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3 Habits and Customs The men are taught from their infancy, by their parents, to amus?, and the chase. The women are nurtured in the lap of industry and agriculture, consequently they have to endure the fatigues of domestic and camp life.
Each Nation or Tribe is divided into villages, and each village has one or more chiefs attached to it in proportion to the number of families. These are generally called village chiefs It is the duty of the chiefs to see, that perfect order and regularity is observed by their subjects. Arbitary power is not practiced by them except in cases of murder or capitol offenses. The male and female children, are nurtured by their parents, in the order which they concieve best calculated for their contributions to endure the most excruciating torture, and to receive the inclemencies of nature. The children are compelled to bathe their bodies in cold water once every day and obtain