Show THE AMERICAN INDIAN I 1 I 1 A I 1 it kab 0 f far IM and ad pat leal feel I 1 redon dean slid from lion H r M Hwi vios new book on oa the indians wo we extract statements missionaries cantli ce and andoch ill or arm who ila have e spent much time lime unions the indians unite in presenting pleasant pictures picture of their homo home life they state that they nrc am liapis contented and comfortable for table they sir etro ordinarily orilin ordine arlly rily provident they are nr mom IT th an liable acl I 1 it or clothing there havo have out Is been c c 11 few falnes tatt ions them they ralpd corn and much wild tic nc manh hah the alicy y often kept over inore thin oric one winter they also preserved meats mean sed fisli ff IX lib fall via no cause for disputes politics poll lic or religion acro ero no ito discussions their family and community were much 11 liko ire choso amon among civilized fittes thoy load had stat part and many of which have been adopted by tile nico moo that ihal them in tho the POO Ic of it tho the country so also they lial lii I 1 their songs and dances their lango ugo VIM y pure laure they hao hami no terms or of speech by elb tile airy y c could ou ld s hear A c a r p r ofa a e ly 2 and n d it 1 it t it i must m u n t be b 0 by b y in cans c a n s or 0 f li branes learlee from froin vo bile mon men they punished puni bed the rama crimes by that thai civilized people do tho the captives thoy they took in aar or urro nero not to rc deuced to slavery they were acro generally a adopted a e d by tho tribal and they became adeil loy I 1 members n b e rs of f I 1 it L A mother v 1 I tie ho lout a be boy la in battle often adopted some whito captive boy and go gaio a liim him the place of tho the dead ono one in 10 her home and aid heart it is stated that the indians did oot aquil the whites in n mechanical skill this Is true and for a good reason there are arc divisions tip ions or of labor arri amona onor tho the vo hites but not among tile indians led inns tito tho former learn dis trades devote their lives to them anil and an consequence a become very skillful and expert I 1 he person it he learus ono trade however can call not practice prat lico another the man who can build a boat can not nol shoo at horse 11 is atay dependent on rome nomo ono one else to do MOST moal of I 1 hi its walk for lim him with the indians uch such was not tho the case cao every roan man wn iran as a practical an a 11 ijo a was an artisan in a general way mccoull uc could coull make maho a canoe bow arrow or fishhook nail hook he could mike mako any implement ho he needed ter for mar itar sport port or tho the chase the indium indians were not tellers idlers tito yemen as well as the men worked there were no exceptions to t lie ho rulo rat 10 tho division of labor between tile loveral member hers of tho the two daxe wils was not tiles nelo AX as with at it us but it was WAI moro more fair than most 8 aro al willing to allow there nas as more equality among the indians abara among tile alio 11 whiles the they land had no atte thit that conc cd it tho the idea of superiority tho the few that they used denoted relationship or relations tho aso of tobacco by them thena did oot dot constitute a vico vice or ei eon in a bad h fit tt 1 iho he indian did not amolo 11 when lice lie ho was nt at work or play smoking was associated with wall en tr T alio he pipe was tho the si 93 m mool dl 0 1 Z ss s clion said and tho the point Is 1 maide mado in thin work that ti iho a indium were better supplied wj iiii l rood food all any poop people in the woi id areat cecail fa paid them tor tho they displayed lit in corn there la Is every reason for beho ing that tile paint is of f tropical origin but bul the Indi tais in lion it to high noi theral latitudes lah lules an and d lit in producing varieties that len fon the northern shores borc of lako Ni find tho 1110 nit of ht lot rence they role railed 0 I 1 rood crops of corn III ii regions ahro th tho a mafa failed the first bile settlers lived veil chiefly on corn they t icy obtain oJ from the indians Ini liann and learned front from them how hour to cookie cook it abo placed i at vary inch high estimate on 1 nud aid rice m eidl modern clen tista lists P proDo r boune unco to be b the most moat grain gra lu in tho the world tile tho indians indian 5 wore rca i cry well supplied witti with vald fill fruit they made molasses from tho the sap of the maple treland preserved it in as vessels madoo of I 1 bir birch ch bark and wood they studied tile tho habits ot of rash and know knew the best fmc and for catching them they understood how holy to uso use I 1 eRet bles in connection 1 ith meat in making fishing soups the table of tho the indian mas not furnished with fine fi no but it WAA well supplied with wah wholesome food rebel no ito formal feasts no exact time for meats but cat vallen bo be was wae hungry thoro there was not much sentiment about indian mirrl neos 1 ilia bo most industrious girls acro tho the most likely to secure good bus bua gads baaba there was no ceremony at a bcd ad biair Morri aso and divorce were ns simple 33 mrs mona calad desires to make kiako tham amon among 9 abilo bile people couples couple ho be mere not p prosperous and happy together separated 1 I ledwith with no abow of unit bud feeling they co continued untied to lio in the iho samo and generally associated in a friendly mayies way as thoy did bifora they acro married tho the land biscom among tho indians wase was substantially ab ily ly that jay favored bared by henry george Gc tho territory belonged to the tribe toe culled it IL the only claim an individual had to tiny any portion of it ft wa aas on section account of the improvement ho be had bad made I 1 io fa indian woman m who he with a ball bad ili pic c pared hills for planting corral has entitled to the use of that plat of ground forever it seems strange that persons u who lie style social and io 10 i o lotical reformers recommend institutions institution that were oro adopted by tile tho indians jt it I 1 s possible that wo no shall shaft adopt them 11 in tune juliai us sl we auvo laythe the indgin games of ball polo and lac lacross rosso roso the habitation of the was not a very affair it was however easily erected and was quit anuito comfortable the materials that were tho the most attendant abin dant in the place u here it il unit as to bo be arc erected led entered to into its ution it aai as seldom repaired unit it rc rout riu u uw 71 7 1 jl al spring cleaning clean in ic 1 The indians developed great skill in making mail v of then their utensils miny malay of of their stone mono axes knives and mortars tara ere well formed and tastefully ornamented ahey displace wonderful Ovid erful in all fu stelling handles to their stone in somo some cases they boy caused tile branch of a treo tree to grow round and lit into tile iho groove a ihly hey acro kill ful baket makers their baskets were us MI as useful alicy ahey made many small vessels of birb bark theu ilcin ich with feathers and par lupino quills clity used vegetable and un universal iveral IQ the and uso ilse of the iho holy bow aud and area arrow v the initial indium has bad four few superiors T 1 01 ni ill t iiii of 09 arroy heads of ilant suit ami 1 thoin djs tie dc voloyed by them iulo into a flue tit uil L the ila I 1 nil all the iho weapons of war tho the Hori homami valls used except ilia aktar said aud javelin of this they used tile the tir ar club A k Ull icil could be milt ith ilan in a close encounter somo some indians indiana made pots pain of clay that were used for many purposes tito tho most mosi ingenious implement they volatile dado wo use of was one for or air a b r ua I 1 1 loud ai ienco did ithal Inilla alff I 1 us but observation and ex runo uco lad bad I 1 dono done for others |