i8o Aiigiijl 1749. 



French filver coin, with the king's effigy, 

 on their breafts. Others have a large fhell 

 on the breaft, of a fine white colour, which 

 they value very high, and is very dear j 

 others, again, have no ornament at all 

 round the neck. They all have their 

 breafls uncovered. Before them hangs 

 their tobacco-pouch, made of the ikin of 

 an animal, and the hairy fide turned out- 

 wards. Their fhoes are made of ikins, 

 and bear a great refeniblance to the fhoes 

 without heels, which the women in Fin- 

 land make ufe of. Inftead of ftockings, 

 they wrap the legs in pieces of blue cloth, 

 as I have feen the Rzif/ian boors do. 



The Mickmacks are dreffed like the Hil- 

 ronSf but dillinguifh themfelves by their 

 long ftrait hair, of a jetty-black colour. 

 Almoft all the Indians have black ftrait 

 hair ; however, I have met with a few, 

 whofe hair was pretty much curled. But 

 it is to be obferved, that it is difficult to 

 judge of the true complexion of the Cana- 

 da Indians t their blood being mixed with 

 rhe Europeans, either by the adopted pri- 

 foners of both fexes, or by the Frenchmen, 

 who travel in the country, and often con- 

 tribute their ffiare towards the encreafe of 

 the Indian families, their women not being 

 very Ihy. The Mickmacks are commonly 



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