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Ninth, His sling. This consisted of a stick about two & half feet long, having a hole in the side of one end to hold the stone. By whirling this in a certain manner, he could throw the stone to a great distance. 
Tenth, His Battle axe, or tomahawk. This has been made differently at different times, according as it was made of stone or iron, and was of great service. 
Eleventh, His knife or short sword. This, like his battle axe has been made differently at different times. It was carried in a sheath fastened to the girdle. A war expedition being ended the warriors set their faces towards home, observing however the most perfect order, & implicit obedience to their officers. Before arriving at the town from whence they started, a messenger was sent forward to give notice of their approach, and of their intention to be at a certain place at a given time. To that place, therefore, the people repaired at the specified time. As the warriors approached, two men followed by the women advanced toward them, commencing a hymn in honour of their valour & warlike deeds. Though the two men commenced singing, yet the women immediately caught the tune and went forward chanting the praise of the beloved defenders of their country. The warriors advanced with a steady, & dignified step, and each delivering to his wife, - his mother, sister, or nighest female relative, the spoils he had taken from the enemy, continued his march to the council house, where all the civil authorities, & the people generally were waiting to receive them. Here it may be said that this apparent indifference in the warriors on meeting their dearest friends, after such as separation, manifested a stoical stupidity quite unbecoming. But let us consider that the warriors having slain persons in battle, touched dead bodies & otherwise contracting uncleanness, could not, without violating their consciences, touch even the hand of any clean person, till they had been purified. Of course, if they had not kept their feelings completely bound, they would have been in the greatest possible danger of violating the commands of God. On arriving at the council house they were received with peculiar joy & respect, yet no one, could touch them and they could have no particular intercourse with their families, till the time for their purification had expired. This according to some was four days, according to others twelve & according to others twenty four. Probably the time for purifying the soldiers was longer or shorter according to the bloodiness of the war in which they had been engaged.