The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-05


selves or spoiled in cooking. They have OBJ
taiaed me art OF making homine from some
Of our people, bot they are destitute ct all th0
other luxulics of our nation. They all seem
70 be very sickiy, and for that reason take
physic during end aiier dirnet when they
drink the physic they bow TO enc another and
ssy " your health sir" which means tnay your
physic make you wcli.y-I believe q opera,cs
as puke generally, aud thereby, suprcses
cleans then siotnechs. The inicrcoafse OK
the whites with The iu,isns has been Of greas
advantage TO ihcm. They hsve eopled sevs
\ eral OF our ur,s, and In several peI.ierlars ss
Sopted our msnpers, especially The lsdies.
Our mode Of dress is sdopted by the wonans
with some little -altereiion like us, they 60
partly naked, but not so much h so es cursclve5s
owing, suppose, to The rage Tor surrounds
ing themselves with isntes,ic finely. They
aiso paint in imitation oil I've, but with Ices
taste. We put greater quantity OF eolore
on our faces than the white woman, who ua0
only red and white.
The woman have elso Unlisted our pho
tice of wearing feathers in their caps .pinky
cts on ,bsr srms snd oecks End rings in
their ests. What is very curious, iss
that they wear none in their nose, where they
can be more easily worn, and where they OPP
pear most conspicuons--T Thie, no toubi, ~
owing to practice they have Of ticking snuffs
or TOBACCO J. owder. a ring in the nose would
be very much in the way OF these snuff ,nk-
etp. !, may, also, be partly owing TO another
practice which prevails among the whitcsp
namely, the practice OF kissing, or joining
mouths together a ting in the nose would
be some what In the way Of that operation
besides, the white women, unlike our sqoews,
iprs inn, In, III
might in some degree, obs,ruet the motion
OF the upper lip, and probably blister il by
perpetual rubbing.
You will scarcely believe me, when az,
sure you that the men are in q state of tho
most sbjecl q n pitiable slavery TO the women,
They make the men work like brotes for
thsm, while they are perfectly idle, or only
engaged in some frivolous and expensive
amusement. The men wait on the women
like slsves help them at table soppots
them 40 they wolk the streets fan them like
a servant boy fetch them wa'ctt help them
ia and out OF a carriage f; and il is ssid thst
they have cone so fsr as TO lay their coo's in
puddle for lady to walk over on..-. In shorts
they PEI for m every menial service which the
women require OF them. ! will do every
thing in my power to ameliorste the cord.tr
ion of these wrrtchea bstbar iens, and have 4
strong notion 10 have sotne Of my warriors
sent on TO learn, them the use OF tho bow and
instruct them IN lhe eft Of hun,ing making
wigwstns, rnocasins, 6rereh eioufs, &c. We
have great reason, my childten, to rejoice &C
our situation, when We compare il with tho
state Of these barbarisns. Let us DO thsnhs
iui TO the G'es, Sp';'t who has cast our lots
in land OF civilization, happiness end freq
dom. The Great Spir, bls.s you,
LAWASHECAH.
N. P.-Order my squaw TO provide op
abundance of kinikinIcS and dried corn for
mex, winter, and TO make me shot. pouch OF
beaver skin. Also direct her 10 make mo
plenty Of mockssons and leggins for the vim
ter Also, TO keep my youngest paupousie
stretched upon board . rsontb longer, Ss 7
wish him 10 be a. straight and handsome q
warrior as possible.