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Show That hnfT.ilo was of great value to the Indian Is not doubted. Mezleves lists the ways In which this animal Is of use: "Hosldes their meat. It furnishes fur-nishes them liberally what they desire for convenience. The brains are nsed to soften skins, the horn for spoons and drinking nips, the shoulder blades tn dig up and clear oT the ground, the tendons for thread and bowstrings, the hoof to glue the arrow feathering. Krom the tail hair they make ropes and girths; from the wool, belts and various ornnrrients. The hide furnishes saddle and bridle, tether ropes, shields, tents, shirts, footwear, and blankets, to protect them from the cold." |