f ravels in North America. 255 



though they know very well how to make the Diftinflion, when 



they chufe to fpeak corre6lly. 



They fay alfothat the Soul, fepafated from the Body, has ftill 



erf ' \r r the fame Inclinations it had before ; and this 

 Their Notion of ^^^^^^ . . ^.^j^ ^^^^^ 



cujhat becomes of ^j^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ j.^.^^^ 



the boni, ybenje^ ^j^^ perfuaded, that the Soul remains near 

 parated from the ^^^^^^^ ^.jj ^.^^ p^^-^^j ^j^^ ^^^^^ 



which I fhall prefently mention ; that after- 

 wards it goes into the Country of Souls, where, according ta 

 fome, it is transformed into a Dove. 



Others think there are two Souls in every Man : They attri- 



y^,, , tribute to one all I have juJd mentioned : 



yyhy they carry . ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 



Fro^iftons to the j^^^ ^^^^^^^ . ^^^^^ neverthelefs 



feldom happens, they fay, but to the Souls of 

 Children ; which having little enjoyed Life, are allowed to be- 

 gin a new one. For this Reafon, they bury Children by the 

 Sides of Highways, that the Women, as they pafs by, may ga^ 

 ther their Souls. Now thefe Souls, which fo faithfully keep 

 Company with their Bodies, mull: be fed ; and it is to fulfil this 

 Duty, that they carry Provifions to the Tombs : But this does 

 not laid: long, and thefe Souls mull accuftom themfelves in Time 

 to faft. It is hard enough fometimes to get a Subfiftence for the 

 Living, without burthening themfelves farther with providing 

 Food for the Dead. 



But one Thing which thefe Peopîe never fail to perform, ia 



q-r -p r 7 whatfoever Extremity they find themfelves^ 

 I he frejentstbey .^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ g .^^ ^^^^ 



make to the Dead. ^^^.^j^ ^j^^ ^.^j^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ 



only carry to the Grave all that the Deceafed pollened, but 



âlfo Prefents from their Friends and Relations.- They 



were highly provoked, when they faw fome French open the 

 Graves, to get the Gowns of Beaver Skins in which the Dead 

 were buried. The Graves are fa facred in this Country, that 

 to profane them is the greateft Hollility that can be committed 

 âgainft a Nation, and the greateft Sign that they will come to no 

 Terms with them. 



I have mentioned that the Souls, when the Time is come that they 

 Of the Countr P^^^ ^^^^ fro.m their Bodies, go to a 



4f Souls ^ ^ Region which is appointed to be their everlail- 

 ^ ing Abode. This Country, fay the Savages, 



is very far to the Weft, and the Souls are feveral Months travel- 

 ling thither. They have alfo great Difficulties to furmount, and 

 they run through great Dangers before they arrive there. They 

 ipeak efpecially of a River they have to pafs, wiierc many have 



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