ed that half of the party will freely devote t@ 

 Bacchus i while the other half carefully refrain, 

 in order to watch the helplefs ; and thefe, when 

 reftored by all-healing Morpheus, are obferved 

 to take their turn of watching, and to guard 

 their late protectors through a fimilar vifit to 

 the deities of turbulence and repofe. They 

 have no pleafure in long fipping* but fwallow 

 large draughts of rum, or drink it quickly, 

 glafs after glafs, till they are unable to move. 



The Indians are very arbitrary and des- 

 potic towards their women. Polygamy is 

 pradtifed among them. Each man takes as 

 many wives as he can conveniently main- 

 tain. They are very jealous, and commonly 

 appoint the fenior of their wives as a fpy or 

 guardian over the conduct of the others \ but 

 as a fpice of intrigue has found its way even 

 into the wild woods, means have been found 

 to convert the old Duenna into the beft chan- 

 nel of obtaining kind favors from the junior 

 branches of the harem. 



All the domeftic labour is done by the 

 females, and in their journeyings, froin place 

 to place, the women are made to toil, under 



