Show SIGNALS USED BY INDIANS avtges had primitive but effective form of telegraphy the red indians in their palmy lays days were experts in long distance signals for this purpose they made ingenious use of smoke rings and fire arrows by day the wary indian by a clever manipulation of his ills blanket over a email small camp fire sent up wreaths of smoke which said to all friends within a radius of thirteen miles look out enemies are near two such circular puffs meant camp hero liere one called merely for attention and three spelt danger at night similar warnings were conveyed by a system of fire arrows which flashed across the sky shy in glowing tra tracks elks shooting upward and pros antly falling each with its particular significance which an expert only could decipher the arrowheads arrow heads wore were specially treated and prepared with gunpowder and fine bark and as they blazed against the dark background of night two meant danger and gayo gave token of most urgent need thus these quick witted children of nature anticipated in rude but effective oil eff octive fashion the modern modem methods of long distance signaling montreal treal gerali |