basket was placed on two heaps of gravel with a 

 drain between them. Water was poured slowly 

 over the meal ; when it seeped tliroiigh the gravel 

 filter without any yellow stain, the tannin was 

 gone, and the meal was removed and dried. 



All the wild fruits and nuts that we use today 

 were also used by the Indians. The tubers of the 

 arrowhead plant, which grows abundantly in the 

 marshes, and those of a common wild bean called 

 the "ground nut" were used like potatoes. 



Most of the clothing of the eastern Indians was 

 made from animal skins. These garments were 

 frequently colored by natural dyes. The roots of 

 the sumac, when boiled, yielded a yellow dye; 

 the spotted jewel weed or "touch-me-not" gave an 

 orange-yellow dye; butternut husks furnished a 

 brown dye, and butternut bark a black; boiled 

 roots of the bloodroot plant gave a red or orange- 

 red color, and boiled hemlock bark was a source 

 of dark red coloring. 



Applying Indian Craftsmanship Today 



There is much that the White Man has learned 

 from the Ked Man. For thousands of years, these 



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