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ing his Hands, Feet and Face ftroking off that 

 Water with their Hands as it grows warm, and 

 throwing on frefh. I have feen 10 or 12 or more, 

 lying thus in their Hammocks after a Feaft, and 

 the Women Handing by to look after them. 



The Men never ftir abroad upon the moft ordina- Hunting 

 ry Occafion, if it be but juft without the Door toExpediti- 

 make Water, but they take with them fome or o- oas - 

 ther of their Weapons, their Bow and Arrow, 

 Lance, Hatchet, or Macheat or Long-knife. Their 

 molt frequent Expeditions in TiniQ of Peace^ are to 

 go a Hunting. For this is their way of fupplying 

 themfelves with Flefti \ and they go out as often as 

 it fails at home. They fometimes go out a Family 

 or two only by themfelves ; but they have often 

 larger and more folemn Huntings, of a great many 

 in Company together : And there is feldom a Coun- 

 cil held, or Feaft:, but there is-Jfome hunting Match 

 concluded on before they part ; and a Time fet for 

 every one to appear with their feveral Neceffaries* 

 at the general Rendezvous. 



A hunting Expedition lafts fometimes 3 or 4, 

 fometimes 10, 12, 17 or 18 Days, according as 

 they meet with the Game, and as the Courfe is 

 which they fteer to find it : For fometimes they will 

 range to the Borders, to vific or traffick with their 

 Neighbouring Indians ; And they will hunt all the 

 way as they go and return. They hunt more or 

 lefs at all Seafons of the Year ; never regarding 

 whether their Venifon be in Seafon or not. They 

 take with them one or two Dogs a piece, to beat 

 about and there go as well Women as Men. 

 When I went with them a hunting a young Woman 

 was appointed me to wait on me, and carry my 

 Basket of Provifions. 



The Women carry in their Baskets, Plantains, Provifions 

 Bonanoes, Yams, Potatoes and Caffava-roots, rea- 

 dy roafted but in the Woods, among the ruin'd 



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