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These seem to be the only aboriginal people in the 

 world who have not some pitfall, spring, or native trap. 

 I attribute this lack to the plentiful supply of large game 

 always to be had on the plains. The Indian never wanted 

 for food and clothing when countless herds covered the 

 plains. He had no ' necessity,' and his ' invention ' was 

 therefore never born. 



A few fish are killed by lance or arrows, but until 

 within a very few years the plains Indians had no know- 

 ledge of angling with line and hook. They are not 

 fish eaters, and only use them when nothing better is 

 to be had. 



