ORIGIN



OF THER



they play some games. Before they set out to hunt,
they frequently form a party to play the Patooni, which
consists in throwing up in the air small sticks about the
size of an orange, with four sides, and resembling the
dice of the Europeans, because each side has a certain
number. He who has the greatest number upwards,
when they fall on the grouied, is conqueror, and expects
to be the most successful in the chase. It is considered,
therefore, a great favor to belong to the winner's party
when they separate themselves into different companies,
because they imagine that they cannot be utterly disap-
pointed while they are the associates of him who is to
kill the most."
  Abernethy observed this and other frivolous ganmes,
which he did not deemn worthy of any notice. Santini,
in speaking of a certain game which he does not de-
scribe, says, that the Tongusi, when they played, resem-
bled madmen more than rational beings, from the way
in which their feelings were excited.



THE NAMING OF CHILDREN AMONG THE NORTH
             AMERICAN INDIANS.



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ceremony is performed at a feast where no per-
present but those of the same sex with the child
) be named. While they are eating, the child is
e knees of the father or mother, who continually
and it to the spirits, especially to that which is to
tardian Genius; for every person has their own,



but not at their bit
each family has a c(



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grow
go by



h. They never make
s1tain number. which



sometimes also they change their na
up, and there are some names which
I after a certain age; this, however, is



new names;
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-mes as they
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tom every where. They never call a man by his prof
er name, when they talk to him in common discourse



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