. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. [ 203 1 pronounces that the American Aborigines are deicended from the Ifraclites, either whilll: they were a maritime power, or foon after their general captivity. This defcent lie endeavours to provo from their religious rites, their civil and martial cuftoms, their marriages, their funeral ceremonies, their manners, lan- guage, traditions, and from a variety of other particulars. And fo complete is his convi«5lion on th
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. [ 203 1 pronounces that the American Aborigines are deicended from the Ifraclites, either whilll: they were a maritime power, or foon after their general captivity. This defcent lie endeavours to provo from their religious rites, their civil and martial cuftoms, their marriages, their funeral ceremonies, their manners, lan- guage, traditions, and from a variety of other particulars. And fo complete is his convi«5lion on this head, that he fan- cies he finds a perfed: and indifputable fimilitude in each. Through all thefe I have not time to follow him, and (hall therefore only give a few extracts to (how on what foundation he builds his conjec- tures, and what degree of credit he is en- titled to on this point. He begins with oblerving, that though feme have fuppofed the Americans to be defcended from the Chlnefe, yet neither their religion, laws, or cuftoms agree in the leaft with thofe of the Ctiinefe; which fufficicntly proves that they are not of this line. Eefides, as our beft llilps are now almoll half a year in failiiig forCnina (our author uoes not here recol- Iccl that this is from a high northern la- titude,. â .h^-nnr-^^am-^i;:^' '. 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. London : Printed for the author and sold by J. Walter . ..
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