... most valuable secret. They make them so strong and serviceable, however, that they hang them over the fire as we do our iron pots, and boil their meat in them with perfect success. I have seen some few specimens of such manufacture, which have been... The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist - Page 1901859Full view - About this book
| George Catlin, William Shippard - 1841 - 442 pages
...been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museum and looked upon as a great wonder, when here this...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. 116 wliich were uniformly given by signs-manual, and executed in the neatest and most silent manner.... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1842 - 834 pages
...been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Kastern museum and looked upon as a great wonder, when here this...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast, the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it.... | |
| George Catlin - 1842 - 442 pages
...dug up in Indiau mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museumsand looked upon as a great wonder, when here this novelty...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it. This... | |
| George Catlin - 1845 - 432 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture, which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museums and...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it. This... | |
| George Catlin - 1850 - 448 pages
...tew specimens of such manufacture, which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museums and...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it. This... | |
| George Catlin - 1857 - 474 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture, which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museums and...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it. This... | |
| Canada. Sauvages Commissaires pour S'Enquerir de Affaires des - 1858 - 806 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture, which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle (states, placed in our Eastern Museums...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened. Whilst sitting at this feast the wigwam was as silent as death, although we were not alone in it. This... | |
| George Catlin - 1859 - 886 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture, which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle states, placed in our Eastern Museums and...seen handling and using them by hundreds, and they caa be seen every day in the summer also, moulding them into many fanciful forms, and passing them... | |
| Sir Daniel Wilson - 1862 - 524 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle States, placed in our eastern museums,...passing them through the kiln where they are hardened." 1 But such proofs of the practice by living tribes, of the ancient arts found in use by the 1 Catlin's... | |
| Sir Daniel Wilson - 1862 - 532 pages
...few specimens of such manufacture which have been dug up in Indian mounds and tombs in the southern and middle States, placed in our eastern museums,...forms, and passing them through the kiln where they are hardened."1 But such proofs of the practice by living tribes, of the ancient arts found in use by the... | |
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