NORTH



AMERICAN INDIANS.



they have a feast, to which all the noted warriors of the



nation are lnv!te-d; xvhc
the beat of kettle drums.
two rows ; each rises in
has performed; so that 1
high degree of enthusiast
with faces painted in a f



they have the



td



war dance to



The warriors are seated on
turn, and sings the deeds he
hey work up their spirits to a



of



-n.
Hrigh



selves look terrible to their
songs they preserve the histor
meits.W  The solemn recept
the acclamations of applause '
return, cannot but have on ti
in raising an emulation for gl(
the old Romans. After their
never offer them the least bad
trary will rather starve them



want



0



and I have been al wa



one instance of their offir
charity of any woman thai
tives are generally distribi
lost a member of their ft
accepted, they enjoy call th
but if otherwise, they di(
venge of those who refuse
  They use neither drum
musical instruments in th
them on all occasions. 1I
by Homer's heroes:
         Thrice to its pitch,
         0 friend! Ulysses'<
  Thea hospitality of these
than their other virtues.
among them, they are sti
number arrive, one of thi



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1
II
II

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St

e



Y'



no,
wva
ted
mUi



r[hey come to these dances
Ful nmanner to make them-
enemies. By these war
y of their great achieve-
ion of these warriors, and
which they receive at their
ieir hearer the same effect
orv, that a triumph had on
prisoners are secured, they
treatment, but on the cone
selves than suffer them to



s assured
the leas
s their Cea
arrio n c
amongbat
win bat,



that
t vio
ptive
those
tle.



there is not
lence to the
l The cape
* wh o have
If they are



e privilezes the person hatId ;
in torment to satiate the re-
them.



nor trumpet, nor ainy kind of
eir wars; their throats serve
Te find the same was practised



his
sho
In
As
i re
3ir



lofty voice he rears,
uts invade my ears.
dians is no less remarkable
soon as any stranger comes
to offer him  victuals; if a
best houses is cleaned for



  * It is worthy of remark, that all nations have used the same
means to record and bear in mind their history.



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