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invisibly the avocations of life - building houses, planting, gathering, and sleeping.  They believe this actually happens, but becomes invisible on the approach of any living being.  After the four days have expired the spirits all depart to a large mountain near the River, where they remain forever enjoying pumpkins of enormous size ([[underlined]]some pumpkins[[/underlined]] ?) and are perpetually happy.

There is no marriage ceremony in the Tribe.  A man and woman agreeing between themselves, live together as man and wife.  Constancy is not the rule, but men and women often indulge in "pro-mis-cu-ous con-cu-bi-nage".  This is considered rather reprehensible in the tribe and a good citizen holds fast to his wife or wives, a plurality being allowed.  With regard to religion or religious worship, I have made strict inquiry  and the answer is that they laugh at all ideas of God or devil.  Apparently having no conception of such existences.  Miss Oatman says she often spoke to them of the belief of the whites, but could never discover any analogous belief in this tribe.  If this is correct, it presents an almost isolated instance; nearly every people