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did afterwards for the relief of the patient ; but 

 here is another incident of the fame kind, and pro- 

 ceeding from the fame fource, and of which your 

 Grace will judge as you think proper. 



A Huron woman, after having had a vifion, true 

 or falfe, was feized with a giddinefs, and an almoft 

 univerfal contraction of the nerves. As this wo- 

 man from the beginning of the diforder, never 

 flepc without having many troublefome dreams, me 

 began to fufpect fomething preternatural in it, and 

 took it into her head, fhe lliould be cured by means 

 of a feaft whereof fhe herfelf regulated all the ce- 

 remonies, according to what file faid, fhe remem- 

 bered to have feen formerly practifed. Firft, fhe 

 would have them carry her to the village where me 

 was born, the elders whom fhe caufed to be adver- 

 tized of her defign exhorting all the people to ac- 

 company her. In a moment's time her cabin was 

 crowded with people, who came to offer her their 

 fervice, She accepted them, intruded them in 

 what they were to do, and immediately the ftouteft 

 of them placed her in a kind of litter, and carried 

 her by turns, finging with all their might. 



When they were come near the village, they af- 

 fembled a great council to which the miffionaries 

 were invited by way of compliment, who did all 

 jn their power, but ineffectually, to diffuade them 

 from a thing, in which they jurtly fufpected equal 

 folly and fuperflition. They calmly heard all they 

 had to fay on this fubject, but when they had done 

 fpeaking, one of the chiefs of the council, under- 

 took to refute their arguments, but with no better 

 fuccefs. Then leaving the mifiionaries where he 

 found them, he exhorted all the afliftants to acquk 

 themfelves exactly of what mould be prefcribed 



them, 



