ORIGIN OF THE



of racre; she bet
desires to reven2
to be appeased;
draughts of this
thee; receive the
sacrificing this v
kettle; they shal
shall pull of his
therefore no mo



rins by invoking the spirit of him she
Ie. 'Approach, says she, ' you are going
I prepare a feast for thee; drink great
broth which is going to be poured out to
9 sacrifice I am going to make to thee in
varrior-; he shall be burnt and put in the
1 apply red hot hatchets to his flesh ; they
scalp ; they sh all drink in his skull ; make
re complaints, thou shalt be fully satis-



fied.'
  " This form of speech, w
of death, varies much as to I
it is always the same. Th,
come out of the cabin, and
intention of him or her to X
by exhorting the young pe
succeeds, who addresses hi
brother, take courage: thou
he answers cooly, ' that is
mediately there is a cry th
the prisoner is led to the p
the most part they tie him t
but in such a manner that
sometimes when the exec
whence there is no danger
frown one end to the other.
him, he sings for the last ti



recites



his achievements, and



hich is properly the sentence



the ter
en a <
decla
whomn
ople t
rm thr
art X
well, A



Mis; but for the meaning,
crier makes the captive
res in a loud voice the
he belongs, and finishes
) bdhave well. Another
it is to suffer, and says,
joing to be burnt.'  And



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I



rough the



lace of his
o a post by t
he can tur
ution takes
of escaping,
  Before the
mlehis death



almrow



the most insulting to those he p
Then he exhorts them not to spare
that he is a man and a warrior.
and barbarous scenes the sufferer
such seemiing carelessness, that
greatest insult to his executioners.
that there are no hopes of 'mercy,
inspires boldness.
  "As to the causes that should pr



(liee than/s.,
rhole village
punishment.
he hands and
nr round it.



p1
th



ace
ey



in a,
let bin



begin



1 SonflQ



        C i
st always in
erceives ar'
him, but to
During the
sings aloud
hereby he



to
Thr
a m



r


AI



Im-
, and
For
feet ;
But
cabin
i run
burn
en he
anner



ound him.
remember
se trao-ical
, and with
offers the



In short, the thought
gives resolution and



roduce in



the



such inhumanity, which we could never have



, savages
believed



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