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Wampum, or Porcelain of Canada, i. 318. Of the 

 branches and collars of Wampum, their ufe, i. 319, 

 320. 



War. Manner of Tinging the war fong among the In- 

 dians, i. 315. Of the God of war, i. 316. Of the 

 declaration of war, i. 317. Motives which engage 

 the Indians to make war, i. 327, 328. In what 

 manner they refolve upon it; preparations of the 

 chief, i. 328, 329. Deliberations of the council; 

 meafures taken for having prifoners, i. 330. Songs, 

 dance , and feafts of the warriors, r. 331, 332. 

 Trials made of the warriors ; precautions for the 

 wounded, i. 333. Farewell of the warriors, i. 336, 



337. Their arms offenfive and defeniive, i. 337, 



338. Their care to take their Gods along with them, 

 i. 338. Of the march of the warriors, i. 357, 358. 

 Of their encampment ; of the meeting of different 

 warlike parties, i. 358. Of their entering an ene- 

 my's country ; of the approaches and attack, i. 359, 

 360. Their manner of fighting ; their inftincT: in 

 finding out the tracks of the enemy, i. 361. The 

 monuments they leave of viclory ; precautions for 

 fecuring the retreat and guarding the prifoners, i. 

 362. How they prochim the viclory in the villages, 

 i. 363. Triumph of the warriors, i. 368. 



Widowhood. Of widowhood and fecond marriages among 

 the Indians, ii. 191. 



ll"oman. Tradition of the fin of the firft woman among 

 tke Indians, ii. 228, 229. Woman-chief of the 

 Natchez, ii. 260, &f>. Women, their power in fome 

 Indian nations, ii. 25, 26. Advantages of the mo- 

 thers over the fathers, ii. 53. Of their lying-in, and 

 its confequences, ii. 54. Of the care they take of 

 their children,, ii. 59. 



Whuk. His combat with the fword-fifli, u 77. Of the 

 whale-fimery in the river St. Laurence, i. 229. 



Wolf, Sea. Of its fifhery, i. 222. Defcription of that 

 animal; its different kinds, i. 223. Ufe of its flefh 



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