The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John…

They Live in a Country, where we now have all the conveniences of humane life: but as for them, their housing is nothing but a few w••ts ••'d ⟨p. 79⟩about poles fastened in the earth, where a good fire is their Bed-Clothes in the coldest seasons; their Clothing is but a skin of a Beast, Covering their Hind-parts, their Fore-parts having but a little Apron where Nature calls for secrecy; their diet has not a greater dainty than their Nokehick, that is, a spoonful of their parched meal, with a spoonful of water, which will strengthen them to travel a day together; except we should mention the Flesh of Deers Bears, Mouse, Raccoons, and the like, which they have when they can catch them; as also a little fish, which if they would preserve 'twas by drying, not by salting; for they had not a grain of Salt, in the world, I think, till we bestowed it on them. Their Physic is, excepting a few odd Specifics, which some of them Encounter certain cases with, nothing hardly, but an Hot-house, or a Powwow; their Hot-House is a little cave about eight foot over, where after they have terribly heated it, a crew of them go sit and sweat and smoke for an hour together, and then immediately run into some very cold adjacent brook, without the least mischief to them; 'tis this why they recover themselves from some Diseases, particularly from the French; but in most of their dangerous Distempers, 'tis a Powwow that must be sent for; that is, a Priest, who has more Familiarity with Satan then his Neighbours; this Conjurer comes and Roars, […] Howls, and uses Magical Ceremonies over ⟨p. 80⟩the Sick man, and will be well paid for it when he has done; if this don't effect the cure, the mans Time is come, and there's an end.

They Live in a Country, where we now have all the conveniences of humane life: but as for them, their housing is nothing but a few w••ts ••'d ⟨p. 79⟩about poles fastened in the earth, where a good fire is their Bed-Clothes in the coldest seasons; their Clothing is but a skin of a Beast, Covering their Hind-parts, their Fore-parts having but a litle Apron where Nature calls for secrecy; their diet has not a greater dainty than their Nokehick, that is, a spoonful of their parch'd meal, with a spoonful of water, which will strengthen them to travel a day together; except we should mention the Flesh of Deers Bears, Mouse, Rackoons, and the like, which they have when they can catch them; as also a little fish, which if they would preserve 'twas by drying, not by salting; for they had not a grain of Salt, in the world, I think, till we bestow'd it on them. Their Physick is, excepting a few odd Specificks, which some of them Encounter certain cases with, nothing hardly, but an Hot-house, or a Powaw; their Hot-House is a little cave about eight foot over, where after they have terribly heated it, a crue of them go sit and sweat and smoke for an hour together, and then immediately run into some very cold adjacent brook, without the least mischief to them; 'tis this why they recover themselves from some Diseases, particularly from the French; but in most of their dangerous Distempers, 'tis a Powaw that must be sent for; that is, a Priest, who has more Familiarity with Satan then his Neighbours; this Conjurer comes and Roars, Howls, and uses Magical Ceremonies over