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But thefe decorations are only to be confidered 
as indigencies on particular occafions, and the 
privilege of youth ; as at weddings, feftivals, 
dances, kc. or when the men afiemble to act the 
war farce, on the evening immediately preceding 
their march on a hoftile expedition ; for ufually 
they are almoft naked, contenting themfelves with 
the flap and fometimes a fhirt, boots and moccafins. 
The mantle is feldom worn by the men, except at 
night, in the winter feafon, when extremely cold ; 
and by the women at dances, when it fer\nes the 
purpofe of a veil ; and the females always wear the 
jacket, flap, and bufkin, even children as foon or 
before they can walk ; whereas the male youth go 
perfectly naked until they are twelve or fifteen years 
of age. 
The junior priefls or fludents conftantly wear 
the mantle or robe, which is white ; and they 
have a great owl fkin cafed and fluffed very in- 
genioufly, fo well executed, as almofl to repre- 
sent the living bird, having large fparkling glafs 
beads, or buttons, fixed in the head for eyes : 
this enfign of wifdom and divination, they wear 
fometimes as a -creft on the top of the head, at 
other times the image fits oh the arm, or is borne 
on the hand. Thefe bachelors are alfo diflin- 
guifhable from the other people, by their tacitur- 
nity, grave and folemn countenance, dignified 
ftep, and fmging to themfelves fongs or hymns, 
in a low fwen voice, as they ftroll about the 
towns. 
Thefe people like all other nations, are fond of 
fflafie and dancing : their mufic is both vocal and 
inftrumental ; but of the latter they have fcarcely 
any thing worth the name ; the tambour, rattle- 
gourd, andj a kind of flute, made of a joint of reed 
or 
