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to suffer commisture?/commissure? or consolidation with other nations, which makes them prefer in all in ? to it. Another peculiarity common to the Indians & the Israelities, is their aversion to ? women, with whom the Israelites thought it the greatest disgrace to have any connexion. These Indians were never known to violate, or even attempt the chastity of female captives?" Joseph? Ant. ? 12. ch. 4. sec 6. - Hay ? p.245

"Among the Indians, as soon as their first Spring produce comes in, on a day appointed, while the sanctified ? fruits are ?. six old beloved women come to the temple in sacred wigwam of worship, and dance the beloved dance with joyful hearts. They observe a solemn procession as they enter the holy ground or beloved square, carrying in one hand a bundle of small branches of various green trees, when they are joined by the same number of beloved old men, who carry a cone in one hand, adorned with white feathers, having green boughs in the other hand." Hayward