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278 unclear 1. Chickasaws (Indians) "They are more easily delivered in childbirth, (Exod. Ch. 1. v. 19. And the midwives said unto Pharaoh. Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them." / than white women, having very little pain. Frequently they bear their children in the woods by themselves, hardly ever keeping their unclear more than three or four hours after having a child. They are from a month to six weeks in their purification after childbirth." Lev: Ch: 12. v. 2. -- quoted before. Chickasaws -- 292 relatives mourn for 12 months. Females let their hair go loose during the time of mourning, never tie, & scarcely ever comb." "The Hebrews at the death of their friends or relations, wept, tore their clothes, smote their breasts, fasted & lay upon the ground, & [[strike out: wept[[ went barefoot. The time of mourning was commonly 7 days, but sometimes continued thirty. The whole time of mourning, the near relations of the deceased continued sitting in the houses, & ate upon the ground. "The food they took was thought unclean; and even themselves were judged impure. Their faces were covered, and for all the time they could not apply themselves to any labour. They did not dress themselves nor make their beds, nor uncovered their heads, nor shared themselves, nor cut their nails, nor saluted any body. 1st Samuel Ch 12. 16, 17, 20. David therefore brought God for the child; & David