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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [eth. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  to 
  help 
  about 
  the 
  ponies 
  but 
  not 
  much 
  training 
  in 
  etiquette 
  fell 
  to 
  the 
  

   lot 
  of 
  the 
  boy 
  — 
  he 
  could 
  jump 
  about 
  and 
  sit 
  in 
  any 
  manner 
  he 
  chose, 
  

   except 
  after 
  the 
  fashion 
  of 
  a 
  girl. 
  Later 
  he 
  had 
  to 
  learn 
  to 
  sit 
  steadily 
  

   on 
  his 
  heels, 
  to 
  rise 
  quickly, 
  and 
  to 
  be 
  firm 
  on 
  his 
  feet. 
  

  

  When 
  quite 
  small 
  the 
  two 
  sexes 
  played 
  together 
  but 
  the 
  restraints 
  

   and 
  duties 
  put 
  on 
  girls 
  soon 
  separated 
  them 
  from 
  the 
  boys 
  and 
  when 
  

   girls 
  were 
  grown 
  there 
  were 
  few 
  recreations 
  shared 
  in 
  common 
  by 
  the 
  

  

  Fig. 
  07. 
  Bitting 
  posture 
  of 
  women. 
  

  

  sexes. 
  In 
  olden 
  times 
  no 
  girl 
  was 
  considered 
  marriageable 
  until 
  she 
  

   knew 
  how 
  to 
  dress 
  skins, 
  fashion 
  and 
  sew 
  garments, 
  embroider, 
  and 
  

   cook. 
  Nor 
  was 
  a 
  young 
  man 
  a 
  desirable 
  husband 
  until 
  he 
  had 
  proved 
  

   his 
  skill 
  as 
  a 
  hunter 
  and 
  shown 
  himself 
  alert 
  and 
  courageous. 
  

  

  Politeness 
  was 
  observed 
  in 
  the 
  family 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  presence 
  of 
  

   strangers. 
  The 
  etiquette 
  in 
  reference 
  to 
  the 
  lire 
  was 
  always 
  observed 
  

   and 
  care 
  was 
  taken 
  not 
  to 
  interrupt 
  a 
  speaker, 
  and 
  never 
  to 
  accept 
  

  

  