5 2 The jDiJlreJfes and Adventures 



commonly proved fufficient to gain us a 

 civil Reception , for one Night, at leaft 5 

 thofe poor People feldom or never failing to 

 treat us with great Humanity, and relieve our 

 Wants to the utmoft of their Powers tho* 

 they have nothing themfelves, but what 

 they get with great Difficulty and Dan- 

 ger. This is a great Shame and Reproach 



to us, and fhould make us with Horror 

 refled upon the cruel Ufage they for- 

 merly met with from their Spanijh Con- 

 querors, which they often commemorate j 

 nor can it ever- be forgot by the whole 

 World. 



These Indians took us into their Whig- 

 wam ; and being willing to chear our droop- 

 ing Spirits, took a great deal of Pains to 

 make a pleafant and comfortable Liquor, 

 called Cheeiy^ which is done after this Man- 

 ner \ They take a certain Quantity of In- 

 dun Corn, which they roaft or parch up be-, 

 fore a Fire, and then grind it to a fine 

 Powder between two Stones, and having hot 

 Water in Readinefs, they pour it on, and 

 let it ftand to infufe. This Liquor, with 

 what they gave us to eat, made a comfort a-' 



ble 



