NORTH AMERICA. 48 £ 
PART IV- 
CHAP. I. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTER, CUSTOMS AND 
I ERSQNS OF THE AMERICAN ABORIGINES, FROM 
MY OWN OBSERVATIONS, AS WELL AS FROM THE 
GENERAL AND IMPARTIAL REPORT OF ANCIENT, 
RESPECTABLE MEN, EITHER OF THEIR OWN PEO- 
PLE, OR WHITE TRADERS, WHO HAVE SPENT MANY 
DAYS OF THEIR LIVES AMONGST THEM. 
PERSONS and QUALIFICATIONS. 
The males of the Cherokees, Mufcogulges, 
Siminoles, Chicafaws, Chadtaws, and confederate 
tribes of the Creeks, are tall, eredt, and moder- 
ately robuft; their limbs well fliaped, fo as ge- 
nerally to form a perfect human figure ; their fea- 
tures regular, and countenance open, dignified 
and placid ; yet the forehead and brow fo formed, 
as to ftrike you inftantly with heroifin and bra- 
very ; the eye though rather fmall, yet active and 
full of fire ; the iris always black, and the nofe 
commonly inclining to the aquiline. 
Their countenance and addons exhibit an air 
of magnanimity, fuperiority and independence. 
Their complexion, of a reddifli brown or cop- 
per colour ; their hair long, lank, coarfe, and 
black as a raven, and refle&ing the like luftre at 
different expofures to the light. 
The women of the Cherokees, are tall, Render, 
eredt and of a delicate frame ; their features form- 
ed with peufedt fymmetry, their countenance 
I i cheerful 
