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or dreams, during which they frequently burfl out into- 

 immoderate fits of laughter. They greatly delight in 

 bathing, which they do twice at leaft every day, men,, 

 women, boys, and girls, promifcuoufly together. They- 

 are all excellent fwimmers without exception. Among 

 thefe parties not the fmalleft indecency is con^mitted,- in 

 cither v/ords or adtions. 



The employments of the men are, as I have ftated, but 

 very few, and, indeed, may be comprized in two words, 

 hunting and flQiing :. at both of thefe exercifes they are 

 indifputably more expert than any other nation whatr 

 ever.. For the firit they are provided with bows and 

 arrows of their own manufadluring, the arrows being 

 of different kinds for different purpofes.. The Indian, 

 bows are all made of the hardeft and tougheft kind 

 of wood, about five or fix feet in length, and won- 

 derfully well poliflied ; and this is efFe6ted by means 

 of a, flone. In the middle they are wound round with 

 cotton, and ftrung v/ith chords made of lilk-grafs. Thie 

 arrows are generally about four feet long, made of a 

 very flraight and ftrong kind of reed, to the end of 

 which is fixed a thin twig about one foot long, to 

 balance them;, this is armed with a point made of fteel 

 or of fiili^bone, generally barbed. Some of the Indian- 

 arrows are pointed like a lance, others are doubly and 

 trebly barbed, and fo contrived as to ftick in the wound 

 when the reedy part is pulled back. Thefe are ufed 

 moftly for game and fifli; for though they be not mortaJ,, 



they. 



