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MaucasionSy or Shoes, worn by the Indians of North 

 America, ornamented with Porcupine quills and tas- 

 sels of red hair. The leather is said to be dressed in 

 blood, which prevents the wearer's feet from freez- 

 ing ; on which account they are often used by Euro- 

 peans in that country. 



A 2uiver of poisoned Arroios, with the Tube used 

 in discharging them 3 brought from Demerara. These 

 instruments of destruction are nine inches long, and 

 about the thickness of a small quill; they are made 

 of a light wood, sharply pointed, and are dipped in 

 poison to the depth of two inches, which generally 

 proves fatal to the object that is wounded by them : 

 they are discharged with unerring certainty, by being 

 blown through a hollow tube of wood, nine feet long. 

 Near the quiver hangs a small basket, which contains 

 a down-like substance, a small piece of which is put 

 into the tube after the arrow, which prevents the. 

 escape of the air, and causes it to fly with almost in- 

 credible velocity. 



An ornamental Belt, used by the North American 

 Indians, for bringing home the skins of animals taken 

 in hunting excursions. 



Botu and Fish Arroios, from the North- West coast 

 of America. 



Several Pouches, some of them very curious; from 

 North America. 



Pair of ornamental Garters, principally made of 

 Porcupine quills; from North America. 



A Purse, or Tobacco Pouch, made of the Skin of 

 the Stiffling or Squash, ornamented with tassels of 

 Deer's hair; from North America. 



Ornament for the neck, made of the shells of some 

 small hard nut ; from Demerara. 



