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the seed, was covered by means of a hoe 

 constructed of a clam-shell or the shoul- 

 der-blade of the moose rudely attached 

 to a wooden handle. The beans planted 

 with the corn were allowed to find sup- 

 port by clinging to the corn-stalks. When 

 harvested, the corn was preserved in 

 holes. 



"Their barns are holes made in the 

 earth, that will hold a hogshead of corn 

 apiece. In these when their corn is out 

 of the husk, and well dried, they lay their 

 store in great baskets, with mats under, 

 about the sides, and on the top : and 

 putting it into the place made for it, 

 they cover it with earth, and in this 

 manner it is preserved from destruction 

 or putrefaction, to be used in case of 

 necessity, and not else. 



" As the Indians did not understand 

 the art of making bread, they simply 

 boiled the corn alone or mixed with beans. 

 Sometimes they parched the ears and ate 

 the kernels whole, or by pounding them 

 in a rude mortar, converted them into a 

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