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He can likewife take his wife again, therefore 

 Jhe mud not enter on a fecond marriage till a 

 whole year be pad. 



The marriage of the Indians is quite fimple, 

 as I have already obferved •, the mutual confent 

 of the parties is the only tie which joins them. 

 The future hufband makes fome prefents of furs 

 -and viduals in the hut of his bride's father •, if 

 they be received, a feftival is made, to which the 

 whole village is invited •, after the meal, the ex- 

 ploits of the new hufband's anceilors are fung, 

 and a dance enfues. The next day one of zhz 

 oldeft miCn in the village prefents the bride to 

 the relations of her hufband j and thus the whole 

 ceremony of marriage is concluded. All the In- 

 dians deduce their lineage from the women, al~ 

 ledging that they may be fure of their origin on 

 ihat fide, and accordingly of their having their 

 mother's blood in their veins ; but that claiming 

 their defcent from the men v/as uncertain. The 

 great Vy^rriors and the beft huntfmen chufe the 

 prettied girls ; the others liave only their refufe, 

 and all the ugly ones left. The girls, know- 

 ':ng that they cannot be miftrefTes of their hearts 

 i^fter they are married, know how to difpofe of 

 ihem to the greateft advantage : for when once 

 ihey have a liuihand, all coquetry muil ceafe , 



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