HORTH AMERICA, 
C H A P. 111. 
W THEti DRESS, FEAStS and DIVERTISEMENTS, 
The youth of both fexes are fond of decorat- 
ing themfelves with external orniments. The men 
fhave their head; leaving only a narrow crefl or 
tomb; beginning at the crOwii of the head, where it 
is about two inches broad and about the fame 
height, and hands frized upright; but this crefl 
tending backwards, gradually widens, covering the 
hinder part of the head and back of the heck : the 
lank hair behind is ornamented with pendant filter 
quills; and then jointed or articulated filver plates > 
and ufually the middle fafcicle of hair; being by far 
the Ibngeft; is wrapped in a large quill of filver, or 
the joint of a fmail reed, curioufly fculptured and 
painted; the hair continuing through it terminates 
in a tail or taffeL 
Their ears are lacerated, feparating the border of 
'cartilaginous limb; which at firft is bound round 
Very clofe and tight with leather firings or thongs, 
and anointed with frefh bear's oil, until healed f 
a piece of lead being fattened to it, by its weight 
extends this cartilage to an incredible length, which 
afterwards being craped, or bound round in brafs 
or filver wire, extends femicircularly like a bow or 
crefcent; and it is then very elaftic; even fo as to 
fpring and bound about with the lead motion or 
nexure of the body : this is decorated with fofc 
white plumes of heron feathers. 
A very curious diadem or band, about four 
inches broad, and ingenioufly wrought or wovenj 
and curioufly decorated with flones^ beads, warn- 
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