ss, with a hideous Noise, enumerate the Enemies,
that they have murder'd, and such like Exploits.

They attack always by Surprize, and will never stand their Ground when
discovered; but fly to Ambush, whither the Enemy may pursue with Peril
of his Life.

They are made for running very swiftly, and are nicely dextrous at
fishing, hunting, and fowling; whereby they support themselves and
Families with Venison, Fish, wild Turkies, _&c._

The Women do all the hard Labour, such as cutting down the Trees,
planting Corn, _&c._ carrying Burthens and all their other Work; the Men
only hunting, fishing and fowling, eating, drinking, dancing and
sleeping.

The Boys still use Bows and Arrows for Exercise, with which they are
very dextrous; but the Men always use Fire-Arms, which with Ammunition
they buy of us with their Dear-Skins, going rarely out unarmed.

They are so wonderfully quick-sighted, that they will swiftly pursue by
_Eye_ the Track of any Thing among the Trees, in the Leaves and Grass,
as an Hound does by the Scent, where _we_ can't perceive the least Mark
or Footstep.

They cohabit in some hundreds of Families, and fix upon the richest
Ground to build their wooden Houses, which they place in a circular
Form, meanly defended with Pales, and covered with Bark; the middle Area
(or _Forum_) being for common Uses and publick Occasions. The Women in
order to plant their _Indian Corn_ and _Tobacco_ (to clear the Ground of
Trees) cut the Bark round; so that they die and don't shade the Ground,
and decay in Time.

Wherever we meet with an old _Indian Field_, or Place where they have
lived, we are sure of the best Ground. They all remove their Habitation
for fear of their Enemies, or for the Sake of Game and Provision.

They have small Sweating Houses like Ovens; out of which when they are
almost smothered with Heat, they run into a River, which they always
contrive to build their Towns near.

This Practice in all Distempers often kills vast Numbers in Sicknesses,
which are new to them.

They have no Notion of providing for Futurity; for they eat Night and
Day whilst their Provision lasts, falling to as soon as they awake, and
falling asleep again as soon as they are well crammed.

Their Fish, Flesh, and Fowl, they either barbacue on an high Gridiron,
or broil on sharp Sticks before a Fire, which they always keep in the
Middle of their Cabbin; and they lie upon Boards and Skins raised like
Benches round about thei