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34 the prejudice of the Indians to advancement & the inaction of the teachers.- It is difficult to say which or whether all combined is the cause - I heard the children at Dr W's recite & sing & they seemed in all respects to equal to the generality? of white children, in regard to intellect. Their language is well adapted to Music & the hymns which they sung were far more harmonious in their sound that the English original, altho' the Dacotah has not a softened sound in couversation?, but is rather harsh & guttural I bid farewell to the Doctor, much grateful with my visit & he procured me two Indian women who promised take me to St Paul for a "consideration", & As I entered the canoe he desired me particularly to observe the features of one, & for