North-Carolina Chronicle; or Fayetteville Gazette

              fen rt n i h h h 7 f f^i 7 4f>1 ■ 7 r •** _-=»,_ m o n d a y f £ 3 r u a r t 21 2791 no 24 , of vol ii j — ltrra no 5 the men of every nation differ in tb ir drefs very little from each cither except thole who trade wim the european ; chefe exchange theii furs for blankets ihii ; s and other apparel which ihey wear as much for ornament as necctlity the latter fkften by a girdle around thtir waiils about half a yard of broatlcloath which covers rhc middle parts of their bodies thofe who wear tbirts never make them faft either at the wrill or col lar ; this would be a rooit infufferable confinement to ihem they throw their blanket loofe upon their iaoulctcrs ani holding the upper tide of it by the two corners with a knife in one hand and a tobacco pouch pipe fee in the other ; thus accou'red they vaik about their vil lages or camps but in iheir dances they feidorn wear this covering thofe among the men who wilh to ap pear gayer than the'reit pluck from their heads all the hair except from a fpot on the top of it about the fize of a crown piece where it is permitted to grow to a conf:;ierablc length ;* on this are fahencd plumes of feather of various colours with nlr;r ivoiy quills the manner of cuttung and ornamenting this pan of the hea ji ; nguithes different nations from each other they paint ther faces red and black which they efteern a.s greatly ornamental they alfo paint themlelves when they go to war ; but the method rhey make ufe of on this occafion differs from that wherein they uie it merely as a tie coration the young indians whe aif defirr us of exctli"g iheir companions in finery flit the outward rim or both their ears ; at the irne time they carenottoieparate them entirely but uxrc the fle(b thus cur ftill untouched at both extrcmit;r ; around this fpongy iubftance from ths upper to the lower part they twift brafe vr.'r till the weight dra'.vs the amputat ed rim into a bow of five or fix nches t'i ameter and drags it almoll down to the lhcu'.tlcrs this decoration is efteemed tot>e excefiitely gay an.l becoming i is alfo a common cuftcm arorr.g tfeetn to bore their kofc and wear 13 iii^rn pendants "." ci;jvr?:u tons i 13 ilrrzd that fej focli wreresktch worn by thofe e the i'">;c r parrs { reck)i ' very cjrn.t-tijnt-i , ftut how'ths : o ! tiiem i cou d not learn : pr u/m y their traffic wiehoibei a uiens scare lea u/storr carve pv'o travels continued i/f any writers ha averted that jjy jl tjie indians even at ths macureil ptrioo of their are only iurnilh ed with hair on tkeir beads ; and that bdtwuh landing he profusion with which lh.it part is covered thofe pans which among the inhabitants of other climates are uiually ihe feat of this exaeffence remam entirely free from it even dr rob rtfon through their imireprefentati ons has contributed to propagate the er ro ; aad fuppofing the remask juftly fotta ed has drawn fcveral conclulions irjni it relative to the habit and tempera - tur of their bodies which are confequent l invalid but from minute enquiries and a curious iiifpeclion t am able to declare however reipectable i may hold thr authority of thefe hiitorians in other gbints)that their aflenioni are erroneous and prt>ceeding frcm the vant f f a tho rctigh knowledge of the cuftoins of the indians after the age of puberty their bodies in their natural ftate are covered in the fame manner as thofe of the europeans the men indeed efteem a beard very ruibeccraing and i<;ke great pains to get rid of it nor is thcie any to be perceived on their face , except when they grow old and became inattentive to their a.p p»arance every crinous ti3 refcence en t!ie other parts efthel>od ii held un feemly by them and both cexes employ biuchtimein their extirpation the na'idowiifits nid he remote na teons pluck ihem out with bent piec of hud wo'itl formed into a kin ( ot nip peis whiltt thofe who have comniuni ea icm widi europeans procure f;om them wffe which they twill into a fcrew r worm applying this 10 the parr thr jnefs rhe rings together and with a madden twitch draw out all the hairs that crcioibu between thcra they go without my covering thi^h except that btforeip ken of ; the middle which reaches daw .'■ . the thighs bat they make tor their :*.,'$ a fort of locking ekh r v {] ■ • thefe are i'enc i di near to the ..... 3c-r as poffiblc fo as admit -.•: - v cliawn on a.nd off the c-igss fluff of which they tree -; it are kft annexsd to the icara about he bread h v f .-. . .;-■■■ par which is placed on ",. . the leg is generally ornamcj ltd by th c who have any cam'muaication wills i 1 ropesuas if'of clotfe with ibban'dso lace ifqf leather wich embroidcr-y or purcu yn quiili cuiioafly coloured strangers who hunt among l i.'.!i ans in the parts where is a great deal ot iuow find theft ftockangs much mara convenient than any others their iho«s are made of the fkinofthe deer elk or buffalo ; ihcie foruetirncs drcited according to rfie earopean man ner at orhers with the hair remaining oa them are cui into ihoes and faoiioned io as to be eaiy to tho feet and conveni ent for walking the edges round the ankle are decorated with pieces of brsfs or tin fixed around leather firings about an inch long which being placed vej j thick niafce a chceriul tickling ncife ei ther when they walk o dance the women wear a covering of foms kind or other from the neck to the km e thole who trade with ths europeans weir a linen garment he fame as l-.-r uied by the men : the flaps of which hw over the petticoat such as drefs nurr t!it ancient manner niike a kind f fliiit with leather which covers the body i>m not the arms their pttticoats are made either oi leather cr clotfe which reach frotm hr waiit o il\t kcee on thcar legs