The late conduct of the Chikkasah war-council, in condemning two pretended friends to death, who came with a view of shedding blood; shews their knowledge of that equal law of divine appointment to the Jews, “he shall be dealt with exactly as he intended to do to his neighbour.” It ought to be remarked, that they are careful of their youth, and fail not to punish them when they transgress. Anno 1766, I saw an old head man, called the _Dog-King_ (from the nature of his office) correct several young persons—some for supposed faults, and others by way of prevention. He began with a lusty young fellow, who was charged with being more effeminate than became a warrior; and with acting contrary to their old religious rites and customs, particularly, because he lived nearer than any of the rest to an opulent and helpless German, by whom they supposed he might have been corrupted. He bastinadoed the young sinner severely, with a thick whip, about a foot and a half long, composed of plaited silk grass, and the fibres of the button snake-root stalks, tapering to the point, which was secured with a knot. He reasoned with him, as he corrected him: he told him that he was _Chehakse Kanèha-He_, literally, “you are as one who is wicked, and almost lost[XXXIV].” The grey-hair’d corrector said, he treated him in that manner according to ancient custom, through an effect of love, to induce him to shun vice, and to imitate the virtues of {156} his illustrious fore-fathers, which he endeavoured to enumerate largely: when the young sinner had received his supposed due, he went off seemingly well pleased. Footnote XXXIV: As _Chin-Kanehah_ signifies, “you have lost,” and _Che-Kanehah_, “you are lost,” it seems to point at the method the Hebrews used in correcting their criminals in Canaan, and to imply a similarity of manners. The word they use to express “forgetfulness,” looks the very same way, _Ish Al Kanehah_, “you forget,” meaning that _Ish_ and _Canaan_ are forgotten by _Ale_. This Indian correction lessens gradually in its severity, according to the age of the pupils. While the _Dog-King_ was catechising the little ones, he said _Che Haksianna_, “do not become vicious.” And when they wept, he said _Che-Abela Awa_, “I shall not kill you,” or “I shall not put you into the state of bleeding _Abéle_[XXXV].” Footnote XXXV: