The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-03

~ Ah buCil anu OF all INDIANS
should suppose them to he most difficult 10
treat with
The Winnebagos of Rock River have few
er dogs, but more healthy looking children
are more Industrious, drink less. and have
better corn and other patches, than any In
dians have ever seen. They trim their
halr more like white people than any other
Indians and the custom of plucking out the
eyebrows, IS peculiar, believe, to this ma
tion. They paint so freely, that this pecu-
iIarl'y might he long uno'served. AM per-
maps 1t is only temporary, as several persons
VINO have been trading with them for years.
never observed il until pointed it out to
them.
The Winnebagos have n wonderful all
horrence OF hanging. There is, perhaps, no
other mode of taking away life which they
hate and shudder at. The reason is sinqu-
lar; ana enough, indeed, TO harrow up any
soul (which has a longing after mmortai-
! ty," and make it :" shrink back upon itself"
with horror, hesles the modification of their
pride, which is great as they say hanging is
the death for dogs-they think that the soul.
or spirit, is stopped Ivy the cord, and entirely
prevented from escaping. Surprising the
throat to he the only avenue of escape, thew
can form no idea of what has heroine of it
when life is extingnlshed by a cord round
the neck, unless it be destroyed or fixed in
the body, and consion ned to eternal amalpa-
nation with it in the grave, never to reach
the happy land of their fathers and friends.
Such ideas, have no doubt, cause them to
commit suicide in prison.
They are exceedingly generous. AT Bears
Oil Like, having shared with our guide our
last supper. and the last of our provisions, we
were su; prlseh to see the poor hungry fell
low, II ter walking and fasting all dav, divide
1t, without beirg requested, anon" a num-
Der Of Intlians who had Just then come from
the village. He ate but little more than one
mouthiul, and appeared as well satisfied as
if he had eaten a full meal. After our Wis
ltors retired, we gave the generous guide
something which renamed of our share, at
which he expressed the most astonishing
surprise, joy, and thankfhlness. 1t is seldom
that child will eat any thing that is given
to it, without first running with it to its
mother to take part, or divide it among all
the children. have frequently been de-
lighted with this noble display of infant yir-
tue.
The Winnebagos, not having the gospel,
hate the Americans, believing them to be
their enemies.
THE LAKES OF AMERICA. We publish
ell d Paragraph SOME time since, III which II
~s..sAI .l...4 Ii. S,,parIar was gra,in-
ally wearing away the barrier WhIch pre-
vented the discharge OF Its waters into the
lakes below, AMI that tears were entertain
Ell of a sudden intimidation, before many
years should have passed. Some attention
has been urawn to this tact-tor Il fact II Is
stated to he-and intelligent gentlemen,
| living on the hor,Iers OF the lakes, nav IN
yestigated the subject with considerable
scrutlny. Some OF the facts whrh follow,
are the result.
The floods, this season, which have pre-
vailed in the lakes, nave bee greater than
those for many years past. "A regular e5b
and food exists III the lakes, not like that
in the ocean, but occurring every seven
wears, and proceeding from ii diff rent and
unknown cause. IL Is contended BY some
persons that this is not the tact; and that
the cause of the unusual height OF tue wa
tiers this season, is owing to the great SHOWS
and rains of the preceding winter. Iney
I refer, triumphantly, the high water OF lo+|
I 20 the same cause. According to tneIr the
ory. the water should have begun 10 iail IN
lS27-hut the fact is, 1t was then souIe IN
ches higher than it had heen the preceding
wear. Last winter, lS27-S, IS KnoHn "
have furnished Jew falls of SNOW, ami, COLI
paratively, few OF rain; anu IN the regions
of the lakes, there was less Indn hdd ueen
for many wears previous, ami the sPring
Iains were not more than Or,ilndry Iouliu
Lake Superior, Michigan anl huron, thodsn
they were heavy on Enc anu Uniaiio; yet
all The lakes below Superior are TINS su.ii-
mer much higher than tney were last, aln,
hluher, too, Than they we're known " nc ny
the oldest persun living III tneIr vicinity
Lake Superior Is nov tnucn lower thaI 4.
has been for three years past. Ans tct Is
accounted for 10y the circumstance oI large
fragments OF rocks having been recently Ie-
moved from the heau vi the t[apldS oet. ecu
Superior, hy the action OF the wutcr oil tne
barrier Of limerick eighteen iect above
Lake Huron. THIS circumstance ciedIy
demonstrates, that Lake Superior Is siauu-
ally washing away the Darricr Miicn Aeepo
,, its waters in their proper place, aria SDt's-
fhctorlly accounts Tor me "ilfefehce vi I"e
. guaue of the waters DeUA.
This interesting SUBJECT Is now exciting
much attention ut the west, aIlIoug the pco-
pie most concerned III the prCsef, a.iUn u
, the present or,eI OF Lhings. lac Snofe0 VI
= Lake Superior are AN eli0dilKtleht VI ivths
from 3UU 10 loUG feet nigu; aha II is lua'-
al to suppose that they once Enclosed i
much more Formidable Dony vi water uIan
now compoSes the lake. AppienenSiolo,
then, are not lightly entertainment, lnat hllS
, tremendous reservoir lor ia ni'.hy places II
is unfathomaole) viii one day Sua"enIy
break its h0unds, AMI scatter death anu
desolalIon on every tnlng nsiow. A cl"h-
mel of this klnd Is nov e.hienIiy mdkins, Or
, has been made wnhln tae last tnree years /:
, for this summer schooner vi the largest