them afterwards, 

 that they were very much in the wrong to at- 

 tiempt to hurt him, for he only came to make 



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* It is very remarkable, that, when the ancient kings of 

 Macedonia perfornied the luftration of their armies, a dog 

 was killed, and divided into two parts, and the whole army, 

 with the king at their head, went through the two halves of 

 th^ dog. F, 



