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Loquacity is not a characteristic trait; on the contrary, a taciturn temperament seems to prevail. I have frequently seen a visitor enter a house in silence, and shake every member of the family by the hand, without uttering a word, or moving a muscle of the face: but this is not always the case. Morning & evening salutations are common, -- 'good morning' and 'good evening'; but I have noticed that they observe this custom more frequently on meeting with white people, than when saluting one another; -- the custom of shaking hands in silence being the most commonly observed. I have seen old men, on meeting, grasp each others' arms between the elbow and shoulder: I was informed that it was a mark of particular friendship. In approaching a habitation, it is customary to give two or three sharp yells, while yet at some distance off, -- one hundred yards or more.

Although an Indian not under the influence of the manners of the whites, never bends his neck or body when saluting you, there is something in