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dian burying-places. In the American Family Magazine
(Vol. iv. No. II. p. 66) an account is given
accompanied by a figure of an Indian skeleton, the
position of which was similar; but it possessed a
brass breastplate and brass belt. It was found in
the town of Fall River, Bristol county, Massachusetts,
in July 1836. The skeletons which we discovered
were only about twelve inches below the surface, and
are supposed to have been in the ground more than
two hundred years. The soil was gravel, intermingled
with a yellowish clay and sand.
The gentlemen kindly presented me with the
skull, and Dr Smith added the one which had been
previously given to him~ Both skulls presented a
large base of the brain, a sloping and narrow coronal
region, deficient in Conscientiousness, Benevolence,
and Ideality, with a moderate anterior lobe. The sutures
are moderately serrated. This combination is
the general accompaniment of the savage character.
The day was splendidly clear and calm. The six
young sailors who manned the boat were beautifully
clean and healthy in their appearance. Captain
Sturgis allows no spirituous liquors in his cutter,
and uses no punishment. He never uses harsh or
profane language, nor permits his crew to use such
towards each other. He treats them with kindness,
does not pay them their wages on stated days, but
gives them money to buy necessaries when asked for
it, and when a balance has accumulated, he pays it, and
induces the sailor to carry it directly to the Savings'
Bank. If any of them behave ill, he is dismissed.