. 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. :.-:Juaft. Ml i:Sv i: V " I. [ 200 j of nations, which is by flir the leafl equi- vocal, is not lo difficult as might be imagined. Wc have had, and fliU iiave, travellers and miilionaries who have at- taine4 the languages that are fpoken iii all the provinces of the new world; it would only be ncceflary to make a coUe'ftioa of their grainmars and vocabul,aries, and to collate them with the dead and living lan- guages o
. 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. :.-:Juaft. Ml i:Sv i: V " I. [ 200 j of nations, which is by flir the leafl equi- vocal, is not lo difficult as might be imagined. Wc have had, and fliU iiave, travellers and miilionaries who have at- taine4 the languages that are fpoken iii all the provinces of the new world; it would only be ncceflary to make a coUe'ftioa of their grainmars and vocabul,aries, and to collate them with the dead and living lan- guages of the old world, that pafs for ori- ginals, and the limilarity might ealily be traced. Even the different dialed;s, in fpite of the alterations they have under-r gone, ilill retain enough of the mother tongue to furniih confiderable lights. Any enquiry into the manners, cuf- toms, religion, or traditions of the Ame- rican s, in order to difcover by that means their origin, he thinks v/ould prove falla- cious. A difquifition of that kind he ob- ferves is only capable of producing a falfe light, move likely to dazzle, and to make lis wander from the right path, than to lead u^ with certaipty to the point pro- pofed. Ancient traditions are efEictd frono the minds, of as either have not, or for feveral ages have (ieen without, thofe helps tfiii 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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