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They pitch their camp long before fun-fet, and 

 commonly leave in the front of it a large fpace, in- 

 clofed with a pallifade, or rather a kind of lattice- 

 work, on which are placed their manitous, turned 

 towards that fide on which their rout lies. They 

 invoke them for the fpace of an hour, and the fame 

 thing is done every morning before they fet out. 

 This being done, they imagine they have nothing 

 to fear, being perfuaded that the genii talte upon 

 themfelves the office of centinels, and the whole 

 army deeps fecurely under their fafeguard. No ex- 

 perience is able to undeceive thefe barbarians, or to 

 draw them out of their prefumptuous confidence. 

 This has itsfource in an indolence and lazinefs which 

 nothing is able to overcome. 



Every thing in the way of the warriors is held as 

 an enemy. In cafe, however, they mould happen 

 to meet with their allies, or parties of near the fame 

 force with whom they no have quarrel, they enter in a 

 league of mutual friendfhip. If the allies they meet are 

 at war with the fame enemy, the chief of the ftrong- 

 eft party, or of that which has firft taken up arms, 

 gives the other a prefent of fcalps, of which they 

 never fail to make provifion for fuch occafions ; 

 and tells him, You alfo have a blow here ; that is, 

 you have fulfilled your engagements, your honour 

 is now fecure, and you are at liberty to return ; but 

 this is to be under (load when the rencounter is ac- 

 cidental, and that no word or promife has paffed 

 bstwixt them, or that they have no need of a rein- 

 forcement. 



When they are on the point of entering the ene- 

 my's country, they halt to perform a very extraor- 

 dinary ceremony. In the evening there is a great 



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