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he has no friends, the murderer has nothing to fear.

Women frequently commit suicide in a fit of anger; this is not often done by the men. Infanticide is common amongst them.

They imagine the great Spirit lives somewhere in the south.

Old people never speak the names of their sons-in-law, daughters-in-law; or the names of the husbands & wives of their nephews & nieces. Sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, never utter the names of their fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law, nor the names of the uncles and aunts of their husbands & wives; They do not look them in the face; nor will they converse with them more than sheer necessity compels them to do. This singular custom is highly inconvenient & perplexing in its consequences.

Theft constitutes a prominent characteristic of their habitudes. To purloin with success, so far from being attended with disgrace, is considered highly honorable; but to be detected in the act of theft, fixes a stigma on the culprit, not easily effaced. They are almost constantly stealing from each other, and the owners of property use great vigilance in watching it. Women steal most; - and mothers teach their children to