A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . Indian Women engaged in Indian Amusements. DISCOVERIES. 21 The emploxjments of the men were principally hunting, fishing,and war. Tlie icomcn dressed the food, took charge of the do-mestic concerns, tilled their narrow and scanty fields, and per-formed almost all the drudgery connected with their householdaffairs. The amusements of the men were principally leaping, shootingat marks, dancing, gaming, and hunting, in all of which theymade the most violent exertions. Their dances were usually
A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . Indian Women engaged in Indian Amusements. DISCOVERIES. 21 The emploxjments of the men were principally hunting, fishing,and war. Tlie icomcn dressed the food, took charge of the do-mestic concerns, tilled their narrow and scanty fields, and per-formed almost all the drudgery connected with their householdaffairs. The amusements of the men were principally leaping, shootingat marks, dancing, gaming, and hunting, in all of which theymade the most violent exertions. Their dances were usually per-formed round a large fire. In their war-dances, they sung or re-cited the feats which they or their ancestors had achieved;represented the manner in which they were performed, andwrought themselves up to an inexpressible degree of martial The females occasionally joined in some of thesesports, but had none peculiar to themselves. Their dress was various. In summer, they wore little besides acovering about the waist; but in winter, they clothed themselvesin the skins of wild beasts. They were exceedingly f
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