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duction of agriculture and some other useful arts ofCivil life, part of the little Turtles reply being asfollows Brothers &; FriendsIt is the real wish of yourbrothers the Indians to engage in the culture of ourlands, and although the Game is not yet so scarsebut that we can get enough to eat. We knowit is becoming scarce and that we must begin to takehold of such tools as we see are in the hands of thewhite people. The second conference was on the subject of the intro-duction and excessive use of Spirituous liquors amongthe Indians. To this the little turtle made a patheticand lengthy reply, part of one paragraph being asfollows My Brothers &; FriendsI am glad that you haveseen into this business as we do. I rejoice to find that youagree in opinion with us and express an anxiety to be if possibleof service to us to remove this great evil our of our country, An evil that has had so much room in it. That hasdestroyed so many of our lives. That it causes our youngmen to say, We had better be at war with the white people,this liquor that they introduce into our country is moreto be feared than the Gun and the Tomahawk