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completely buried himself in the skin. I then let 
him feel the point of my knife, and exterminated him. 
More than once, after sitting down upon a rotten 
stump, I have found myself covered with Ticks. 
There is a short and easy way to get quit of these 
unwelcome adherents. Make a large fire and stand 
close to it, and if you be covered with ticks, they 
will all fall off. 
Let us now forget for awhile the quadrupeds, ser¬ 
pents, and insects, and take a transitory view of the 
native Indians of these forests. 
There are five principal nations or tribes of Indians 
in ci-devant Dutch Guiana, commonly known by 
the name of Warow, Arowack, Acoway, Carib, and 
Macoushi. They live in small hamlets, which con¬ 
sist of a few huts, never exceeding twelve in number. 
These huts are always in the forest, near a river or 
some creek. They are open on all sides, (except 
those of the Macoushi,) and covered with a species 
of palm leaf. 
Their principal furniture is the hammock. It 
serves them both for chair and bed. It is commonly 
made of cotton ; though those of the Warows are 
formed from the seta tree. At night they always 
make a fire close to it. The heat keeps them warm, 
and the smoke drives away the mosquitos and sand¬ 
flies. You sometimes find a table in the hut; but 
it w r as not made by the Indians, but by some negro, 
or mulatto carpenter. 
They cut down about an acre or two of the trees 
wdiicli surround the huts, and there plant pepper, 
THIRD 
JOURNEY. 
Ticks. 
Principal 
nations, 
or tribes 
of In¬ 
dians. 
Their 
ham¬ 
mocks. 
Occupa¬ 
tions. 
