. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. ssessed a knowl-edge of a SupremeBeing. William Pennin a letter, writesthus: They say there is a GreatKing that made them, whodwells in a glorious countryto the Southward of them,and that the souls of the goodshall go thither where theylive again. Their worship,hesays, consists of two parts,sacrifice and cantico. Theirsacrifice is the first firs
. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. ssessed a knowl-edge of a SupremeBeing. William Pennin a letter, writesthus: They say there is a GreatKing that made them, whodwells in a glorious countryto the Southward of them,and that the souls of the goodshall go thither where theylive again. Their worship,hesays, consists of two parts,sacrifice and cantico. Theirsacrifice is the first first and fattest buckthey kill goeth to the fire,where he is all burnt with amournful ditty of him, thatPenns TreaTV WITH THE INDI.^NS. (Old print.) performeth the ceremony,but with much marvelous fervency and labor of body, that he will even sweat to afoam. The other part is the cantico performed by round dances, sometimes words,sometimes songs, then shouts ; two being in the middle that begin ; and by sing-ing and drumming on a board direct the chorus. Their diet is maize, or Indiancorn divers ways prepared ; sometimes roasted in the ashes ; sometimes beatenand boiled with water, which they call hominie ; they also make cakes, not un-. 258 THE ABORIGINES. pleasant to eat. They likewise have several sorts of beans and peas, that are goodnourishment: and the woods and rivers are their larders. If any European comes to see them or calls for lodging at their house, or wig-wam, they give him the best place and first cut. If they come to visit us, theysalute us with an Itah ; which is as much as to say, good be to you, and set themdown ; which is mostly on the ground close to their heels ; their legs upright ; itmay be they speak not a word, but observe all passages. If you give them any-thing to eat or drink, well; for they will not ask ; and be it little or much, if it bewith kindness, they are well pleased, else they go away sullen but say are great concealers of their
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