clothing upon his back. Their favourite manner of disposing of the dead is upon scaffolds raised a man's height above the ground; though they sometimes inter them in the ground. After the funeral succeeds the funeral feast which is performed sitting round the grave or scaffold where the deceased is deposited; of which he is supposed to partake, as well as of the Calumet of which the Stem's end is pointed towards him that he may smoke. A lock of his hair is cut off before interment, which is carefully wrapped up and carried about with them for the space of twelve months, wrapped in a piece of the best cloth to be had and garnished with Porcupine quills etc. after their fancy.

Almost every Great Man or Chief among the Indians is a juggler or Doctor of Physic – their Medicines being simples they collect themselves;

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