40 OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



they perceive a white matter or pus to arise, they 

 let the patient more at large, and presently cure 

 him. 



After these two had performed their cures at 

 no easier rate than the expense of both their no- 

 ses, coming again amongst their old acquaintance 

 so disfigured, the Indians admired to see them 

 metamorphosed after that manner, enquired of 

 them where they had been all that time, and what 

 were become of their noses ? They made answer 

 that they had been conversing with the white 

 man above, (meaning God- Almighty,) how they 

 were very kindly entertained by that great being ; 

 he being much pleased with their ways, and had 

 promised to make their capacities equal with 

 the white people in making guns, amunition, &c., 

 in retaliation of which they had given him their 

 noses. The verity of which they yet hold, the 

 Indians being an easy, credulous people, and most 

 notoriously cheated by their priests and conjurers, 

 both trades meeting ever in one person, and most 

 commonly a spice of quackship added to the oth- 

 er two ingredients, which renders that cunning 

 kflave the impostor, to be more relied upon; 

 thence a fitter instrument to cheat these ignorant 

 people; the priest and conjurers being never ad- 

 mitted to their practice, till years and the expe- 

 rience of repeated services hath wrought their es- 

 teem amongst the nations they belong to. 



The Santee King, who was in company with this 

 no-nosed Dr., is the most absolute Indian ruler in 



