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selling them ; and when not rich enough to 

 procure beads or ivory, stones and pieces 

 of bone were substituted. These perfora- 

 tions are made at the age of puberty; and 

 one of the party, who appeared to be about 

 fourteen years old, was pointed out, with 

 delight, by his parents, as having to undergo 

 the operation in the following year. He 

 was a good-looking boy, and we could not 

 fancy his countenance would be much im- 

 proved by the insertion of the bones or 

 stones, which have the effect of depressing 

 the under lip, and keeping the mouth open." 



With regard to the women, Captain 

 Franklin observes. 



" Their own black hair is very tastefully 

 turned up from behind to the top of the 

 head, and tied by strings of white and blue 

 beads, or cords of white d£er~skin. It is 

 divided in front, so as to form on each side 

 a thick tail, to which are appended strings 

 of beads that reach to the waist. The 

 women were from four feet and a half to 

 four and three-quarters high, and generally 

 fat. Some of the younger females, and the 



