ERRATA.
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CONTENTS.
C H A PT E R I.
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Obstacles opposed'’ to statistical inquiries among the
- - Noith^meric^ii Indians,.. , i, .§
Progressive state,Of agripplt^e; ' - / - . . g
Evils of the annuity sjstem, - - - - . 22
Grain and fruits raised- * 24
Atfcient and present state pf ,the Iroquois population
compared,- .■ .■ - *■’ m
general Tleductlom^on their longevity and effects of cli-
/ inate,\^H®'|^ ^ t . . _• 27
Proportion of,deaf and dumb and blind/ - - - 28
Remnants oj? the tribesef Algonquin, Jipeage of southern.
NewYori^/,^ * - . . . _ . . g j
Abstract of census returns, - • m -a-, : «, .32
CHAPTER II.
HISTORICA!* AND'' ETHNOLOGICAL INQUIRIES.
Sketch, of the Iroquois group o f aboriginal tribes, - 39
Ethnological suggestions, - , „ . . gg
Indian! cosmogony, - - - / * . - ‘ . / g2
Gleams of their ancient history/ . . . g^
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