. Eine Reise von der Prince of Wales's Fort, in der Hudson's Bay, an der nördlichen Ozean [microform]: Im Auftrag der Hudson's Bay Company für die Entdeckung der Kupferminen unternommen, ein North West Passage, &Amp; c. in den Jahren 1769, 1770, 1771 &Amp; 1772. Indianer Nordamerikas; Naturgeschichte; Indiens; Baron. NORT^ HERN OZEAN. • Genehmigung mc Einige Der worft ftandard charafters zu machen, eine für die allgemeine conduft aller von Ihnen. In der Tat ist es aber reafonable zu denken, dass Reisende und Eindringlinge werden immer mit dem ferved worft Rohstoffe sein, obwohl vielleicht Sie zahlen den Preis für beft

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. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORT^HERN OCEAN. •permit mc to make a few of the worft charafters a ftandard for the general conduft of all of them. Indeed it is but reafonable to think that travellers and interlopers will be always ferved with the worft commodities, though perhaps they pay the beft price for what they have. It may appear ftrange, that while I am extolling the chaftity of the Northern Indian women, I fhould ac- knowledge that it is a very common cuftom among the men of this country to exchange a night's lodging with each other's wives. But this is fo far from being confidered as an adl which is criminal, .that it is cftcemed by them as one of the ftrongeft ties of friendfliip between two families; and. in cafe of the death of either man, the other confiders himfelf bound to fupport the children of the deccafcd. Thofe people are fo fiir from viewing this engagement as a mere ceremony, like moft of our Chriftian god-fathers and god-mothers, who, notwithftanding their vows are made in the moft folcmn manner, and in the prcfence of both God and man, fcarcely ever afterward remember what they have promifcd, that there is not an inftance of a Northern Indian having once neglected the duty which he is fup- pofed to have taken upon himfclf to perform. The Southern Indians, with all then- bad qualities, are remark- ably humane and charitable to the widows and children of departed friends; and as their fituarion and manner of life enable thtm to do more adts of charity > ith kfs trouble S than. A4*%. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration

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