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resembling much a wolf ; they so highly appreciate them 
that the women are obliged to carry them in their arms 
on the road, and suckle them with their children ; to train 
them, the Indian carries the dog in his arms, until he 
deteéts the track of the game, he then shows it to him, 
makes him smell it, and lets him run for a short while 
with the other dogs; the game being caught, he takes the 
intestines, then boiling with piment or Spanish pepper, 
gives them to the dogs, in order, as he thinks, to strengthen 
their scent and make them eager after the game. Should — 
he be unfortunate enough not to get any, the fault is 
laid with the dog: whereupon he digs a small hole, in 
which he puts some Spanish peppers, places the dog in 
it, and covers him with some slight boards or pieces of 
wood, in which he remains so long, till he has rubbed his 
nose sore on the pepper, by which means he supposes 
that the scent of the dog is increased, and will hunt 
better in consequence. When they go hunting; a 
few Indians get into a corial or canoe, and paddle up 
the river, each armed witha bow and arrow, or gun, with 
a knife at their sides, and five or six hunting dogs. Having 
arrived at the place of rendezvous, they divide themselves 
on both sides of the river, with the exception of one, who 
remains in the canoe; the Indians on shore enter the 
forest with their dogs ; on starting any game, the dogs 
give tongue, like our setters, and from the particular 
howl they make, the huntsman can ascertain what species 
of game they are after; the dogs being thereto taught, 
drive it towards the river; he who is in the canoe paddles 
quietly along the bank of the forest to the spot where he 
supposes the game will come out in order to shoot it, 
The game being skinned, the Indian in the canoe makes 
