f fish, 117
Vast shoals of herrings, shad, &c., 117
22. Continuality of the fishery, 118
The names of some of the best edible fish, 118
The names of some that are not eaten, 118
23. Indian children catching fish, 118
Several inventions of the Indians to take fish, 119
24. Fishing hawks and bald eagles, 121
Fish dropped in the orchard, 121

CHAPTER VI.

_Wild Fowl and Hunted Game._

Sec. 25. Wild Water Fowl, 123
26. Game in the marshes and watery grounds, 123
27. Game in the highlands and frontiers, 123
Of the Opossum, 124
28. Some Indian ways of hunting, 124
Fire hunting, 124
Their hunting quarters, 125
29. Conclusion, 126

BOOK III.

_Indians, their Religion, Laws and Customs, in War and Peace._

CHAPTER I.

_Persons of the Indians, and their Dress._

Sec. 1. Persons of the Indians, their color and shape, 127
2. The cut of their hair, and ornament of their head, 128
3. Of their vesture, 128
4. Garb peculiar to their priests and conjurors, 130
5. Of the women's dress, 131

CHAPTER II.

_Matrimony of the Indians, and Management of their Children._

Sec. 6. Conditions of their marriage, 133
7. Maidens, and the story of their prostitution, 133
8. Management of the young children, 134

CHAPTER III.

_Towns, Building and Fortification of the Indians._

Sec. 9. Towns and kingdoms of the Indians, 135
10. Manner of their building, 135
11. Their fuel, or firewood, 136
12. Their seats and lodging, 136
13. Their fortifications,