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same locality one of quartzite, and from Ross county, Ohio, one of 

 sandstone. 



B. Conical; the bore more tapering than the exterior. Represented 

 by the specimen shown in figure 1.55, of sandstone, from a mound in 

 Kanuwlui valley. West Virginia. 



Sevier county, Tennessee 



Savannah, Georgi.i 



Western North Carolina 



Kanawha valley, West Virginia. 



C. Hourglass shape, usually but not always with a narrow ring or 



]>rojection around the smallest part. Exte- 

 rior with gently curving outlines; the per- 

 foration is usually iu the form of a double 

 cone, with the points at the smallest part of 

 the tube, which may or may not be midway 

 between the ends. A good specimen, illus- 

 trated in flgure 156, is of steatite, from 

 Sevier county, Tennessee. 



D. Of nearly uniform diameter inside and 

 out; section circular, elliptical, or flattened 

 on one side. This form is exemplilied by 

 figure 157, a specimen from North Carolina. 

 There are also one 

 each from Caldwell, 

 Haywood, and Mont- 

 gomery counties, 

 North Carolina, allof ,'• 

 slate. 



£. Round or ellip- 

 tical iu section, ^ to 

 2i inches long; prob 

 FiG.i54.-Tnbe, one end flattened, ably beads. The coUcotiou iucludcs Spec- 

 imens from Bradley county, Tennessee, of steatite; from Savannah, 

 Georgia, of ferruginous sandstone; and from Union county, Mississippi, 

 of jasper. 



Pipes. 



So much has been written concerning pipes that few references seem 

 necessary, and none will be given except from Col. R. I. Dodge, who, 

 after an experience of many years among the Plains Indians, says that 

 the latter have different pipes for different occasions, as the medicine 



Fio 155.— Tube, conical. 



