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than who wifhes to replace a friend or relation prefents a belt 
to his acquaintance, and as many as chufe to follow him accept 
this belt, and become his party. After this, it is of no.confe- 
quence whether he goes on the expedition or remains at home 
{as it often happens that he is a child), he is ftill confidered as 
the head of the party. The belt he prefented to his party is 
returned fixed to the fcalp or prifoner, and paffes along with 
them to the friends of the perfon he replaces. Hence it hap- 
pens, that a war party, returning with more fcalps or ptifoners 
than the original intention of the party required, will often 
give one of thefe fupernumerary fcalps or prifonets to another 
war party whom they meet going out ; upon which this party, 
having fulfilled the purpofe of their expedition, will fometimes 
return without going to war. 
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