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rouge on their cheeks, and vermillion, inftead 

 of powder, in their hair. 



After playing well en both fides all the day 

 long, every one retires with his glory or Ihame, 

 but without rancour, promifing to play again 

 another time as well as they can : thus the In-^ 

 dians both men and women, exercife themfelves 

 in running ; they are likewife very fwift, for I 

 have feen fome run as fail as flags. 



The children exercife themfelves in fhooting 

 with a bow and arrows for prizes ; he that flioots 

 bed, gets the prize of praife from an old man^ 

 who calls him an apprentice warrior ; thus they 

 are formed by emulation, without corporal pu- 

 nifhment ; they are very expert in fhooting with 

 an inilrument made of reeds about feven feet 

 long, into which they put a little arrow, fea- 

 thered with the wool of a thiftlc, and in aim- 

 ing at an objedl, they blow into the tube, and 

 often hit the aim, and frequently kill little birds 

 with it, 



Almoft all the affemblies of the ChaBaws are 

 held in night-time. Though they are barbarous 

 and ferocious, it is necelTary, in order to gain 

 their confidence, to take great care to keep your 



promifes 



