people as a great honour, and he, who can attain to that point, is accounted a great man; as it can only be a good hunter that is able to do it. This in fact is of great service to them, and even to the Traders; since it enables the Indian to prepare and bring greater quantities of provisions, leather &c. to the Houses: as when he has only one, it is all she can do to carry wherewith to supply himself and family. One might naturally conclude that it would be solely from a love of variety that he kept several women; but the natural disposition of the Chipwean appears to be not half so amorous and lascivious as the European. They are extremely jealous of their women; the generality never allowing them to go out of their sight; and probably with reason, as their Ladies are said to be a little fond of variety; and some of them are even said to anticipate nature a fortnight d'avance in the diseases peculiar to their sex; whereby they may withdraw from the Tent into a small hut at a little distance where they usually retire at those times;– the fire she makes serves as a signal

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