NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.



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of a fish, or with needles, all over these traces, so as to
draw blood. Then they rub them with charcoal dust,
and other colours, well ground and powdered. These
powders sink into the skin, and the colours are never ef-
faced; but soon after the skin swells, and forms a kind
of Sb, accompanied with inflammation. It comelyon-
ly exdies a fever; and if the weather is too hot, or the
operation has been carried too far, there is hazard of
life.")
  These are the observations of the Bishop of Meaux,
who travelled in North America, at the request of the
Queen of France.



DRESS
     SI)



AND ORNAMENTS OF THE TONGU.
CORIAKS, AND IAMSCHADALES.



  "The Tongusi, Coriaks, Kamschad
tribes in the north-east parts of Asia," si
"are differently attired from what they
ago. Like every other rtide nation in
state, they covered themselves with furs
the shepherds of Spain and Italy, the 1
consisted of one piece, with a hood and SI'
also sorne-resernblance to the dress of Cay
though not so long, for it reaches not fu
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[ales, and other
xys Abernethy,



were a
their
and h
uipper
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)uchin
Lrther 1



century
original
ides like
garment
it bears
Monks,
than the



ALIVUe r UUL Lt j11Knee aowriwaras, tey are covered
with leggins of deer or buffalo skin ; their shoes also
are made of the same. These robes were formerly dress-
ed with the hair on, but the Tongusi especially, and the
Coriaks, have made themselves so well acquainted with
the art of tanning, that hair is not seen in any part of
their dress, except the hood, the neck, and the cuffs of
the sleeves of the upper garment. The tanned covering is
genq~1ly painted with considerable taste.- The figures
represent those animals which have been chosen by each