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contortions. They play the fame farce over agairi 

 found the grand chief, as foon as they have come 1 

 into his prefence ; then they ftroak him with the 

 Calumet from head to fpot, and afterwards .return 

 to their company. 



And now they fill the calumet with tobacco, and 

 holding the fire in one hand, advance all together 

 towards the grand chief, and prefent him the calu- 

 met lighted. They fmoke along with him, blow- 

 ing the firft vapour of their tobacco towards the 

 fky, the fecond towards the earth, and the third all 

 round the horizon. This done they prefent their 

 calumet to the relations of the grand chief and to 

 the inferior chief. Afterwards they ftroak the 

 ftomach of the grand chief with their hands, and 

 then rub themfeives over the body ; laftly, they 

 lay their calumets on forks over againft the grand 

 chief, whrn the orator of the embafly begins his 

 harangue, which continues for an hour. 



This being over, a fign is made to the ambafia- 

 dors, who had hitherto continued (landing, to fit 

 down, on feats placed for them> near the grand 

 chief, who makes anfwer to their difcourfe, and 

 likewife holds forth for a whole hour. This done, 

 the mafter of the ceremonies lights a great calumet 

 of peace, and gives it to the ambaffadors who 

 fmoke with it, and fwallow the firft draught. 

 Then the grand chief enquires after their health* 

 all thofe who affift at the audience pay the fame 

 compliment, and then they are conducted to the 

 cabbin appointed for their refidence, where a grand 

 repaft is prepared for them. On the evening of 

 the fame day the grand chief pays them a vifit % 

 but when they are informed he is about to leave his 

 apartmentjin order to do them this honour, they go in 



