ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS. 



t>r garment, similar to that worn by the men. 

 Their hair is parted on the top of the head, and 

 tied behind ; or, al some times, it is fastened in 

 large knots over the ears, and covered with beads 

 of various colours. They prefer European 

 clothes, when they can obtain them, to the skins, 

 furnished by their own country. For ornaments 

 they use bracelets, composed of brass, bone or 

 horn ; and rings, and similar trinkets. Some of 

 the women tattoo a line, which is sometimes dou~ 

 ble, from the middle of the under lip, to the cen- 

 ter of the chin ; and two other lines, extending 

 iVom^phe corners of the mouth, somewhat diverg- 

 ing from the other line, down the sides of the 

 chin. 



The greater part of the Indians, who make 

 use of European cloths for their dress r frequently 

 cleanse them, by washing them in cold water, 

 without soap. They do not understand the art 

 of making soap ; and if they did, the process is so 

 laborious, that they would readily forego the use 

 of this article, which they consider of very little 

 value. When their clothing consists of leather, 

 they occasionally cleanse it, by rubbing it over 

 with a ball of white earth. This earth, which is 

 the same which we use for white washing, they 

 moisten, and mould into balls, and thus preserve i* 

 for use. 



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