Elementary history of the United States (1884) (14779393642)

Identifier: elementaryhistor00quac (find matches)
Title: Elementary history of the United States
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 Quackenbos, John D. (John Duncan), 1848-1926, ed
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Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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e chief is tall andstraight. Around his neck is a collar ornamented withthe claws of bears that he has killed. At his back hecarries his bow, and a quiver full of arrows; at his side,his tomahawk. He wears moccasins on his feet, and deer-skin leggings. His head is bare; he has no hair except asingle scalp-lock, adorned with feathers. 2. There were many different tribes of Indians indifferent parts of America; but they looked alike, andled the same kind of Hfe. They were all copper-colored,and hence have been called Red Men. Their hair wasblack, and very straight and coarse. In the north, theyclothed themselves with skins; but in the south, wherethe climate was warmer, they wore little or no covering. 3. Indian Life.—The Indian spent most of his timein the chase. He obtained his food by hunting and fish-ing, and raised nothing except a little maize, or Indian THEIR MODE OF LIFE. 23 corn. This the women were obliged to plant and cul-tivate. The warrior thought it beneath him to labor,
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and made his wife, or squaw, as he called her, do allthe work. She put up their hut, prepared their food,crushed the dried maize in a stone mortar, and when 24 THE AMERICAN INDIANS. tliey moved from place to place even carried the bag-gage. 4. When the Indian was out himting, or on the war-trail, he slept in the open air, with a fire burning besidehim to frighten wild beasts awaj. At home he occupieda ivigwam, or hut, such as is shown in the engraving. Itwas made by stretching bark or skins over poles stuck inthe ground. Here you seethe chief taking his ease, whilehis wife is cooking the dinner. The little chief is playingwith his fathers bow. The baby, or jpajMOse, strappedup to keep him still, is hanging from a pole of the wig-wam. An Indian woman often traveled miles with herpapoose fastened in this way on her back. The wigwamsof different tribes were usually built together in villages. 5. The Indians generally, though cautious and susj)i-cious, were friendly and hospitable. They w