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throw more light on his blood status than does the examination of 
his own person. 
The results of the work need be mentioned in this place only very 
briefly. It was found that mixture is very prevalent in the tribe. 
Most of this mixture dates far back, and taking in account the 
effects of the changed mode of living of the Indians, which has re- 
sulted in some lightening of the skin, it is frequently difficult to 
determine; yet it was found that there are certain signs by which 
in a large majority of cases a quite definite judgment can be reached 
on this question. The most difficult cases were found to be the old 
people, in whom the hair has changed to some extent through age 
and neglect, the skin is modified by exposure, the teeth are lacking 
Fic. 89.—Chippewa birch-bark lodge, White Earth Reservation. These 
lodges, the shape of which reminds one so much of the Mongolian and 
Siberian “‘ yurtas,” are now very scarce among the White Earth Chip- 
pewa. 
or worn down, and the eyes, due to various affections as well as 
age, are in a more or less unsatisfactory condition for examination. 
On the whole there is no question but that a detailed anthropological 
examination in cases of this nature could be of considerable assistance 
to the law. It would readily show the true full-bloods, with a very 
large majority of the mixed-bloods ; and the small percentage then 
remaining would consist almost exclusively of aged individuals 
whose status could probably be readily adjusted to legal requirements 
by some sort of compromise. 
Scientific results of the work, on the other hand, would probably 
prove disappointing. The obtainable knowledge as to the nature and 
time of the admixture is very limited; the members of the families 
