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made him drowfy, and which it even carries 
off by continued agitation. 
As foon as we alighted they fhowed ns 
where to lay onr baggage, and then brought 
ns a bowl of boiled fqualhes cold ; this I then 
thought poor entertainment, but before I came 
back I had learnt not to defpife good Indian 
food. This hofpitality is agreeable to the 
honeft fimplicity of ancient times, and is fo 
punctually adhered to, that not only what is 
already dreffed is immediately fet before a 
traveller, but the moft preffing bufinefs is 
poftponed to prepare the beft they can get for 
him, keeping it as a maxim that he muft al- 
ways be hungry, of this we found the good 
effects in the fleth and bread they got ready 
for us. 
July (y After breakfast Lewis Evans and 
myfelf went to the point of the mountain clofe 
to the N. E. branch, a mile and a half up the 
river from our lodging, and good level rich 
land all the way ; we walked thither, carrying 
our blankets with us, and flept near three hours. 
Here we regulated our journey, and having 
taken a pleafant view of the range of mountains, 
and the charming plane of Shamokin , 2 miles 
long and above one broad, skirted on the Weft 
and North by the river, and encompaffed Eaft, 
and partly South, with lofty hills, befides a 
fine vale bordering the North Weft branch, 
we returned to the town and dined. In the 
afternoon 
