. Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Indiens; Biologie. "i < 341 ) but the principal and moft efteemed among them is that of the ball, which is not unlike the European game of tennis. The balls they ufe are rather larger than thofe made ufe of at tennis, and are formed of a piece of deer-fkin ; which being moif- tened to render it fupple, is (luffed hard with the hair of tne fame creature, and fewed with its finews. The ball-fticks are about three feet long, at the end of which there is
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Indiens; Biologie. "i < 341 ) but the principal and moft efteemed among them is that of the ball, which is not unlike the European game of tennis. The balls they ufe are rather larger than thofe made ufe of at tennis, and are formed of a piece of deer-fkin ; which being moif- tened to render it fupple, is (luffed hard with the hair of tne fame creature, and fewed with its finews. The ball-fticks are about three feet long, at the end of which there is fixed a kind of racket, refembling the palm of the hand, and falhoned of thongs cut from a deer-flcin. In thefe they catch the ball, and throw it to a great diftance, if they are not prevented by fome of the oppofite party, who fly to intercept it. This game is generally played by large companies, that fometimes confift of more than three hundred j and it is not uncom- mon for different bands to play againft each other. They begin by fixing two poles in the ground at about fix hundred yards apart, and one of thefe goals belong to each party of the combatants. The ball is thrown up high in the centre of the ground, and in a diredt line between the goals; towards v^hich each party endeavours to flrike it, and which ever fide firfl ii ; l'"|. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. Dublin : Printed for S. Price [and 17 others]
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