With this also, principally, they succeed in bewitching any one they are averse to, and prevent them from killing such animals as they please. They draw the likeness of the animal or animals they do not chuse the others to kill, put of this medicine (though most commonly mixed with some others in this latter case) upon the hearts, and desire that they may become shy and fly off upon any the least appearance or approach of them. Or they will _conjure_ and desire some of their _familiars_, one or several, to _haunt such a one_ in all his motions and scare and frighten off and _render wise_ any _such_ and _such_ animals--and let the distance be hundreds of miles off. Their familiars, that are spirits residing in the air, and transport themselves in an instant to any place they [please], and who see all that is going on _below_, keep _all_ away accordingly. To evade this is a task that but few can succeed in. They must first conjure to learn who it is that has bewitched them. Then they inquire what is to be done. But here lies the difficulty. Sometimes they are told they _must_ leave the appointed time run out; at others [perform] such and such ceremonies, which is tantamount to the first answer; but at others again, it is easily dispelled. This {34} depends entirely upon the precautions the _bewitcher_ has taken; the power, influence, or number of his dreamed; as also on the other hand, the dreamed, their power; [and on the] influence of the _bewitched_. But sometimes on a very slight or trivial cause depends the whole. [Dealing with Spells on Firearms] [The Old Canadian's Account] I shall tell you another story. An old Canadian I have now with me has been in the habit of _living-free_ for many years back. In the beginning of a winter he was tenting with some Indians, and one of them, an impertinent, bombastic sort of character, was boasting to him of the great power and effect of some medicines and a drum he had lately received from a Sauteux. For some time I did not mind him, but finding he became at last troublesome, and insinuating as plainly as he durst that _he_ was now invulnerable, or rather immortal, and that _we_ were helpless, a quarrel ensued 'till at last, "I fxxt. upon your medicines and drum and the one also who gave them to you!" said I. We seperated in no good friendship. At night he made a feast and invited me amongst the rest with the design of poisoning me. But his friends remonstrated so effectually that he put this off and intended shooting me going out of the lodge. But this also the others would not allow. He was vexed. I kept my eye upon him, determined I should give the first blow on the least motion he might make. Finding himself prevented in these, he said that I indeed should kill two moose, but that the rest of the year I should starve as a dog.