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VISIT FROM TJlli UAJAHr 



jackets^ 60311$ Imvixlg, and othvv> 1*. inn (Ifficicut 



ill sleeves, nnd all seemed to liave dresi^ed tlietii- 

 selvcs in tlieir best apparel ; all wore elegmit 

 krisses, for the whole of tlie natives, whether of 



tlie M?(ky &t Wbk^mtmm raqqs, w^t Urn iSm 

 or the Kkitmi^^ kisui of $h<}]rt mf&tii) md 



are seldom or never seen without : the mami- 

 faetnr(! of these weapons varies both in the hladt'S 

 and handles, and all the varieties are designated 

 1^ ^38^&ct tue^e names ; f&sm tiMt &rm q£ 1^ 

 blades seirw mti^ ie mmed hy i^ma^ 



and many of the natives wore sears ohtained by 

 them in their private quarrels. The handles 

 were formed of whale s teeth, or buffalo horn ; 



and ibe^ elbea(llii& iii-mkm BeauMM wooc^ of 

 whieb a Mad of igadn-imod yarned to Jm^e the 



preference; the wood }s Mii li<4 tf> he Iniinl 

 tog^ether (nor has it tlie appearance of firing- so) 

 in the eonstriietion f)t"tlie slieatli, but is liol lowed 

 in an ingenious manner from a solid j)ieec, and 



is very IbMe to i&pKt wifli leafet bbw ikey 

 ace taatefally omamezited with a kind of tatmiing, 



or carving, performed with a small knife, into 

 which, aiter the earviuo" is eoin|»h'te(i, some Idaek 

 pitjnient is rubbed, which g*i\es an increased 



eibc^ lb IBe Melioration. They place a Mgli 

 vake m tl&e ktisaes mi ^skevrnx^i are 

 usttally ornamented -with gold m*^ silver, acet>rd- 



