times happens that a ringleader will admit of no 'reasoning, whereupon some of the chiefs strikes the mutineer on the head with an axe. No one is so bold as to dare to mutter a word in such a case. No trace of divine worship Worship can hardly be discovered here. Only they ascribe . great influence to the moon over the crops. The Sun, as all seeing, is taken to witness as often as they take an oath. They pay great reverence to the Devil, be- Devil worship, Cause they fear great trouble from him when hunting and fishing: wherefore the first fruits of the chase is burnt in his honor, so that they may not receive injury. If they experience pain in any part, they say-- Devil lurks in there. They fully acknowledge that a Mieuouss" ""Y God dwells beyond the stars, who, however, gives himself no concern about the doings of Devils on earth ; because he is constantly occupied with a beautiful Goddess, whose origin is unknown. She once came down from heaven into the water (for before the creation all was water, ) and would have sunk, unless land had suddenly bubbled up under her feet. The land waxed bigger, so that paket erelong a whole globe was perceptible, which quickly produced all sorts of vegetables and trees. Meanwhile, the goddess brought forth a deer, bear-and wolf, and again cohabited with these animals: She thus became pregnant, and lay in of divers sorts of creatures at one birth. From this arises the variety not only of animals, but also of men, which in color are either black, white or sallow ; in disposition either timid as the deer, revengeful as bears or rapacious as wolves. After she had thus acted the Universal mother returned up to Heaven, where she enjoys perfect bliss with the Sovereign Lord, whom they know not nor ever saw ; wherefore they will be held less responsible than the Christians ; pretending to acknowledge him a punisher of all wicked deeds which they commit notwithstanding, and it is with more difficulty that they can be. brought from these adopted vices to christianity. _ Regarding the souls of the Dead, they believe: Belief regarding haga: that those who have done good enjoy every sort of pleasure in a temperate country to the South,