over[.] The remainder of the day was joyfully passed in innocent recreations such as Smoking dancing &^c[.]

12^th[.] This forenoon Several Young men placed themselves in a row on their bellies[.] An old man holding an arrow – & withe the barb of it, pierced a hole, at the shoulder blade, through which he passed a pin of hard wood about four inches long and half an Inch in thickness[.] To this pin he fastened a cord of Eight yards in length[.] At the end of these Cords were tied Seven bulls heads or more according to the qualities of the Warrior – such as had killed some of the enemy and taken scalps – had a mans Scull fixed to each breast and a scalp fastened a little below the eyes, with a cane in the right hand to which also was fastened a Scalp[.] But such as were less succesful in war were not distinguished by so many ornaments[.] They had not the honor of dragging so many Bulls heads after them – and their Canes in lieu of human scalps were graced only with Eagle Tails[.] These Young warriors were entirely naked but painted white[.] When the old man had

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