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No. 11 and spirituous liquors creep in among them and do them much injury by their example and precept. The men have generally adopted the American style of dress, and speak and understand our language, tho but little acquaited with books. The education of the girls has been much neglected, which accounts for their shyness and adherence to their ancient customs, both in style of dress, language &;c. yet I found some few in each reservation, having had the advantages of a missionary education, They could read, and were cleanly in their persons and in their houses; but where the women have confined their attention to basket making and fancy bead work, they were very poor housekeepers and enjoyed fewer conveniences and comforts at home. The schools under the control of the Baptists and Presbyterian societies, have been supported with funds from the civilization appropriation by the General Government. Those under the control of the Methodists by funds from the State, within the last two years the state has built them several school houses, and appropriated a stipulated sum for Teachers saleries. In every nation, I thought I could discover the kind of labor that had been principally bestowed upon them, wether religious, moral or pagan. The general disposition of their minds as well as things around them, was a sufficient index of the kind of Labor that they had received from their White brothers and sisters. Temperance