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Murderer was obliged to remain feveral Days together, and to 

 receive all that dropt from the Carcafe, ftot only; on hinfifelf, but 

 alfo on his Food, which they fet by hirh ; unlefs by a confider- 

 able Prefent to the Cabin of the Deceafed, he obtained the Fa- 

 t^our of having his Food freed from this Poifon ; but the Mif- 

 £onary does not fay, whether this was done by public Authori- 

 ty, or whether it was only done by Way of Reprifal by the 

 Perfons concerned, when they could get the Murderer in their 

 Power. However this may be, the moft common Means ufed 

 by the Savages to make Amends to the Relations of a Perfon 

 murdered, is to fupply his Place by a Prifoner of War ; in this 

 Cafe the Captive is almoft always adopted : He takes PofTeffion 

 of all the Rights of the Deceafed, and foon makes them forget 

 him whofe Place he fupplies. But there are fome odious Crimes 

 which are immediately punifhed with Death, at leaf): among 

 fome Nations, am^ongll which are Sorceries. 



Whoever is fufpeéled of Sorcery is fafe no where ; they even 

 Funifhment of ^^^^ them undergo a Sort of Torture, to 

 Ma ^icians ^ oblige them to difcover their Accomplices, 



agictans, ^^^^^ which they are condemned to the Pu- 



nifhment of Prifoners of War ; but the Confent of his Family 

 is firft aiked, which they dare not refufe. Thofe who are leail 

 culpable are knocked on the Head before they are burnt. They 

 treat much in the fame Manner thofe that diflionour their 

 Families, and commonly it is the Family that executes the De- 

 linquent. 



Among the Huronsy who were much inclined to Heal, and 

 Regulation far ^^^^ dexterouily, that our moft ficiil- 



Thm ^s^faund Pick-pockets would think it an Honour 



tngsjaun . them» it was allowed v/hen they found 



out the Thief, not onlv to take ffom him again v/hat he had 

 ilolen, but alfo to carry away every Thing that was in his Cabin, 

 iind to ftrip him, his Wife, and Children, quite naked, without 

 his having the Liberty to m.ake the leail Refiftance. And to 

 prevent all ihe Difputes v/hich might arife on this Subjcd, they 

 agreed on certain Points which they have always obferved. For 

 Inftance, every Thing found, tno' it had been loil but a Mo- 

 ment, belonged to the Perfon that found it, provided the Lofer 

 had not claimed it before. But if they difcovered the leaft un- 

 fair Dealing on the Part of the Finders, they were obliged to 

 reftore it, which fometimes occafioned Difputes that w%re pretty 

 diflicult to decide : The following is a Angular Inllance of this 

 Kind, 



A good 



