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feaft, after which they go to fieep As foon as all 

 are awake, thole who have had any dreams go from 

 tent to tent, or rather from fire to fire, finging their 

 death-fong, in which they infert their dreams in an 

 enigmatical manner. Every one fits his brains to 

 work to interpret them, and mould no one be ab!e 

 to fucceed in it, the dreamers are free to return home. 

 A notable opportunity for cowards truly. After- 

 wards new invocations are made to the genii, and 

 they animate themfelves anew to acquit themfelves 

 nobly, and to perform wonders ; they fwear to aid 

 each other mutually ; laftly, they begin their march, 

 and in cafe they have come thus far in canoes, they 

 take a great care to conceal them. If every thing 

 were exactly done, which is prefcribed on fuch oc- 

 cafions, it would be very difficult to furprife an In- 

 dian party in an enemy's country. There muft no 

 more fires be lighted, no more fhouting, and no 

 more hunting ; they are not even to fpeak but by 

 figns ; but thefe laws are ill obferved. The Indians 

 are naturally prefumptuous, and the leaft capable of 

 confinement of any people in the world. They 

 neglect not, however, to fend out fcouts every even- 

 ing, who employ two or three hours in excurfions 

 on different fides. If thefe difcover nothing, thty 

 deep fecurely, and once more abandon their camp 

 to the fafeguard of their manitous. 



As foon as they have difcovered an enemy, they 

 fend to reconnoitre him, and on the report of thofe 

 fent out, hold a council. The attack is generally 

 made at day- break. This is the rime they fuppofe 

 the enemy to be in the deeped Deep, and they keep 

 themfelves the whole night laid flat upon their faces, 

 without Mitring. They make their approaches in the 

 fame manner, creeping upon hands and feet, till they 

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