American Fork Citizen | 1920-01-31 | Page 6 | Hieroglyphic and Cursive Writing Unknown to Tribes until Almost Modern Times

Hieroglyphic and Cursive Writing Unknown to Tribes Until Almost Modern Times Hieroglyphic writing preceded the nrt of curslvo writing, nnd the latter, being at first regarded ns snered, vtas confined to tho priesthood. Mefore the Invention of either, communications between Individuals, tribes nnd nntlens were miiilo by mentis of tho Interchange Inter-change of material objects, which were regarded symbolically, nnd n code of signals was thus devised for tho transmission trans-mission of Important messnges. Tor Instance, Cooper In his "Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce," says that a pleco of chicken liver, two pieces of chicken fnt. nnd n chill wrapped In red paper, meant: "I'repnro to tight nt once." Cursive, or even hieroglyphic, hiero-glyphic, writing wns unknown to many Mivngu tribes until nlmnst modern times. About 120.'), Toktnl, n Klpshak prince, sent n symbolical declaration of wnr to Noglml, ono of the most Influential Influ-ential of Mongol princes. It consisted of n hoe, nn arrow, nnd n handful of earth, which Noghnl Interpreted ns meaning: "If you hide In tho earth. I will dig you out; If you rise to the henvens, I will shoot you down; chopse n battlefield." The ancient Peruvjnn Indians used a system of smnll stones, by means of which they learned the words they desired to remember.