Some Indian Ways 



477 



"After killing an enemy, the lower part of the face might 

 be painted black. " (Clark.) 



Painting was universal among Indians. They did it to 

 beautify themselves and also to protect the skins from the 

 weather. Though we condemn them for the practice, 

 most of our women and a great many of our men do the 

 same thing for the same reason. 



Zuni eagles 23 Am. Rep. B. A. E. 



INDIAN DYES 



The dyes used to stain porcupine quills, spruce roots, and 

 other strong material, of which they made ornaments and 

 utensils, were very numerous, and some of them very 

 beautiful. 



Red. Soak the roots in the juice of the Squaw-berry — • 

 Blitum or Mis-caw-wa. Many other berries give red or 

 purple. 



Black. Boil the roots, etc., with the bark, branches, and 

 berries of sumac, or the bark and chips of oak and soft 

 maple, with some iron in the pot. 



Yellow. A beautiful yellow is made by boiling the inner 

 bark of golden or black oak. Or the root of yellowroot or 

 hydrastis. In the Rocky Mountains the yellow moss 

 off pine trees serves. 



