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Paper. — Baskets and packs for burdens of babies and baggage. 

 Paper. — Sleds and kaiaks used by the Eskimos. 



Paper. — Modem survivals in Europe, Asia, and Africa of primitive 

 methods and means of transportation. 



STUDY TOPICS FOR PROGRAM 11 



Animals and forces of nature as teachers of primitive woman in solving 

 the problems of transportation. 



Agencies and devices for conveyance 

 of persons: 



1. Back, shoulders, hips, for 

 babies. 



2. Boats and sleds. 

 Agencies and devices for the freight- 

 ing of baggage: 



1. Poles, yokes, headrings. 



2. Forehead and back straps. 



3. Trays and suspended shelves. 



4. Back, knees, hips, arms. 



5. Trailing poles. 



PROGRAM 12 



PRIMITIVE WOMAN AS LINGUIST, 

 STORY-TELLER, AND MYTH MAKER 



Roll call. — Each member should re- 

 spond by giving one verb or noun 

 that came from a woman's daily 

 occupation: for example, sew, 

 cook, jar. 

 Paper. — Brief, interesting report on 

 some of the nature myths of the 

 Greeks and Romans. 

 Paper. — Explain the need and the growth of language in the home life 



of primitive woman. 

 Reading. — ■ Kipling's How the Alphabet Was Made or How the First Letter 

 Was Written. 



STUDY TOPICS FOR PROGRAM 12 



Memories of primitive women trained by the need and the custom of 

 carrying traditions, myths, and legends. 



Woman's part in the invention and the development of speech. 



Picture writing on tents and cliffs. 



The beautiful word-picturing in myths should be noted, and the charac- 

 teristic religious myths of the Iroquois Indians should be studied for 

 both content and expression. 



Fig. 47. — With the Cocopas, mother's hip is 

 baby's saddle 



