272 September 1749. 



ftone hatchets of the ancient Indians ar© 

 very rare in Canada, 



Kettles of copper or brafs, fometimes tin- 

 ned in the infide. In thefe the Indians now 

 boil all their meat, and they have a very great 

 run v/ith them. They formerly made ufe 

 of earthen or wooden pots, into which they 

 poured water, or whatever elfe they wanted 

 to boil, and threw in red hot (tones to make 

 it boil. Ihey do not want iron boilers, be- 

 caufe they cannot be ealily carried on their 

 continual journies, and would not bear fuch 

 falls and knocks as their kettles are fubjed: 

 to. 



'Ear-rhigs of differ entf.zes, commonly of 

 brais, and fometimes of tin. They are 

 worn by boih men and women, though the 

 life of them is not general. 



Vermillion, ¥7ith this they paint their 

 face, fhirt, and feveral parts of the body. 

 They formerly made ufe of a reddiih earth, 

 which is to be found in the country; but, 

 as the 'Europeans brought them vermillion, 

 they thought nothing was comparable to it in 

 colour. Many perfons have told me, that 

 they had heard their fathers mention, that 

 the iirft Frenchmen who came over here, got 

 a great heap of furs from the Indians^ for 

 three times as much cinnabar as v.'ould ly on 

 the tip of a knife, 



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