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die other three : it is clofely fhut up on three 
iides, that is, the back and two ends, and 
belides, a partition wall longitudinally from end 
to end divides it into two apartments, the back 
part totally dark, only three fmall arched aper- 
tures or holes opening into it from the front 
apartment or piazza, and little larger than juft to 
admit a man to crawl in upon his hands and 
knees. This fecluded place appears to me to be 
deligned as a fanftuary* dedicated to religion, 
or rather prieft craft ; for here are depofited all 
the facred things, as the phylic pot, rattles, chap- 
lets of deeds hoofs and other apparatus of con- 
juration; and likewife the calumet or great pipe 
of peace, the imperial ftandard, or eagle’s tail, 
which is made of the feathers of the white eagle’s 
tail curiouilv formed and difpiayed like an 
open fan on a fceptre or ftaff, as white and clean 
as poffible when difpiayed for peace, but when 
for war, the feathers are painted or tinged with 
vermillion. The piazza or front of this building, 
is equally divided into three apartments, by two 
tranfverfe walls or partitions, about bread high, 
each having three orders or ranges of feats or ca- 
bins ftepping one above and behind the other, 
which accommodate the ffenate and audience, in 
the like order as obferved in the rotunda. The 
other three buildings which compofe the fquare, 
are alike furnilhed with three ranges of cabins or 
fophas, and ferve for a banqueting-houfe, to 
ihelter and accommodate the audience and fpec« 
tators at all times, particularly at feafts or public 
entertainments, where all dalles of citizens refort 
* Sanatorium or facred temple 5 and it is faid to be death for any perfofi 
but the mico, war-chief and higia pneit to enter in, and none are admitted 
but by pertniliion of the pnefh, who guard jt day and night. 
-|- Vukur i'acra. 
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