XIII 



FIRE-MAKING 



THE art of fire-making was known among these 

 people at a very remote time. The earliest method 

 appears to have been through the agency of iron 

 pyrites, called &quot;cozgeen&quot; or &quot;igneen,&quot; and from 

 the latter has been derived &quot;ignek,&quot; the Tigara word 

 for fire. Two pieces of &quot; igneen,&quot; being struck to 

 gether, would emit a spark ; a small-sized heap of 

 tinder being placed on the ground the operator 

 would continue striking the glancing blows until a 

 lucky spark ignited the mass. The operation, to 

 say the least, must have required a great amount of 

 patience on the part of the operator. It was the 

 only method of fire-making known for a great length 

 of time; then the second method was happily dis 

 covered. 



It had been found that a small round stick with a 

 piece of flint inserted in the end, revolved by hand, 

 would bore through bone, ivory or even stone. 

 Later on some inventive genius introduced the bow 

 and string, w devolve the instrument more rapidly, 



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