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ORIGIN OF THE



prompted by that deadly animosity which cannot exist,
but among barbarous tribes.
  It is not to be imagined that these tortures are often in-
flicted. None ever siffer them btut a chief, who has dis-



tinguished him
of putting pris(
even in that m
chief of the nat
their husbands,
are by them ~
families; and i
seem contented
tenderness and



they fill.



tribe, for th
to be made
not receive
prisoners w
slaves, and



The)



e In
pris
thei
ho a
are



ous liquors; a (
aries for the nu



self in war. Burning is the general Way
)nors to death, and but few of them suffer
anner. A great part are delivered to the
ion, and distributed to those who have lost
sons or other relations in the war. They
renerally adopted into their respective
f they conduct themselves properly and
with their condition, they experience that
regard which belong to those whose places
r have no chance of returning to their own
idians esteem all who permit themselves
oners as being unworthy of life, and would
m, could they make their escape. The
Xe not adopted into some family, are made
often disposed of to Europeans for spiritu-
custom introduced by the French mission-
ronose of nreventinr the torturinff of Dris-



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oners of war.



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  Thie animosity of savages is hereditary, and can seldom
be extinguished; when peace becomes necessary, there-
fore, it is not easy to bring about the preliminaries. Even
when an Indian is brought to the last extremity, he will
seldom confess that peace is necessary for him; he tries
to show that it is the interest of his adversary; and gen-
erally employs a mediator who is a friend to both parties.
A few of the most respectable heads of the tribe, attend-
ed by those chiefs who have undertaken to be mediators,
nroceed to that nation with which thev are to treat. Be-



fore them is
the rights of
This pipe is
ble; its stem



carried the pi4
which no Ind
about four feet
of wood, adorr



with hieroglyphics. From 1
an Indian can immediately



)e of peace, a sacred symbol,
hian will presume to violate.
long; its bowl is of red mar-
ied with feathers, and painted
the variety of these ornaments
judoe to what nation it be-
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