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conceive a better opinion of the French, 

 But unhappily all the children died of the 

 fmall-pox, and the fcheme was dropt. 

 Many perfons in Canada doubted, whe- 

 ther the fcheme would have fucceeded, 

 though the children had been kept alive. 

 For they fay, there was formerly an Efqui- 

 maux taken by the French, and brought to 

 Canada^ where he iVaid a good while, and 

 was treated with great civility. He learnt 

 French pretty well, and feemed to reli(h 

 the French way of living very well. When 

 he was fent back to his countrymen, he 

 was not able to make the leafl impreffioa 

 on them, in favour of the French j but 

 was killed by his nearefl relations, as half 

 a Frenchma7i and loreigner. This inhu- 

 man proceeding of the Efqidmaux againfi: 

 all Grangers, is the reafon why none of the 

 Indians of North America ever give quarter 

 to the Efqidmaux if they meet with them, 

 but kill them on the fp:t ; though they 

 frequently pardon their other enemies, and 

 incorporate the priloners into their nation. 

 For the ufe of thofe, who are fond of 

 comparing the languages of feveral nations, 

 I have here infcrted a few Efquimaux words, 

 communicated to me by the Jefuit Sai?it 

 Pie. One, komhuc ; two, tiga/ -, three, 

 ke-, four, mi//i/agaf ; water, ////jM/c j rain, 



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