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Long ago the Indians were afflicted with some very awful diseases which do not now prevail. One of these differed from the small pox, or yours, yet occasioned dreadful sores in the flesh. When anyone in a family was ta- -ken with that disorder, the diseased person was removed, and had a hut, a tent, raised at a distance from any other habitation, and there lived alone. Then the priest was sent for, to cleanse the dwelling just left by the diseased, as if some person had died in it. After this, should any one touch the diseased, he would be unclean, as if he had touched a dead body. (Footnote a) In travelling through the wilderness, the "A, you, uh, a" took the lead. Each tribe marched by itself and encamped separately. Also, each clan kept distinct, without inter- -mingling with other clans of the same tribe. The clans were distinguished by having feathers of different colours fastened to the rim of their ears. Each clan was composed of the descen- -dants of one family, and, being blood con- -nections, the members were forbidden to intermarry. Each clan encamped by itself- -This rule of keeping distinct was preserved to later times. The Cherokess, and the Creeks also, had seven sides to their respective Council Houses, ___ a Corn Tafsell(?)