travels in North America. 6^ 



exxellent BaiF, which is very light. The Savages look upon the 

 Orignal as a Creature of good Omen, and believe j:hat thofe 

 v/ho dream frequently of it, may flatter themfelves with long 

 Life : But they think quite the contrary with Regard to dream- 

 ing of the Bear, except in the Time when they are difpofed to 

 hunt thofe Creatures. There is alfo current among thefe Bar- 

 barians, a comical Tradition of a great Orignal, near which 

 all the reft appear but as Ants : They fay his Legs are fo long, 

 that eight Feet Depth of Snow is no Hindrance to him ; that 

 his Skin is Proof againft all Sorts of Arms, and that he has a 

 Kind of Arm which grows out of his Shoulder, which he 

 makes Ufe of as we do of our's ; that he never fails to have 

 after him a great Number of Orignals, who form his Court, 

 and who render him all the Services he requires of them. 

 Thus the Antients had their Phœnix, and their Pegafus : And 

 the Chinefe and the Japajiefe have their Kirin, their Foe, their 

 Water Dragon, and their Bird of Paradife.— Z^^ry Country has 

 its ridiculous Notions, 



The Orignal loves cold Countries ; he feeds on Grafs in Sum- 



, ^ ^. mer, and in Winter he s:nav/s the Trees. 

 be proper ^1 tme ^^r^ ^ o i.- -l ^i /• a • i 



to hvn^ the Orio- ^ the Snows are high, tneie Ammals 

 f^^^' troop too;ether into fome Pine-Grove, to fhel- 



ter themfelves under the Verdure from thé 

 bad Weather, and they continue there as long as they find 

 Food. Then it is eafy to hunt them ; but eafier mil, when the 

 Sun begins to have Strength enough to melt the Snow ; for the 

 frofty Nights making a Sort of CrufI: upon the Snow melted in 

 the Day, the Orignal (which is an heavy Creature) breaks it 

 with his cloven Foot, fleas his Legs, and has fome Trouble to 

 get out of the Holes he makes. Without this, and efpecially 

 when there is but little Show, they Cannot approach him with- 

 out Trouble, nor without Danger ; becaufe, when he is wound- 

 ed, he grows furious, turns fuddenly upon the Hunter, and 

 tramples him under his Feet. The Way to efcape this, is for 

 the Hunter to throw him his Coat, upon which he difcharges all 

 his Fury ; v/hilft the Hunter, hid behind a Tree, can take his 

 Meafures to kill him. The Orignal always goes a great Trot, 

 which is near equal to the Speed of the Buffaloe, and he holds it 

 a long Time : But yet the Savages can out^run him. They 

 fay that he kneels down to drink, ifo eat, and to reft himfelf, and 

 that there is in his Heart a little Bone, which being reduced to 

 Powder, and taken in Broth, appeafes the Pains of Child-birth^; 

 and facilitates Delivery. 



The moft Northern Nations of Canada have a Way of per- 

 Various Wa of ^^^^^^S Hunt which is very eafy, and 

 ^, aysoj without Danger. The Hunters divide them^ 

 felves into two Companies : One embarks in 

 K Canoes ; 



