with littleThey believe, also, in an Immortality of the soul; have^ ceremony. likewise, some knowledge of the Sun, Moon and Stars, many of which they even know how to name they are passable judges of the weather. There is scarcely ;

Neither law nor auv law or iusticc among them, except sometimes in war matters, and then very '^ losliee among the "^

Indians. little. The next of kin is the avenger; the youngest are the most daring, who mmihrergef g"uM mostly do as they like. Their weapons used to be a war club and the bow and arrow, which they kuow how to use with wonderful skill. Now, those residing

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near, or trading considerably with the Christians, make use of firelocks and hatchets, which they obtain in barter. They are excessively fond of guns; spare no expense on them, and are so expert with them that, in this respect, they excel many Christians. Their fare, or food, is poor and gross, for they drink water. The im

having no other beverage ; they eat the flesh of all sorts of game that the country ?<»'?•

supplies; even badgers, dogs, eagles, and similar trash, which Christians in no way regard ; these they cook and use uncleansed and undressed. Moreover, all sorts of fish ; likewise, snakes, frogs, and such like, which they usually cook with the offals and entrails. They know, also, how to preserve fish and meat for the winter in order then to cook them with Indian meal. They make their bread, but of very indifferent quality, of maize, which they also cook whole, or broken in wooden mortars. The women likewise perform this labor and make a pap or porridge, called by some, Sapsis, by others, Duundare,^ which is their daily food ; theymix this, also, thoroughly with little beans, of different colors, raised by themselves this is esteemed by them rather as a dainty, than as a ;